Open every weekend until Christmas (9am-5pm)
Brian & Sandra Skeval Welcome You!
Our Beginnings...
Farming came naturally to Brian who grew up working on a dairy farm. For many years we discussed starting a farming business of our own that could incorporate our large family. After a lot of research, a Christmas Tree and Maple Farm seemed to be a good fit.
We purchased 75 acres of land in Fabius, NY. In 2007 we cleared an old corn field and planted 1500 fir trees. We continued to hand plant between 1000-2000 trees per year until 2015 when we moved into our second field and purchased a pull behind mechanical tree planter.
Christmas tree farming is a long term proposition as it takes approximately 8-10 years for a tree to be ready to harvest. Looking ahead to our grand opening in 2016, we decided to build a barn to house the gift shop. Over the course of 10 months Brian harvested 8 of our standing hemlock trees, milled them into boards, and built the structure. He has since used reclaimed barn wood to finish the interior and install lighting.
In 2017, he installed the new evaporator to expand our production of maple syrup. This allows us to sell our maple syrup and other maple products at Christmas time and throughout the year.
The Skeval Family...
All of this work requires many hands, so not only does wife Sandra help out but so do our five amazing children. When you come during the Christmas season you will find all of our kids helping you out, whether it be out in the field, tying down trees or in the gift shop.
We look forward to you coming and enjoying the selection of 15,000 trees amidst a very picturesque winter backdrop.
Gift Shop Construction
