At Geukemeijer Kerstbomen in Heythuysen you choose your own Christmas tree from a selection that includes Nordmann, Fraseri, Serbian spruce (Omorika), Korean fir (Koreana), Norway spruce (fijnspar) and blue spruce. The season opens on Friday 20 November. Trees are available cut or with a root ball, priced from around €10 to €45 depending on the species and height.

You select your tree on the farm’s sales ground. Cut trees are supplied pre-drilled at the base for the EasyFix stand system, and stands in various sizes are sold on site. You pay by card or cash. You can take the tree away yourself, wrapped in a net, or have it delivered to your home. Delivery costs €4 in villages around Heythuysen such as Baexem, Roggel, Horn, Heel and Leveroy, €6 in Roermond and Nederweert, and €7.50 in Weert; elsewhere in the Netherlands delivery can be arranged on request. You can also order through the webshop for delivery or collection.

The farm is open daily from Friday 20 November: Monday to Friday 08.30 to 17.00, Saturday 08.00 to 17.00 and Sunday 10.00 to 17.00. The entrance and parking are wheelchair accessible. Every cut tree comes with two sachets of TreeFood to help it keep its needles. Christmas greenery is also for sale.

What visitors say

The Christmas trees come in all shapes and sizes, from narrow to broad and small to large, laid out neatly so it is easy to see what is on offer. They are good trees for a fair price, the service is good, and some visitors come back every year. If the tree you choose turns out slightly too big, they will shorten it free of charge.

Rain radar: the weather in the next 2 hours

Source: Buienradar.nl

Facilities in this u-pick farm

Farm shop Farm shop

Tuinbouwbedrijf Bonten

2.1 km — limburg

Tuinbouwbedrijf Bonten in Baexem is a pick-your-own farm specialising in pumpkins and asparagus. The farm grows over 150 varieties of pumpkins and gourds, including ornamental, edible and Halloween types. Pumpkin picking takes place in autumn. The main pick-your-own days are held on the last Sunday in September and the first Sunday in October, from 10.00 to 16.00. Entry costs €2.50 per person (children under two free). You pay for the pumpkins by weight: up to 5 kg at €1.95 per kilo, 5–10 kg at €1.60 per kilo, and over 10 kg at €1.40 per kilo. Pumpkins heavier than 8 kg are half price per kilo. Bring your own secateurs and bags, or use the farm’s buckets. A trolley shuttles between the field and the farmyard to transport your harvest.

Kwekerij en Pluktuin van Buggenum

7.1 km — limburg

Kwekerij en Pluktuin van Buggenum is a pick-your-own flower farm near Buggenum in Limburg. From mid-May to October, visitors can cut their own bouquets from the field. The farm grows perennials, grasses and seasonal flowers suitable for cutting. You pay €8.50 for 20 stems or €12.50 for a ready-made bouquet. Some flowers are priced per stem at €1. A subscription for three self-picked bouquets costs €22.50 and can be posted anywhere in the Netherlands.

Mertens Kerstbomen

10.6 km — limburg

Mertens Kerstbomen in Nederweert is a Christmas tree farm where you choose your own tree from the field or select one from the trees already standing ready. All trees are grown in the Netherlands. The farm grows five varieties: the Nordmann, which has thick needles that do not prick; the Frasier, a narrower tree with small needles; the Zilverspar, which has a strong scent and prickly needles; the Picea omorika, with a slender upright trunk; and the classic Picea Abies, available from 1.5 to 3 metres. You can buy any tree with or without a root ball.

Pluk en theetuin in de 7e Hemel

13.2 km — limburg

Pluk en Theetuin in de 7e Hemel in Grashoek is a pick-your-own farm where visitors can gather flowers and seasonal fruit. The farm grows a variety of soft fruits, including strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, and currants, as well as tree fruits like apples, pears, plums, and cherries. Flowers can be picked from the borders to create your own bouquet. The fruit from the orchard is not available for picking but is sold in bags when in season.