French Hill Farm

What makes West Boylston Unique?

 Each distinct region in Massachusetts has certain characteristics that contribute to making it unique. In many parts of West Boylston, it remains rural with undeveloped land, making many take pride in its natural beauty. While still remaining rural, it also has many areas that are well developed providing service for its nearby residents.  Worcester, a large city can be easily accessed as well as West Boylston is only an hour from Boston making transportation easy.
Next, not only does West Boylston provide many services and is in close distance to major cities but it also has as an essence of natural beauty. In West Boylston, residents are able to admire both historical landmarks like the old stone church and the Wachusett Reservoir. This gives the town a pristine element of beauty. Also, seeming to loom in the background is Wachusett Mountain  which is also in close distance to West Boylston again providing West Boylston with many unique aspects. As you can see West Boylston is infused with both a natural beauty of land and water as well as being modernized and a source full of services open to the public.

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   Ariana Philbin

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 French Hill Christmas Tree Farm

I chose French Hill Christmas Tree Farm as my virtual tour because not only is it a unique part of West Boylston, but it is a place of family orientation and tradition that everyone can enjoy. It is now more cherished than ever, because cut your own tree farms are becoming scarce due to growing urbanization.

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French Hill farm offers fresh cut Christmas trees.

Customers of all ages come from all parts of Massachusetts from the western part of the state to Boston area and some even come out of state, from New York, Rhode Island and New Hampshire.

 French Hill Farm is a cut-your own tree farm featuring four species of fir trees consisting of Douglas Fir, Fraser Fir, Four-gene Alite and Conconlor Fir. Prices of trees up to 7 and 1/2 feet are $50.00 and trees 8 feet and over are $75.00. Also on the weekends free hay rides are available around the premises.

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Christmas Tree Bailer

This is the christmas tree bailer used to bail large christmas treeswith a plastic netting making it easier to transport them in cars.

These are the metal saws that are used to cut the christmas trees.

This is a photograph of fraser fir christmas trees in the first snow at dusk.

This is a photograph of the closed sign as well as the sign that gives the pricing on the tree sizes.

This is a photograph of a tree customer dragging in a large Douglas Fir with his family.

The customer is preparing to put the Douglas fir tree through the bailer before tying it down to his car.

This is a customer pulling a large christmas tree through the bailer, (the plastic netting making it easier to transport) before tying it on his car.

The Douglas Fir is now loaded into the trunk of the customer's car being prepared to get tied down.

This is a photograph of a pre-cut Douglas fir tree.

A Family is carrying a christmas tree to the car, after it went through bailer.

A customer is dragging a christmas tree to the bailer.

This is the rock in the front of the property, that is etched with the name of the farm: French Hill as well as the established date, 1984.

This is a photograph of the park on field sign as well as the general area provided for parking on the farm.

This is another photograph of customers, getting assistance pulling a christmas tree through the bailer.

This is the large Douglas Fir in the bucket of the tractor being transported to a customer's car.

This is another angle taken of the tree in the tractor bucket.

This is another angle of the tractor carrying the large Douglas Fir.

This is a photograph of a tree in the field that was pretagged and reserved by customers.

This is a picture of a tree stump, where a tree was freshy cut.

This is a photograph on the right field of christmas trees.

This is a photograph of a tree being tied down in a customer's car.

This is a photograph of the large tree transported by tractor being tied down onto a families' car.

This is a photograph taken from a large hill overlooking the entirety of French Hill Farm.

This is a photograph of the farm after the first snow with the tractor getting ready to pull the hay-wagon.

This is a photograph facing the farm, including a scenary of fencing and winterberry bush.
 

Page last updated January 15, 2008