I researched a lot online last year and the year before. We were ready to replace our old almost 9 foot tree with something smaller. I still wanted the nice, full soft ‘needles‘ we had with the old tree with a lot of lights. We ended up buying one from Hobby Lobby because I just couldn’t pull the trigger buying from Wayfair or whoever and not feeling the branches. It was 7.5 feet, lots of LED lights, and guaranteed for a year. The needles were some sort of polyester (?) and the branches substantial for my heavier ornaments. I think we paid around $250 on sale around this time of year.

I also looked at a lot of trees at Costco, Home Depot, Lowe’s, and a local tree shop. They were either plastic needles or outrageously expensive for a 7.5 foot tree.

Hope this helps.

I purchased a Vickerman tree online, flocked with tons of multi-color lights. I looooove Christmas trees; I love the fake ones, and this one is my favorite.

I agree with you two25acres, I want a tree without the lights, I have plenty of my own. One of the solutions I've used for hanging large ornaments is to remove a branch from each row of limbs in a staggered fashion. I need a 9' to 10' tree without having a massive width at the bottom, so far no luck.

We ordered the 7-foot Noblis fir tree that Roxanna mentioned a couple of years ago. It was lovely and had lots of room for ornaments, but the bottom layer of branches was so wide/deep that it was just too big for the space we wanted to put it in. I ended up selling our Noblis on Facebook Marketplace for about what I paid for it. Last year we bought a fresh cut Frasier Fir that was just as tall but quite a bit narrower.

If you do like the Noblis, the trees frequently go on sale. Sometimes they show out of stock, but they usually stock them again.

I ordered ours online last year. I had to have a skinny tree in this house I did want it pre lit preferably with led lights. I am very happy with it. I leave it up but change the decorations to my Mardi Gras decorations so I have a Mardi Gras tree.

I hope you are able to find one you like. I am in a bit of a similar boat, wanting to replace a 30 y.o. Walmart tree with something else because it is starting to lose a lot of "needles."

Last year we stopped and looked while at Lowe's and the shape of the trees they had were too narrow, and DH thought that the "wire" used as the form for the branches would be too weak to support the number of ornaments I hang on the tree anyway. We looked briefly online at some of the more premium trees, but I never did get a feel for how much weight the trees would be able to hold. I have nightmares that our tree will eventually just be a wire skeleton that can hold all our ornaments, lol.

Thank you Roxanna7, it is close to what I want but not quite there. I may be forced to purchase one of the trees I recently saw, I can get it without lights. I did check Costco, they have one but that to isn't quite what I am looking for. Fortunately its still early and I may find "the one". Thank you for your input.

Have you checked Balsam Hill's site? I know they have various unlit trees.

We purchased our first artificial tree last year from our floral shop and I was worried about the lights too. I had never thought of it but the sales person mentioned that you can always remove them if they do die.

Hobby lobby always has a great selection. Our favorite tree was from there. Unfortunately it was lost in the flood too.

This is the one we got at hobby lobby. It had red Berries and ice clusters on it.

I did check Balsam Hill, thought I would see what I wanted there because I'm pretty sure they supply the Hallmark Channel trees. That's where I fell in love with the type of tree I'm looking for. Hobby Lobby was the first place I looked a couple of weeks ago. I haven't checked Lowes or Home Depot. I'll keep looking but I have the feeling I'm going to get one that's in a store that I can see and feel.

I got mine at Hobby Lobby as well . I like to pick it out by sight. They mark them down by 50% after Thanksgiving.

"I'll keep looking but I have the feeling I'm going to get one that's in a store that I can see and feel."

We've never had an artificial tree, but I'd have to see and feel before buying, too.

My daughter got one from Wayfair and was very pleased with it. It's very realistic looking.

Mine is a skinny one and I have had it for years.. I love it..the first picture is just one I used in a pinch. The second one is my main tree.

Just got a notice Wayfair is offering 50% of artificial trees. Had a large selection of many styles and brands.

I ordered an artificial tree from Amazon--an "apartment tree". It's very tall and skinny but I did not feel it was skimpy. You can't see the stick in the middle. My only complaint is it seem precarious--wobbly--not as secure. It has not toppled but I do worry about it.

Took hubby to see the ones I really like, he likes them as well just not the $749 price. We're going to reconsider right now. We may be downsizing over the next couple of years as he enters retirement or going part time. I am looking to get out of this Midwest weather and try something else.

I didn't buy my new tree online but searched online first for the tree I wanted then went to the store to buy it because it was on sale. I wanted a tree that would allow me to hang my ornaments so they hung instead of resting on the branches. I have some larger ornaments. I didn't want a prelit tree since I had purchased new LED bulb sets the year before and I still had my vintage bubble lights but couldn't find the tree I wanted that wasn't prelit. I also like coloured lights but the tree I purchased only came with prelit white lights. After decorating the tree I was surprised I ended up liking the white lights after all. And if the prelit lights burn out the strings can be removed and you can use your own lights. Link to last year's tree

My husband just really loves a real tree. I would miss the smell of a real tree. However, you can go to the tree lots at Home Depot and Lowe's for all the free tree cuttings you want. Even with our real tree, I get lots of fresh cuttings to put around the house.

Being old folks, 72, we like our fiber optic tree that sits on a table in the family room...