$1,699 Balsam Hill Christmas trees drop to as low as $249 on Amazon before the holidays
Amazon quietly discounted Balsam Hill Christmas trees ahead of the holidays, and if you’ve ever wanted to upgrade your Christmas setup, this is the kind of sale worth paying attention to.Here at New York Post Shopping, we yap about brands all day long.So when my coworker described Balsam Hill as the “Cadillac of Christmas trees,” I instantly agreed with her.
The trees look remarkably realistic, come in a range of shapes and sizes, and are designed to be brought out year after year rather than replaced every holiday season.In my house, a Balsam Hill tree is one of those purchases that feels worth the splurge — and truthfully, it ranks among my favorite things at home (right alongside my Beautyrest mattress and my viral Amazon office chair).My parents have a Balsam Hill tree, and so do my in-laws, which means the brand has somehow become part of our family’s Christmas tradition.
Every holiday season, we end up talking about our trees, comparing setups and laughing about how seriously we all take getting the branches just right.It’s become one of those unexpected things we bond over around Christmastime.Not to mention, the brand is one of the best the New York Post Shopping team reviewed.The BH Fraser Fir is basically the Christmas tree equivalent of showing up to the party in a tuxedo: It’s lush, polished and ridiculously realistic.
With dark green foliage, silvery undersides and 40 different tip variations, it’s designed to mimic a freshly cut Fraser fir, so your ornaments can have the glamorous backdrop they deserve.That’s part of why I think a good artificial tree is worth treating as an investment rather than a disposable holiday purchase.Sure, you can find plenty of artificial trees for a few hundred dollars — or less — but I’d rather put that money toward a tree I actually love than spend less on something that looks sparse, artificial or flimsy and then regret it every December.
If I’m going to assemble, decorate and store a tree e...