The Yorkshire delivers what you'd expect from Home Depot's premium Home Decorators Collection tier: high PE content (around 69%) with memory wire throughout. That memory wire is legitimately useful - multiple reviewers mention minimal fluffing needed, with branches holding their shape right out of the box. For anyone who's spent hours fluffing a tree without memory wire, this alone justifies a premium.

The PE needle styling leans thin and fine rather than thick and traditional. This is consistent across Home Decorators Collection's premium trees (Yorkshire, Eastcastle, Grand Duchess) and creates a more delicate, realistic fir appearance. If you prefer the chunkier needle tips found on budget trees or traditional styling, this may not click for you. The dark green color is polarizing - most reviewers love it as realistic, but one detailed reviewer found it "too dark" and obviously artificial in daylight without lights on.

The fullness is where the Yorkshire pulls ahead of its siblings. Reviewers consistently note far fewer sparse areas compared to the Grand Duchess, with better interior PVC branch placement filling gaps. The branches are also notably sturdier, which matters if you're hanging heavier ornaments.

Let's address this directly since virtually every Yorkshire review compares it to the viral Grand Duchess. Multiple reviewers ordered both trees specifically to compare, and the Yorkshire consistently won for several reasons:

Lighting: The Duchess has cool-toned white LEDs that read almost blue to many eyes, while the Yorkshire delivers true warm white. This is the single most cited reason for choosing Yorkshire over Duchess. One reviewer literally returned the Duchess twice trying to love it before finding the Yorkshire.

Fullness: The Yorkshire is noticeably fuller with better branch placement and fewer visible gaps to the center pole. Multiple side-by-side photos in reviews show this clearly.

Color: The Yorkshire's dark green wins out over the Duchess's lighter green for most (but not all) reviewers seeking a realistic look.

Branches: Sturdier construction on the Yorkshire, better for ornaments.

The Duchess does have one advantage: more lights overall. But reviewers who prioritized fullness and warm lighting consistently chose the Yorkshire despite the lower light count. As one reviewer put it: "I'd rather fewer lights and a fuller, more realistic tree."

The 2,000 micro fairy LEDs represent a sweet spot - enough lights for impact without the overwhelming brightness some reviewers complained about with even higher counts. The 11 function modes cover the standard bases (steady, twinkling, fading, alternating, blinking in both warm white and multicolor), but the real standout is the 5-level dimming.

That dimming function works on steady modes only (you can't dim the twinkle), but it's genuinely useful for ambient lighting. Multiple reviewers mention using dimmed settings for late-night tree gazing or movie watching. The warm white tone is consistent across reviews - this is proper warm white, not the harsh cool LED blue that plagues many artificial trees.

The multicolor mode exists if you want it, but given the warm white is the main appeal, most buyers seem to ignore it entirely. Controls via both foot pedal and remote work smoothly, and the timer (6 hours on, 18 hours off) handles daily automation.

At $399 for 7.5ft, the Yorkshire sits at the top of Home Depot's tree lineup, competing with premium offerings from Balsam Hill and King of Christmas. The pricing feels justified given the 69% PE content, memory wire, light count, and overall construction quality. You're paying roughly double what a Home Accents Holiday tree costs, and you're getting materially better PE coverage and features.

Compared to its Home Decorators Collection siblings (Grand Duchess, Eastcastle, Elegant Grand Fir), the Yorkshire offers warmer lighting than all of them and better fullness than most. If you're choosing between Yorkshire and Eastcastle, it comes down to aesthetic preference: Yorkshire has slightly cooler green branches with warmer lights, while Eastcastle has cooler green with warmer lights overall. Both are excellent trees.

The Yorkshire's viral moment may be quieter than the Duchess's, but the head-to-head comparisons in reviews tell the story: this is the tree people keep after testing both. The memory wire alone saves hours of setup time over the years, and the warm white lighting is what most people actually want even if they didn't realize it until seeing both.

This tree is for you if: You want premium PE content with minimal fluffing time, you prioritize warm white LED lighting, you have space for a wide 62-inch base, and you're willing to invest in a tree that should last years with proper care.

Skip this if: You prefer thicker, more traditional needle styling over fine realistic tips, you find dark green artificial trees off-putting, you need a slimmer profile for tight spaces, or you're not ready to spend $400+ on a tree.