Shady Pond Tree Farm

Nice selection of trees, a little short on your typical pine but a big deepest ion of everything else. Well organized selection and purchasing process and plenty of parking. Expect to pay a little more than your typical tree at Lowes or Home Depot but well worth the experience and additional quality!

The Christmas trees are very nice. The Leland cypress trees are by far the best type of tree that we like. Normally I would grant them 5 stars but I seemed as though every tree we picked out had been marked as sold. After talking with an employee and looking at the sale dates (which ranged from early to end of November) there are pre sale times. So the selection was limited. Definitely recommend this place and go to the pre sale

On yet another Christmas shopping adventure, my boyfriend took me to Shady Pond Tree Farm on a Saturday afternoon looking to cut down our first Christmas tree together (*awwww). Since we were driving here from New Orleans, it took about a hour to arrive at the Farm, but I’m glad we made the hike. Situated on 45 acres of land, the farm grows many different variety of exotic Christmas trees.
Upon arriving you park your car, get a saw, get a pamphlet describing prices (ranging from the 30s to 100s depending on size and variety), and go hunting. We started our adventure by sizing up the different varieties of trees, and walked the grounds looking for one that called to us. All the varieties of trees here are distinct, some have short stubby needles some have long lacy foliage, the colors ranged from deep green to blueish grey. All of them held some appeal, so we took 2 hours to pick our tree. We finally settled on a 6′ tall Carolina Sapphire ($ 69), which had a nice aroma and long delicate foliage. After you cut down the tree, a little tractor comes around to pick you up, and brings you to the front booth to check out and load out. Overall, a lovely day trip out of the city, however, getting the tree to our 4^th floor apartment = completely different story.
Bonus Round: They also sold delicious satsumas!