Our crash course in artificial Christmas trees began in 2016, when I visited a fake-tree-manufacturer’s New Jersey headquarters. But it delivers a level of fullness and realism that’s truly stunning. Like the less expensive trees we tested, this one still requires you to put in some time arranging and perfecting it to make it look its best. The “flip” function simply tilts the lower section of the tree upright during setup, so you don’t have to lift it into place yourself this is another welcome feature, since the tree weighs 78 pounds in total. We particularly appreciate that this tree’s base has wheels, a unique feature among our test group, because they make it much easier to move the tree into place and back into storage. Like those on the Downswept Douglas Fir, the lights on this tree connect automatically via plugs within the trunk, and they too can switch between clear, color, or a mix of the two. It also has more lights (1,320 versus 750), creating an opulent display that our testers universally preferred. (For smaller homes, we recommend the 6½-foot version.) As with most artificial trees, this model takes up a chunk of storage space in the off-season, even when it’s disassembled.Ĭompared with National Tree’s Downswept Douglas Fir, Balsam Hill’s 7.5-foot Fraser Fir Flip Tree Color + Clear LED has a greater proportion and higher number of realistic branches, which makes it appear more lifelike, especially from across a room. Finally, it’s widely available, easy to set up, and competitively priced.
At 7½ feet high and almost 5 feet across, the tree is generously proportioned it will fill the corner of almost any living room. Also, while some trees require you to hunt down the light strings’ plugs among the foliage and manually connect them, this tree has a trunk-mounted PowerConnect system, which automatically does the job for you when you stack its three sections together. The 750 built-in LED bulbs fill its branches nicely, and the lights can switch from all white to multicolor to a mix of the two, giving the tree an uncommon versatility. Yet with a higher-than-average proportion of those lifelike branches, the Downswept Douglas Fir creates a more convincing illusion of a living fir. With nearly 2,000 lifelike polyethylene branch tips, surrounding a core clad with less-realistic PVC “pine needles,” this tree has a construction similar to that of other high-quality artificial trees. Compared with both pricier and cheaper trees, National Tree Company’s 7.5-foot Feel Real Downswept Douglas Fir strikes a good balance of cost, realism, and ease of setup.
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