There are a few things that Austin seems to struggle with: pizza for one and Christmas trees. I understand that I cannot expect the same quality of tree as from other parts of the country with a more suitable climate. Still... I chose Evergreen because it is a family run business whose patriarch worked for the Department of Forestry. Who would know evergreens better? The atmosphere and experience were similar to most tree farms I've visited. You hop on a wagon or walk to the field of trees. It was a beautiful day so I made the short walk. When I got to the field, however, I wasn't sure what to do next. A wagon full of people had arrived minutes before me and apparently the staff was already helping them, hence there was no one to guide me. After a few minutes, though, I approached someone who looked as if he worked there. He told me that all the saws had been claimed so I just needed to wait a few minutes until one was returned. As I walked through the field I was disappointed to find that very few trees were proportional and pretty enough to be a Christmas tree. After about an hour I just picked one, even though only one side of it was suitable, figuring I would put the bad side against a wall. I didn't feel like waiting for the wagon to return so I dragged the tree back to the main area to purchase. Once I got there though, again, there was no one to instruct me. I finally figured out on my own (and after asking other customers) that I had to drop my tree at the shaker-thing, go inside the building to pay, then retrieve my tree elsewhere. The line inside snaked through the building. Only one cashier, so it took forever. When I got back outside I figured out where to retrieve my tree. The man who helped me (the aforementioned patriarch, I believe) was the only one doling out trees and he didn't seem very happy about it. After twenty futile minutes of trying to do it alone, I finally asked the patriarch if someone could help me get the tree on the roof of my car. A young kid obliged but didn't offer to help tie it, so I did it myself, driving home no faster than 40 mph and still stopping every 5 miles to readjust the tree to keep it from falling off the roof. Up until this point, few issues were the fault of the tree farm. (These places are DIY and rather intuitive, so direction need only be minimal.) But when I got the tree home and cut off the ties, I was shocked to see needles fall all over the floor. We pulled out clumps of needles and dead branches for days. The shaker-thing clearly had not done its job. The tree was more disproportionate and had more spots than I had noticed at the farm. Overall I think we did a decent job hiding them. But next year, we may have to drive to North Carolina for our tree. :) read more

Evergreen Farms Christmas Trees - The spots missing lights are not because we don't know how to hang lights. It's because there was no branches to hang them on. - Christmas Trees Near Me - Elgin, Texas

It was an amazing experience for our family and a new tradition that we will do for years to come read more

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If we'd had a choice, we would've picked their competitor at Elgin Christmas Tree Farm. We've frequented the competition for years, but unfortunately they ran out of trees, this year. Fortunately, my husband looked up nearby tree farms and found this little establishment. When we arrived, we looked around for signs as to a starting point, but found none. We ended up wandering around, checking everything out, and walking into their gift shop. After giving that a once-over, we headed back outside to see a tractor pulling up, with its trailer bed tilted like a seesaw (45 degree angle), crammed full of people and trees. As everyone exited the bed, it evened out and I could see one of its front tires was severely under-inflated. Unnerving. I only boarded it, after hearing one of the workers comment on it, grabbing a pump. Riding the trailer bed out to the fields was anxiety-inducing, as the trailer kept tilting side to side from its center, like the last group. I wished I hadn't watched so many Final Destination movies and my instincts kept telling me to jump off. Luckily, we made it out to the fields, where I gladly disembarked and grabbed a saw. As other reviewers commented, these trees are not highly manicured and do have a more "natural" look than you'd typically find at the store or nearby competitor. We didn't really mind, as we own an electric hedge trimmer; plus, we knew we'd need to slim down whatever tree we chose, to better fit it into its corner at home. Our son chose a tree and got to work, sawing it down. After that initial ride out, I seriously considered dragging the tree all the way back, skipping that death trap. In the end, I talked myself into riding back with everyone, after reasoning that the last crew made it back alive. We hopped back on, and everyone threw their trees into the middle. After returning to the front, we grabbed our tree and stood in line for them to shake off the excess needles. As always, it was pretty cool to watch as thousands of little needles fell into a pile. They wrapped our tree and gave us a ticket to pay inside. We walked around the gift shop and tasted some of their complimentary apple cider; pretty good! In the past, we've purchased an ornament from our go-to tree farm, as a keepsake. This place did not have a good selection at all. It was a bunch of random, cheap glass ornaments, you'd find for a dollar at Walmart. Luckily, we didn't leave empty handed, and found a $3 wooden angel cutout ornament to purchase. It was cute and simple, like our visit here. We paid and loaded up the tree, to head back home and set it up. Overall, it was fine. It's nice that a local family gets to bring joy to families in the area. If you haven't been anywhere else, this place could seem pretty fun. On the other hand, if you've been elsewhere, this place doesn't even compare - the competition is more organized, has barn cat mascots, more activities for kids, higher quality merchandise, etc. We'll probably be back if the other place runs out of trees again. read more

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I'm rating for their Pumpkin Patch, as we haven't been for the trees. They had a good selection of pre-picked pumpkins for a good price, but their "Pick Your Own" pumpkins are crazy awesome! They have a smallish field down the hill from their attractions and food. We were there later in the season, so they were kind of picked over, but it made it a lot more fun to go hunting for that perfect pumpkin. I will say that you shouldn't expect to find the perfect round, all orange pumpkin in their field (you can get that in their pre-picked selection). What you will find are extremely unique, colorful, fun pumpkins unlike anything your neighbors will have. You can see the photos for the ones we got. The pumpkins themselves and traipsing through the field are what really makes the experience, but what made it 5-star is the price. We got three amazing looking pumpkins for about $12. If you got these pumpkins at Whole Foods or a pumpkin patch in town they would easily be $15 each. They also have a ton of attractions for kids like finger painting, a maze and pumpkin launcher. The staff was clearly all family and local kids and it just feels right to get your pumpkin here. It's easily worth the drive out if you're in Austin, so head out there next season and get your pumpkin on! read more

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Felt like Goldilocks but we had fun tromping around trying to find the perfect tree. Never really did but bought a beautiful pre-cut fir for much less than most of the tree lots. read more

Really disappointed in Evergreen this year. I go almost every year, but I wish I had gone to Elgin instead. First, the gift shop was swarmed with dozens of bees. That's a serious health risk for anyone who is allergic to them. I pointed it out to the staff working there, and she just shrugged her head and said she couldn't do anything about it. That's ridiculous. They could have moved the apple cider outside, and they could have cleaned out the garbage can. Second, apparently, they don't shake the trees clean anymore, or at least they didn't clean mine. I didn't notice until I took the tree home (see attached photo) and had to clean it out myself. I guess this is what you get when you let teenagers run the whole place. I didn't see anyone over the age of 20, and none of them seemed to take any pride in their work or even care if something was wrong. read more

Evergreen Farms Christmas Trees - Pay attention and insist that they shake your tree, otherwise you'll end up with this at home. - Christmas Trees Near Me - Elgin, Texas

Sad sad sad excuse for a pumpkin farm. It's very sad. Pallet crates are the lame excuse for a maze. Sad little fishing pond (tarp) thing with rubber ducks. What makes it horrible is that you need to buy separate tickets for everything....over $50 to do really poor, sad little activities. Took almost an hour to get out here.....just avoid this place. Even the Christmas trees looked sad read more

Evergreen Farms Christmas Trees - Absolutely depression pumpkin farm - Christmas Trees Near Me - Elgin, Texas

We went to the Elgin Tree Farm today. The people there were worn out and their fields were empty! Well except for Charlie Brown type Christmas trees. Not willing to settle I looked for another tree farm and found Evergreen Farms. It was the end of the day and I called. We got here pretty close to closing time but I had called ahead and they let us do some tree shopping at dusk. There were a lot of trees to choose from. A sign of a well planned farm able to meet the growing community's needs or a secret well kept. They were not all shaped in the typical obviously harshly pruned cone like you find at tree lots, the grocery, hardware stores, etc. To me it was more reminiscent of trees in decades past or what you might picture Pa in Little in House on the Prairie bringing home. I love it! And it is so fragrant! I do not recall having a tree that smelled this good. The people at this tree farm were very sweet and thoughtful too. I tried to leave a tip and they asked me to put it in the jar. The jar was labeled, Trees for Troops. Love that gesture! If we cut our tree again we will be back. It just takes a bit more time than the delivery service I have used in years past. I cannot vouch for the service as we arrived late and got to drive to the field, cut the tree. They did shake it and bag it. We tied it on. From what I saw at the other farm they don't tie it on either. I really liked the attitude at this place much better than at Elgin. read more

Evergreen Farms Christmas Trees - Christmas Trees Near Me - Elgin, Texas

I'm sad to say that we were extremely disappointed in the Pumpkin Hunt activities they had to offer. The quality of the activities was nothing like what we had envisioned based on their web site. Even $3 each seemed way overpriced for what you got. Maybe this place would be worth checking out if you live close by and have really young children (under 5) and you keep your expectations very low. It was certainly not worth the gas we spent to drive all the way there and home again. read more

I was looking for the pick your own patch but didnt seem to find it - perhaps it wasnt there this year or I completely missed it. We were in town a couple weekends back and I was determined to go to a decent pumpkin patch so we decided to take a short detour and check this place out. The farm is really a cute little place and their staff like others mentioned were very helpful and friendly. Only thing is if you dont have any kiddies theres really not much to do. They have a nice assortment of pre-picked pumpkins and lots of activities for the kids that generally cost around $2 each which I thought was pretty reasonable. I really wish we could have done the pumpkin search through the trees or did the hayride but considering I'm 6 months pregnant I decided it probably wasnt a very good idea. Instead, we all did the pumpkin launch where we got to fling baby pumpkins in the field. Overall - its a nice relaxing place to visit and a blast to bring the kids to. read more

It was the most ok-ish tree farm experience iv had so 2.5 outta 4 cute location good for pics but nothing but trees to cut obviously money not holiday motivated and a little to pushy about picking a tree and for sure over priced but with a blight going through the farms they where one of the few places with trees this year but only the photo opt of the surroundings made it different from one of those places that re bury already cut trees to give u that " cut your own tree experience" read more

So every year I take my kids out to the Elgin Pumpkin Patch. I normally go to the one at the Elgin Christmas Tree Farm. But budget problems kept it from happening this year. We were just about to not go this year, when my husband found out about this place. We drove out there and we found out that it was free admission. The road is pretty bumpy and I was a little apprehensive about it, but it was worth the trip. You pay for tickets for the activities that are offered at the place and there are so much to choose from. You have the pumpkin launch, pumpkin hunt, hayride, etc. The cost about one ticket each and each ticket was $2 a piece. My kids had a blast and there were even things you could do that didn't cost any tickets. Like a bean bag toss, etc. It was well worth the trip and a beautiful farm. I think I will be coming to this pumpkin patch next year! read more

We typically go to the Elgin Christmas Tree Farm, which I love, but they were out of cuttable trees. If you are looking for a Christmas experience or beautifully trimmed trees this isn't the place for you. The staff seemed disinterested in what they were doing, the area to choose trees from is very confusing, and the trees are more rustic/natural than what you would find at Lowe's. I found it hard to picture what the tree would look like once trimmed and in the house. The tree does smell amazing and the prices weren't bad. At the end of the day, we have an OK tree, but the experience didn't give me all the Christmas warm fuzzies I'm used to. read more

Nice family run farm. We went to cut our own down, and thought we'd give this one a try this year. We've usually gone to the Elgin Christmas tree farm. This one doesn't charge admission but the trees are more expensive per foot. It was pretty hard to find a 6ft plus,nice tree. The selection is definitely better at the other farm. There are cute things to do for kids, but everything seems a little less safe for kids than at Elgin farm. The trailer ride is just a flat bed, and there is a goat that runs loose that will charge and hit children. It rammed my 7 yr old in the back and knocked him to the ground pretty hard. I was more bothered that the staff seemed unconcerned, like he does it all the time. Nothing a higher fence wouldn't fix. read more

Had a great time cutting down our own tree with our dogs. There was a little confusion about where to get the saws and poles to see height of trees but everyone was helpful getting the tree ready to go! Lots of little activities for the kids as well! read more

Disappointed. Pine trees were pretty well picked over. Left without a tree.

My family loves Evergreen Farms! We've been going to Evergreen Farms for the past 11 years. They provide a home quality feel to their farm that the others don't. They haven't gotten too big and I hope they stay just the way they have always been. read more

nice place- friendly family owned place. attended the pumpkin patch festival- fun:)

It was the worst. I do not recommend it. There is no pumpkin patch, is just small looking pumpkins they throw around trees and you can take 2. I was very disappointed and sad I drove all the way out here for that. read more