Corner Crest Natural Farm

Friday, November 29, 2024

2024 At a Glance

Well, that was fast. It’s hard to believe that a whole year has almost gone by since the last tree season. When I look back on the year, I remember feeling plenty of challenge, and also so much gratitude. Choosing some pictures to share really highlights how much joy and meaning we derive from our daily walks around our farm and forest. The wonder of nature is the sentiment that rings loudest as we gear up for tree season, for holidays, and for winter. With that in mind, here are some special moments from the past year:

Friday, December 1, 2023

Customer Gallery 2023

Thank you to everyone who chose to come to our farm as part of your holiday festivities this year!!

Saturday, November 25, 2023

Sorry, No Dogs this Year

Due to the current canine respiratory illness moving through the area, please leave your dogs at home when you come to the farm this year. For their safety and the safety of our dogs, any dogs who are with customers will be asked to stay in the car this year. Thank you for understanding and we'll miss getting to say hello to our four legged friends. Hopefully this is all resolved by next year and we intend to welcome dogs on leash back in 2024. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation!

2025 Tree Season Hours

Tree season runs for three weekends each year, beginning the weekend after Thanksgiving and running into mid-December.

Our regular hours during tree season are:
11am to Dark

Saturdays and Sundays (no longer open on Black Friday).

Our first official day of the season is Saturday 11/29/25 and our last day open will be Sunday 12/14/25.

We are also available by appointment and are happy to try to coordinate outside of our regular schedule. Call or email to schedule.

We look forward to seeing you!

- Craig and Tanya.

Rustic U-Cut Basics

Our trees are unsprayed and unshaped so there is a lot of variety from which to choose, but you will not find a full, symmetrical, cone shaped tree like at most tree farms. Saws and twine are provided, along with cocoa, candy canes, and a helping hand if desired.

Don't forget your boots. Your feet and ankles will thank you as much of the hillside is still raw with mud, tall grasses, gopher holes, and blackberry brambles here and there. Gloves are also recommended to protect your hands while you saw and carry the tree. And bring your camera.

Friendly dogs are welcome, but please keep them on leash. Our chickens really appreciate this.

About Our Farm

Corner Crest Natural Farm is a small, family run business that offers naturally grown, unsprayed noble firs for sale during the Christmas season. Our U-Cut experience has a rustic feel... bring your boots and walk along the rolling hillside, enjoy the beautiful view, and choose then cut the tree that you like.

This farm has been in operation for about 30 years, but it became ours relatively recently in fall of 2008. We are learning all the time as we care for the land, reclaim it from the blackberries, and plant lots of seedlings.

Most people prefer the full, groomed, cone shape most other farms offer, but our customers like the sparse, layered look of the natural noble with its character and charm. We are not certified organic, but we allow our trees to grow as nature intended, untrimmed and without sprays. As such, there is a little Charlie Brown in a lot of our trees. You will also notice that the natural growth leaves the branches with a bit more space between them to highlight your ornament collection.

Our nobles are healthy and beautiful. We think they are perfect for a traditional Christmas. We hope you think so too and we look forward to your visit!

More details...

It has been increasingly difficult to grow nobles in the last few years as the summers have been so much hotter and dryer. The trees grow more slowly, have more brown needles, and a much higher rate of seedling loss. We are trying to find other species that might fare better with the changing climate.

Meanwhile, our small nobles are also very important to us because they become future years' big trees. We are working to increase our crop size by planting seedlings, but it takes at least 10 years in the ground for a baby tree to reach about 6 feet. We try to keep our young trees growing, but if a tabletop noble catches your eye, please come ask about pricing.