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Abe's Tree Farm

📍 2305 Butter Road, Lancaster, PA 17601🗓 Season dates not yet published for 2026🏷 Pricing TBD

A real, established farm whose own website currently shows it closed for the season with no 2026 reopening confirmed — treat this as a call-first listing, not one to plan a visit around yet.

How you get your tree

This farm offers

choose-and-cut (staff cuts it for you)

Included

wreaths and fresh greens for sale

Cash only. This farm doesn't take cards, based on what we found — bring cash or confirm ahead if that's changed.

Our take

Abe’s is a genuine, established Christmas tree farm — it’s listed as a member of the Pennsylvania Christmas Tree Growers Association, not some fly-by-night operation — but the most important fact in this record isn’t about trees or pricing. It’s about whether the farm is even open this year, and that’s a real unknown rather than a research gap that could have been filled in with more digging.

The closure notice, stated plainly

When the farm’s own website was read directly, it displayed the message “Closed for the 2025 season!” with no information posted about reopening for 2026. That’s the farm’s own words, not a third-party rumor or an outdated cached page. It’s possible the site simply hasn’t been updated yet for the coming season — plenty of small farms don’t refresh their websites until closer to Thanksgiving — but it’s equally possible the farm has genuinely stopped operating or is taking a season off. This record can’t tell you which, and guessing wouldn’t help you plan.

What’s known about the farm when it operates

Historically, Abe’s has grown mostly Douglas fir, sold choose-and-cut, with saws available on site so you don’t need to bring your own. Payment has been cash or check only in past seasons — no card option was reported. When open, the season has historically started on Black Friday, though nothing here confirms that pattern continues.

What to actually do with this listing

Treat this page as a starting point for a phone call, not a plan. If you’ve been to Abe’s before and want to return, or if Douglas fir specifically is what you’re after, call the number on record or check the farm’s Facebook page before you build any part of your holiday schedule around a visit here. If you can’t get a clear answer and want a backup, several other Lancaster County farms in this directory — with more current operating information — are worth considering instead.

Why this honesty matters

Padding this listing with invented hours, guessed pricing, or an assumed 2026 season would be actively harmful here: it would send you driving out to a farm that, by its own most recent public statement, might not be open. The responsible version of this page is the short one — here’s what’s real, here’s what’s genuinely unknown, and here’s exactly what to check before you go.

Planning your visit

Best time to go

Unknown until the farm confirms 2026 operating status; historically the season started on Black Friday when the farm was open.

How long to budget

Not documented, though a Douglas-fir-only choose-and-cut farm with saws on site suggests a fairly quick, straightforward visit when operating.

Crowds

Not documented in the record.

What to bring

  • A phone call or a Facebook check before you make any other plans around this farm
  • Cash or a check, based on historical policy — no cards were reported
  • Low expectations of a confirmed 2026 season until you hear otherwise directly from the farm

Who it suits

Good for

  • visitors specifically wanting Douglas fir
  • cash or check payers, since no card option is reported
  • anyone checking whether a farm they'd heard of is actually operating this year — a legitimate reason to read this page

Skip it if

Skip planning around this farm until you've confirmed 2026 operating status directly, since the farm's own website was showing 'Closed for the 2025 season!' with no reopening information posted when checked.

Worth pairing with

Located in Lancaster, near several other Lancaster County farms in this directory that have more current operating information, worth checking as alternatives if Abe's status remains unconfirmed.

Common questions

Is Abe's Tree Farm open for the 2026 season?

Unconfirmed. The farm's own website stated 'Closed for the 2025 season!' with no 2026 reopening information posted when checked. It is a real, PCTGA-member farm, not a permanently shuttered business, but call or check Facebook before planning a visit.

What tree species does the farm sell?

Mostly Douglas fir, choose-and-cut, with saws available on site.

Does the farm take cards?

Historically cash or check only, based on prior-season information — no card option was reported.

When did the season historically start?

Black Friday, in past seasons when the farm was operating, according to historical pages. This isn't confirmed for 2026.

When is Abe's Tree Farm open in 2026?

2026 dates had not been published when we last checked. Check with the farm before driving out.

How much does a tree cost at Abe's Tree Farm?

Pricing was not published when we last checked.

Can I cut my own tree at Abe's Tree Farm?

Yes. It's choose-and-cut (staff cuts it for you), and a saw is provided.

Where is Abe's Tree Farm?

2305 Butter Road, Lancaster, PA 17601, in Lancaster County. It is one of 12 farms we track in South Central PA.

How Abe's Tree Farm compares in South Central PA

We track 12 farms in South Central PA, 6 of which let you cut your own tree. The farm has not published a starting price, so it cannot be compared on cost — call before you budget.

What sets it apart locally: it has wreaths and garland for sale, which most South Central PA farms on our list do not.

One caveat worth repeating: this farm had not published its 2026 dates when we last checked, while 2 of the 12 farms we track in South Central PA had. Treat any date you see elsewhere as last year's until the farm confirms it.

Other farms near Lancaster

There are 4 other farms we track in Lancaster County. All South Central PA farms →

Quick facts

SeasonSeason dates not yet published for 2026
Days openNot published
HoursNot published
Starting priceNot published
Tree typesDouglas fir
Saw providedYes
CountyLancaster County
RegionSouth Central PA

Sources

abestreefarm.com

Checked August 2026.