Are Artificial Christmas Trees the Best?

Artificial Christmas trees are in demand the world over, becoming increasingly popular over the years as a result of their convenience and reusability – they are also ideal for those allergic to real Christmas trees.

Aritifical Christmas Tree

The word ‘fake’ often brings to mind a poor copy of the real thing, but this is not the case with the artificial Christmas tree – advanced technology means that quality fake trees look amazingly authentic. The first artificial trees of the nineteenth century were made of green-dyed goose feathers wound onto sticks, whilst the first modern fake trees were made from bristles dyed pine-green which were inserted into twisted wires, forming branches. The branches were then added to a wooden pole, the trunk. While these fake trees could look attractive at Xmas, they were a crude representation of a real Christmas tree.

As time went on, artificial Christmas trees began to closely imitate the real tree. Brown ‘needles’ were woven into the green ones to resemble the branches of the real pine tree, and this became more realistic as time went on. The good-quality fake trees of today have multiple branches with more tips, just like a real one, and these come hinged to the ‘trunk’. True needle technology has been developed, and the foliage on such quality fake trees looks very convincing indeed.

With the fake Christmas tree, you usually get what you pay for. Authentic looking trees will be more expensive whilst the cheaper trees will obviously not look as real – an advantage of the fake Christmas tree is that there is a wide range available, with something to suit every budget. Whichever fake tree you decide on, make sure that it meets all safety regulations