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Where to buy a North Fork Christmas tree

by Vera Chinese on November 23rd, 2016
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Zuhoski’s Tree Farm offers cut your own trees. (Credit: Northforker)

In December, nearly every other car you pass on Main Road will have a tree strapped to its roof.

That’s because the North Fork is a major destination for fresh cut trees, handmade wreaths and farm fresh goods. So, load up the car and plan on spending a day out east this season.

Here are six North Fork tree buying experiences.

If you want …

… your pet to meet Santa

Take your four-legged friend to meet Santa At Chick's Agway in Southold or Talmage Agway in Riverhead this month. his photo, however, was snapped at a North Fork Animal Welfare League event in 2013. (Credit: Katharine Schroeder)
Take your four-legged friend to meet Santa At Chick’s Agway in Southold or Talmage Agway in Riverhead this month. his photo, however, was snapped at a North Fork Animal Welfare League event in 2013. (Credit: Katharine Schroeder)

Visit Chick’s Agway in Southold or Talmage Agway in Riverhead.

Bring your pets in for a free photo op with Santa at Chick’s (1705 Young’s Ave., Southold, NY) on Saturday, Dec. 3 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Santa will have a goodie bag for each pet who visits.

The following week, on Saturday, December 10, you can head to Talmage (1122 Osborn Ave., Riverhead, NY) for a free digital pic with the Big Man in Red. Talmage will email you a copy. The event runs from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m.

All pets (even guinea pigs and water fowl) are welcome.

… To cut your own tree

Dart's Tree Farm
Ed Dart with his Firs; a Douglas on the left and a Fraser on the right. (Credit: Charity Robey)

Does it make sense to drive to a rural area, cut down a seven-foot tree and put it in your living room for several weeks? No, it does not. But that doesn’t put a damper on this fun holiday tradition.

Visit the following North Fork spots to cut your own:

Santa’s Christmas Tree Farm (30105 Main Road, Cutchogue), Dart’s Tree Farm (2355 Main Bayview Road, Southold), Lewin Farms (812 Sound Ave. Wading River), Shamrock Christmas Tree Farm (20685 Main Road, Mattituck),Verderber’s Landscape Nursery & Garden Center (459 Main Road, Aquebogue) and Zuhoski Farms (11825 Oregon Road, Cutchogue).

…  jarred farm goods like pickled beets and horseradish

Schmitt's Family Farm, Riverhead
Schmitt’s Family Farm in Riverhead. (Credit: Vera Chinese)

Then visit Schmitt’s Farmstand on Sound (3355 Sound Avenue, Riverhead).

In addition to their jams horseradish (for which Schmitt’s is known), they also offer pre-cut trees and wreaths.

… to take a ferry

Shelter Island ferry Christmas
All of North Ferry’s vessels are decorated with Christmas greenery (Credit: Monique Singh-Roy)

Ahhh, the sweet smell of salt air on a crisp winter’s day.

Visit Gulluscio Storage on Shelter Island (20 Manwaring Road) and take in a little Island sight-seeing during your trip. They offer pre-cut trees and wreaths.

Stop in to Marie Eiffel Market or Stars Café while you’re there.

… to meet Santa and his reindeer

Santa's Christmas Tree Farm, Cutchogue
Credit: Northforker file photo

Then visit his eponymous store, Santa’s Christmas Tree Farm (30105 Main Road, Cutchogue). Santa stops by every weekend through December.

The 30 acre farm also features free hayrides, live reindeer and a store offering personalized ornaments and other decor.

… to visit an upscale garden center

Shade Tree Nursery
A display of North Breeze Farms goods at Shade Tree Nursery in Jamesport. (Credit: Vera Chinese)

Shade Trees Nursery (1875 Main Road, Jamesport) offers chic decor, ornaments, grave blankets, wreaths, honey and wine from Channing Daughters Winery and Wölffer Estate Vineyard,

The complimentary hot chocolate and donuts are a MAJOR bonus. Enjoy them while snuggled up by the fire pit.

While you’re there pick up some North Breeze Farms goods, which are specialty products made from the farm’s ingredients.

Vera Chinese has been the editor of northforker.com and northforker magazines since May 2014. Prior to that she spent two and a half years as a staff reporter for the New York Daily News. She joined the Riverhead News-Review as a staff writer in January 2010 and was named Associate Web Editor nine months later. She previously worked for the Southampton Press Western Edition and was named the third place 2008 Rookie Reporter of the Year by the New York Press Association. She graduated from Wagner College in 2006 where she received a bachelor's degree in English. She earned a master's degree in English education from New York University in 2007. She is a 2002 graduate of Eastport High School and has lived on the East End for more than 20 years.

Buying a Christmas tree on the North Fork

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