Anonymous wrote:I have a beautiful Balsam Hill tree, but got it unlit. I’ve read too many complaints at the lights going out on pre lit trees after just a couple years. Much better to just buy separate lights. It doesn’t take that long to put them on and off. Plus we can switch it up over time.
Did the same last year, and we were very happy with the one we bought ("Most realistic" category). My kids love color lights right now, and I like that I'll be able to change it up in other years. I read up on this a bunch before I bought one and the biggest recommendation was to pay attention to the tip/branch count.