PCTGA Summer Meeting 2025
The summer meeting is just around the corner, and the 2025 Summer Meeting will be held at Berkey’s Nursery! We look forward to seeing you there in mid August!
Benefits of Membership
Membership in PCTGA has many benefits including your farm listing on the website, access to resources, participation in meetings and contests, and much more!
The Pennsylvania Christmas Tree Growers Association summer meeting will be hosted by Berkey’s Nursery in Spartansburg, about 30 miles south of Erie, PA. Berkey’s Nursery is a 900-acre, 3 rd generation Christmas tree farm and nursery. Berkey’s produces 2.5 million transplants, 22,000 cut trees, 5,000 wreaths, and 60 tons for bough/foliage material each year.
We take pride in our 60 years of genetic research in multiple species. We currently have orchards in 8 different species including Balsam Fir, Canaan Fir, Colorado Blue Spruce, Concolor Fir, Doulgas Fir, Fraser Fir, Turkish Fir, and Serbian Spruce.
All the plants grown here are started from seed and most of the plants are the offspring of the improved seed orchards on the farm. Improved genetics along with our use of custom designed equipment, innovative technology, and the drive to continually improve our growing practices allows us to consistently produce top quality transplants and Christmas trees.
Please Join Us August 14 th -16 th , 2025 for the Summer Meeting and help us celebrate our 75 th Anniversary.
Follow the link or the QR code for a brief brochure on the meeting
Keep it real. Visit your local Christmas Tree farm.
Grow in Pennsylvania!
Pennsylvania ranks third in the nation for the number of Christmas tree farms.
There are more than 1,400 Christmas tree farms in the Commonwealth. These tree farms account for nearly 31,000 acres and produce about 1 million cut trees each year. These trees are a renewable and recyclable resource.
3 seedlings
are planted on average in place of each cut tree.
Our Programs and Events
Promoting real trees
PCTGA and its members promote the real tree as a warm tradition that brings joy to the holiday season.
Trees for Troops
Trees for Troops delivers farm grown trees to military families. Visit www.treesfortroops.org to find a participating farm in Pennsylvania.
PA Trees for PA Heroes
PA Trees for PA Heroes works with the Pennsylvania National GUard to deliver Christmas trees to soldiers and veterans in need.PA Farm Show
PCTGA promotes the value of real Christmas trees by exhibiting at the PA Farm Show each year.
Click HERE to see the winners.