Welcome back, friends! We have seen the Christmas items starting to sneak onto store shelves, and maybe you’ve started your shopping a little earlier this year. Well, I promise, we’ve been thinking about this year’s Christmas since last year!

And as a result of all that thinking (and planting!), we’ve decided to ADD Black Friday to our schedule! If the family’s visiting for Thanksgiving, bring them with you on Friday and get some fresh air together after your feasting.

Our days of operation for 2026 are:

Friday, November 27
Saturday, November 28
Sunday, November 29

Saturday, December 5
Sunday, December 6

Saturday, December 12
Sunday, December 13

Our hours are 9 am – 3 pm.

Tree prices this year begin at $100 and wreaths are $40. As always, we accept cash or check; we cannot accept cards or e-payments. There is a bank on Broadway with an ATM. And we know it feels too early to think about the cold weather now, but remember to get those hats and mittens out for your trip!

We’ve had a busy and exciting year working on the farm – including a visit from a bald eagle over the summer, just in time for this year’s Semiquincentennial! In addition to the eagle, we’ve seen deer, rabbits, foxes, songbirds and hawks throughout the year, along with our hardworking honeybees! Having nature’s company keeps us on our toes – keep your eyes peeled when you visit, maybe you’ll see some of our visitors as well!

We’re looking forward to welcoming everyone back to the farm this winter!

Did you miss us on Sunday? We missed you too! So we’ll be open on Tuesday, Dec 16, 2025 starting at 11 am. Due to field conditions we will be offering Vermont PRE CUTS ONLY for $75 each, as long as we have trees left. A tree and a white Christmas? No better combination!

Due to the inclement weather today, Dec 14, we will not be opening. Stay tuned for possible substitute days later this week!

Mother Nature is having the last word today! The rain has started and things are already getting soggy so we will be closing up early today. Stay warm and dry, and we’ll see you next Saturday December 6 to do what we love most – get you your Christmas tree!

The back-to-school sales are done and maybe you’re thinking about a Halloween costume…TLF is already thinking about Christmastime! We’ve been working all summer keeping the trees watered and doing all the things that a busy farm needs.

Our dates for the 2025 season are as follows:

Our hours are 9 am – 3 pm.

This year tree prices begin at $100 and wreaths are $40. As always, we accept cash or check; we cannot accept cards or Venmo/Zelle. There is a bank on Broadway with an ATM. And we know it feels too early to think about the cold weather now, but remember to get those hats and mittens out for your trip!

When you visit the farm, you will see the saplings we planted this year, and you can compare their growth to older trees that have been growing for several years. Saplings have already been growing for a year or two in greenhouses before we receive them, and once they are transplanted to the farm they need at least five years to grow tall enough to be a Christmas tree – sometimes longer! This means we work on a cycle, planting new trees every year. Every growing season is different – some are drier, or hotter, some are wetter. So while we know that every summer we will be planting new trees, we never quite know what the summer will look like until we’ve done it!

The deer fence we added to the farm has been working well, but we still have lots of wildlife visiting the farm – like this turkey Bruce captured in a photo a few weeks ago. Maybe you’ll see some of our wild neighbors when you visit?

We hope you have a wonderful fall season! We’re counting down the days to another year of trees at the farm and we look forward to welcoming you back once again.

We will not be open on Sunday, December 15, as we are sold out of trees for this year’s season. We would like to thank our customers, neighbors, and friends for their support every year. We hope everyone has a magical holiday season with their Tilden Lane trees. Everyone at Tilden Lane Farm wishes you a very merry Christmas and a happy New Year!

Does it feel too early to think about Christmas? Not for TLF! Tending to the farm is a year-round task. Spring and summer are busy times on the farm, as Nature wakes up from her long winter’s nap. The beehives start buzzing again as the bees begin making test flights and collecting nectar and pollen from around the farm. And we start buzzing as well, heeling in trees, setting up irrigation, and making sure we are ready for the summer.

The crew has planted over 150 trees this spring. This year we’ve planted Nordmann and the ever-popular Concolor firs.

Fir trees are favorites at TLF – soft needles and that beautiful evergreen scent make these varieties favorites for Christmas trees. We’re especially excited to be planting Nordmann firs. These are a variety that is originally from the Black Sea region, and they have a reputation for great needle retention.

When we plant seedlings, they are already several years old. Each seedling starts out in a small pot and spends at least two years growing before we transplant them. A big part of making sure they will grow successfully after transplanting is a steady supply of water, so we make sure we have irrigation ready to go for the season. In our hot summers, hydration is essential for humans and trees alike!

Another important job all spring and summer is mowing. If mowing your lawn is among your least favorite chores, imagine having to mow between all of these little trees! Luckily, Bruce has years of expertise in mowing efficiency, and you’ll see him out throughout the summer.

While the bees continue their flights around the farm, we’ll be out there keeping them company all summer. We hope everyone has a great summer and that the weather stays beautiful for everyone!

After another busy season – and some challenging rain from Mother Nature! – we are now closed for 2023. We are grateful to our community and our customers for your continued support, and we look forward to welcoming you all back again next year.

We wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Now that the last of the cold weather is well behind us, the farm is once again abuzz with activity as everyone gets to work – including our bees!

Our beehives have weathered the winter season and the bees have been out collecting pollen and beginning this year’s batch of honey. While they’re at work, they’re also helping us by pollinating gardens – including the strawberries we grow at the farm!

Bruce has also been very busy this month. All of the fields have been prepared for planting and Bruce has heeled in two hundred transplants. These baby trees will still need years to grow to the proper height and size, so the trees we plant this year will grow until Christmas 2029.

Branch Manager Meghan stopped by to supervise and give her thoughts on this newest crop of trees. Her assistance was invaluable and she kept Bruce on schedule!

This winter, we were pleased to learn Tilden Lane Farm has been selected by Trees.com as one of 2022’s Best Christmas Tree Farms in the New York City region! Their selection criteria included 25 categories, including availability, credentials, reputation, services, and professionalism. We deeply appreciate this recognition!

As you may have seen in the news recently, Tilden Lane Farm welcomed some visitors to the Farm. Bruce and Jeanne were pleased to join officials from the Town of Huntington and Suffolk County for a press conference to announce the sale of the development rights for Tilden Lane Farm.

We’ve heard quite a few questions about what this all means and how it affects the future of the farm, and we hope to answer those questions for you now!

1. What does it mean to sell development rights?
   Selling development rights restricts the future use of a property, so that the land can only be used for agricultural purposes. The Farmland Development Rights program for Suffolk County is the first such program of its kind in the United States, and its goal is to help preserve farmland and ensure that these vital and historical properties are able to maintain themselves and their historical agricultural character.
   
2. Who purchased the development rights for TLF?
   The Town of Huntington and Suffolk County came together in a 50/50 partnership. With this purchase, Tilden Lane Farm becomes part of nearly 20,000 acres of preserved open farmland throughout Suffolk County, 300 acres of which are located within the Town of Huntington.
   
3. Does this mean the farm is public property?
   The farm is not public property. The farm continues to be owned and run by the Tilden family. We are a working farm and are constantly planting and tending to our crops as well as caring for our beehives; all of this work means that the farm is only open to the public during Christmas tree season.
   
4. What does the development rights sale mean for TLF?
   This sale means TLF will be able to continue farming as the family has done for generations, and allows us to keep planting trees, instead of planting houses. The sale of the development rights is our promise to the community that Tilden Lane Farm will continue to be a farm.