Midstate abounds with places to cut your own Christmas tree

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For many families, Thanksgiving Day marks the unofficial beginning of the Christmas-tree-hunting season.

That could mean a trip to Home Depot, Lowe’s or the Macon State Farmers Market.

But some families like to take a short road trip to a cut-your-own tree farm, enjoying the experience and the tradition of the outing.

You can find several varieties of trees across Middle Georgia. Among them: Leyland cypresses, popular because they don’t shed their needles; Virginia pines; the bluish Carolina sapphire cypresses; Southern cedars; and the larger, more expensive Deodar cedars.

Be sure to focus on the actual height of the tree and how it will look back home. Trees tend to look larger at home than they do out in the field.

If you cut your own Christmas tree now, it should last through Christmas provided that you keep it in water. Put the bottom of the tree in water as soon as you get home and keep fresh water in the stand. (It’s a good idea to make a fresh cut through the tree stump to help water consumption.)

Happy hunting.

Here’s a list of cut-your-own Christmas tree farms across the midstate. Most of the farms carry several varieties, and trees are typically individually priced. It’s not a bad idea to call ahead first before you head out:

BIBB COUNTY

Double B Christmas Tree Farms

8511 Knoxville Road, Lizella

(478) 935-8742; (478) 808-5271

Open 10 a.m. to dark daily

CRISP COUNTY

Southern Christmas Trees

(229) 273-5748; (229) 276-1875

3452 Pateville Road, Cordele

Open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily

LAMAR COUNTY

Circle A Tree Farm