Does your house need a spruce? In case you haven’t picked up a tree yet, here are a few local Christmas tree farms and lots around the Upstate
Farms
May-Lan Tree Plantation , 156 Cooley Bridge Rd., Pelzer | ~30 minutes from Greenville | This farm tends to sell out of trees in early December, so check with the farm before making the trip. You can choose between cutting your own tree or a pre-cut tree.
Merry Christmas Tree Farm , 244 Lay Bridge Rd., Central | ~45 minutes from Greenville | Take your pick from Leyland and Murray Cypress, Carolina Blue Sapphire, Blue Ice, Eastern Red Cedar, White Pine, Virginia Pine, Clemson Greenspire, or Fraser Firs with this old-fashioned Christmas experience.
Friendship Valley Christmas Tree Farm , 130 Friendship Valley Rd., Seneca | ~1 hour from Greenville | Head to this fourth-generation farm and choose from a selection of pre-cut Frasier Firs, or pick your own tree to chop down.
Beck’s Christmas Tree Farm , 648 Christmas Tree Rd., Bowersville, GA | ~1 hour from Greenville | Grab a pre-cut Carolina Sapphire, Blue Ice, Naylor Blue, Eastern Red Cedar, Leyland Cypress, or Murray Cypress or pick your own.
Davenport Farm , 2509 Cokesbury Rd., Greenwood, SC | ~1 hour from Greenville | Explore this 40-year-old house’s barn while you choose from a Blue Ice, Carolina Sapphire, Leyland Cypress, Murray Cypress, Silver Smokes, or Thuja Green.
Moss Tree Farm , 1822 Norton Rd., Cashiers, NC | ~1 hour and 45 minutes from Greenville | Feel the “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” vibes and cut down your own tree, but be on the lookout for the trees with ribbons — those are the only ones for sale.
Nurseries, + Markets
Mystic Tree Farm , 9029 Old White Horse Rd., Greenville | Get a taste of Christmas farm life and pick from one of six varieties of choose and cut trees + get fresh, custom made wreaths and garland.
Twin Bridge Nursery , 3702 Wade Hampton Blvd., Taylors | ~15 minutes from Greenville | Pick up a Fraiser Fir tree from Asheville, right in Greenville’s back yard.
Carolina Fresh Market & More , 6619 US 29, Pelzer | ~30 minutes from Greenville | This is your one stop shop for trees, wreaths, and garland.
Sorrells Christmas Tree Farm , 156 Radisson Rd., Seneca | ~1 hour from Greenville | Choose your own tree (they do the cutting), visit the farm animals, and send a letter to Ol’ St. Nick with the North Pole mailbox.