{"id":359,"date":"2013-12-13T03:28:32","date_gmt":"2013-12-13T11:28:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tx.netius.net\/gardens\/california-christmas-tree-farms\/"},"modified":"2013-12-14T01:17:06","modified_gmt":"2013-12-14T09:17:06","slug":"california-christmas-tree-farms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/forests\/california-christmas-tree-farms\/","title":{"rendered":"California Christmas Tree Farms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Blue Spruce Trees\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/GIFS\/parks\/calaveras\/footbridge.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"249\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"10\" vspace=\"10\" \/>On rare occasions the local National Forest may be letting the general public cut their own Christmas trees in the nearby forests. There is usually a small fee &amp; a list of rules. They do this for thinning of the forest, where pine trees are too close together. Free labor for the government &amp; you are paying them for the privilege of cutting your own perfect pine tree. American traditions such as this still exist.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/active\/campstuff\/NF\/NFS.html\">Call your local Rangers Office to inquire.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>We love convenience &amp; the reasonable prices of getting a tree locally. If you must buy your live Christmas Tree in the city, try your local plant nursery first. Orchard Supply Warehouse (OSH) usually has a great selection on live trees. Replant your little pine tree in your yard, or back in to a forest.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Southern California<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>San Diego<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"San Diego\" href=\"http:\/\/www.familychristmastreefarm.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Family Christmas Tree Farm<br \/>\n<\/a>El Cajon, CA<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"San Diego trees\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ranchonoel.com\/\">Rancho Noel Tree Farm<\/a><br \/>\nPotrero, CA<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"ramona tree farm\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pineandwine.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Highland Valley Christmas Tree Farm<\/a><br \/>\nRamona, CA<\/p>\n<p><strong>LA \/ OC \/ Inland Empire<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Big Bear Christmas Trees<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"redlands trees\" href=\"http:\/\/trees.liveoakcanyon.com\/\">Live Oak Canyon Christmas Tree Farm<\/a><br \/>\nRedlands, CA<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"inland empire xmas tree\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Casazzas-Christmas-Tree-Farm\/141467622598275\">Casazza&#8217;s Christmas Tree Farm<\/a><br \/>\nRancho Cucamonga, CA<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"silverado canyon Christmas trees\" href=\"http:\/\/www.peltzerpines.com\/\">Peltzer Pines Christmas Tree Farms<\/a><br \/>\nSilverado, CA<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"LA xmas tree farm\" href=\"http:\/\/nancysranch.com\/\">Nancy\u2019s Ranch<br \/>\n<\/a>Santa Clarita, CA<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Gold Country <strong>California<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><a title=\"sierra foothills\" href=\"http:\/\/visit-eldorado.com\/christmas-tree-farms.php\">El Dorado County Christmas Tree Growers<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps you want to cut your very own real tree, the premium looking pine (Blue Spruce, Douglas Firs) &#8211; without off roading all over public lands. Locate some Christmas Tree Farms\u00a0 on the link below.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.christmas-tree.com\/real\/ca\/\">christmas-tree.com\/real\/ca\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ll hafta settle for the freshly cut tree, here is a list of California retail tree lots. <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cachristmas.com\/RetailLotMenu.html\">cachristmas.com\/RetailLotMenu<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On rare occasions the local National Forest may be letting the general public cut their own Christmas trees in the nearby forests. There is usually a small fee &amp; a list of rules. They do this for thinning of the forest, where pine trees are too close together. Free labor for the government &amp; you &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/forests\/california-christmas-tree-farms\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">California Christmas Tree Farms<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[100,49,4],"tags":[71,758,680,760,759,379,677,757,696,761,446,408,679],"class_list":["post-359","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-december","category-gardens","category-forests","tag-california","tag-celebration","tag-christmas","tag-cut-your-own","tag-farms","tag-forests-2","tag-holiday","tag-holidays","tag-seasons","tag-tree-farm","tag-trees","tag-winter","tag-xmas"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>California Christmas Tree Farms - Total Escape Outside<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/forests\/california-christmas-tree-farms\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"California Christmas Tree Farms - Total Escape Outside\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"On rare occasions the local National Forest may be letting the general public cut their own Christmas trees in the nearby forests. 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