Kennebec Journal · 2020
A record-breaking season
Flo on the busiest weekend the farm had ever seen: “We had an unprecedented number of people at the farm.”
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About us
Our family farm – Maine born since 2003
The Clausons
Maine grown, family run.
Ledge Hill Farm is 15 acres at the top of a hill in Readfield, Maine. We plant, shear, prune, and shape the trees ourselves. Every tree we sell is Maine grown, from our field or from other Maine tree farms. We started the farm in 2003 on 3rd generation family owned land. Now the 4th generation is working our fields.
In the off season we are out in the field keeping things tidy and growing for the upcoming season. Come November, we are at the barn on weekends, handing out saws, chatting with customers, running the balers, and pouring hot chocolate.
Flo
Henry
Thomas
Anna
How the farm grew
A Christmas tree takes seven to ten years.
Lots of work, but worth the wait.
2003 – The first rows Seedlings planted by hand on the slope below the house and barn.
2014 Trees stacked in the barn ready to be taken home.
2020 The rows filled in. Summer means mowing between them and shaping each tree. We replant hundreds of new trees every year!
Today Choose-and-cut, precut trees, a farm shop, workshops and a fire pit with a view.
Through the year
The work starts long before December.
Most of what goes into a Christmas tree happens out of season.
Early spring
Spreading wood chips as the ground thaws.
Planting
Every seedling is planted by hand.
Summer
Mowing between the rows, all season long.
Harvest
Trees cut, baled and ready for the season.
The next crop
Fraser fir plugs, waiting for their turn in the field.
Why this hill
Look west from the field and you can see Mt. Washington and the Western Maine mountains.
In the news
Featured in print and online.
Local papers and New England travel writers have visited the farm over the years. This photo of Flo ran with the Kennebec Journal’s story in 2020.
New England Today · 2021
Favorite farms in every state
Yankee Magazine’s New England Today named Ledge Hill Farm one of its favorite Christmas tree farms in Maine.
Read the article → New England With Love · 2023
9 best tree farms in Maine
Listed among the best Christmas tree farms in Maine for its trees, wreaths, kissing balls and handmade decorations.
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Family, our community, and local agriculture.
Maine grown
Every tree at the farm was grown in Maine, either on our own land or on other Maine farms.
Made by hand
Wreaths, swags and greenery are made by Flo in our workshop from local fresh cut balsam.
Room to wander
No rush. Walk the farm, sit by the fire, and explore the farm shop. Stay as long as you like.