Let's start with the fact that you should decide on the type of artificial New Year's tree:
- Artificial spruce. These trees are made of PVC film (polyvinyl chloride), which is similar to the well-known New Year's "rain" to all of us.
- Artificial pine. Made from special fishing line.
- Cast artificial tree.
F.ua has collected 10 tips on how to choose the right artificial tree.
What you should pay attention to
1. Spruce height:
- small Christmas trees - 90 cm or less, set on tables or shelves as decoration;
- 120-180 cm - it is convenient to dress up and the tree looks impressive.
Christmas tree stands are of two types:
- plastic - not the most reliable option;
- metal - more durable.
2. Build type
Has three varieties:
- hinge mechanism (folded with an umbrella) - each row of branches is attached to the base. When assembling, they are folded back and the crown is given the required shape;
- fastening branches with hooks - disassembled into separate branches;
- non-separable.
3. Quality
Be sure to check the product for strength:
- tug on short needles - make sure they don't fall off;
- run your hand against the "growth" of the needles - they should straighten out and take their previous form.
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4. Color
Artificial Christmas trees are no different from real ones, because they have natural shades:
- dark green;
- light green;
- the color of brilliant green.
In recent years, the demand for white, beige, red, orange, yellow Christmas trees has been steadily increasing. Popular blue, light blue and metallic colors, Christmas trees with painted white branch tips (snowball effect).
5. Backlight
Artificial spruces come with built-in LED or fiber-optic lighting, which have a number of advantages over conventional garlands:
- consume 10 times less electricity;
- 100,000 hours or 10 years of continuous work;
- the tree will not catch fire because the garlands do not heat up.
6. Security
Quality spruce is treated with a substance that prevents combustion.
7. Material:
- cast Christmas trees are expensive, because each branch is poured in a separate form;
- aluminum frame trees using PVC are the cheapest.
8. Quality certificate
When choosing a Christmas tree, ask the seller for a quality certificate. If not, you should think about buying. For your information, all artificial spruces in our store have a quality certificate.
9. Price
Depends on two factors:
- country of origin;
- availability of additional accessories (artificial snow, cones, garlands, toys).
10. Manufacturers
Well proven:
- Angel gifts (Italy);
- Mag 2000 (Poland);
- Devilon (China);
- Lednick (China).
Their products do not crumble, have no smell, keep their shape perfectly, so they will stand for a very long time.
Hurry up to buy the main symbol of the New Year!
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