HOLIDAY HILLS CHRISTMAS TREES is family-owned and family-operated in the rich farming area of Oregon known as the Willamette Valley. Daryll and Elaine Smith have been growing and selling their premium Christmas trees in South Texas and the greater San Antonio area since 1988. Their sons, and now the grandkids, too, pitch in to help during summer vacations.
The soils in the Willamette Valley were deposited millennia ago when the ice dams in Montana and Idaho burst repeatedly over several thousands of years as the Ice Age receded. As these ice dams built up and crashed over and over again from the weight of the compacted snow, ice, soils, and rock behind them, the pent-up waters were forced with tremendous pressure through what is now the Columbia River Gorge between the states of Oregon and Washington. These riches over-spilled into what is now the Willamette Valley, gushing south from the Columbia River, backing up the Willamette River some 200 miles! This massive deposit of riches created one of the most fertile areas on earth, and our loamy soil is known throughout the world for its ability to produce superior crops.
These trees are hand-trimmed and individually selected from this moist, green valley, blessed with abundant rainfall and mild, sunny days to produce perfect specimens.