Lawrence’s Brite Valley Tree Farm

The Hinkles are sorry to announce that the Lawrence Christmas tree farm and apple orchard on Banducci Road, is now closed due to new ownership and insurance purposes. We apologize for any inconvenience. Sincerely Glenn and Julie Hinkle

This place appears to be closed. We should have called before we drove out. Gate locked with no trespassing signs everywhere. Phone number is disconnected also.

Highly recommend. Very nice owners. Will definitely return next year!

This place is as cute as it gets. It’s a quaint mom and pop tree farm that my family and I go every single year the day after thanksgiving. We get hot chocolate and walk around trying to find a tree everyone agrees on before we all take turns sawing it down. Sure, many of them are still small or a little crooked. But if you want cookie cutter trees go to a Walmart. These organic trees have much more character and live much longer than those mass produced ones.

Fantastic time. I probably would not have gone had my mother not convinced me to drive down the narrow road off the lane. Yes, the place is small and very organic. They let their trees grow naturally, without replanting year after year. I would love to come back during Christmas to buy a tree with loads of character.
This trip, we did not come for trees. Instead we came for apples. This was one of the remaining places in Tehachapi that had a pick-​ur-​own style of apples. We thought we were late in the season (second weekend in October) for picking, but apparently they had just opened the weekend prior.
After visiting Pulford’s, which was nice and clean, but overpriced, it was amazing to find this place. Extremely quiet and peaceful, we found ourselves wandering around playing with the dogs and enjoying the scenery. For $ 8 for half a 5 gallon bucket, the price cannot be beat. They even sell Call’s for $ 4, which is the best for making applesauce, crisp, and pies.
The lady was extremely nice and sweet, too. I didn’t catch her name but I know she was a friend of the owner.
Overall, it really was a great time. Probably because we had no expectations going into this. A great find. If you’re not into getting your hands dirty and dislike the organic vibe of orchards, this place is probably not for you.

Went here to get a U-​cut Christmas Tree and was massively disappointed. They do not replant their Christmas trees each year, they just let new growths grow out of their trunks that are left from previous years. Because of this all their Christmas trees are small and crooked. We ended up leaving without a tree.