Balsam Hill

at balsam hill ®, we are committed to creating the best christmas trees on the market. our founder, thomas harman, was inspired to start balsam hill ® by a family member who was allergic to live trees but wanted to create a festive atmosphere in his home during the holidays. when thomas' search for a lifelike artificial christmas tree came up empty-handed, our mission was born to develop the most realistic and luxurious artificial trees. to accomplish this mission, our designers carefully craft our trees to mimic nature using site visits and cuttings from live trees as their guides. our trees are so realistic that we routinely have customers visit our seasonal retail locations and ask why we are selling real trees inside a store! just how real are our trees? they are routinely used by set designers of popular tv shows and even have been known to fool one of america's most savvy tv hosts into commenting on air about the "live" trees on her set. they routinely grace the lobbies of fine