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The day after Thanksgiving is a popular time for families to visit Apple Hill in El Dorado County, where Harris Family Farm offers the unique experience of cutting down their own Christmas trees.It’s a tradition with roots dating back to the California Gold Rush.”We usually buy it from a Christmas tree lot. But this time we wanted to do something a little extra special,” said Veronica Alegria from Fair Oaks.For Dylan Moore from Sacramento, who visited the farm with Lauren Mabe, it’s a tradition connected to his roots.”We both grew up in the Midwest, where going and cutting your own Christmas tree was kinda the norm,” he said.Logan Herkomer from Folsom was also carrying on the family tradition. “I was raised in Santa Cruz. We went to the Santa Cruz Mountains every year to cut down a tree,” he said. “We came here last year, first time, and we loved it. Have a picnic, enjoy the beautiful mountain air and cut down a tree.”RELATED | Where to find a Christmas tree in Northern CaliforniaPam Harris, the owner of Harris Family Farm, expressed gratitude for the favorable weather on Friday and the nice forecast ahead. “We’re very lucky that we have beautiful weather all weekend. Y’know, we’ll sell over a hundred trees today,” Harris said. The farm has been in her family since the California Gold Rush in the 1850s.”Our demand is greater than our supply,” Harris said. “So, we actually limit the amount of trees cut in a season. There’s other farms that will close up after today or after tomorrow. Because there’s just not enough trees for everybody.” But, as Harris explained, the practice behind the farm’s tree cutting is sustainable. “We did our first plantings here in the 1950s, and so most of our trees are what we call ‘returns’ – which means they’ve been cut before,” she said. “We have some stumps here that have had seven or eight trees cut off of them since 1961.” See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel
The day after Thanksgiving is a popular time for families to visit Apple Hill in El Dorado County, where Harris Family Farm offers the unique experience of cutting down their own Christmas trees.
It’s a tradition with roots dating back to the California Gold Rush.
“We usually buy it from a Christmas tree lot. But this time we wanted to do something a little extra special,” said Veronica Alegria from Fair Oaks.
For Dylan Moore from Sacramento, who visited the farm with Lauren Mabe, it’s a tradition connected to his roots.
“We both grew up in the Midwest, where going and cutting your own Christmas tree was kinda the norm,” he said.
Logan Herkomer from Folsom was also carrying on the family tradition.
“I was raised in Santa Cruz. We went to the Santa Cruz Mountains every year to cut down a tree,” he said. “We came here last year, first time, and we loved it. Have a picnic, enjoy the beautiful mountain air and cut down a tree.”
RELATED | Where to find a Christmas tree in Northern California
Pam Harris, the owner of Harris Family Farm, expressed gratitude for the favorable weather on Friday and the nice forecast ahead.
“We’re very lucky that we have beautiful weather all weekend. Y’know, we’ll sell over a hundred trees today,” Harris said.
The farm has been in her family since the California Gold Rush in the 1850s.
“Our demand is greater than our supply,” Harris said. “So, we actually limit the amount of trees cut in a season. There’s other farms that will close up after today or after tomorrow. Because there’s just not enough trees for everybody.”
But, as Harris explained, the practice behind the farm’s tree cutting is sustainable.
“We did our first plantings here in the 1950s, and so most of our trees are what we call ‘returns’ – which means they’ve been cut before,” she said. “We have some stumps here that have had seven or eight trees cut off of them since 1961.”
See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel
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