The Ultimate Buyer’s Guide

Christmas trees play a big part in our favorite holiday traditions. We gather around them with friends and family to decorate, open gifts, and celebrate. When considering how to choose an artificial Christmas tree, it’s essential to pick one that suits your style and lasts for many seasons. This guide will help you make the right choice for your home, whether you’re looking for artificial Christmas trees with lights or skinny Christmas trees for limited spaces.

What Artificial Christmas Tree Size and Shape Should I Get?

Christmas tree sizes come in different heights and shapes. To narrow your options, you need to decide where to put your Christmas tree. This will help you determine if you have the space for big Christmas trees or if smaller ones are more appropriate.

Christmas Tree Height Guide

A good rule of thumb is to have at least 6 inches between the top of your tree and the ceiling. This also accounts for a topper or any decorative stand that adds height to the tree. So, if you have the standard 9-foot ceiling and a 12-inch topper, you’d want a 7.5-foot Christmas tree. We measure our trees from the stand to the topmost tip.

Artificial Tree Shapes

A tree’s shape gives you a general idea of how much room it takes up. Go for a narrow or slim Christmas tree for limited spaces and a wide, full-sized one if you have a spacious area. Calculate your available floor space and check it against the Christmas tree dimensions on our site. We base these measurements on the widest point of the tree.

How Realistic Will an Artificial Christmas Tree Look?

Going artificial doesn’t mean saying goodbye to the look and feel of your favorite tree. Understanding how to pick a good artificial Christmas tree is essential to finding one that looks realistic. Best of all, they stay evergreen and need little to no maintenance.

Needle Type

• Traditional PVC Christmas tree needles
• Classic Needles
• Soft, flat, and flexible PVC needles with a more classic artificial Christmas tree look

Species

Certain species may hold special meaning because they remind you of the Christmas tree you had growing up. That’s why we use nature as inspiration and create molds from real branch clippings to make highly realistic artificial Christmas trees.

• Fir trees have dense branches with flat and flexible needles sprouting individually from the stem
• Spruce trees, Unlike firs, spruce trees have rough branches with needles that grow singly from the stem and have sharp, four-sided points
• Pine trees have sparser branches around the trunk, with thin needles attached to the stem in clusters of two, three, or five

Color

Depending on the species, real trees come in different shades of green, and the same is true for artificial trees. For instance, the blue spruce has blue-green needles, while the noble fir has a gray tint to it. Some trees are multi-toned, like the Fraser fir, with dark green tips and silver undersides.

What Christmas Tree Lights Are Best?

An artificial Christmas tree with lights makes a room effortlessly festive, even without decorations. If you prefer to string your own lights, you need at least 100 lights per foot of the tree. Double or triple the amount if you love the look of brighter, more intense lights on your tree.

Pre-Lit vs Unlit Christmas Trees

Pre-lit artificial Christmas trees come with either incandescent or LED lights, which differ in efficiency and longevity. LED lights consume less electricity and produce less heat than incandescent bulbs.

• Incandescent Clear Lights
• LED Multi-color Lights
• Specialty Twinkle LED

I hope this guide helps you choose the best artificial Christmas tree for your home.