Christmas Tree Farms

If you read our part one of our exploration of Christmas tree farms in the North Bay, you'd know that you don't have to trek all the way out to the wilds of Sebastopol just to chop down your own tree. There are a handful of Christmas tree farms in Petaluma, the Sonoma County town closest to the Marin County line. We managed to get to two of them: Larsen's Christmas Tree Farm and Liberty Christmas Tree Farm. Both are located in the rural area to the northwest of Petaluma proper. We wanted to hit Little Hills Christmas Tree Farm, located on Chapman Lane off of Western Avenue, but we never made it, unfortunately.

With Thanksgiving now a pleasant memory, it's time to start thinking of getting that must-have of the holiday season, the Christmas tree. There are those practical people who merely unpack the artificial tree from its storage boxes, and assemble it in the living room, pre-wired, perfectly shaped and sized, and flame-resistant. Then there are those of us who have to have the real deal, despite the inconvenience. There are a number of Christmas tree lots in Marin (we've gone to Pronzini's Christmas Trees near the Marin Civic Center in years past, and had a great experience there), as well as Home Depot, Target, Safeway, and other places to get trees at good prices.
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