Tree Farm Visit

I've always wished we could get our Christmas tree from a tree farm instead of a Big Box store.

Shortly after we moved to West Virginia, I looked up tree farms in our area and found a couple.

The closest one (about a 40 min drive) is Yagel Poor Farm. It is really tucked back into the hills in a beautiful area.

There are 4 lots of trees and I wasn't sure how we'd ever choose just one!

There are many types of trees growing and I decided we should pick something totally different from our usual Noble Fir choice.



The kids loved wandering through the trees looking and touching the needles. Most of the trees are so soft.



Justin liked this shorter round tree.



We wandered through lot #3 until we found our tree.





We picked out this beauty! It is very soft and just the size we were looking for. It is an Eastern White Pine.



The kids posed with our tree before cutting it down.



Daddy sawed and the kids helped hold it. The farm lent us a hand saw. Next year we will for sure bring our own electric saw!! It was a challenge hand cutting so close to the ground, which is what the farm asks you to do. The trees grow on hillsides and he was trying to saw upwards. I stood behind him so he could use my foot for leverage. The ground is soft and his feet would just slide through the dirt as he tried to push up to saw. We will certainly be better prepared next year!



Daddy and Justin carried it back to our car.





This is one of the other lots we didn't look through. But I loved this view! I have this picture as my wallpaper now. :)



This is a really nice tree farm, we loved coming out! We were each given candy canes and chatted with the owners, who are very nice!

The kids posed by this pretty decorated tree by the check out stand.



This lot is near the entrance. I loved the one decorated tree. :D



It was a fun experience!