“Reinhart Farms was the very first Christmas Tree Farm we had ever been to,” Shelly said. “We moved here in July 2001 and found this farm when we were traveling up Silver Falls Highway in December 2001. I decided to take Jack’s Christmas picture there for our Christmas card. We just loved it. They have always been so nice and welcoming. Exactly what we dreamed of having for our family tradition.
touch of loving hands with their family and friends – we cannot express the joy it gives us.” Over the years, there have been customers who forget their wallet or checkbook. They gave each a business card and asked them to mail the money. A few days later, payment and a thank you note would appear. “We feel our business is based on faith and belief in the good will of people - though some found it hard to believe we would extend the courtesy to send the payment in when we didn’t even know them,” Jean said.
“Rain, sleet, snow or shine... We always went there to cut down our tree... Used their saws and when we got done, we would get some cider and a cookie in the barn. I will truly miss it.”
Just as they have watched customers’ families change, the same is true with theirs. “No longer do we have the teenage kids clamoring to drive the ATVs,” Jean said. “They are now grown, some married, some have children of their own, and all have other obligations. It has been a difficult and emotional decision to discontinue the U-cut operation, but before we close the doors on u-cuts, we chose to stay open this year to tell our customers one last time ‘thank you.’ Thank-you for allowing us to be a part of your Christmas tradition.”
And that’s exactly why Patrick and Scott avoid the shop and Jean keeps busy in the shop handing out cookies and candy canes – all to avoid tearing up. “We are going to miss the families that we see here each year,’ Jean said. Scott and Pat Reinhart were the second and third generations to run the Reinhart Tree Farm in the Silverton Hills.
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“Maybe in 10 or 20 years, I will grow Christmas trees again,” Patrick said.
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Patrick said the trees left on the property have either been sold to a neighboring farm or to a wholesaler to make holiday wreaths. They are keeping some trees for the family to cut over the years.
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