Choose-and-cut Christmas trees are the freshest of fresh trees!
Choosing and cutting your own Christmas tree is a wonderful outing to begin your Christmas season. Bring your family and friends to experience the fun and excitement of a working farm where you can find your perfect tree, and enjoy pumpkin patches, hay rides, wreaths, gift shops, farm animals, school tours, breathe some fresh air, and many other offerings.
Bring home a healthy, fresh grown Christmas tree from a local farm.
Our proud members invite you to explore our website, call or e-mail, check us out on the web, Facebook or other social media but most encouragingly come on out and visit the farm. We are confident you will return!
Real trees make scents!
If you are considering starting your own Christmas tree farm, full-time or as a hobby, it will be rewarding to see your hard work come to life. As with any farming endeavor, Christmas tree farming requires smart planning, efficient management, a dedicated application of information, determination and good old work. There is no better organization than the Southern Christmas Tree Association to become a member of when considering such an operation, implementing farming practices or increasing your knowledge base of this rewarding industry. Sharing experience counts at SCTA.
If you are interested, go to our Membership Page. Thank you.
SCTA believes in members helping members and creating memories that will last a lifetime.
Your source for REAL Christmas trees!
Grown in the USA!
SCTA is an organization primarily of Christmas tree farmers in Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi. We welcome and encourage all, from wherever, interested in improving the industry including other state growers to join and participate.
SCTA's mission is to assist growers in the production and marketing of high quality, REAL Christmas trees.
Members provide unique experiences for customers while creating memories and traditions lasting a lifetime.
The Southern Christmas Tree Association
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Annual Meeting
September 5-7, 2025
Grant Farms & Hotel Bentley
Alexandria, Louisiana
2025 SCTA ANNUAL MEETING UPDATED LINKS:
read link and notes below
Exhibitors Confirmed as of 08/25/2025
Mills Gourmet (Mulling Spices, Jellies, Condiments, 903.592.7321)
Partners
Friday The full-day Private Pesticide Applicator training workshop for certification has been cancelled for lack of registrants before early deadline. Instead, Dr. Valerie West will conduct the SCTA PRE-MEETING PESTICIDE APPLICATOR WORKSHOP from 1:00 to 4:00 PM at the Hotel Bentley. The workshop is free and you will learn about the safe handling and use of pesticides. This workshop is a joint effort of the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry and the Louisiana State Cooperative Extension Service. Anyone can participate in the workshop. Louisiana residents needing to recertify their private pesticide applicator license with the state of Louisiana will need to bring two checks or money orders for recertification fees ($15 made out to the LSU AgCenter and $25 made out to the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry). Registration is required with the conference registration. Last minute registrants must contact Dr. Valerie West. Please contact Dr. West at vwest@agcenter.Isu.edu or (318) 299-5906 or the executive secretary at (225) 505-6335 if you have any questions.
Also on Friday there will be a board meeting in Hotel Bentley followed by a board & family dinner at Spirits Food & Friends. The restaurant has plenty of room if you are interested and hungry.
Exhibitors, and tree & wreath competitors can setup at the Hotel Bentley. Exhibitors are encouraged to contact the executive secretary for specifics. There is a hotel service entrance. Additional exhibiting on the farm Saturday is possible.
Saturday The Grant Farms field day is located southwest of Alexandria. Throughout the day or after the farm field event exhibitor, tree & wreath setup, evening dinner and auction will be at the Hotel Bentley.
Sunday Devotion, annual & business meetings, awards & lunch will be conducted at the Hotel Bentley. Exhibitor takedown after the meeting.
Hotel & Conference Venue Hotel Bentley. Group rate identifier “SCTA” $119 & $129 plus tax. The room block reservation deadline of August 29, 2025 has expired. However, if rooms are available you must contact the local desk telephone (318.442.2226) for the group rate. Do not use a website telephone number. Address: 200 Desoto Street, Alexandria LA, 71301. Parking: street and lot between hotel and river.
Conference registration is required. Information as it develops will be posted on www.SouthernChristmasTreeS.org.
Contact Michael Buchart, Executive Secretary at SCTAES@gmail.com or 225.505.6335
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