Artificial Christmas Trees

justamom · #1 11-28-2001, 08:03 AM

Heather, I'm glad you mentioned the"hinged" tree. That's what ours is.

Another thing about prelit ones is...We had a branch lose half it's lights. I changed the fuse and everything. It still didn't work. Sure it has a guarantee on it, but I'm not going to bother sending it back. I just moved the branches around and took out another layer (so the cords would match up) It actually looks MORE real than before.

carnation · #2 11-26-2006, 05:38 PM

Bumping this up...we really meant to get a new one 5 years ago and then moved and now we really really intend to look! For a real-looking one, that is. Any ideas? Brand names? Things to avoid?

carnation · #3 11-26-2006, 08:53 PM

Where the heck can you get a tree before Halloween?

My sister had a silk one several years ago. I have a PhD in horticulture and I thought it was real for 2 days!!!! But I've never seen another one like it--I'd love one like that.

SigKapSweetie · #4 11-26-2006, 09:41 PM

I had to buy a new one this year - last year, my cats (then kittens) climbed my old one and knocked it over, and it snapped in half!

This year, I bought one at SuperTarget. It's 6' tall and kind of skinny, with hinged branches but no preattached lights, and it cost me $18. I figured that, for eighteen bucks, if the cats break this one I'll just buy another one. It's proven to be pretty sturdy, though; they've knocked it over twice already, and it's still intact.

AGDee · #5 11-26-2006, 11:29 PM

I think the most realistic looking ones are the ones with the most branches. That's what I paid attention to when I bought mine and I'm very happy with it. Also, a lot of it is in how you "fluff" the branches. If you don't do it well, it won't look good.

kdonline · #6 11-27-2006, 12:55 AM

In 2004, my friend "researched" all the trees she could. She's very thorough about these kinds of things, much more than myself, so I went on her opinion. She recommended KMart's Martha Stewart pre-lit tree (not sure if they still have them).

So that's what we ended up getting one too. But since Kmart.com was sold out, I resorted to ebay & luckily found one for sale there.

cutie_cat_4ever · #7 11-27-2006, 01:07 PM

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Originally Posted by kdonline

In 2004, my friend "researched" all the trees she could. She's very thorough about these kinds of things, much more than myself, so I went on her opinion. She recommended KMart's Martha Stewart pre-lit tree (not sure if they still have them).

So that's what we ended up getting one too. But since Kmart.com was sold out, I resorted to ebay & luckily found one for sale there.

We also own a Martha Stewart pre-lit tree and absolutely loved it. Been using it for two years and it's great! It saved us all the hassle of wrapping on and off lights on the tree.

#8 11-27-2006, 03:02 PM

I Have a fake tree also. I LOVE real trees....the scent is sooo wonderful! I buy from yankee candle the tree scent candles and put them on candle warmers throughout the house. I just dont like the bark sap, needles everywhere , and the potential fire danger. I bought a few yrs ago i believe to be the perfect tree ever. I am a real stickler for the tree look. I like a very a symetrical very full and very tall tree. I have a catheral vaulted ceiling in the formal lving room and a huge picture window so i bought this beautiful tree at Lowes which is pre strung with tiny white lights. I completely fill it in with real pretty ornaments, chrismtas silk florals ,and chrystalized(spl??) fake christmas fruit i usually get at after christmas sales.