Christmas tree farms: cut your own near Ann Arbor starting Nov. 21
ANN ARBOR. Four tree farms open for cut-your-own trees around Ann Arbor this month. Hillside Christmas Tree Farm in Manchester opens Nov. 21 through Dec. 20, weekends only plus Nov. 28, with wagon rides and a barn to warm up in. Urquhart's Tree Farm in Chelsea runs full service weekends from the Friday after Thanksgiving through Dec. 13, then self serve daily through Dec. 25. Trees under 7 feet are $99 there, taller ones run $13.50 a foot.
Arend Tree Farm in Grass Lake starts cutting Nov. 21, with full operations and wagon rides beginning Nov. 27. Cut-your-own Fraser and Canaan fir cost $75, Douglas fir $65. Ann Arbor Christmas Tree Farm, formerly Braun's, opens its 50 acres on Warren Road Nov. 27 through 29, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Most farms take cash or a check. Two longtime names on this list, Schweda's and Waldock, have closed for good.
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