Moose Apple Christmas Tree Farm

Fantastic, family run Christmas tree farm. They take pride in their operation, and it’s clearly a labor of love. This was our first time there, and out tree was the most beautiful one we’ve ever had. This will be an annual tradition for our family! Thank you!

We visited this farm for the first time as I read good reviews and the prices seemed lower than other nearby «cut-​your-​own» farms. Beautiful farm and friendly staff; however, the selection was disappointing. Seemed very picked through and we went the 1^st weekend in December. So many short/​round trees. We had a very difficult time finding a good option for our house. We settled on one and have been disappointed since we got it home. It is so dry and drops TONS of needles every day. I’m keeping it hydrated in a cool spot in the house, but that doesn’t seem to help. Looks like we’ll be going somewhere else next year. Wasn’t worth it, in my opinion, just to save what ended up being about $ 10.

I have been coming here for 5 years now. I found this place when Snickers Gap down the road hiked up their prices to upwards of 75 bucks.
This place was awesome, the selection was terrific, prices were 40 for firs 60 for spruce no matter the size and the help was phenomenal. They used to run tractors and all you had to do was cut the tree you picked and drag it to the nearest path.
Last year they stopped that and gave out sleds. Try dragging a 9ft fir up an incline a few acres. It’s quite a work out.
This year we decided to go spruce. The farm is really popular now and gets very crowded on weekends. The selection was not that good. You can tell over the last few years how many trees have been cut down so there are a lot of smaller immature trees. Most spruces under 5 ft were nice but you couldn’t find a good one over 6 ft.
After 2 hours we got tired of looking and found a smaller one that would do. I cut it, dragged it to the shed paid and showed the kid how much I wanted shaved. They were so busy I couldn’t find help tying it to the car so had to drag it to the lot and do it myself. By the time I got home I was beat.
I drilled my own holes set it in water for the night only to find out they only shook and bound the tree. They didn’t shave the bottom branches.
Oh well, it was a nice place for the first few years. Time to find a new tree farm.

Beautiful farm with extensive tree selection! Staff and volunteers make find a tree easy and fun! Everything you need is provided. Great for taking pictures, Santa on site to meet and greet with kids! Hot Chocolate and other food and beverages available. Will definitely be coming back!

Had a wonderful time finding the perfect tree, lots of choices, great prices and friendly staff!

Great selection of trees and pricing. Fantastic service. Perfect place to find the perfect tree.

I just visited this place for the first time yesterday and I felt compelled to write a review. It’s a little out of the way, but it’s worth the drive. Right now it’s a little early and most Christmas tree farms aren’t open yet or they’re only open for tagging. We needed a tree yesterday though, and after calling around this was the only place that answered the phone… and they said we could cut down a tree immediately rather than just tagging.
Before I begin, I should mention that this was my first time visiting a Christmas tree farm where you cut down your own tree (but my roommate and I showed up prepared wearing red flannel like any lumberjack would). Upon arriving, my we were approached by a farmer-​looking dude (i think he had overalls and everything). He greeted us, introduced himself, and then brought us into the shop. The shop is in a large wood cabin that he and his family actually live in (this place appears to be totally family-​owned and run), but it’s isolated from their living quarters. There is no bathroom in the shop, the only bathroom for customers is a porta potty that’s outside… the lack of a decent bathroom is the only reason I gave this place 4 stars rather than 5. People travel great distances from the DC-​area to get here, and it’s in the middle of nowhere, so I think a lot of people would appreciate having a decent bathroom available. He gave us a tour of the shop which sold jellies, locally produced and packaged honey, and various decorative items… many of which were handmade including the Christmas tree skirts that were made by the sister of the woman working behind the counter. He also showed us some really heavy-​duty Christmas tree stands that they get manufactured and sell. They looked really sturdy and must have weighed over 20 lbs, but they were over $ 100/​each. Home Depot sells a similar heavy metal stand for $ 30 in the Garden section and unless you’re getting a tree that’s over 10′ tall, I recommend the Home Depot stand as it’s also more cosmetically appealing. He taught us about the characteristics of the different trees that were available at the farm (Douglas Fir, Concolor Fir [I believe it’s also known as a White Fir or Silver Fir], Norway Spruce, Blue Spruce, White Spruce, White Pine, Scotch Pine.) and he provided us with a map of where each variety was located and described their sizes based on how many years old the trees were. Then he handed us a bow-​saw and sent us on our way. It’s also worth mentioning that he offered to carry the tree back if we needed any help. We didn’t take him up on that though because we thought carrying it back was an essential part of the lumberjack experience.
We walked by the picnic area on the way to get our tree, it was pretty nice and we immediately regret not bringing anything to eat. The views were incredible, everything about this place was beautiful. We walked around tree shopping for a bit, I had initially planned to get a ~6′ tall Douglas Fir but then my roommate fell in love with a ~7′ Concolor Fir instead so we went with that. It’s really an interesting tree; it’s sort-​of a bluish-​green and the needles (or leaves?) smell like citrus. We cut it down and carried it back. It really wasn’t very heavy, my roommate and I both have smaller builds and we had no problem getting it back to the barn. At the bar, they put the tree on a tree shaker and drill a hole vertically through the trunk for the Christmas tree stand. They also wrapped it in mesh, carried it to my Honda Fit (where it easily fit), and tied it to the roof. They did a good job tying it down too because we drove it 70 miles, all the way back to Alexandria, often exceeding 70 mph and the tree made it. Once the tree was tied down we went back into the shop to pay. In addition to the tree, we purchased an inexpensive pack of preservative that increases the life of the tree and its needles. I thought that the prices of the trees were reasonable; they were flat-​rate rather than by-​the-​foot. The prices were as follows:
$ 55 — Douglas Fir
$ 55 — Concolor Fir
$ 55 — Colorado Blue Spruce
$ 55 — Norway Spruce
$ 40 — Scotch Pine
$ 40 — White Pine
$ 55 — White Spruce
The woman at the counter in the shop explained how to properly care for the tree to maximize its life as well. That pretty much concluded our visit, but not our day…
On our way out of Berryville we spotted a sign the Veramar Vineyard which is located right near this Christmas Tree Farm and decided to stop there. If you’re visiting this place from the DC area, I recommend that you make a day-​trip of it and do a tasting at Veramar because the wine was great and we had a lot of fun… we enjoyed it so much that we even joined their Estate Club! Now the tree is standing in our condo wrapped in 600 lights and it looks great! We love our tree and we loved our experience here at Moose Apple Christmas Tree Farm!