Finally A “Forever” Christmas Tree

November 28, 2015 by Shellie Wilson

We spend Christmas with family in Australia and let me say finding a “Real” Christmas tree is like finding a pine needle in a present stack. The local stores sell trees that are alive but you’re lucky if they are 2 ft tall and under $100. Their limbs are so weak that you put the Angel on top first, so that she can pray for the branches to bear the weight of the ornaments. So when Balsamhill.com.au wanted to send me a Norway spruce I was very excited to try out their tree.

When I opened the box I was a little worried and thought “what the heck?” It not only came with instructions it came with a set of gloves in a little zip bag. I didn’t find the needles spiky or a need for the gloves, perhaps these are better suited to the amazing lighted Christmas trees.

Let me just say it took me less than 2 mins to put up (add another 5 mins for sprucing out the needles) to put the tree together. Oh and 2 extra mins cause I still had to put the gloves on and do a little Michael Jackson sing song.

The stand is not plastic like most tree’s and will last a lifetime and folds flat.

The pine needles are thick and not brittle or fragile at all. Which will make packing it down a lot easier if I don’t have to be pedantic at gently pushing it into the bag (it comes with one for storage).

I decided I didn’t want to add any ornaments, not this year at least. I want it to look beautiful and natural and real. However I think when the kids get home from school they will start adding ornaments. I will first convince them it is real. My only disappointment is that it doesn’t smell real. I think i’ll add some of Balsam’s Scented Ornaments.

The trees not only come in varying sizes, they come in different shapes and even frosted. Frosted Christmas Tree.

But wait it gets even better they have a 50% off sale on right now.

Thank you Balsam Hill. We love our new Realistic Christmas Tree.

Comments

Peta says
November 28, 2015 at 8:20 pm
I’m Australian and we don’t grow the Christmas trees that countries with colder climates have. For one pine trees are not native to this country and shouldn’t be grown here either. Natural ground covers can’t grow under them and thus our native animals gain no benefit from them either. But, it’s nice to see someone has come up with a tree that has that full Douglas fir look, at last.
Carly says
November 30, 2015 at 2:59 am
Wow, way to get the Aussies offside. Our tree is always real, at least 6 foot tall and 3 foot in diameter and has never cost more than $60. Glad you like your new plastic tree though.

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