Carolina Pine, 7.5 Feet

My husband and I surprised ourselves with really LOVING our first fake tree! I bought the National Tree Company Carolina Pine 7.5 Foot Artificial Holiday Prelit Christmas Tree on a Cyber Monday sale. I was a bit reluctant to select this tree because other reviewers mentioned that it might look too fake with three different species in one tree, but I ended up really appreciating the beauty of this feature. Putting the tree up was no easy task, hohoho, I easily spent three hours, which does not include adding my own ornaments later. I suggest wearing gloves and adding one section at a time, starting with the bottom section first. It takes PATIENCE to artfully spread the branches out but is well-worth the effort in the end. Maintenance of the tree is certainly EASIER. Thankfully, I spent less time procuring the real thing, keeping it watered, and placing lights on it! The quality of the fake tree is quite good, I don't think Santa will even notice the difference. The only thing missing is the scent of a real tree. For that, I will hang a live wreath in same room. I'm waiting to see if any of my guests know the difference. The tree is definitely full, which I like but I'm already stressing about how/where it will be stored. Still, I'm glad we made the move to a fake tree, it's perfectly symmetrical, won't wilt over time and is BETTER for the planet. Highly recommended! Merry Christmas, everyone!

Absolutely beautiful! This is one of the most realistic looking fake trees I've ever seen. Last year our old tree's lights went out in the middle section, so I knew I would need a new tree this year. We got our old tree from another store two years ago. It was not the same brand as this tree here. Our old tree promised to last 5 years, but after only two, the lights stopped working in random sections of the tree and the needles were starting to look well worn. I wasn't interested in wasting money on another tree like that. I wanted a GOOD tree, one that would remind me of a real tree but without the constant loss of pine needles. I also didn't want to have to worry about bulbs going out so I looked at trees with and without lights. After nearly three months of searching, I bought this one. I just fell in love with the pine cones and the fact that even the photos of this tree reminded me of the pine trees back home in Charlotte, NC. When the box arrived, I was a bit skeptical. It was a large box, but it just didn't look like it could hold a nice, full, 6.5 foot tree. The tree was incredibly easy to assemble. The limbs and branches will need to be fluffed a bit but they are easy to figure out and arrange so that you don't have any gaps. The lights are a soft yellow light, which I love. Each pine cone has a sprinkling of white on it to make them look lightly dusted with snow. The overall affect is gorgeous. I am completely satisfied with this tree. The only two cons I have with this tree are: 1. It doesn't have that great winter pine smell. But I can buy candles for that! 2. It doesn't come with a box or bag to put it away in. There is no way it will fit back into the box it was shipped in. I will have to purchase a storage case/box/bag for this tree separately. Other than that this is the perfect tree for our holidays. Oh and bonus, if one light goes out on this tree, the rest of the tree stays lit. No more worrying about losing an entire section due to a single bulb!

This tree looks great. I grew up with real Christmas trees and trying to find a full synthetic tree was almost nonexistent. Thankfully I found this one. Once you spread all the branches there no blank space unless you want it. Many of family and friends kept asking where we got our tree as they thought it was a tree farm. No one believed it was fake until they touched it. It’s easy to set up and the lights are already included so it saves a lot of time setup wise.

I come home from work to find the large box waiting for me...2 days with prime shipping, which was great. That was the last I was happy about this. I get out the 3 sections, out tree together and begin opening/separating all the branches. The first thing I notice was a couple of branches that seemed to be hanging quite a bit lower then the others...sort of like the branches had been bent or something/hinges not the same as the others) Opening the branches was very time consuming(2 hrs) which I did expect to spend on it. Unfortunately, I plug in the 3 sections, and stand back to look at it, and some of the lights were not on in section 2. I check to make sure everything is plugged in, but still strand out. The lights/wires are attached to the branches, unlike when you add on a strand and just kind of wrap it lightly, and I purchased a pre-lit tree, and quite honestly, I expect to have one that works fully for the price. I call Amazon and explain the problem. They can ship out a replacement, but it won't get here for 3 days he says...unfortunately, I had off today & tomorrow for the holiday and had planned to do all of my decorating as I'll be having a party and then going on vacation, but guess I don't have any choice. Now the problem is that I have to spend another 1-2 hrs to close up all the branches again and get it all back in the box to be shipped back...so now that's 3-4 hrs of work on this tree, and a 3 day delay for me(he then suggests maybe contacting the manufacturer and maybe they can send me replacement branches and lights...um, and then what...I cut away the original lights and restring, and how exactly am I supposed to remove the hinged branches and replace them...oh, and all that and still pay the same price as what a perfect one should have been? No thanks, I'd have to be crazy to go through all that...point of getting this tree was to have one I can just plug in and be ready) . I ask if they can have it picked up as this box is quite large and heavy...he says he'll schedule a pick up but they will be coming the next day(Thanksgiving)...but I won't be home as I am going to my sisters for the holiday (and also means I would now have to start packaging it all back up again now, which trust me, I have no desire to do right now after spending 2 hours opening it all up). I find it ironic that my replacement tree, which he made a point of telling me several times was being shipped expedited, can't arrive till Sat (3 days a way, presumably due to the holiday), yet the same UPS can come on the holiday to pick up the defective one. I say that I won't be home Thanksgiving or Friday and can we schedule for Monday and I am told no. It automatically is to be the next day. He says they'll attempt 3 times to get...but I already know I won't be there for the 1st two, and I have to work Mon. I ask if I can have a time window...he says 9a-4p or 9a-5p. The instructions sent to me says an adult must be home/present for the pickup, but he says well just leave it outside with a note on it (and if someone were to steal the package, then what...I'm out $300?) I was put on hold over and over again...it sounded like a call center in India and at this point, I am quite frustrated over the whole situation (which usually, I am thrilled with Amazon and do a ton of shopping with). He makes a point of telling me a couple times how they're replacing it for free (really, I should hope so!), and expediting it (again, I have Prime) and I say...and I'm paying the same amount of money for having been incredibly inconvenienced. Two hours of my time, setting it up...now another 2 hrs probably to get all the branches closed up, and the item packed back in bow good enough to ship back, and now 3 day delay in having my item and they should discount it some, not be like thinking I should be happy that they're replacing it for free. After much issue with that going back and forth, he finally says they'll do 15% (honestly, the $40 is not worth all the hours and delay but this was going no where and I couldn't spend any more time on the line). He says can't I get someone to help me pack it up and get ti to a shipping location when I go to work (uh, no, guess I'm going to have a fun time with that as it's very heavy & I live half an hour each way from the that location), but finally I just say fine, I'll deal with it as I had now been on the phone for 1 hour and 12 minutes!!! He says he'll send me the shipping label for me to use. Email comes, use the link, and it's for a pickup at my house saying I must be home.when they arrive, ugh. Ok, let's try that again(yay, correct one comes, now I just have to spend a ton of time to get this packaged back up, somehow get it out to my car, and drive to UPS. I have never once complained or made an issue about a product ever...usually I am the complete opposite, and I have never written a scathing review, but my patience was tested way too much with this. And btw...my tree does not resemble the pics shown for the product...no where near as full at all.

Quick delivery. The tree is beautiful. I have put off a artificial tree as I didn’t care for them, this one is really nice; with or without decorations.

Pictures don’t do it justice.

Love this tree!