Hope · Maine
Balsam Hill Farm
A no-spray, naturally grown balsam fir farm in Hope with choose-and-cut and pre-cut trees from table-top size to eight feet and taller, trees marked at $45–$67 up to 6–7 feet, saws and sleds provided, Maine-made wreaths and a warming fire.
At a glance
Your tree visit.
- Tree choices
- Cut your own · Pre-cut trees
- Balsam fir by height and appearance
- $45–$67 up to 6–7 feet
Trees are priced by height and appearance, $45–$67 for up to 6–7 feet, with taller trees slightly higher. Cash or personal check only.
Prices & conditions ↓ - Visit times
Opens Friday, November 27; Saturdays and Sundays through December 20, 9am–4pm; weekdays through December 24, pre-cut trees only on the honor system. From the state association’s listing for this season.
Full schedule ↓
Find your tree
Choose your Christmas tree.
Balsam Hill Farm grows balsam fir without spraying, following many natural growing practices, on a farm that planted its first 500 trees years before it opened to the public; this is its seventh season open. The farm describes an inventory in the field from three-foot tabletop trees to eight feet and taller. The state association’s listing for this season says the farm has more than eight thousand trees planted and is expanding into new planting space.
The farm also keeps about 425 pre-cut trees available, from roughly three to ten feet. The state association’s listing adds two features for this season that the farm’s own site does not yet mention: a Tot Lot of small fragrant balsam sized for younger customers, and a Unique and Unusual field, nicknamed the Charlie Brown field, with trees of every shape. Pricing is by height and appearance, and prices are marked on each tree.
Published varieties
- Balsam fir
Which variety suits your decorations?
General tree guidance; the farm’s selection, sizes and services are described above.
- Balsam fir
- A notably fragrant choice with soft needles.
Learn more: University of Wisconsin Extension ↗ · National Christmas Tree Association ↗
Compare the options
Trees & prices.
The farm accepts cash or personal check only; no cards are mentioned. At the end of last season the farm marked remaining trees down to $40 and wreaths to $25 for the final days; nothing like that has been announced for this season.
| Selection & size | Price |
|---|---|
| Balsam fir, up to 6–7 feet | $45.00–$67.00 By height and appearance; prices are as marked on the tree; the farm’s page is undated. |
| Balsam fir, taller than 6–7 feet | Slightly higher; not published The farm gives no amounts for taller trees; confirm at the farm. |
| Saws and transport sleds | Provided The farm provides saws and sleds; loading help and twine are available. Chainsaws cannot be used. |
| Wreaths | Not published The farm gives no regular wreath price; confirm at the farm. |
Choose-and-cut balsam fir
Take the short path through the birches and explore the fields. The farm provides saws and transport sleds, and loading help and twine for tying your tree are available; for insurance reasons chainsaws cannot be used. On dry days twine is supplied, and the farm suggests bringing your own straps or rope in case it runs out.
The farm prices trees by height and appearance from $45.00 to $67.00 for up to 6–7 feet, with taller trees slightly higher; prices are marked on the tree. The farm does not publish prices for taller trees, so confirm at the farm.
| Item | What the farm says |
|---|---|
| Choose-and-cut sizes | Three-foot tabletop trees to eight feet and taller |
| Price, up to 6–7 feet | $45.00–$67.00, by height and appearance; marked on the tree |
| Price, taller trees | Slightly higher; amounts not published |
| Pre-cut trees | About 425, from approximately three to ten feet; prices as marked |
| Saws and transport sleds | Provided |
| Loading help and twine | Available; chainsaws not allowed |
| Payment | Cash or personal check only |
Weekday honor-system pre-cut days
On weekdays through December 24, according to the state association’s listing, the farm sells pre-cut trees only, on the honor system. The choose-and-cut fields are closed on those days, and visitors are asked not to cut trees from the fields. As the farm described it last season, you pick a pre-cut tree and place the full amount in cash or check in the red honor box at the entrance to the pre-cut area; prices are as marked. The farm’s posts last season also listed Maine-made wreaths on these weekdays, while its entrance sign and this season’s listing say pre-cut trees only, so ask whether wreaths are available.
The farm’s entrance sign, as photographed on its site, reads that only pre-cut trees are for sale, choose-and-cut fields are closed, trees must not be cut from the fields, the full amount goes in the red honor box, cash or check is accepted and prices are as marked.
The Tot Lot and the Unique and Unusual field
The state association’s listing for this season describes a Tot Lot of small, fragrant balsam trees sized for younger customers and the Unique and Unusual field, which it nicknames the Charlie Brown field. The farm’s own pages named a field of that kind in past seasons but have not yet described this season’s fields, so ask about them when you arrive.
Maine-made wreaths and the warming fire
The farm offers fresh Maine-made wreaths, in three sizes last season, and invites visitors to warm by the fire while they choose a wreath. The farm gives no regular wreath price and no sizes for this season; confirm at the farm.
The state association’s listing also mentions tree stands, tree lights, pine cones, sleigh bells and greeting cards among the farm’s retail products, with no prices. No other refreshments are mentioned.
Photography at the farm
The farm welcomes families who want holiday photographs taken there and suggests that visitors ask their photographer to use the farm as the venue. It publishes no rules, fees or booking process for photo sessions, so check with the farm.
Pets, payment and practical conditions
The farm says well-behaved pets are always welcome. It accepts cash or personal check only. Access to the farm is from the Hope side of Barrett Hill Road, reached from Route 235.
The farm has not published parking, restrooms, accessibility or terrain details; its photographs show woodland paths with wood-chip mulch. A farm post last season said it stays open until 4pm or dark.
Care tips from the farm
The farm’s advice is to make a fresh cut across the base of the tree, keep it away from heat and shake it before bringing it indoors.
The farm and its story
The farm planted its first 500 trees years before it opened to the public, and this is its seventh season open. It describes itself as a no-spray Christmas tree farm that follows many natural growing practices, and it is a member of the Maine Christmas Tree Association.
Contacts
Call the farm at (207) 975-4343, a number that also plays an informational message updated often, or email balsamhilltreefarm@gmail.com. The farm’s Facebook page carries season updates.
Pick your day
Dates & hours.
Tree season: November 27 to December 24; choose-and-cut weekends through December 20 (per the state association’s listing)
The farm’s own website has not yet posted this season’s schedule. The Maine Christmas Tree Association’s listing for this season gives opening on Friday, November 27, then Saturdays and Sundays until December 20, 9am to 4pm, and weekdays until December 24 for pre-cut trees only using the honor system, adding that days open could change if the farm sells out. The farm’s home page shows a general hours table, Monday to Friday 10am–4pm and Saturday and Sunday 9am–4pm, with no date, which does not match that schedule. Weather delays are posted on the farm’s website and on its voice message. Use the listing’s schedule and confirm before a long drive. The listing gives 9am on opening day, while the farm opened at 10am on its first day in each of the last two seasons.
| Christmas season | Hours |
|---|---|
| Opening day, Friday, November 27 | 9am–4pm, from the state association’s listing; the farm opened at 10am on its first day in each of the last two seasons, so confirm the opening time |
| Saturdays and Sundays through December 20 | 9am–4pm; choose-and-cut and pre-cut trees (state association’s listing) |
| Weekdays through December 24 | Pre-cut trees only, honor system; the choose-and-cut fields are closed (state association’s listing) |
| If trees sell out | Days open could change, per the listing |
| Weather delays | Posted on the farm’s website and its voice message |
Every row above except weather delays is from the state association’s listing; the farm’s own site has not posted a schedule for this season. The farm’s home page shows an undated hours table that differs from this schedule. In each of the last two seasons the farm closed its choose-and-cut fields in mid-December and kept selling pre-cut trees; in one of those seasons it said the closure was to preserve enough crop. This is earlier than the listing’s weekends through December 20, so confirm this season’s dates with the farm.
Before you go.
- Opens Friday, November 27; weekends through December 20, 9am–4pm; weekdays through December 24 pre-cut only on the honor system. The schedule is from the state association’s listing.
- Trees are $45–$67 up to 6–7 feet, by height and appearance; taller-tree and wreath prices are not published.
- Cash or personal check only.
- Saws and sleds provided; no chainsaws; well-behaved pets welcome.
- On honor-system weekdays, do not cut trees from the fields.
- The farm’s email is balsamhilltreefarm@gmail.com.
67 Barrett Hill Road, Hope, ME 04847
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