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Best Places To Cut Your Own Christmas Tree In LA

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You could get a fresh-cut Christmas tree delivered to your door, but the experience of cutting down your own sounds way more fun, right?. Just think of the thrill you'll feel going on a family adventure to bring home your personally cut Christmas tree. After all, there is more to the holidays than trees and presents. It's about the quality time you spend together as family and friends. Lucky for you, Los Angeles is not far from the best places to cut your own Christmas tree.

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Sand Haven Pines
19255 Wood Road
Perris, CA 92570
(951) 789-8450
www.sandhavenpines.com

Sand Haven Pines calls itself a Christmas tree resort where family traditions grow like the trees themselves. You'll have your pick of Monterey Pine trees if you want to cut down your own Christmas tree this season. You'll also have access to muscles if you need help loading it in the car. In addition to free candy canes and coffee, Sand Haven Pines is also throwing in a free balloon and a bag of popcorn. The best part about Sand Haven Pines is the free bouncy-house for kids.

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Hagle Tree Farm
3442 Somis Road
Somis, CA 93066
(805) 910-0646
www.hagletreefarm.com

Located about an hour's drive from Los Angeles, Haggle Tree Farm is another good place to start a new family tradition or upgrade from an old one. You may want to get there early before the choose-and-cut selection of Monterey Pines and Leyland Cypress trees go out of stock. Haggle Tree Farm has everything you need to cut down your own tree from saws and wheelbarrows to tree netting and twine. On designated weekends, Haggle Tree Farm offers an array of family attractions like a petting zoo, pony rides and tri-tip barbecue.

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Christmas Ranch Tree Farms
3800 Cochran St.
Simi Valley, CA 93063
(805) 527-6412
www.christmasranchtreefarms.com

With a second location in Thousand Oaks, Christmas Ranch Tree Farms has everything you could possibly need for an ideal family outing and for more than 40 years has been delighting homes with its trees throughout the valley. This full-service tree farm provides you with bow saws, transport carts, netting machines and even twine to make getting your freshly-cut tree home in one piece as convenient as possible. Choose among Leyland Cypress, Monterey Pines and Aleppo Pines. The best part about Christmas Ranch Tree Farm is the free hot chocolate, coffee and candy canes. Delicately preserved pre-cut firs are also available.

Related: Where to Cut Your Own Christmas Tree

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Peltzer Pines - Brea Tree Farm
3400 Rose Drive
Brea, CA 92823
(714) 649-9251
www.peltzerpines.net

While Peltzer Pines has another location in Silverado, you'll find the best and largest quantity of trees at its Brea tree farm. Choose from a traditional Monterey Pine or Leylandia tree. Size, height and overall quality determine the pricing of the tree. Choose your Christmas tree, pay for it advance and a staff member wearing an orange vest will help you cut it down or supervise as you cut it down yourself.

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Chamberlain Choose and Cut 
3436 Padua Ave.
Claremont, CA 91711
(909) 626-0243

Located in the Claremont area, the historically beautiful landscape makes it natural ground for traditional pine and cypress trees. Offering healthy, well-aged holiday trees that reach more than 11 feet, this family run farm is the perfect place to cut down your tree this year. Reservations can be made on individual trees, but visitors come from far and wide annually to cut their own. If you do not have tree-cutting equipment, Chamberlain provides saws without extra charge.

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Casazza Christmas Tree Farm
6231 East Ave., Etiwanda
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91739
(909) 980-2908
www.cachristmas.com

This cash-only farm promises to pay the sales tax on every tree while still managing to promote a $5 online coupon. Maps and brochures about the farm are available upon request, which is convenient for those who'd like to reserve a tree. Free garland and boughs are also available with the purchase of a tree. Leave the pups at home for this visit as they're not allowed on this farm.

Related: Best Decorated Neighborhoods For The Holidays

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Fontana Pines
11334 Beech Ave.
Fontana, CA 92337
(909) 938-7463
www.fontana-pines.com

Also located about an hour's drive from the heart of LA, Fontana Pines grows more than eight acres of Monterey Pines for families throughout Southern California to enjoy. You can cut it down yourself using provided saws and supplies, or you can watch them cut it down for you right before your very eyes. Nothing captures the essence of Christmas quite like a tree coming out the ground rather than out of a box.

Related: Best Places To Cut Down Your Own Christmas Tree In Orange County

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Nancy's Ranch
25039 Magic Mountain Pkwy
Santa Clarita, CA 91355
(661) 255-6943
www.nancysranch.com

Make it a family tradition and head down to Nancy's Ranch in Santa Clarita to get your Christmas tree this year. Located in Santa Clarita, Nancy's Ranch offers acres of lush Monterey Pines as well as a large selection of pre-cut fir trees from Washington state. At Nancy's, Monterey Pines are the one selection that they allow you to cut down yourself, but they also offer Grand Firs (all sizes), Fraser Firs (all sizes), Noble Firs (big), Nordman Firs (all sizes) and Douglas Firs (all sizes).

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Frosty's Forest Christmas Tree
25235 Orchard Village Rd
Santa Clarita, CA 91355
(661) 259-6450
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Open from the day after Thanksgiving until December 24th, Frosty's Forest Christmas Tree farm offers cut your own Monterey Pines and pre-cut Christmas wreaths. Call ahead to confirm tree availability.

Niki Payne is a freelance writer covering all things Entertainment in Los Angeles. Her work can be found on Examiner.com.
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