First and foremost is Balsam Hill's method for creating realistic evergreen foliage, True Needle® technology. Using individually molded bi-colored plastic needles, the True Needle® method is simply the finest means available for creating realistic artificial Christmas trees.

A common question that's asked is where Balsam Hill trees are made. Each of our Balsam Hill Christmas trees is conceived by our internal team in California, designed by our designers, and prototyped in our Research and Development (R&D) center in China before they are made by hand.

About 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.

At Balsam Hill, we design different types of Christmas trees that cater to your needs and preferences. Whether it's a realistic polyethylene (PE) Christmas tree that resembles your favorite evergreen or a polyvinyl chloride (PVC) one that combines quality and affordability, we have you covered.

Fun Facts: Balsam fir is used primarily for Christmas trees and pulpwood, although some lumber is produced from it in New England and the Lake States. The wood is light in weight, low in bending and compressive strength, moderately limber, soft, and low in resistance to shock.

Balsam fir has long been a preferred species for many consumers because of its strong Christmas tree scent. It has dark green needles and excellent form.

Most Realistic: When you think of Balsam Hill, these are the trees that come to mind. These trees use more than 65% True Needle foliage for outstanding realism, with Classic Needles deeper in the tree near the trunk to add fullness and depth.

Native Range In the United States, the range of balsam fir extends from extreme northern Minnesota west of Lake-of-the-Woods southeast to Iowa; east to central Wisconsin and central Michigan into New York and central Pennsylvania; then northeastward from Connecticut to the other New England States.

Balsam tree is the common name given to several genera or species of trees that are the source of resinous products, often known as balsam or balm. Balsam tree may refer to: Abies balsamea, balsam fir, the source of Canada balsam. Colophospermum mopane, an African leguminous tree with resinous seeds.

Balsam is a solution of plant-specific resins in plant-specific solvents (essential oils). Such resins can include resin acids, esters, or alcohols. The exudate is a mobile to highly viscous liquid and often contains crystallized resin particles.

There's more to these festive favourites than meets the eye.

• At Wakehurst, we are getting ready to light our incredible living Christmas tree.
• There are many different species.
• Decorating trees gained popularity in the 1800s.
• Nuts and candles were used as decorations.
• The UK's tallest living Christmas tree.
• Tough giants.

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Balsam fir is a coniferous tree native to northern Wisconsin and the rest of the Lake States. It has the largest distribution of the North American firs, extending across southeastern Canada, south through most of the Midwest, and east through New England.

Balsam is the resinous exudate (or sap) which forms on certain kinds of trees and shrubs. Balsam (from Latin balsamum "gum of the balsam tree", ultimately from a Semitic source such as Hebrew basam, "spice", "perfume") owes its name to the biblical Balm of Gilead.

: an aromatic and usually oily and resinous substance flowing from various plants. especially : any of several resinous substances containing benzoic or cinnamic acid and used especially in medicine. b. : a preparation containing resinous substances and having a balsamic odor.

Impatiens balsamina, commonly known as balsam, garden balsam, rose balsam, touch-me-not or spotted snapweed, is a species of plant native to India and Myanmar.