HOW TO CHOOSE AN ARTIFICIAL Christmas tree - how to choose a Christmas tree, a fir tree correctly

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.