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Hidden Pond Tree Farm

Mendham, New Jersey · Morris County

Opens Nov 21

Opens November 21.

Hidden Pond posted its 2026 opening day months early — November 21 — which tells you something about how this Mendham farm runs. The visit is the full production: a little train through the trees, bonfires, hot chocolate, and a marshmallow roast when the weather cooperates.

Cut-your-own rows sell through fast here; when they do, the pre-cut Frasers run up to 14 feet. Bring cash or a checkbook — cards aren't taken, though there's an ATM at the stand.

The facts

Checked Sep 5 against the farm's own site

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Christmas tree disposal in New Jersey

The other end of the same trip: when the tree comes down in January, disposal and recycling are a city job and the rules change at the city line — here is who takes it in Newark — or Christmas tree disposal in every city we cover →

How do I dispose of a Christmas tree in New Jersey?
Not at the farm — getting rid of a tree is a city service, and the rules change at the city line. We read the tree collection page for 1 city in New Jersey, linked just above: each one says whether the tree goes out for curbside pickup or to a drop-off site, and what has to come off it before it does.
Is there Christmas tree recycling in New Jersey?
Not in words we can stand behind. The one city we cover in New Jersey doesn't say on its own page what becomes of a collected tree, so we won't tell you it is chipped into mulch. What each city does put in writing is on its page.
Who handles Christmas tree removal once the season is over?
The city, or the county authority that runs collection for it — that is the body every page in that January list is read from, and the only one that can tell you when it is running. Private haulers will take a tree away as well; they are not on this site, because we only write down what a city puts in writing itself.