High Reach Farm

Our take

High Reach Farm is an 800-acre working farm that’s been in continuous operation by one family since 1953, combining forestry, Christmas tree production, landscaping, and recreation on the same property. That diversified, multi-generational operating history is a real point of longevity, even though the tree-buying side of the business here is fairly narrow: Saturday and Sunday only, 10am to 4pm, closed the rest of the week entirely. If your schedule doesn’t allow for a weekend trip during the season, this isn’t a farm you can visit on a weekday instead.

A genuinely distinctive growing method

The farm grows its balsam fir trees organically, using a traditional practice called “stump culture” — rather than replanting after each harvest, the tree is cut about waist-high so a new tree regrows directly from the stump. That’s a distinctive, sustainable approach worth calling out specifically if you’re interested in how your tree was actually grown, not just where you bought it. It’s a detail that separates this farm from most others in this research, which don’t describe their growing methods in this kind of detail at all.

Pricing that’s reported, not confirmed

A third-party local guide reports cut-your-own trees running $15 to $25 depending on height — a notably lower range than many farms in this research that publish their own tiered pricing directly. That’s worth taking with real caution, though: this figure did not come from the farm’s own website or materials, and this research couldn’t independently confirm it. Treat it as a starting point for expectations, not a guarantee, and confirm current pricing by calling (802) 748-3512 before you drive out, especially since a $10 gap in a reported range this low could reflect real uncertainty about accuracy rather than just size-based tiers.

One more thing to verify

Multiple business directories list slightly different street numbers for this farm’s address — one gives 2847 Tampico Road, while others (including the one used here) list 3901. That discrepancy couldn’t be resolved during this research, so if you’re navigating by GPS, it’s worth calling ahead to confirm the exact address rather than relying solely on a mapped pin. With a confirmed 2026 opening around the first weekend after Thanksgiving but no published closing date, calling ahead also helps confirm the farm is still cutting trees if you’re planning a visit later in the season.

Weighing a working farm against a dedicated tree lot

Danville is deep in the Northeast Kingdom, and a farm that’s spent more than 70 years diversifying across forestry, landscaping, and recreation alongside tree production is a different kind of operation than a business built solely around Christmas trees. That can cut both ways for a visitor: on one hand, a working farm this established has presumably weathered plenty of seasons and knows what it’s doing; on the other, tree sales may not be the singular focus the way it is at a dedicated cut-your-own lot, which could explain why the weekend-only schedule and unconfirmed pricing haven’t been tightened up the way a specialist farm’s marketing might be. If the organic, stump-culture growing method is the reason you’re drawn to this farm, that trade-off is probably worth it. If you’re mainly comparing on convenience and price certainty, a farm with clearer published details may serve you better.