Artificial Christmas Trees
Many complain that artificial Christmas trees look unreal and have an unreal plastic look on them. Despite these complains 70 percent of Americans own one. Artificial Christmas trees are easy to maintain. They are not required to be watered and messing with needles can be avoided. Artificial trees are economically more convenient as it saves buying a new one every Christmas. Artificial Christmas trees are durable so they can be reused several times. They are also safer than real Christmas trees because the real trees are dried out so they have a higher risk of catching fire. Artificial Christmas trees are available in various sizes and shapes. The varied designs could make your Christmas a little more exciting and different. The problem with real Christmas trees is that they are not available in all parts of the country but it is not the case with artificial trees. They are available almost everywhere in shops and malls during the Christmas festival. Artificial trees are foldable which means you won’t have a problem dragging it through your front door. It could be folded and kept away for future use. Its durable poly vinyl needles are resistant to fading and getting crushed, so you can have a fresh Christmas tree every year.
Artificial Christmas trees come in various designs. They differ in size, shape, height, color and design. The disadvantage of an artificial Christmas tree is that it does not the sense of tradition and some people just can’t do without a real one.
The very first artificial Christmas trees were table top trees made from goose feathers that were dyed green. These trees reached up to a height of 12”-36”, they were able to fit anywhere. This gave the advantage of having more than one Christmas tree during Christmas. Just as the big Christmas trees are available in both artificial and real type even this tree is available in both varieties. Another advantage of this small tree is that they could be potted and kept in the garden. The artificial feather trees were first sold in 1913 in U.S. The origin of these trees is traced back to the 19th century when in Germany national deforestation had taken place.
The modern Christmas trees began to appear in the 1940’s and 1950’s. The first artificial tree was created by the Addis Brush Company in the U.S. The company used the same technique to create pine needles. The plastic bristles used were dyed in green and put into wires that were twisted in order to resemble branches. The first created artificial Christmas trees were very unreal and one could tell the difference immediately. Today’s artificial Christmas trees are nothing like the old ones. Technology has made even the fake trees look realistic.
Tips to choose a Christmas tree
The trees that are fuller and have a high tip count look more realistic. Fuller trees tend to look less artificial than slim ones. Artificial trees modeled in the Scotch pine style look more realistic. When buying an artificial Christmas tree in a shop it is necessary to take a closer look because the trees in the shop may not resemble the picture you may have seen. An artificial Christmas tree does not have to look artificial because now days it is hard to tell the difference between a real tree and a fake one.