Lone Oak Farm

You will have lots of fun and a memorable time with your kids cutting your own tree. Bernie and Ruth are very helpful and love to talk about the history of Loan Oak Farm, a former dairy farm which has been a local landmark for over 100 years.

We just returned from Loan Oak farm, a family owned and operated Christmas tree farm. We called every farm in Allegheny Country (we live in Pittsburgh) and the surrounding counties, and no one would sell us a tree before Thanksgiving. We need one now because we’re celebrating Christmas this weekend while our family is visiting. Even through Loan Oak is not open until November 26^th, they invited us to come early and buy our tree today. We were treated like family!!! Their son drove us around through the fields, their granddaughter helped our 18 month-​old navigate the difficult terrain while we searched for the perfect tree, Ruth told us stories about their deer and their donkeys, Bernard showed us the equipment and helped us document the experience with our camera. These people truly love what they do and made sure we had the best experience possible.
You can cut your own tree or select from one of the pre-​cut ones. We wanted to pick our own. They had both of our preferred species: Douglas Fir and Fraser Fir so we were able to compare and see both. They supplied sharp saws and plenty of assistance. When we had found the perfect tree, their super-​friendly, very knowledgeable staff, cut our tree to the perfect size, shook and bundled it, and even found a clever way to secure it to our Honda Civic for a 50 minute drive back to Pittsburgh)!!!
We were told that if we had been there during the official season, they serve free hot chocolate and have Santa visiting on the weekends. We absolutely didn’t need any extra services because everything the Bucchianeris did for us already exceeded our expectations.
We would recommend their farm to everyone. We can’t wait to see them again next year!!!