Washington, D.C
Where to shop for Christmas trees around D.C.
It’ll be a white fir Christmas on the White Home. Photograph: Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Submit by way of Getty Pictures
It’s by no means too early to purchase a Christmas tree, and this yr, sooner moderately than later stands out as the option to go.
Why it issues: Do not panic. There isn’t a specific scarcity of bushes this yr, says Tim O’Connor of the Nationwide Christmas Tree Affiliation.
- That is as a result of this yr’s inventory of bushes was planted a decade in the past. Nevertheless, shoppers who need to minimize their very own bushes will need to begin early earlier than provides get scarce.
Zoom in: In our space, Frasier and Douglas firs are significantly common.
- The 19-foot Christmas tree introduced to the White Home on Monday was a white fir from Pennsylvania, one other widespread tree discovered within the East.
To maintain you from procrastinating till Christmas, listed below are a number of native choices for tree procuring.
Butler’s Orchard | 22222 Davis Mill Rd., Germantown, Maryland
Minimize your individual tree beginning Nov. 25 by reservation solely. The $5 parking price additionally consists of entry to the farm’s vacation pageant, with bushes beginning at $84.95 plus tax. Admission is free on weekdays.
- Douglas and Canaan firs between 5 and seven toes can be found. Pre-cut bushes are additionally accessible for buy with a reservation.
Dreamland Christmas Tree Farm | 2700 Sumantown Rd., Middletown, Maryland
Dreamland has cut-your-own and pre-cut bushes on the market, together with Douglas fir, blue spruce, concolor fir, Norway spruce, and Canaan fir.
- The farm additionally has a café, a Christmas store (top off on ornaments!), a playground, fires, and a fowl pen for patrons to go to.
Milltown Creek Tree Farms | 38757 Householder Rd., Lovettsville, Virginia
Minimize your individual tree beginning Nov. 25 with saws, wagons, and different tools included. Guests can get pleasure from complimentary scorching cider on weekends.
- Bushes, that are as much as 8 toes tall, embody blue, Meyer, and white spruce; Douglas and concolor fir; Scotch, and white pine. Pre-cut bushes and wreaths are additionally accessible.
Dan and Bryan Bushes | 3810 Massachusetts Ave., NW, D.C.
This fresh-cut Christmas tree lot opens the Friday after Thanksgiving with Douglas and Fraser firs in various heights. Wreaths, roping, and stands are additionally accessible.
- Dan and Bryan Bushes have two different areas, one in Maryland and the opposite in West Virginia.