Photo essay: Festive Leeds tree farm gets prepared for Christmas

Farm manager Martin Hodgson planted his first tree on the site in 1996 and now 20 years later there are more than 18,000 being grown at any one time.

All cut trees are displayed without nets so that customers can choose exactly the right shape for their home. They are then netted up.

And the farm even offers a ‘cut your own’ service where buyers can browse the plantation to choose and chop down their perfect Christmas centrepiece.

Trees on offer include the Norway Spruce, Nordmann Fir and Fraser Fir.

Methley Christmas Tree Farm is open from 8:30am to 4:30pm seven days a week. Late night opening is on Thursday evenings until 9pm.