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Artificial Christmas Trees
from: Kyle BesserIn recent years artificial Christmas trees have become very popular. In the US about 70% of families now have an artificial Christmas tree. For many artificial Christmas trees are considered much more convenient, and if they are used for several years, they are less expensive than real trees.
You can buy artificial Christmas trees in a number of different colors, sizes and types. Some come pre-decorated with Christmas tree lights, snow and other decorations. At the end of the Christmas season artificial trees can be taken down and stored for next year.
Many people regard an artificial Christmas tree as a safer option. This is because artificial Christmas trees do not have the same potential fire danger that may arise with a dried out real tree. Artificial Christmas trees are also a practical alternative for those people who have an allergy to conifers.
The first artificial Christmas trees were tabletop feather Christmas trees made from green dyed goose feathers wound onto sticks drilled into a larger center one like the branches on a tree. The idea for artificial Christmas trees originated in Germany in the 19th century. Artificial Christmas trees were developed in an attempt to prevent the deforestation that had begun to occur. The first feather Christmas tree came to the United States in 1913.
The first modern artificial Christmas tree was produced by companies that made brushes. At first they used animal hair, mainly pig bristles, to make the tree. These bristles were dyed pine green in color and inserted between twisted wires to form the branches. The base of the branches were then twisted together to form a larger branch. The branches were inserted by the user into a wooden pole meant to serve as the trunk. Each row of branches on the artificial Christmas tree was a different size. They were color coded at the base with paint or stickers to make them easier to assemble.
Every year artificial Christmas trees become a little more realistic. Many artifical Christmas trees now have very short brown needles that are wound in with the longer green ones to imitate the branch itself or the base that each group of pine needles grow from. Plastic is used for the needles instead of animal hair. Most of the better artificial Christmas trees have branches hinged to a pole and more branch tips to make the tree look fuller.
Artificial Christmas trees come in different shapes and sizes to fit various uses. A slim version fits easily into a small space. A flat wall Christmas tree can fit against a wall in a small apartment. Larger artificial Christmas trees for those who have the space and smaller artificial Christmas trees for those who don't have the floor space are available. You can even buy artificial upside down Christmas trees.
You can now buy pre lit artificial Christmas trees that come pre-strung with lights or trees lit by fibre optics. Artificial Christmas trees lit by fibre optics have a light in the base and a rotating Christmas tree color wheel which causes various colors to shimmer across the tree. You can choose to have a single color Christmas tree color wheel.
There are small artificial talking or singing Christmas trees and trees that blow snow over themselves. Every year manufacturers come out with new ideas to tempt buyers. The artificial Christmas tree has come a long way in the last 150 years.
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