Hickory Ridge Farm began in 1945 when Martin and Lena Visny put down roots on the hillside and named their land after the many Hickory trees that grew there. What started as a simple family farm soon grew into something more. In 1960, their son Robert and his wife Wilma planted the very first White Spruce and Scotch Pine seedlings, marking the beginning of Hickory Ridge Tree Farm. Just a few years later, in 1964, the American Tree Farm Association proudly certified the farm as Tree Farm #87 in Connecticut.

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By 1982, the next generation—daughter Martine and her husband Prescott Lehmann—joined in the work, helping plant, shear, and harvest the growing variety of Christmas trees. When Robert retired in 2003, the responsibility of caring for the farm and its traditions passed to the third generation, who continued to expand the farm to include twelve beautiful varieties of Fir, Spruce, and Pine.

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Today, the fourth generation carries the family legacy forward. Joshua Lehmann, son of Martine and Prescott, and his wife Kellyann are dedicated to growing the business with the same values that have guided the farm for decades: exceptional customer service, responsible forest stewardship, and continual improvement of the land.