Our Family Farm
John and Lynette Myhre own Rusty Gate Tree Farm and operate it with help from our sons and their wives. John planted the first trees on the farm in 1985 then we expanded the farm when the boys were young. Today Graydon works full time on the farm; and Tessa, Marshall, and Jordan help out as their schedules allow. You may see John, Lynette, Graydon, and Tessa at the tree lot along with our hard-working crew. Over the years, we evolved from wholesale operations with a retail lot in Nampa, Idaho to welcoming customers to our farm near Harrison. We now sell directly to our customers at our tree lot located at Hwy 95 and Dalton Ave in Coeur d’Alene, harvesting the trees from our back fields that are not accessible to the public.
We’ve been challenged over the years to have enough trees for people to choose and cut at the farm. Deer ate many trees, and drought killed thousands of seedlings and full-size Christmas trees. We fenced two fields and added drip irrigation using solar pumps to get water from our two farm ponds. We’re also planting cover crops to protect our soils. Our little trees are looking great! With the extra water they are surviving hot, dry summers and are growing into beautiful Christmas trees for you, our customers, to enjoy in the future.
We're expanding the farm again to grow even more Christmas trees for the future. Until the little trees grow up, we will have Christmas trees available only at our tree lot in Coeur d'Alene at the corner of Hwy 95 and Dalton Ave in the Skate Plaza parking lot.
We’re grateful for our customers and proud that you get some of the most beautiful, fresh Christmas trees in northern Idaho!
We’ve been challenged over the years to have enough trees for people to choose and cut at the farm. Deer ate many trees, and drought killed thousands of seedlings and full-size Christmas trees. We fenced two fields and added drip irrigation using solar pumps to get water from our two farm ponds. We’re also planting cover crops to protect our soils. Our little trees are looking great! With the extra water they are surviving hot, dry summers and are growing into beautiful Christmas trees for you, our customers, to enjoy in the future.
We're expanding the farm again to grow even more Christmas trees for the future. Until the little trees grow up, we will have Christmas trees available only at our tree lot in Coeur d'Alene at the corner of Hwy 95 and Dalton Ave in the Skate Plaza parking lot.
We’re grateful for our customers and proud that you get some of the most beautiful, fresh Christmas trees in northern Idaho!
Thank you!
