Dec 05 2008
House Mountain Christmas Tree Farm
Do you remember as a child the excitement of getting your Christmas tree? If it was artificial, it was fun when mom or dad dug it out of the attic and plopped it in the living room for assembly. What was a lot more fun for me as child was those years when mom and dad got the wild idea of having a live Christmas tree! I remember going to the the parking lot at the mall or big department store where someone had set up a makeshift Christmas tree market, usually complete with Christmas lights and hot cider! Then there were the couple of rare occasions when those same parents who were sometime happy with the artificial tree decide that the only way to obtain the perfect tree was to visit a tree farm. Though the tree farms would already have an assortment of harvested trees and a small selection of live trees in containers or burlap, I knew that when we visited the tree farm we were in for a real adventure. Trampling through the fields of trees that looked virtually identical, except for the different varieties, until the right tree called out to be taken! Then in the cold of late November or early December, the quiet, still air would be disturbed by the roar of a chainsaw taking its prize. Once the tree was down cam the task of dragging it back to the family automobile, which was hopefully not too far away. Once it was paid for and lashed to the roof all that awaited was the trip home for more hot cider and hours of decorating!
In Knoxville, or just outside the city, there is House Mountain Christmas Tree Farm. This is a place like what you remember from your childhood. House Mountain Christmas Tree Farm has those already harvested trees and a wide variety of live (balled and burlap) trees to choose from. Or you can always steel yourself against the cold with a sweet cake and hot cider or cocoa before you head out to select that perfect tree for your home.
House Mountain Christmas Tree Farm
6300 Childs Rd., Knoxville, TN 37721, phone 865-687-0324
Email: HseMtFarm@yahoo.com
Hours: 8:00 am ’till 8:00 pm, November 20th until Christmas
Directions: I-640 to Washington Pike - North 10 Miles to Childs Road - Follow Signs
Choose & Harvest: White Pine, Virginia Pine, Red Cedar
Pre-Harvested: White Pine, Virginia Pine, Red Cedar
Features: Balled and Burlap trees
