The day after Thanksgiving is the traditional start to Christmas tree season – and this was opening day for West Seattle’s newest tree lot, Son-In-Law Tree Farm, which West Seattle resident Greg Potts is operating on the north side of the ex-Charlestown Café parking lot. The name refers to the fact the trees come from the Silverton, Oregon, farm where his wife’s father grew the trees. And it’s the first tree lot we’ve ever seen with an icon:

The VW van with a tree on top is also featured on a T-shirt (left background) that they’re selling at the lot, where hand-blown glass ornaments (by Welch’s Glass) will be on sale starting tomorrow (Saturday), and Greg says part of the tree proceeds will go to the White Center Food Bank.

Another family operation now open for the season: Tony’s at 35th/Barton:

We stopped by today to check in with Joey Genzale, who runs the business founded by his dad (who’s been gone almost a year now). The trees offered at Tony’s include some things hard to find elsewhere – like height (up to 20 feet) and flocking.

Other tree notes, which you’ll find collected and updated throughout the season with a full list of local sellers on the WSB West Seattle Holiday Events and Info page – Holy Rosary Tree Lot (by the school playground at 41st/Dakota again this year) opens tomorrow (Saturday) – here’s its official website – and West Seattle Produce has trees on the site it’s moving to right across Fauntleroy.