Join Gilchrist Farm at Palmdale’s Pines and Presents…
Come get your Christmas Tree and create lasting memories!
Enjoy COOKIES, SANTA, CAROLERS, CRAFTS, LETTERS TO SANTA, FESTIVE PETTING ZOO and MORE!
Bring a new, unwrapped present for a child 0-18 and receive $10 OFF any tree purchase!
Visit with SANTA himself each Saturday from 1PM-5PM and Sundays from 2PM-6PM!!!
Featuring BEAUTIFUL LIVE CAROLERS each Saturday from 5PM-7PM
Fresh Cut Christmas Trees available for purchase!
Let us help you select and load the perfect Christmas Tree! Fresh from Oregon, tree stands available!
Choose from Douglas Fir or Classic Noble Fir!
Douglas Fir
The Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) has been the major Christmas tree species used in the Pacific Northwest since the 1920’s. A wide-ranging species that, strangely enough, is not actually related to true firs, the Douglas Fir grows throughout central California, western Oregon and Washington, parts of the Rockies, and in Alaska. The Douglas Fir grows under a wide variety of environments from extremely dry, low elevation sites to moist sites.
The branches of the Douglas Fir are spreading to drooping with sharply pointed buds. The bark is very thick, fluted, ridged, rough and dark brown. Douglas Firs are denser than their counterpart firs. Their needles are dark green or blue green, 1 to 1 1/2 inches long, soft to the touch and radiate out in all directions from the branch with sweet fragrance when crushed.
Nationally, it remains one of the most popular Christmas tree species!
Noble Fir
The Noble Fir (Abies procera) is a western North American fir, native to the Cascade Range and Coast Range mountains of extreme northwest California, western Oregon, and Washington in the United States. Long considered an excellent Christmas tree because for its beauty, soft needles, stiff branches, and long keepability, the species is growing in popularity.
The branches of the Noble Fir are evenly spaced and have needles that are roughly 4-sided (similar to spruce), over 1 inch long, bluish-green, and are generally twisted upward to expose the lower surface of the branches.
Noble firs are fast becoming the most desired tree for the holiday season!
