Long's Choose & Cut Christmas Trees
Cut-your-own Christmas trees · West Jefferson, North Carolina · Ashe County
A family farm on Highway 16 south of West Jefferson with Fraser firs from tabletop size up to sixteen feet and sheared white pines, plus free trunk drilling and handmade wreaths.
Choose your tree in the field and the Long's crew cuts, trims, bales and loads it for you. Drilling the trunk for a pin-style stand is free with a purchase, and tree stands are sold on site.
Alongside the Fraser fir, which runs as tall as sixteen feet, the farm grows sheared white pine up to about ten feet. Handmade wreaths and roping are available, there are restrooms, and ATV rides take you around the farm. Weekends are the regular days; call ahead to arrange a weekday visit.
At a glance
At Long's Choose & Cut Christmas Trees you can cut your own Christmas tree, choosing from Fraser fir and white pine. The farm shakes and nets your tree.
- What you can get
- Cut your own
- Trees
- Fraser fir, White pine
- Season
- Opens the weekend before Thanksgiving and every weekend until Christmas, plus Thursday through Sunday of Thanksgiving weekend (as described for 2025).
- Hours
- 9 a.m. until dusk on open days; weekday visits by appointment (2025).
- Yes: Help cutting and loading
- Yes: Shaking and netting
- Yes: Restrooms
Also at the farm: Wreaths, Garland, Tree stands for sale
Address and contact
Long's Choose & Cut Christmas Trees8306 NC Highway 16 S
West Jefferson, NC
The farm had not posted 2026 dates when we last checked. Call or check the farm's website or social pages before you drive out.
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Before you go
- How to Cut Down Your Own Christmas TreeWhat to bring to a choose-and-cut farm, how to pick a fresh tree, where to make the cut and how to get it home and standing, step by step.
- Christmas Tree Types: Which Real Tree Should You Choose?Fraser, balsam, Douglas, noble and concolor fir, spruces, pines and cypress compared for scent, needle retention, soft needles and ornament strength.
- How to Keep a Real Christmas Tree FreshHow much water a Christmas tree drinks, when to recut the trunk, why additives don't help and how long a fresh-cut tree lasts, from extension research.
- When to Cut Your Christmas TreeWhen cut-your-own Christmas tree farms open, how long a fresh-cut tree lasts indoors and the best weekend to go for selection and freshness.
- What Size Christmas Tree Do I Need?How to measure your ceiling and floor space for a real Christmas tree, how wide a tree really is, and how much trunk to leave for the stand.
- How Much Does a Real Christmas Tree Cost?What a real Christmas tree costs in the US, what cut-your-own farms charge, and how flat, per-foot and by-size pricing work, with farm price data.
Sources
Last checked October 2026. We confirm details with the farm's own website first.