CONSUMER SERVICES

Augusta County

BOYS’ HOME (TANNEHILL) CHRISTMAS TREE FARM
Greg Lemmer
1118 Bear Wallow Flat, West Augusta, VA 24485
540.965.7700; FAX: 540.965.7702
E-mail: gglemmer@boyshomeinc.com

Directions:  From Staunton, take Route 250 west toward Monterey for 16 miles.  Turn left onto Route 629 (Deerfield Valley Road ) and go 3.5 miles.  Turn left onto Route 688 (Old Parkersburg Turnpike) and go 200 yards to first right and turn onto Route 689 (Bear Wallow Flat).  Follow the signs to BOYS’ HOME TREE FARM & GIFT SHOP.
Hours:   Beginning the Friday after Thanksgiving, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. each Saturday and Sunday until the Sunday before Christmas.
Products:  Choose-and-cut white pine, Scotch pine, Norway spruce, blue spruce, and Concolor fir.
Services:  Trees baled, twine available, Christmas Shop, restrooms, and refreshments.
Prices:  Pines begin at $20; firs/spruce begin at $35.
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CHITTUM TREE FARM
Rick Chittum
367 Green Hill Lane, P.O. Box 78, Churchville, VA 24421
540.337.6625 (Phone and Fax)

Directions:  From Staunton, take Route 250 west 6 miles to Churchville; left on Route 42 south 0.2 mile, left on Green Hill Lane (Route 836), 1 mile to farm gate.
Hours:  2-5 p.m., weekdays; 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, beginning Friday after Thanksgiving.
Products:  Choose-and-cut sheared white pine, 5-8 ft.; Scotch pine, 5-8 ft.; fresh-cut Fraser fir
Services:  Saws provided with assistance if needed.  Twine for tying.  Beautiful mountain scenery.

FRANCISCO FARMS
W. T. Francisco
343 Bethel Green Road, Staunton, VA 24401
540.885.3008

Directions:  9 miles south of Staunton or 20 miles north of Lexington on Route 11.  Right at Riverheads High School on Route 701, go 2.3 miles to Bethel Church.  Turn right on Route 693, go 0.7 mile to first farm on left.  From I-81, take exit 213 or 213-B; then north a few yards to Route 701.  Turn left on Route 701 and follow directions above.
Hours:  9 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday and Sunday; 2-5 p.m., Monday-Friday, beginning Friday after Thanksgiving until Sunday before Christmas.
Products:  Choose-and-cut, hand-sheared white pine, blue spruce; wreaths and roping also available.
Services:  Saws provided.  Mountain views.  Tailgate picnicking welcome.  Cutting assistance if needed.
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HICKORY HILL PINES
Ned Wulin
138 Hickory Hill Drive, Fishersville, VA  22939
540.943.6587
E-mail:  skydive@cfw.com

Directions:  Easy on & off I-64.  From Charlottesville, take I-64 west to Exit 94, left on 340 south, 1 mile, then right on 631 (Ladd Road), 1 mile then right on 834.  Go over I-64 bridge, then right on gravel road F-323.  Call for directions to the part of the tree farm that has the size and variety of Christmas trees you like.
Hours:  9 a.m.- dark, daily, December 1-24. 
Products:  Choose-and-cut and fresh-cut blue spruce, Canaanfir, Fraser fir, white spruce, Scotch pine, white pine; balled-and-burlapped blue spruce and white spruce.
Services:  Traditional choose-and-cut Christmas tree outing for the whole family, or pick one of the already dug Christmas trees for planting after Christmas.  Updates, including tree planting instructions (for dug trees only, of course), are online.  E-mail: skydive@cfw.com with any questions.