Even the best real trees are fake. Real trees are such a fire hazard, you’re better off getting a flocked tree. The snowy flocking is a fire retardant, and seems to glue everything together so you don’t get such a mess from dropping pine needles. And you can get em in really odd colors. When I was a kid I sold xmas trees and I recall making custom pink, blue, red, and even green flocking. I thought they all looked great except for the dark green. That looked really weird.
Always real. Love the smell. Really enjoy the experience of looking at the lights on it at night. Buy it from a place that uses the proceeds for a charitable cause. Not very expensive. The city picks up the tree curbside and recycles it. Sorry to hear people are allergic to Xmas trees!! Happy holidays! 