 Cut your Own!  What kind of tree do I want? Tree Care
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Choose and Cut your own tree from over 25 acres of beautifully shaped trees! Consider descriptions below for more on tree type and features.
Douglas Fir: (up to 9 feet) $48 Often the most popular tree with soft needles and light green color; very fragrant.
Pre-Cut Trees Frasier Firs: (7-10 feet) $50-$90 North Carolina Mountain Trees, open leafy limbs, short soft needles, fragrant.
FREE Tree Tagging materials (to reserve your tree early in the season for later cutting) *
*What's tree tagging?
When you get home, simply tap the peg into the hole; stand up your tree and un-bag. Your tree stands straight the first time. No screws or braces to adjust. Setting up your tree has never been easier (or less frustrating).
Note: If you buy a stand from Blue Heron Tree Farm, but you find your tree elsewhere, we'll gladly drill your tree free of charge... for years to come.
White Pine
Why popular: very good needle retention, long soft needles are good if children are around
Color: bluish green to silver green
Needles: 2-½ - 5 inch long, feathery soft, good retention
Scent: very little aroma
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Has been valued as a timber tree for centuries but can be cultivated for a Christmas tree if heavily sheared. White pine is grown mostly in the mid-Atlantic states for commercial Christmas trees. The tree retains needles throughout the holiday season but has little or no fragrance and accepts medium weight ornaments. The tree is sought by people who suffer from allergic reactions to more fragrant trees.
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Douglas Fir:
Why popular: very good needle retention and holds heavier ornaments.
Color: light to medium green
Needles: excellent retention. 1-1-½ inch long, soft to touch, very green
Scent: excellent
Typical shape: wider at bottom, more full throughout
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Not a true fir but actually has its own unique classification. Unlike true firs the cones on Douglas fir hang downward. Douglas fir grows cone-shaped naturally, has 1 to 1-½ inch needles that are persistent and has a sweet scent when crushed.
Blue Spruce
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Fraser Fir
Why popular: excellent needle retention and holds heavier ornaments
Color: dark blue-green
Needles: excellent retention. ½ - 1 inch long, soft to touch, dark green on top and silvery white on bottom
Scent: very fragrant
Typical Shape: tall, narrower at bottom, more pocketed for ornaments placed into the tree
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A native southern fir and very similar to Balsam fir. Some say it is a southern extension of the Balsam fir species and naturally grows at elevations above 5,000 feet. This fir has dark green needles, ½ to 1 inch long and ships well. The tree has excellent needle retention along with a nice scent.
Important Tree Care Information: *When you bring a tree indoors, cut ½ inch off of the trunk base and place it in a tree stand that holds plenty of water. *Always keep your tree well supplied with water. Trees may use several quarts of water a day. *Never let the water level fall below the base of the tree. If this occurs, the cut end will seal over with dry sap, preventing water uptake. *If you don't plan to put the tree up right away, cut ½ inch off of the base, put the tree in a bucket and stand it in a shady place. *Never place your tree near any type of heat source.
Tree Facts
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