Fraser Hill Farm 9-Ft. Mountain Pine Snow Flocked Artificial Tall Christmas Tree with Stand and No Lights, Unlit Foldable Christmas Tree with Realistic Foliage for Home Decoration

This is the kind of tree my family always got when I was growing up and in my younger adult married years (still married) that I and my wife got each season. There used to be a local business called Allied that did many things, it was an old war surplus store from wwII that grew into a general merchandise store, in fact, their slogan was "if we don't have it, you don't need it". Anyway, each Christmas season they would put up huge tree lots selling this and other species of trees and many of them were pre-flocked. The cheapest was $19.99, and the most expensive was $49.99. You would just roll in, walk around the covered area for the flocked trees and choose from hundreds. They would bag it and help you tie it to your car. It was a magical time to be alive in my opinion. well, as you know, now live trees are about half the price of an artificial tree or worse, and they weren't flocked. those were even more! so I have lived the last 15 to 20 years with this new type of tree (to me) that looks like a cone (its very pretty, just not what I grew up with) about 6 years ago, I found one cone shaped one which is flocked and its been a good tree. We would alternate each year between the green one and the flocked. Then I notice this Cyber Monday, as I just happen to be search Amazon for artificial trees. why? I don't need one. I already have 2. Then I see this baby. Its the kind that I grew up with. It looks petty good in the pictures. The price isn't too bad either, at about $140.00. One of the reviews I read, they guy said how it wasn't too terrible but not for the $300 he paid. well, I realized this was normally a much more expensive tree so I ordered it. Now for the actual review: I'm not sure if it was boxed then flocked or the other way around, or if it was set up, flocked, then quickly boxed. It may also have been that the guy holding the flocking gun stopped to talk to someone a few times as he sprayed the stuff as there are a few areas where its quite thick. A lot of the branches are stuck together and you have to pull the apart and straighten them. some of the branches went straight to the side of the box and are then bent in a 90 degree angle and the flock is smashed flat against the box so it looks pretty hammered when you get it out, but even in that condition I could see it. It was the tree of my childhood. (Don't know why i'm feeling a little emotional just now) So, with some effort (and with a mask so I don't breath so much flock dust) I methodically straighten and flatten (that's the way this tree is shaped as you see in pictures) its pretty nice! its also not perfectly symmetrical just like real ones aren't. It really is a nice tree, Charlie Brown. Its very nice. I'm happy with it. Now when I put it away, I will close up the branches much more carefully and fold them up against the trunk straight before putting it back in the box that way the next time I take it out it won't look like "bad, bad Leroy Brown" if you get the reference. (like a jigsaw puzzle with a couple of pieces gone) for you young pups.

I bought the 6.5 ft tree, to downsize. I can't climb ladders anymore. I've always wanted a flocked tree. Realism was my primary goal. Real trees are never perfect; nature grows branches and tips in all sorts of directions. I wanted a tree that reflects nature.I chose an unlit tree, so I could put LED lights with the features that I want on it. I'll put them on permanently, using 4" white zip ties. I did this years ago on our old tree. It takes time, but you end up with exactly what you want with no compromise. I'll use 2 sets of 200 LEDs, one set on the bottom, one set in the middle, and 1 set of 100 LEDs on the top section. More on that later.Frazier firs, my favorite, grow in layers, allowing for decorations. This tree fits the bill. The photo was taken right after I took it out of the carton, with minimal fluffing. I spent about 20 minutes fluffing as I assembled it. Please note that like all other artificial trees, the height includes the stand, so this 6.5' tree height includes the stand.The base is heavy and well-made; so is the tree. I have one reservation, which is why I docked one star: I believe the tree was folded up (tightly) before the flocking was 100% dry. A lot of limbs stuck together. The individual tips in particular, were stuck together. When you're initially setting it up, it's easy to break or pull a tip off. I lost 3. However, a lot of tips are stuck into binding wrapped around the limbs, so they're easy to put back. I worry that this fragility will be a problem down the road. It's for this reason, I've thought of returning it. I think I'll contact Frazier Hill Farms to see what they say. I really love the tree.I'll contact Frazier Hill Farms and I'll let you know what they say and my decision.UPDATE:I Sent an email to Frazier Hill Farms about the tree. I got an email back, with a claim number. They said they'd look into the problem.I've decided to keep the tree. It really is beautiful. I've loosened the tips that were stuck together. You just need to do this carefully; don't just yank them apart. Work your way around them.I installed the lights today. It's now a "pre-lit" tree. It took 7 hours to install the lights. I decided to do this myself, because I wanted certain features. I now have precisely what I wanted, plus I saved $150 by doing it myself.I bought a total of 500 lights: a strand of 100 and 2x 200 light strands. The 100 light strand went on the top, and the others went on the middle and bottom sections. Obviously, each section was done separately; I did the top first, then the bottom, and the middle last. I bought 500 4" zip ties to tie the lights in place. I clipped the excess zip ties as I installed them.I stood the top up in a box with a hole, sitting on a table, while I installed the lights. I started on the bottom, with the cord end of the lights, so I ensured the location of the plug. I work with the lights on. The tree is layered. I worked each limb, around the tree (on all layers) starting on the bottom layer first. I used zip ties where necessary, averaging 5-7 per hinged limb. I tried to make sure the lights were as even as possible.When I did the bottom section, I put it on a table to make it easier on my back. Once again, I did each layer, starting on the bottom. I installed the middle and repeated the process.If you do thus, take your time.7 hours layer, I put the top in place. I think the lights are even. My one regret was that I couldn't find white corded lights with the features I wanted.Tomorrow, I'll install the pinecones and berries.I used Joomer Color Changing LED lights. They have a true, slow random twinkle.

This tree is beautiful in every way! Unboxing for the first time took a bit of time. Which is understandable since it’s flocked and you do have to fluff and separate each branch. I unboxed it outside, shook it a bit and brought it in. Once up and fluffed it’s just perfect and well worth the initial effort. It holds the heavy blown glass bulbs I have collected. The lights are perfect and well spaced. The snow is the icing on the cake. I suspect that it will last for many years as it’s quite well made. I love it!

Ordered this prelit, 7ft tree. At the end of the day I have to say, it’s beautiful. However, be prepared for an absolute MESS when you inbox it. Definitely don’t inbox this tree inside of your house. It took many hours collectively to “fluff” it, and in my opinion, it had way too much of the fake snow. I had to use my air compressor and my leaf blower in my garage many times to get the tree to a state where I could take it inside. But with that- it is beautiful, and the lights work, and it’s sturdy and easy to connect the lights together. It’s just messy!

Tree had a good size gap between top attachment and mid attachment. Assembly was easy. Shaping the tree took over 3 hours to get a nice shape to it! It was flocked and a lot of the material looked fused together. After all said and done I love the tree and the lights. I recommend not getting the flocked tree unless you like to spend your weekend shaping what looks like the shape of the box it came in.