This Christmas Tree Guide for Artificial Christmas Trees will help you understand the differences in Christmas trees. When purchasing  Artificial Christmas Trees, keep in mind that most Christmas Trees will last around 15 years.  All of our artificial Christmas tees offer hinged branch construction.   The hinged branch process on Artificial Christmas Trees is the quickest and easiest way to assemble your tree.   Usually you will only have to put three trunk poles together. Since all the branches are permanently attached to the tree trunk pole with hinges, the branches just simply fold down into the correct position. Just like holding an umbrella upside down and letting it unfold. Now that is quick and easy! You're ready to shape the branches now. Advantages of artificial Christmas trees hinge construction is that it will allow anyone to put on the Christmas lights permanently so you do not have to light your Christmas tree, Christmas after Christmas.

Make sure that you know what the Artificial Christmas Trees stand is made of, plastic, metal, etc. If there will be children or pets around the Artificial Christmas Tree, you need to do a tip over test to see if the tree stand will hold a fully lit and decorated Artificial Christmas tree upright in case of an accident. Remember that fully lit and decorated Artificial Christmas Trees will be about twice as heavy. Plastic tree stands on larger trees are cheaper and have a tendency to bend or break under stress. The main advantage of artificial Christmas trees metal tree stands is that they are stronger and less likely tip over. Some Artificial Christmas Trees needles are made of Poly Vinyl Chloride or PVC. The length and softness of the needles are different. Also notice the different colors of needles within the branch. If there are shorter brown needles they represent the wood or bark of the tree branch. Poly Vinyl Chloride is pressed into thin sheets then cut into fine needle like strands. These strands are twisted between two strands of wire to form the tree branches. Cheaper constructed Artificial Christmas Trees will just have the branch ends cut off square. A rounded or sculptured branch tip looks much nicer and more natural.

Some of the Christmas Trees on the market today are the PE trees. Poly Ethylene is used in an injected molding system to form a group of tree like branches and needles. These branch molds use real tree branches as forms thus the needles are molded into the correct shape. A wonderful time saving advantage is that they require little or no shaping. There are countless colors and textures available to choose from with Poly Ethylene. The Poly Ethylene branch and needle trees produced today are far superior to those trees made years ago. The Pre-lit Poly Ethylene trees are to date the simplest and quickest trees to set up. Just let the branches fold down and run your fingers through the Poly Ethylene branches to separate and fluff them a little.

Purchasing a new Christmas trees should not be a spur of the moment decision, keep in mind your new tree should last about 15 years. When you invest in a tree it is wise to purchase a premium quality tree. In the long run the quality and appearance of your tree will out weigh any additional cost or savings. Make sure you store your tree in a storage bag to avoid damaging it during the summer months. Using a storage bag you will avoid having to totally reshape your tree next season. Where ever you store your Artificial Christmas Tree it will probably gather dust, insect residue and other harmful elements if it is not covered properly. To protect your investment in your tree, store it in a dust and insect proof Christmas tree bag.

A common mistake is to go out with the intention of buying the tallest, widest Artificial Christmas Tree you can find, only to get home and find it doesn’t fit. The most important thing to consider is where you are going to display your tree. Most home ceilings are 8 feet tall. A 7.5 foot Artificial Christmas Tree will allow you to put a tree topper on the top of most Artificial Christmas Trees. If you have vaulted or custom ceilings you may want to consider a taller tree. It is a good idea to measure from floor to ceiling to find the best placement for your tree. You also need to consider the amount of floor space available in the spot where you want the tree to sit. Measure between the pieces of furniture and from the wall out into the room to determine how wide a tree you can purchase. Some of the Artificial Christmas Trees come in regular, slender, or slim widths. Also check the distance to the nearest electrical outlet as well. You will also need to check and make sure that there are available electrical outlets to plug in your lights.

Pre-lit Artificial Christmas Trees

The prayers of many Christmas tree lighters were answered with the production of the Christmas trees with hinged branches. Now it is possible to purchase a Christmas tree that has already been lit at the factory ready to plug into a wall outlet.

Consider the lights on the pre lit Christmas trees as a common light bulb you buy for your home. There are long lasting light bulbs and then there are cheap light bulbs. If you want the lights on your tree to last Christmas after Christmas buy a premium quality Artificial Christmas Tree that has premium quality Christmas lights, not a cheap mass merchandising store tree.

Electrical Pre-lit Artificial Christmas Trees Safely Tips

When you plug too many light strands into one extension cord or wall outlet, a large amount of electrical power is created. This overloading of electrical power will lessen the life of the light bulbs. To lengthen the life of the bulbs use extra household extension cords to plug in each separate section of your pre-lit artificial Christmas tree. Then plug the household extension cord into a separate wall outlet or power strip. Do the same with each section of the pre-lit artificial Christmas trees. Do not piggy back or put more than one extension cord into an outlet opening. When you use all the openings in one outlet go to the next nearest outlet. This will reduce the risk of overloading the light strand wires with too much electrical current flowing through the wires and will extend the life of your lights.

If one light on a strand burns out the rest of the lights will remain on. To lengthen the life of your light sets replace all burned out lights as soon as they go out because they will put stress on the remaining bulbs. When a bulb is about to burn out they become dimmer and a little yellow in color. If all of the lights should ever go out it means there is a break in the circuit. If a group or strand of lights goes out you should check to make sure that all the plugs are plugged in tightly. Then check each of the unlit bulbs to make sure that they are in the socket correctly. Next check the fuses that are usually located in the plug-in part of the light strand. If the fuse is blown out it is a good idea to use another household extension cord as suggested above.