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Best Christmas Tree Farms Near Detroit

Sure, you can take a drive down the road and pick up a "fresh" pine tree that was cut last month, but why not take your pick straight from the farm? Enjoy the scenery and activies at Candy Cane Christmas Tree Farm, Thompson's Christmas Tree Farm, Huron Christmas Tree Farm among others.
Candy Cane Christmas Tree Farm
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Candy Cane Christmas Tree Farm

4780 Seymour Lake Road
Oxford, MI 48371-4027
(248) 628-8899
www.candycanechristmastreefarm.com
Have a hot drink in the barn or visit a petting zoo with exotic animals at the Candy Cane Christmas Tree Farm in Oxford. With nine varieties of trees on 15 acres, you can choose and cut your own tree, then have it shaken and wrapped for easy transport. Pre-cut trees, fresh wreaths and roping are also available. Open daily through Dec. 21.

Thompson's Christmas Tree Farm
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Thompson's Christmas Tree Farm

7850 Tuttle Hill Road
Ypsilanti, MI 48197
(734) 218-6573
thompsonschristmastreefarm.com
www.thompsonschristmastreefarm.com
If your budget is tight and you still want to pick up a fresh cut tree, they offer all their white pines at a reduced rate. No tree will be more than $25.

Santa's Pride Christmas Trees

4950 Fisher Estates Lane
Bruce TWP, MI 48065
(586) 752-5549
www.michigan.org
A stunning scenic array of beautiful rolling pine covered hills, and sparkling frozen ponds await you at Santa's Pride Christmas Trees in Clinton Township. Good looks aren't all they have going for them, Santa's Pride boasts a huge assortment of high quality trees, including Blue Spruce, Black Hills Spruce, Douglas Fir, White and Austrian Pine. Open daily, they offer free wagon rides bring you to the trees, and tree carts to bring your tree back so you don't have to drag it. They even have free bundling so your tree gets home safely!

Braun's Trees
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Braun's Trees

796 Warren Road
Ann Arbor, MI 48105-9632
(734) 663-2717
www.braunstrees.com
Pick from a great selection of trees over 50 acres. Learn how to care for a tree and buy a good tree stand as well. According to the official site, the Braun family planted 30,000 evergreen seedlings in 1988 and in 1996 started harvesting 6'-8' Christmas trees.

Huron Christmas Tree Farm
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Huron Christmas Tree Farm

32120 King Rd.
Huron Township, MI 48164
(734)753-9288
www.huronchristmastreefarm.com
This is one of the closest farms to downtown Detroit where you can choose and cut your own tree. According to their official site they offer 10,000 Douglas Fir, Fraser Fir, Scotch Pine, White Pine, Blue Spruce, White Spruce and Black Hills Spruce.

Western Tree Farm
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Western's Tree Farm

3375 Frenchline Rd.
Applegate, MI 48401
(810) 633.9411
www.westernstreefarm.com
It's a bit of a hike up to the thumb, but fans say it's worth the trip. The first two weeks in December you can catch a horse-drawn wagon ride and visit Santa Claus at Western's Tree Farm in Applegate. Open daily through Dec. 22, Western's has tractor wagon rides, a log cabin gift shop, an animal reserve, tree wrapping, wreaths, garlands and grave blankets. Spread over 190 acres you can find Scotch pines, Douglas Fir, blue spruce, Fraser fir, Austrian pine and white pine trees.

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