We ventured down a dirt road for our Christmas tree this year.
Based on the
recommendation of my sister’s new mother-in-law, we headed about 10 minutes from Cambridge to Anderson’s tree farm. According to Mrs. Anderson, they’ve been living on the property since 1971, and have operated a tree farm there for several decades.
The place is family-run and it shows. We parked next to the home and treehouse. I headed inside the gift shop to get the lowdown. Mr. Anderson told me to grab a saw, walk on back and pick my tree. Jesse was disappointed he couldn’t take the Avalanche off-road. I enjoyed the walk - until on our way back, anyway. My baby gets heavy without a sling.
We usually get a Blue Spruce, but opted for a tree with long, soft needles this year because of the baby. (Good thing too, because Blue Spruce were hard to find.) Trees are just $20! They are by far the cheapest around.
Once back, I headed in to the gift shop and couldn’t resist a hand-crafted ornament. The hot cocoa and coffee was free - again, another benefit you usually have to pay for these days.
The owners were warm-hearted, and the tree the right price.
DIRECTIONS: Take CR 5 west of Isanti. Pass through the CR 5/Hwy. 47 intersection. You’ll see your first sign there pointing the way. Proceed past Oxlip Free Church to Zuni Street. Turn left. Proceed south several miles, until you see a sign on the left side.
OTHER LOCAL TREE FARMS:
• Rudolph Tree Farm, two miles south of Isanti off Hwy. 65
• Pinestead Tree Farms, Isanti, MN (763) 444-8206
• Wolcyn Tree Farm, 4542 Highway 95 NW, Cambridge, (763) 689-3346, http://www.wolcyntreefarms.com/minnesota_tree_farm_about.html
• 15 miles west of Cambridge (I can’t remember the name). Huge Belgium horses pull a haywagon out to the field. My nephew loved this place.
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