YOU ARE RIGHT TO PICK FAKE I ALWAYS HAD FAKE AND THEN LAST YEAR IT BROKE AND I WENT AND BOUGHT A REAL TREE AND IT WAS A REAL DISASTER UNTIL WE THREW IT OUT. A GOOD FAKE TREE WILL LAST AND I BELIEVE TARGET IS GOING TO HAVE THE PRELIT TREE FOR $80 BUCKS AND THAT ONE IS A GOOD TREE JUST LOOK FOR THE TIP COUNT UNDER 1,000 TIPS IT TENDS TO BE SOMEWHAT OF A BALD TREE TO ME I REALLY LIKE FULL TREES SO ANYTHING OVER 1,00 IS PRETTY GOOD