National Tree 9 Foot Dunhill Fir Tree with 900 Clear Lights, Hinged (DUH-90LO)

Easy to assemble well labeled speedy delivery and it exceeded all my expectations absolutely beautiful, exceptionally well made and sturdy.

I've had artificial trees my whole life (I'm allergic to pine) and this is definitely the nicest tree I've purchased. Here are my thoughts:The 9 foot tree has 4 sections and it took me about 1.5 hours to put it together and fluff all the branches this first time. I anticipate it will be faster in future years because the few issues I had with light strings preventing certain branches from falling into place have been corrected. Also, when the tree gets put away at the end of the season, I'm never able to compress the branches back to original packaging shape. So, fluffing won't be the same job next year.The branches are very full and it fluffed up nicely as I went along. The photos I added show each layer after fluffing. Be sure to watch the video for the easiest way to do one layer segment at a time. Without tying back the upper layers it would have been a lot more difficult.This is my first season with the tree and all the lights are working. There are two branches that have some fibers hanging - these are the fibers that connect the smaller branches to one another- and this is the type of wear normally associated with an older tree. But it was minor and on the lowest section so not a big deal to me. If there were more branches with hanging fibers I would have asked for a replacement. Other than this small defect, the tree appears to be very sturdy, the branch sections move stiffly/firmly and hold in place well. The lights are well spread out- I didn't see any noticeable dim spots.I took a couple photos with light behind the tree so you can see the general fullness of the branches. Real trees do have places where you can see thru a little and I like that this tree has that also, making it appear more realistic. Once the ornaments and garland are on, any small gaps were even less apparent.One tip- we opted to affix our tree topper to the uppermost section before placing this section on the tree. Even with an appropriate sized ladder, this was helpful because the base of the tree extends out so far.My only negative - the lowest branches are very low. There isn't much room for gifts directly underneath the tree. In the past, with older artificial trees, we've simply removed the bottom rung of branches and this alleviated the issue. With the hinged branches, this is not an option.Overall, I love this tree. It was a good value for a very nice-looking tree that I hope will last for a bunch of years.

I grew up in a household that was 100% #TeamArtificialTree, and as an adult, I'm still firmly in that camp despite dabbling with real trees for a few years before going back. I had this same tree in the 7.5' height at our last house and liked it so much that when we moved to a new place this year with a two-story family room, I decided to upgrade to the 9' version.Regardless of the height you get, the National Tree Company brand's Dunhill Fir trees are great because they have a good number of lights on them, the assembly is easy, the branches are super sturdy and can hold even the heaviest of ornaments, and with some "fluffing" the tree looks full and beautiful. When you consider how expensive real trees can be, and how many years we will get out of this one, it's a crazy bargain to get an artificial tree. Add some Scentcicles or light a pine-scented candle and you have all the coziness of a real tree with ALLLLLLLL the benefits of a fake one.

I'm going to start out that I love this tree. It's amazing, beautiful, very tall and fluffy and it looks beautiful. Definitely worth the money and much less expensive than a similar tree I found at Michael's Why the four stars and not five? There are two reasons, none are major and I don't necessary care but people get spun up on some things and I want to mention it.One, some of the lights did not work when we had it up and running. I was more annoyed than anything because I knew I would have to get a string of lights that match...whateves, I would just deal with it. However, I was determined to figure out why they didn't turn on. I tested each section BEFORE I assembled. So I wiggled and jiggled the connections and boom, it works. I'm sure next year there is a 50/50 change of me having to go get lights but the tree is sooo amazing, I don't care.Second issue, there were some lights broken...not a big deal for me but when I found them and tried to remove and replace, there were whole sections that went down so I just left it.It takes a LOOONGGG time to fluff out when you first get it. I took my time and it was about three hours the first day and two the next...wear gloves too. Once I was finished...wow. Just Wow. It's this beautiful tall christmas tree...it's the nicest tree I have ever had .It comes in a large box so you can just store it in the box for next year. I'm assuming when I set it up again it won't take so long to push all the branches into place.So if you need a large, tall tree with beautiful lights to impress when people walk into your house...this tree is highly recommended. Just be aware that it takes a few hours to fluff it out...but i suggest having a tree set up party and bring the wine.

Gorgeous tree