Broken Arrow Nursery Tree Farm

Specialties

With over 25 acres of Christmas trees, we are New Haven County’s largest grower. Stroll our beautiful farms, choose your tree, and cut it with a saw provided by us… all while enjoying some of the best views in Hamden. Then select one of our hand-​made wreaths crafted from our amazing collection of unusual plants.

History

Established in 1947.

In 1947, Richard (Dick) Jaynes planted his first Christmas trees, obtained as a prize from the state for his 4-​H poultry project. Those first trees, planted in and eventually replacing an apple orchard, led to a thriving Christmas tree farm on over 20 acres in Hamden, CT. The nursery part of the business started in 1984, establishing Broken Arrow Nursery as a full time business venture for Dick and Sally Jaynes. Building on Dick’s 25 years of research with the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, Broken Arrow first specialized in Kalmia latifolia, Mountain Laurel, the state flower of Connecticut. The selection has broadened much since then, with over 1,500 different plants being offered, including both common and unusual woody plants and perennials. The nursery is one of the few retail nurseries in Connecticut that propagate and grow most of the plants sold.

Meet the Business Owner

Richard J.

Business Owner

A graduate from Wesleyan University (BA) and Yale (Ph.D.), he worked at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station for 25 years as a plant breeder and horticulturist with specialties in chestnut and mountain laurel. He has received numerous awards for his research and edited the reference book Nut Tree Culture in North America and authored Kalmia: Mountain Laurel.