How to Get There
Closed for the season. The gates to our farm will be open again next year on November 23rd, 2012.
Thank you for your patronage. Have a Merry Christmas and hope to see you in the New Year!
This year, both of our locations are open for business! Our flagship location is located at the end of Ryan Road in Harvard, IL, and features 12 varieties of trees including firs, pines and spruces. We recommend visiting here first if this is your first time out to our farms. If you are specifically interested in Fraser Fir from 7-9 feet tall, please visit our fraser fir farm first. Both farms are a short (<10 minute) drive apart so you are welcome to come out and vist both!
Our second location, known as Ben's Fraser Fir Farm, specializes in Fraser Fir, Balsam Fir, and Norway Spruce, and is located just a short ride away on Capron Road in Capron, IL. Please Note, our second location is NOT open on Fridays. If you are specifically interested in Fraser Fir from 7-9 feet tall, we recommend visiting here first.
Getting to Harvard from Chicagoland: Take Interstate 90 WEST to the US Route 20 (Marengo) exit. Go WEST (left) on US Route 20 to US Route 23 in Marengo. Go NORTH (right) to US Route 14 in Harvard. Go NORTH (left) for 1 mile to IL Route 173
From Harvard to Ben's Tree Farm:
Take Route 173 WEST for three miles through Chemung to White Oaks Road. TURN RIGHT & go 1/2 mile to Hunter Road. TURN LEFT and go 1 mile to Ryan Road. TURN RIGHT & go one mile to the end of the road. You made it!
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PRICES
This year, prices range from $6 per foot to $8.75 per foot. Pining for pines? Most pines are $6 per foot. Prefir firs? Most firs are $8.75 per foot.
We gladly accept cash or checks.
If you prefer to obtain your own directions, you can use the following addresses:
7719 Ryan Road, Harvard, IL
16324 Capron Rd, Capron, IL