Wilbert’s Tree Farm

Loving this place! Affordable trees… AFFORDABLE I SAY!
My husband and I were paying arm and limb (pun intended) for our annual tree. A friend turned us on to this place. Our first year we were a little skeptical… but ventured there anyway. We kept asking ourselves, how can trees be only $ 30? We have been paying $ 75 +/​-​for the last 10 years…
Well, its NOT too good to be true. This is real I tell you!!! You do have your choice of cut your own, or pre-​cut. Pre-​cut cost a tad bit more, but still, super affordable.
When you arrive I recommend you head into the trailer and grab a map since this tree farm is extensive. They are on both sides of the road. No need to bring your own saw… they have plenty. Same goes for the tree sleds. They have plenty so you can wheel your tree out. Get in line, get tagged and have a complimentary «fresh cut» done to your tree. Then they «shake» out your tree and wrap it up. Go in and pay and your on your way! Fast, easy, and overall, great process!
Highly recommending this place.
2015 Prices have gone up by $ 5 since 2014… still not a big deal.
$ 35 Cut your own
$ 45 Pre-​cut
$ 60 Premium Pre-​cut
Don’t forget to check out their live their Nativity Scene. Its been around for over 30 years. You can even pet and feed the sheep, goats and a donkey on display in this Nativity Scene. (Animal food is available to feed the animals.) They also have a giant candy cane you can pose by.
Don’t miss your chance to start a new, inexpensive family tradition.

It was the day after thanksgiving and our Christmas season had promptly begun in full swing without any Black Friday angriness but instead with a trip to a Christmas tree farm. From a recent Unilocal talk discussion, we decided to venture out to Webster, which isn’t really that far from our northern Rochester suburb of Irondequoit (I know it’s technically cited as part of the east side, but really, it’s north). We did make a stop at a hardware store for some rope (and an amazing deal on lights), but this wasn’t actually painful as apparently Lowe’s doesn’t elicit the mob scenes of Walmart. So, with plenty of rope in hand, we made our way to Wilbert’s tree farm. Siri directed our way to a relatively rural address, though signs along the way will assist your journey.
There was no question we had arrived, the pin on the map is surrounded by multiple fields of trees and the road was packed with cars. We took a spot not horribly far from what we thought was the starting point and trekked through the almost knee deep fresh snow (yeah for good boots!) along the road. Luckily, we were all dressed for the occasion but it was still a chilly experience. The main area hosted a few rows of pre-​cut trees for $ 35 or so (maybe $ 40 for larger trees). A slightly chaotic system left us (me) quite irritated and ready to get back in the car, which would’ve happened if it weren’t for the 10 minute dredge back to the car. Finally, we got with the program, grabbed a map, a tree cart, and headed out to the nearest field in search of evergreen perfection. Expectedly, the nearest trees are shorties, and get progressively larger the further in you venture. There are rudimentary paths to follow, but for the most part we were forcing our way through recently forged alleys made by fellow tree hunters. The map guides you to specific tree species, but we didn’t really care as long as it wasn’t that ugly silver pine pole thing that my in-​laws love… ok, it looks fantastic in their 20 foot vaulted ceiling formal living room, but anything under 10 feet, I want fluffy and rich with ornament-​holding branches. We found our «perfect» tree (more like «sure whatever that one’s fine I’m freezing»), and my husband got to work with the provided hand saw. A few moments later, he and my son were carting it off back through the same messy route back to the tree processing elves. On the way, we were stopped by two fellow tree hunters in the process of cutting down their prize but they requested to swap saws as theirs was not, haha, cutting it (get it? Cause it was doing the job of cutting? Ha. Yes, I found it funny then, too). So make note, inspect your saw for sharpness or whatever makes a quality saw.
We made our way back and one of the elves tagged our tree with a number, giving us a copy to take up to the cashier, which is inside a trailer. The line ran through most of the small building, but went relatively quick. We paid cash ($ 30 regardless of size so if your looking for a giant tree this would be a great place to try) but they did take credit cards as well. What they didn’t do is answer the phone, so beware if it rings and rings it probably means they’re open and busy, not closed. The middle of the small trailer had a table filled with prepackaged snacks and overpriced tree stands. The snacks were on an honor system and were all $ 1 each I think, with a slot box taking your money and not offering change. I’m sure you could pay for these things with the tree, too, but it was convenient for the employee that popped in for a snickers and didn’t have to wait in line.
Once the tree was retrieved by matching up the tags, we moved it to the side of the parking lot and my husband brought over the car. It seemed this was a consistent practice, with no one just parking in the lot. I didn’t see a sign that specifically stated «Loading Zone» but it was generally perceived as not a straight up parking area. Many people opted to carry their tree directly to their car, but I’m not fond of getting hit by a car while holding a 6 foot log (let’s be honest, though, I wasn’t about to do the heavy lifting… I just didn’t want to slush through the snow anymore).
Though we had our own rope, there was a large roll of twine available. There’s also some Christmas scenes for photo-​ops that I was out of patience to go see, as well as a few more fields beyond the main one. I think perhaps they open them as the season depletes a field, but I don’t think they’re necessarily off limits. It just might take a bit more effort to get your haul back. The map shows multiple processing spots as well as large parking lot near the east end (someone with a better sense of direction should verify that).
It was a long and cold process, it’s one that will most likely become tradition. I liked the lack of getting shuttled out to a far away field, and once we figured things out, the process was fairly well organized.