Best Choice Products 6Ft Artificial Christmas Tree, Douglas Fir Unlit

I got this tree on sale after Christmas last year because it was a great price, marked down considerably. I wanted a bigger tree, one that had some quality and, if possible, a touch of reality to it. Got both! I've read reviews of people buying artifical trees, putting them together, then complaining how skimpy they look. First spoiler: they don't come out of the box looking like they do in the picture! If you buy one, commit to the idea that it's going to look okay, or alright, or even great, depending on how patient you are and how much time you want to take for the intitial setup. There are NO instructions in the box, just a picture that's very deceiving, and a hilarious claim that it's a "fifteen minute setup" for one person. No, for one person, especially if you want "great", we're talking minimum of at LEAST three hours, probably more; I was at it off and on for two days. Once you start understanding the way the branches are all bound together, each section on its own hinged swing-down rod, it gets easier. There are multi tiers of branch sections, which looked daunting. But I got a giant rubber band--like 14" unstretched, I found a pack on Amazon. Starting with the bottom section, and the biggest, I folded all of the tiers, except the very bottom, all back up and the rubber band held them up and out of the way. Then, branch by branch, around the whole bottom circle, I just started separating each one and was amazed at how many branches there were once they were opened out. They're very strudy, yet bendable, so you can use your imagination to create the natural look of an irregular realy tree--which is the route I took--or you can keep them all at the same density, for that "perfect" looking tree. I like the natural way, just because you can open up more spaces for hanging ornaments, and twist a branch a bit this way or that way to keep the real look going. The bottom section is the most important because here's where you determine how wide, or full, you want the tree. It can be quite wide, which is good if that's what you want and you have the space;; I don't have the space, so I just began bending the main branches in an upward direction at the ends. Once you get the idea, it goes pretty well, just takes time, as I mentioned. Then one by one, I released each section from the rubber band to work on that part of the "circle". KInd of like when you get a haircut and they "layer" it, section by section; if you never paid attention to your haircuts, let that be a lesson to you! Once the entire bottom section is spread out and fixed the way you like, just put the middle section on top of that. It slides easily into bottom support hole. Band up the branches except for the lowest section, and do the same thing, adjusting and bending as you like. The top section is the smallest, but probably the hardest of all, because there are no hinges on these branches, so you just have to wing it, bending them upward, or downward, whichever you like best. It's a great looking tree once its all set up. Then you can do a last minute fix-up for any gaps you don't like, or maybe gaps you want to add if you have a lot of big ornaments. The color is a deep green, and the underside of each branch is a bit lighter, for a natural look. It looks amazingly like the real thing, and when I sent a pic to a friend, she said "Why did you get a real one this year? They're so expensive"! It actually made me nostalgic for the sap in the hair, all over the hands with ornaments sticking to you. Or super-sapped to the steering wheel on the way home from cutting down a real tree when I lived in Connecticut. City life has its drawbacks because now you have to get rid of your own dead tree after the holidays, as they don't do those special Christmas tree pickups anymore. Highly recommended. The two biggest plusses: the flexibility to make it "your own", the way you shape it, and the color is very nice. Oh, and the branches have brownish looking areas like on reall trees. I put it on a six inch stand, and it looks really good! And really real!

Beyond 5 star; deep green in color, extremely well made, easy to assemble. Fluffy out the branches was so much fun and easy to do after assembling. When I added my lights and then ornaments continued the fluffing and the tree filled out beautifully. Looks ever so real. Highly recommend and a terrifically made artificial tree from a company that prides itself on high quality made products. Believe this will last a long time compared to other artificial trees that had heavy metal hooks with plastic inserts that broke over the years. Again, a very well made Christmas tree that looks so real. Also, the price was most appealing for a 7’ tree.

Perfect size and not too big. I have a small space so it worked out perfect for me. It has labels on the tree that mark B,C,A... i was thinking that stood for B=bottom,C=Center but then when I got to the A, I noticed that it was ABC😂 So dont make the same mistake I did. Once I noticed I had to change the B and the C lol. It wasnt too hard to assemble. The fluffing did take me a little long. All together it took me about one hour 1/2 or maybe even 2 hours, but ir was worth it. This was worth the price, and I can keep using it every year.

This is our second artificial tree; the first having been given away when we moved a couple years ago. The tree came in a box roughly 13" x 13" x 50". Putting the three sections together wasn't difficult. However, as others have mentioned, it takes a fair amount of time to spread out the wired branches to make the tree look more full and natural. The more time you invest in the process, the better the tree looks in the end. That being said, I'm giving it only four stars because while the tree can be made to look reasonably full on the outside, but there's literally nothing in the inner part of the tree towards the 'trunk' other than the metal rods that are the main 'branches.' The metal rods are bare until roughly halfway to the end where the smaller wires with the needles start. So if you don't take the time to carefully spead the ends of the branches, you will see the wire frame skeleton inside. In addition, if you're used to adding lights to the interior of the tree to create a glowing effect from within the tree interior, there are no branches inside to accomplish this. All in all, we're satisfied with the tree and the price paid, and we plan to use it for the next few seasons. Thankfully, we bought new lights last year that cascade down from the top of the tree and lay on the outside surface of the tree - no need to clip them to the interior branches like our antique set. Hope this helps!

UPDATE: I am still not changing my rating but it's very hard to put a tree topper on this thing if you don't have the right things to rig it. I did!!! I used heavy gauge floral wire and tada!!!! tied the star the flimsy top branch. It's not perfect, I have to adjust it every few days but who cares, even natural trees are not perfect and they cannot be reused! 75% of buyers were not wrong. This is a great tree even if you decided not to take into consideration the reasonable price. I went to look at similar trees in big box stores and they cost a lot more for less branch tips. Tree assembly time? 1 person, female, 5'3" - 30 seconds. Fluffing time? Get a chair, it's an hour if you're doing it by yourself. Even as I "fluffed the top part of the tree and it will filling out well, I was still skeptical about the bottom part, how is a $75 tree with these spindly attached pieces of wire going to look like a real tree in an hour? Well it did. Plain and simple, it's deceptive when you open the box and never had an artificial tree before. The instructions are clear and simple, there was no extra-packaging, just the box and the tree. Grab the base, put the tree together in order A, B, C and there you go. Christmas tree. Fluffing caution: Put on a pair of gardening gloves. After the first 3rd of the tree, my skin started getting a little irritated from rubbing against so many needles. Once I got to the bottom, I got a little bench, and rotated the tree on its base to finish the "fluffing process". I love saying "FLUFFING". I wanted one of those realistic, prelit trees but the price for those fantastic-looking conifers with gorgeous PVC needles was prohibitive at best. So I opted for this one and it does not disappoint. Stand 3 feet away and you could swear it real. With the base on, it's about 75" tall. I am about to decorate, I will post pictures.

I bought this on a Black Friday deal to go in our front living room. I bought it unlit because I wanted to decorate with ribbons and such. First of all, there are quite a few negative reviews due to people not taking the time to fluff this tree. There are three individual branches on the ends of each branch that need to be spread too. It took me about 2.5-3 hours to fluff and I still fluff as I’m decorating. It usually takes me around 4-5 hours to decorate a tree if I go non stop. This is worth the money though. Very nice, very full tree with over 2500 tips. I research before I buy about everything because I don’t want to buy again later due to buying junk. This tree is excellent. I will most likely buy another one next year in a 9 ft pencil style for our dining room. We have a 1937 house on main st, so I try to decorate all rooms in the house. Height was also great! I use the large tree collar on mine as well. The distance from the bottom of the tree is a bit much, I would lower it a bit though if I could. I Amy cut some off of the bottom that goes into the stand next year, we will see.

I read several reviews most of which were positive. The consistent rave reviews and photos showing how the tree could look after taking time to arrange the branches were most beneficial. I decided on purchasing the tree and was pleased with it. I knew what to expect thanks to the reviews so I was not shocked or intimidated by how skimpy it looked after assembling the 3 sections together to the tree stand. Please note, do not tear open the bag the stand comes in as it shows how the stand unfolds. The assembly of the stand and tree took less than 10 minutes. As can be seen from the photos, it looked rather hilarious at first. I put some garden gloves on with a long sleeved shirt (otherwise your hands and arms will get scratched up), and got to work. I started at the bottom and worked my way up. The branches are very pliable but sturdy so I pulled all the bundles apart and bent and stretched the branches out. Once I completed the 3 sections, I went around the tree and finished filling in any gaps. I really got in the tree with my hands and worked all the branches out until it was full and shaped nicely. If it helps, look at a photo of a tree you like to guide you but I just created the look I wanted. It took me about an hour and 45 minutes to complete to my satisfaction. It may take others longer or even less but either way, it takes patience. If you don't have time or are an inpatient person, this tree is not for you. The negative reviews and photos posted about this tree were done by customers who did not take the time to make this tree beautiful as can be seen by my photos. I showed how it looked once I was done and then decorated. It was well worth it especially for the price. Absolutely love it and highly recommend it to those who can and want to put some time into creating a beautiful tree...just put some love into it.

This tree is like a magic trick, you take out 3 skinny boughs from a box and it turns into a lush Christmas Tree magically before your eyes! And it looks just like one you lugged home from Home Depot! After 20 years of real trees this is my 1st faux one and while I’ve always loved the real ones it was like having another baby, you had to water it, watch it, make sure it didn’t fall. It made a mess so always had to clean up after it and if you weren’t careful it’d pee on the floor from too much water!!! Lol The key to this tree is to fluff like mad, step back look for empty spots and go back in and spread out those little pine leaves. Each branch arm breaks into 3 branches (1 main 2 smaller) that you pull apart (see my pics) then pull out all the little pine leaves in every direction, starting from the inside out. Think of each branch like a hand with all its fingers spread out in every direction. Also be sure to cross over other branches, make them reach out over each other to give it a natural appearance. For the money, this thing is excellent! I have a small living room so the 6ft tree fits perfect. I probably could have gone with the 7 ft too but then the star would be touching the ceiling. Honestly looks just as good if not better than all the real ones we’ve bought. I also have a few fake pine branches from Michaels that have decor on them that I always use to fill any extra holes even in real trees, plus bought cinnamon pine cones for a Christmasy fresh smell. Update: the top branch was too weak for our star so will have to rig something or buy another tree topper. Very happy with my Faux Real Christmas tree!

We upgraded to this from a 6' tree and it looks great in our living room. Awesome if you have high ceilings. Was easy to assemble myself. It did take a considerable amount of time to unsquish it out of the box but that's to be expected with any reusable tree. Would not recommend for small spaces, it's quite wide at the bottom.

Easy to assemble. Still fluffing needs to be done to make it full. But overall a good one.

Lights at bottom won't work