CONSUMER SERVICES
Orange County
BRAMBLEWOOD TREE FARM
Mark and Patty Decot
17157 Oak Shade Road, Orange, VA 22960
703.426.9191
Directions: From Orange, take Route 20 north. Just as you leave Orange, turn east (right) on Route 612. Follow Route 612 for 6 miles to Henry’s Store on your right. Continue on Route 612 for another 1.2 miles and turn right on Oak Shade Road (Route 662). Go to dead end of Oak Shade Road. Enter Bramblewood, turn left, and follow forest road for 1 mile through gate to parking area.
Hours: 9 a.m.-dark, weekends only, Thanksgiving to Christmas.
Products: Choose-and-cut Norway spruce, Scotch pine, white pine, Virginia pine, cedar (5-10 ft.)
Services: Saws and twine provided. Beautiful remote forest setting. Call 703.426.9191 for more information.
Prices: $20 per tree and up.
ELYSIUM TREE FARM
Steve and Jo Satterfield
21041 Clarks Mountain Road, Rapidan, VA 22733
540.672.4512; Fax: 540.672.7845
E-mail: elysium@nexet.net
Directions: From Fredericksburg, Route 3 west to Route 20 south. Go through light at Route 522, then immediate right on Everona Road (617), runs into Clarks Mountain Road (627), then about 3 miles to farm on left. From Orange, Main Street east becomes Rapidan Road (615), go about 5 miles to right on Clarks Mountain Road (627), go about 2.5 miles to farm on right. From Charlottesville, take Route 20 north to Orange. Come into town on Main Street; then follow directions from Orange. From Culpeper, south on Route 522 to right on Everona Road (617) to right on Clarks Mountain Road, then 3 miles to farm on left.
Hours: 1 p.m.-dark, Fridays; 9 a.m.-dark, Saturdays and Sundays, Thanksgiving to Christmas. Other times by appointment.
Products: Choose-and-cut white, Scotch, and Austrian pines up to 9 ft. Good quantity of Douglas fir up to 8 ft. Some Concolor fir. Very high quality trees. Fresh-made wreaths, homemade bows, tree stands, wreath hangers, homemade jams.
Services: Saws and twine provided. Free cookies, candy and cider, and seasonal music. Trees netted for small fee. Assistance available in field. Beautiful views. Well-mowed fields. Warm hospitality.
Prices: All pines priced from $15-$40; Douglas fir to $50; Concolor fir - ask for prices. Wreaths mostly $20-35; bows from $2-$6.
VCTGA
MILLER FARMS MARKET
Wayne, Jo Ann, Ben and Kristine
12101 Orange Plank Road, Locust Grove, VA 22508
540.972.2680
Directions: From Fredericksburg, take Route 3 west toward Culpeper 9 miles. Make left on Route 621 across from Wilderness Baptist Church. Go 5 miles on 621 until you reach Miller Farm sign on right. From Orange, take Route 20 north 12 miles. Turn right on Route 621, go 8 miles. Look for Miller Farm sign on the left. From Culpeper, take Route 3 east toward Fredericksburg. Continue on 2 miles past intersection of Routes 3 and 20. Take a right on Route 613 (Brock Road). At 4-way stop, take another right on Route 621 (Orange Plank Road). Go 3 miles on Route 621. Look for Miller Farm sign on right.
Hours: Opening the day after Thanksgiving, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday. Closed Sundays.
Products: In addition to our regular offering of milk from Trickling Springs Creamery, Roseda Beef, Papa Weaver Sausage, and our own free-range eggs, this holiday season our farm market will be brimming with all things Christmas! We will have Christmas trees, Christmas gifts and goodies to share, poinsettias, hand-picked and custom-filled Christmas gift baskets, and holiday decorations. Fresh wreaths and roping are made daily from greenery on our farm. Special orders are available upon request! Two different kinds of Christmas trees will be arriving straight from our cousins at Willow Springs Tree Farm in Christiansburg, VA. We will have fresh-cut Fraser firs, 5-12 ft. and white pines, 6-7 ft. This year, we will also be featuring a variety of live trees in the 4-6 ft. range. These live trees are known as balled and burlapped trees. In balled and burlapped, we will have Colorado blue spruce, Concolor fir, Fraser fir, and Norway spruce (all available as live trees). Some produce will be available as well, depending upon the weather. We hope to have butternut squash, acorn squash, fresh lettuce, Mesclun mix, and broccoli for your holiday feast.
Services: We provide a fresh cut on the base of our trees (upon request), as well as limbing, loading assistance, and Southern hospitality, all free of charge.
Prices: Please call for prices.