McMurtrey’s Red-Wood Christmas Tree Farm

My wife and I got our Christmas tree here in 2013 and 2014 with no problems. Cut it ourselves and it was a great tree. This year, we went one week after Thanksgiving and were told their U-​Cut was closed for the season. We nearly left to look for another farm, but it was pouring, so we decided to get a pre-​cut tree there. The selection wasn’t great, but we found one that looked good enough. Fast forward a few weeks to the week before Christmas, and the tree is dead. We watered it plenty, did everything we normally would do, but the tree didn’t last until Christmas. Normally we leave our tree up for a few weeks in the new year, but we had to take it down 3 days after Christmas. When we did, I couldn’t believe how dry it was. Branches fell off in my hands as I removed the lights.
I may come back next year, but if their U-​Cut is inexplicably closed, I will not buy a pre-​cut tree, as they clearly weren’t cut very recently.

We just came home from McMurtrey’s Red-​Wood Christmas Tree Farm, and I wanted to write this review because I was completely blown away by our experience.
First off, all the trees were absolutely beautiful — nice shapes, rarely any holes. We absolutely love the tree we got, and we didn’t feel like we had to settle. Instead, it took us awhile to pick one because we were stuck between two really nice trees that we liked and we couldn’t make up our minds.
But more importantly, the customer service was second to none. Multiple workers came up to us asking if we needed help, and one in particular showed us the grand firs and noble firs, and explained the pros and cons of both. She even came back to make sure we saw new trees that they had just taken out. When we finally chose a tree, a young man not only took it to the area to be baled, but he cut off the bottom so it’d be nice and fresh, cut off a few branches for us as well, shook it, baled it, and then took it to our car. He was awesome. To top it off, they had free hot chocolate and apple cider.
This was the Christmas tree experience my husband and I were looking for since we moved up here from Hawaii, and we were not disappointed. We will definitely be back next year!

They won’t help you with tying down your Christmas tree to your car — enough said — go somewhere else. Oh, and it’s pricey!

First a heads up: If you’re looking for a u-​cut tree farm right now (Dec 2014) I believe that McMurtrey’s closed their U-​Cut section yesterday at 4pm. Check their FB page for updates.
That said, we went yesterday morning right at opening time and had the best experience! It was busy but we never felt crowded out. These people have a well-​oiled machine. I believe any U-​Cut tree was $ 42. There were parking helpers directing you to spots, people working a tree «debugger» (never seen that before, it shakes all the bugs out of your tree), $ 3 bailing (wrapping your tree in that stringy mesh), cutting the trunk bottom flat, and walking your tree to your car. There was complementary hot chocolate, cider, and candy canes. There was also a «hay ride» type vehicle sans hay with benches for families to ride around the property.

We went on the first Saturday of December and the parking lot was packed! However, with the amount of people there you would think that it would be crowded, but they have such a large lot that when looking for trees, you had a lot of personal space for family photos :). I think we paid $ 40 for our u-​cut tree and $ 4 for bailing. The trees were well groomed and the perfect height!

Went to this place on 12÷9÷2012 — When we arrived we where told by a VERY rude women that U cut Tree cutting was over for the year and we should not have waited to the last minute… (Last minute??? it is 12/​9/​2012…) She told us that their location and all other tree farms in the Puget Sound area are closed for u cut trees — So I went to my car and called 4 other farms and they where all open and selling u cut trees (liar Liar shame on you trying to force me to buy your over priced non u cut trees) — found a great little tree farm in Bothell and now we will go there after 12 years of going to McMutrey’s — Don’t lie and don’t be rude… and December 9 is NOT last minute… Rude

It’s almost half price if you cut the tree yourself. If you really wanted to cut your own tree, why not go to the supermarket and get a dead tree there instead? Free hot chocolate and hot cider and free saws. Overall, lots of fun. $ 3 to bail your tree, is worth it for getting it into your living room. Not many large trees however. If you want a really big tree, you’ll probably have to spend $ 200 on a precut tree rather than the $ 40 – 50 for u-​cut. It doesnt take long to cut the trees. All u-​cut trees are the same price. Kids had a great time. A bit busy.

21-​Dec-​2011 around 4:00PM we arrived to find about 20 decent trees left. Price was good. The guy there was nice and helpful, threw the tree on the roof of my car, and took my money. I had to tie it down. My wife and 4-​year old daughter enjoyed the free cider and candy canes. I was out by 4:20PM. I will return next year and cut my own… that will be fun. Better experience than the place on Avondale Road on the right just outside of Redmond heading east. Don’t go there, go to McMurtrey’s instead.

Went here last night to buy my first live xmas tree. They were so helpful. The man we spoke with explained the layout of the farm and the different types of trees available. Since me and my hubby are newbies to the xmas tree industry, he also gave us a quick briefing on the different types of trees. Granted you could probably find cheaper trees elsewhere, but I thought paying 36.50 to cut down any tree was a pretty good deal, especially when some of the pre cut short noble firs were more than that.
Well as I was saying, since we were such newbies to this, we thought it was a great idea to go late at night. We could barely see the trees (we were using our cell phones as flashlights). Then both our batteries died… so I ran up and they lent me a flashlight! How nice of them! I recommend getting the tree debugged and wrapped, makes it easier for car transport (its an extra $ 3), but they give away free candy canes and hot cider!!! I had such a wonderful experience I was so happy I went to support the locals than going to some major retail store to buy the trees!!!
Hurry and get yours before they run out of the good ones… unless you like the charlie brown xmas tree. then you have plenty of time! :D

Went here last night for my second year in a row. They have fragrant trees and you can cut your own for a good price. They shake, bale, and deliver the tree right to your vehicle. Complementary hot apple cider and hot chocolate are always available. This place is a new tradition for me and I willl keep going back!

Very good experience. We came to Red-​Wood Farm before lunch on Black Friday. They were busy, but not horribly crowded. Pretty easy to find; just down from the winery district in Woodinville.
Not super fancy, but a good deal for the price. Honey buckets for restrooms, gravel/​stones for the parking lot. «U-​cut trees» were a flat rate of $ 36.50 ($ 43ish with baling & tax). Separate pre-​cut area for the taller, fatter Nobles (not sure on price). Free cider, hot chocolate & candy canes. Very friendly staff. Someone has already asked if our tree is a fake b/​c it looks so perfectly shaped. :-)