2011 Christmas Tree Season Information
Fairview Festival Attractions Are Weekends Only
and Friday Nov 25th
26469 Ticonderoga Road, Chantilly
Friday November 25th – Sunday December 18th
10:00am – 5:00pm Admission: $5.95
Weekends, no admission is required if you are only purchasing your Christmas tree.
Gate will close at 4pm.
This site is closed during weekdays except for reserved groups.
Christmas Tree Sales @ Braddock Roadside
Choose and Cut and Pre-Cut Trees 42759 Braddock Road, Chantilly
Bonfire and other seasonal items available
Daily 10:00am – 9:00pm
CHRISTMAS EVE 10:00am to 3:00pm
Weymouth Pine aka Virginia Pine
An old fashioned tree which was called a Weymouth Pine in Thomas Jefferson’s time, which is becoming very popular again and which holds its needles very well. The needles are medium length, softer and longer than a scotch pine’s, but stiffer and shorter than a white pine’s. This tree is extremely fragrant and has nice stiff branches for extra heavy ornaments. The needles are sometimes curly which gives it an unusual, happy look. Note that this makes a very hardy tree as a B&B which will grow anywhere in addition it makes a great climbing tree.
White Pine
The white pine will hold its needles for months and has a beautiful color. People especially appreciate the soft needles, which even when dry do not prick one. We shear our trees extra heavily so the branches are stronger than the average white pine, but if you have many very heavy ornaments you might want to consider a stiffer branched tree such as the Scotch Pine or Blue Spruce. As a balled and bur lapped tree (B&B) this is a fast grower, forming a very large tree, with open habit, in a few years.
Scotch Pine
This pine is the second most popular “Choose & Cut” Christmas tree. It has a shorter needle than the white pine, but will hold its needles an equal length of time – for two months and more. Needles are not soft like the white pine and can be a bit prickly – gloves are useful when setting it up! Branches are very stiff and will take extra heavy ornaments. When in the fields you might notice that some scotch pines will have longer needles than others – choose the length you like the most – they are all equally long lasting. Scotch Pine is a slower grower than the white pine and subject to more diseases, but is a handsome and unusual tree for the garden.
Red Cedar
This is a very popular tree throughout the south. It holds its needles very well but has very soft branches which will carry light ornaments beautifully. It is especially useful where there is limited space and tall ceilings. One can get a tree 12 feet tall which is only 4 feet wide. Red Cedar is a nicely fragrant tree. As balled and bur lapped, this tree is a real survivor – will grow almost anywhere from a mountain top to a near swamp, with a beautiful columnar shape. It may be sheared quite heavily to provide a bushy specimen or to keep its height down.
Leyland Cypress
Similar to the Red Cedar but with a softer needle and slightly wider for its height. Popular in the south as well. Limited quantities – ask an elf for locations! This tree as a balled and bur lapped tree grows exceptionally fast in the garden! It may be very heavily sheared as a hedge or allowed to grow into a tree of quite immense size. Truly a wonder tree introduced from the gardens at Kew, England. In good soils, it will grow as much as 4 feet per year! Must be careful to keep ball unbroken as has shallow root system. Tree should be staked for first year when planted out.
Norway Spruce
(Recommended as a B&B tree only unless cut after Dec. 10th)
This is our next most popular tree. It has a short needle like the old fashioned balsam, quite stiff branches for hanging ornaments and a beautiful shape. It does not retain its needles very well and we recommend that it be cut no more than 15 days before Christmas. Due to genetic differences in the trees, some will hold their needles quite well for longer than that, while others will start to shed sooner. A superb B&B tree – graceful hanging boughs after a few years, fast grower and can reach enormous heights – not for planting in a small area (see Red Cedar).
Fraser Fir
Available as a Pre-Cut tree at Christmas time only
Fraser Fir is now one of the most popular pre-cut trees sold and the price reflects the shortage of supply. We cannot grow this tree in our area as the elevation is too low, so we purchase it from growers we have worked with for many years. It has a short needle and stiff branches. The needles are dark green in color with a light underside.
