New to the area so found this place through an online search after visiting Donna's Trees on Bothell/Everett highway. We specifically wanted a Fraser Fir and Donna's was fresh out. I prefer cut your own (Donn's isn't) and Long's had that along with Fraser Firs. Win / Win. We drove the eight or so miles to get there, passing another place along the way about two miles before on 9, I believe. Pulled into the first lot next to the main building and lucky enough, turned out to be right in front of lot with the Frasers. I couldn't believe how many trees were left, considering we went the weekend after Thanksgiving. And the trees left were very unevenly grown and bare. Some were top branch heavy, while others were low branch heavy. I grew up in the Midwest, which is closer to where Frasers naturally grow, so I'll give them the benefit of the doubt there. Took about an hour to find one that didn't have holes everywhere. It was tall, I'll give it that. Some of the branches at very top, were longer outreaching than branches at the bottom, which just puzzled me. Nothing a little trimming couldn't address and the rest would fall in line.
Now that we have our tree picked out we cut it down. Only to find out you're now responsible for hauling back to the lot. No carts to be seen or any trucks with trailers, which is the norm for tree farms outside of Chicago. After dragging the tree 50 yards or so one of the attendants does meet me near the lot to help getting it road ready. He asked if I wanted it bundled, which to me, was an odd question. I'm not planning on putting it up right there, but hey to each their own. Maybe it can be looked at as tree abuse, tying the thing up and all. I don't know. I left him to it and went to ready my vehicle for transport. He brought it back very lightly wrapped. That should have been my sign to ask if they shake the trees out because, no, they do not. Everything that entangled itself in the tree while dragging across the lot was still left in the tree ready to fall out on our living room floor.
So to summarize, thanks to those that have made it this far, I'd look elsewhere if you're looking for a Fraser Fir and prefer a tree to be properly shaken before taking home. read more