The Rising Popularity Of Artificial Christmas Trees

Christmas trees have been used centuries with the first recorded use being in present-day Estonia and Latvia

. Today, nearly every country with a Christian population has its own traditions when it comes to Christmas trees from the shiny aluminium artificial trees to the lush green real trees, both of which often come richly decorated with balls, garlands and lights, among other ornaments.

With the wide variety of Christmas trees available in the market today, an increasing number of home owners and other aficionados prefer the synthetic versions over the natural varieties for reasons discussed below. Take note that the earliest versions of synthetic Christmas trees were made during the 19th century with dyed goose feathers. Nowadays, many materials are used from feathers to fibre optic although the most popular remains to be the PVC plastic type. With that being said, why are artificial Christmas trees so popular? Let's take a look at the reasons.

Ease of Maintenance:

The main problems with real trees are two-fold. First, you have to deal with shedding of the leaves especially with pine trees. You have to vacuum the area around the tree every so often, not to mention that you have to deal with the sticky sap on your clothes. With a synthetic Christmas tree, you need not worry about falling leaves and other messy stuff.

Second, you must water a real tree to prevent it from drying out, thus, making what was verdantly lush green leaves turn a dirty brown. This can be a hassle especially when your living room has carpets all over the floor. You will have no problem of this sort with a synthetic Christmas tree. And when you have to put away the Christmas decorations, you need not worry about disposing of a wrinkly tree. Just dismantle the artificial Christmas tree, wrap the parts in paper and store them away till next year.

Good Value for Money:

Because artificial Christmas trees can be used and reused for many holidays, home owners get the most value for their money. Yes, you may have to spend more on a synthetic tree but you can recoup the investment within two years.

In contrast, you have to buy a real tree every year, thus, increasing your costs for every holiday season. Let's face it. With the economic crunch, savings on a new tree go a long way toward other purchases for gifts and foods. Did we mention that, because of the re-usability of synthetic Christmas trees, you are being eco-friendly? Yes, do spare the forests of its trees.

Safety:

Yet another reason for the popular of synthetic Christmas trees is safety. Real trees present high risks to catch fire when they dry out especially when there are electric lights. Synthetic trees are made from fire-resistant PVC so much so that a small electric spark will not likely cause a conflagration. Besides, you can easily distinguish the smell of burning plastic than of burning wood, which you can mistake for the logs on the fireplace merrily burning away.

And of course, there is also the fact that artificial Christmas trees come in a wide variety of styles, colours and sizes. You can pick the perfect Christmas tree with perfect symmetry, leaves and other aspects. Your choices include pre-lit glittery pine trees and Douglas fir, among others.

by: Lawrence White

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