Mountain Creek Tree Farm

BEWARE OF APHIDS!
We’ve been to this farm three times: 2008, 2009 and 2015. We love the setting of this farm and appreciate the family-​run small business. My in-​laws own a Christmas Tree farm in Wisconsin and we love supporting farms like this! Unfortunately our experience this year was not a good one. We cut a beautiful 7′ Frasier fir (~$ 80) and it looked wonderful decorated in our house. FIVE DAYS BEFORE CHRISTMAS we had to THROW OUR TREE AWAY due to Aphids that had hatched all over the tree! I noticed them when I was watering the tree, it looked like sap had dripped on a few presents. As I looked up the layers of branches, I noticed a branch with a cluster of dark moving bugs. When my husband got home and looked closer, he noticed them ALL OVER THE TREE. Aphids lay eggs on the branches in the summer/​fall and the eggs usually stay dormant over the winter – until you bring the tree inside! They can live long enough to grow wings… once we read that, we took our favorite ornaments off and got the tree outside, lights on and mostly still decorated. We had to run to Fred Meyer and got a 4.5′ fake tree to hold us over this year. We have always had real trees growing up and nothing like this has ever happened to us!
Now, I understand that nature happens… we brought a live tree into our home for goodness sakes. The 1 star review comes in when I called the business to let them know about this problem. I was not looking for another tree, or a refund or anything. I simply wanted to make them aware of the problem so that future families could be spared a bug infestation and having to throw away their tree just days before Christmas! The woman I spoke with was completely unempathetic. She said it happens, they spot spray but can’t catch them all (which I understand). Eventually she did say «sorry that happened to you» but when I said «Merry Christmas» at the end of the call she just hung up. We definitely just became a fake tree family and even though this farm makes wreaths and garland, we will not be back for any Christmas décor.

Incredibly scenic, with beautiful trees and friendly people. A very christmas-​ish experience all around. Probably a lifer.

This is a great place with a big selection of trees (there were 4 or 5 different types of Christmas trees.) with a good range of prices so you could find one to fit your budget.
You can either cut down your own tree or choose from the pre-​cut ones.
They provide the saws (but bringing a chainsaw if you have it would make it a lot easier.
Once you haul your tree out of the fields you can have it bundled up for a few bucks more, they will help load it for you.
There is free hot cider and coffee just what you need after hunting down your tree in the cold!

There aren’t enough words to express how much I LOVE this place!
We just cut our own Christmas tree at Mountain Creek Tree Farm yesterday. Right as we entered the tree farm, the man in the little greeter house came up to our car and said, «I remember you guys! You don’t need a map… but just in case here ya go.» Seriously, this is why I love family owned places. He must see so many people throughout the season, but somehow he remembered us!
I’m glad we came early in the season, there were SO many beautiful trees to choose from. We decided to get a smaller tree this year – well 6 ½ foot tree isn’t very small… but it it was only $ 39 for a Douglas Fir! We also ended up getting a Christmas wreath ($ 34) and a mistletoe to get our house into the holiday spirit!
The free apple cider always warms my heart. The staff are always SO helpful and friendly. Can’t imagine buying my tree anywhere else!

We have been coming here on Thanksgiving and getting our Christmas tree for the last 10 years. Every time we come here the tree selection is always great, the quality is high and the people that run the farm is a great family who knows how to take care of their customers. It is now our family tradition that we come to Mountain Creek every Thanksgiving and start our holiday season by cutting our tree and picking up the wreath that will hang over our door. The fun the family now is the hunt for the perfect tree in the snow and coming back into the shop for hot chocolate and cider. The family that runs Mountain Creek makes this place different from all of the rest and I look forward to next Thanksgiving when we will come out for our annual tradition once again.

This was my first experience with a U Cut tree farm in WA State so I don’t have much to compare it to. Went with JP and his family on their annual tradition of cutting down their Christmas trees. We were also on the hunt for one for our place too. This place has a decent variety of trees: Fraser, Noble, Turkish, Douglas and Grand Firs. They provide you with a homemade map with the locations of the tree types and the rules and regulations (i.e. Only adults may carry and use saws, Keep dogs in your car, watch out for stumps, rocks and mountain beaver holes… I KNOW! I had never heard of a mountain beaver and disappointingly didn’t see one or it’s hole!)
We paid $ 60 for a 7 ½ foot Fraser Fir. I think I had a comparable tree from Lowes or Home Depot a couple of years ago for less, but honestly, the experience of getting out there and walking through a farm filled with trees was a much cooler experience than going to your local big box retailer. Pricing is done by the foot and it dependent on tree type (Frasers and Nobles are about $ 8 per foot for 6 – 7 ½ feet and then it goes up to $ 10 per foot for 8 feet and above). I think everyone should have this sort of experience at least once, but definitely stick to buying your garland or wreaths at Costco or wherever as they were grossly overpriced here.
Ho ho ho!