What material is better to buy an artificial Christmas tree. How to choose the right artificial Christmas tree: quality criteria, safety, where to buy

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On the threshold of the New Year and its celebration, according to a good tradition, is not complete without a New Year tree. After all, it is the elegant beauty, shining with multi-colored lights of garlands, that creates that magical, unique atmosphere of the holiday. Every year more and more families are acquiring artificial Christmas trees.

Today we will try to figure out what artificial Christmas trees are, what material they are made of and how to choose the right New Year's artificial beauty so that it will last for many years and delight you with its beauty.

What are the Christmas trees

On the eve of the New Year holidays, various models and types of Christmas trees appear in stores from table, very tiny Christmas trees to huge fir trees right up to the ceiling.

It can be pine, fir, blue spruce or ordinary spruce, with or without cones, covered with hoarfrost, with multi-colored bulbs built into the branches. Yes, and the color of an artificial Christmas tree can be any - from light green to dark emerald. On sale there are Christmas trees of any color, gold and silver, white and red, for every taste and color.

Artificial Christmas trees have a different design. Some species have a hinged structure and open like an umbrella, other Christmas trees are assembled from branches that are inserted onto the stem-trunk of the Christmas tree.

What are artificial Christmas trees made of?

Let's try to figure out what New Year's artificial beauties are made of.

Plastic molded Christmas trees

Artificial Christmas trees can be made of plastic, these are the so-called cast Christmas trees. They are very similar in appearance to real live Christmas trees. Branches with soft needles are made of polypropylene, and each branch is cast in a separate special mold.

Christmas trees made of PVC film

Artificial Christmas trees are also made from PVC film. From a thin polymer tape with a metal base inside, better Christmas trees are obtained. This tape is passed through machines that finely cut it into needles. Strips with needles of different lengths are wound on a wire and create branches that are collected into fluffy beautiful trees.

Artificial Christmas trees from fishing line

For the manufacture of the Christmas tree, a fishing line is used. A Christmas tree made of fishing line is more fluffy than a Christmas tree made of PVC film and is more similar to natural. Pine branches are also made from fishing line, which look like bottle brushes.

Christmas trees with paper needles

Needles for Christmas trees can be made of paper impregnated with a special compound. Paper needles are wound on a wire. Such an artificial Christmas tree has a short service life and is easily ignited, even from electric garlands.

How to choose the right artificial Christmas tree

Before you buy an artificial Christmas tree, you must choose a place where you will put your New Year's beauty - on the table, on the floor, by the window, in the center or in the corner of the room. And also decide on the type of tree (fir, spruce or pine) and size, you will have a small Christmas tree or a large spruce right up to the ceiling.

Christmas tree stand

The first thing you need to pay attention to when choosing an artificial Christmas tree is a stand. The stand can be metal, plastic or wood. If the tree is more than 150 cm, then the stand should be cruciform, stable, the Christmas tree should not stagger. A metal stand is considered more reliable. The plastic stand may break under the weight of the toys.

Christmas tree quality

Pay attention to how the branches are attached, they must be well fixed, the needles on the branches must also hold tight and be rigid. When choosing a Christmas tree, pull slightly on the needles, they should not come off. Run your palm along the twig against the growth of the needles, or squeeze the twig in your palm. High-quality needles will quickly take their original shape and will not crumble. The wire on which the branches are wound should not be translucent and stick out naked.

Fire safety

A high-quality Christmas tree should be made of fire-resistant materials or treated with special anti-flammable substances that prevent fire. On the packaging of the Christmas tree, such information must be present. After all, electric garlands are hung on the Christmas tree, and if the material from which the Christmas tree is made is flammable, then the consequences can be the most deplorable.

Environmental Safety

Environmental safety is one of the conditions for the correct choice of artificial Christmas trees. The tree should not exude an unpleasant chemical smell and should not contain substances harmful to health. To do this, you need to familiarize yourself with the quality certificate, ask the seller to show you this document.

Price

Prices for artificial Christmas trees are also very diverse. There are cheap Chinese Christmas trees with paper needles on sale, but it is advisable to refuse such a Christmas tree. Most often, these trees are sold without a certificate and can be made from materials that contain substances hazardous to health.

Molded plastic Christmas trees have a higher price, since the production of such Christmas trees is more expensive. Artificial cast Christmas trees are made in Europe, they are of high quality.

The most affordable price for artificial Christmas trees made of PVC, such Christmas trees are considered safe and look elegant.

The price of a Christmas tree also depends on the quality and strength of the structure, on the size, as well as on designer features in the form of cones, luminous twigs, multi-colored needles and other decorations. But an artificial Christmas tree is not bought for one year, and therefore it is better to buy a better product that will delight you for more than one year.

It is difficult to imagine a New Year's holiday without a green fluffy beautiful Christmas tree. Of course, it's good when it's real, big, smells like pine needles. But in recent years, people prefer artificial trees.

Firstly, many are guided by the fact that such a choice will save coniferous forests. Secondly, such a Christmas tree is a profitable purchase from an economic point of view. After all, having paid once, you can decorate it for many years in a row. Given the large assortment, it is important to know how to choose an artificial Christmas tree.

PVC film

Before deciding which artificial Christmas tree is better to choose, you need to familiarize yourself with what materials it is made of.

The cheapest raw material used to make a Christmas tree is PVC film. Such products are a pretty good imitation of a real spruce. In addition, they can serve you for many years. The needles of the Christmas tree made of PVC film are flat and soft. But they must be handled with care, since it is easy to crush them, but it is not always possible to return them to their former shape.

Each manufacturer tries to make their artificial Christmas trees fluffy and thick. Many imitate long needles, like those of a pine tree. For this, a film up to five centimeters wide is used. These products are usually in high demand. Among these firs, the following can be distinguished:

"Altai";
"Virginia";
"Premium".

To get small needles, like a Christmas tree, a PVC film 1.5-2.5 centimeters wide is used. But in order for a tree with a short needle to look thicker, manufacturers increase the number of branches. An example of such models:

"Piano";
"North";
"Iceberg".

If you are still thinking about which artificial Christmas tree to choose, expensive models of Christmas trees are also made from PVC film. To do this, make branches with different lengths of needles. They look very beautiful and natural, for example:

"The Snow Queen is snowy";
"Imperial snowy".

Models made of PVC film are usually prefabricated.

From fishing line

Fishing line is a more expensive material than PVC film, but at the same time, outwardly, the trees from it do not look like natural Christmas trees. But they have a very impressive appearance. The needles of such spruce are made of fishing line with a diameter of 0.1-0.3 mm. They stick out in different directions, outwardly resembling brushes. In spruces from fishing line, needles usually have a length of 3.5-6 centimeters. Such trees are very fluffy and in stores, as a rule, attract attention.

The running Christmas tree from the fishing line is the "New Year's Beauty". Such models are usually also prefabricated.

How to choose an artificial Christmas tree: molded plastic

Another material that is used to make artificial Christmas trees is soft plastic. Trees from such raw materials are the most expensive, but their appearance is also closest to natural. They are made by casting.

The needles of plastic fir trees are no more than three centimeters long. The fact is that plastic branches are quite heavy, and if you make longer needles, they can simply break. Unlike Christmas trees made of fishing line, you will not prick yourself on plastic needles.

Combined models are also produced - made of plastic and PVC. The branches of such trees are heterogeneous, and they look even more attractive than trees made only of plastic. Very beautiful models with mixed branches:

"Absolute";
Absolute Premium.

Variety of colors

One of the parameters that you must decide when deciding how to choose an artificial Christmas tree for the New Year is its color. Unlike natural coniferous trees, the colors of artificial conifers are much more diverse. Although there are natural shades:

light green;
dark green;
brilliant green colors.

Although it should be noted that trees with needles of unusual shades are in great demand: white, pink, blue, transparent.

Christmas trees with white needles are very popular. Models in which only the tips of green needles are painted in this color look especially beautiful. She looks like she's been covered in snow.

As for the color of the trunk, in artificial Christmas trees it is usually the color of the needles. But for models of the Premium class, the trunk, as a rule, has a brown color, that is, outwardly they are as similar as possible to a real tree.

How to choose the right artificial Christmas tree for your home

When making a choice, you need to decide which model you want in height, with which crown. The length of the Christmas trees can be quite small - 46 centimeters, and very large - 5.5 meters. They also have different crown widths. If the room is spacious, then the spruce can be installed sprawling, and if it is small, a variant of a narrow model will do, which can be placed in the corner.

In addition to the usual green trees, Christmas trees with lights are also produced, which come in two types:

Built-in LED lighting. It happens both monochrome and multi-colored. Moreover, the LEDs can be either built into the branch or be a hanging garland.
Fiber optic backlight. There are multi-colored and single-colored. It consists of optical wires that run from the center of the tree to the ends of its branches. Such backlighting gives a soft, dim color and is usually installed on small table trees.

Given these parameters, it will be easier for you to solve the problem of how to choose a good artificial Christmas tree.

How to identify a quality model

If you want a tree to decorate your holiday, you need to know a few nuances on how to choose the right artificial Christmas tree. It is very important that it be of high quality and safe for health.

It is better to buy an artificial spruce in a store, as it is warm there and you can understand if it has a smell. A quality product should not be offensive. If there is an unpleasant "smell", then it is possible that the model is made of toxic materials. Buying this is undesirable. If you want to buy goods in the market, in the open air, you can not smell anything.
Feel free to ask the seller to show you the quality certificate for the product. This way you can make sure that the tree you are going to buy is safe for health and that it contains substances that make it fireproof.
If you want to be sure that your purchase will withstand Christmas decorations, check the tree for strength. To do this, you need to try to bend the branch. If it is good and strong, it will return to its original position. Also check how securely the needles are attached. If they remain in your hands, then such a tree will not last long.
Another point to consider before choosing an artificial Christmas tree is its material. If you want the green beauty to serve you for a long time, preference should be given to plastic models. They are able to maintain their original appearance up to 15 years.

Main manufacturers

Consider the main manufacturers of artificial Christmas trees that usually end up in stores:

China. Unfortunately, their quality is often not very good. Instead of traditional materials in the manufacture of needles, they can use paper impregnated with a pungent odor. Such spruces are not only short-lived, but can also be harmful to health.
Russia. Basically, Christmas trees are made from environmentally friendly plastic. There are also prefabricated models made of PVC film and fishing line, for the manufacture of the frame of which steel wire is used. Domestic Christmas trees look very natural, their color is natural.
European and American countries. They have Christmas trees, both prefabricated and cast, made using a special technology. They are expensive, but they look like living things.

It is very important to study information about manufacturers before choosing an artificial Christmas tree.

Installation Precautions

it should be away from the battery;
if the model is large, then it needs a metal cruciform stand, which will make it as stable as possible;
hang toys evenly on all sides so that the tree does not fall;
decorations should not be too much, otherwise the branches may bend;
for an artificial Christmas tree, choose high-quality garlands that do not heat up during operation;
if the model is prefabricated, strictly follow the instructions when installing it.

Traditionally, on the eve of the New Year and Christmas holidays, we buy a beautiful, green Christmas tree and decorate our house or office with it. Recently, more and more people are inclining their choice towards an artificial Christmas tree. And this is not surprising, because such a spruce has a number of advantages compared to a living one:

durability;
saving the family budget;
saving time, since you do not need to constantly remove fallen needles;
beautiful, almost perfect appearance.

In addition, the use of an artificial Christmas tree helps to preserve nature and prevent illegal felling of young coniferous trees.

But, having entered the store of artificial fir trees, you can simply get confused by the abundance of goods on offer. How do you choose the perfect Christmas tree? In this article, we will try to figure out what artificial Christmas trees are made of, what main materials modern manufacturers use and how they differ.

The material of artificial Christmas trees is one of the main criteria for their selection. After all, a Christmas tree should be not only beautiful, but also of high quality and safe.

One of the most popular materials is polyvinyl chloride (PVC). This can be said to be the golden mean in the artificial Christmas tree market, since the ratio of price and quality of such a Christmas tree is the most optimal for the average buyer. In appearance, they are very similar to a real tree from the forest. The needles are made of polymer tapes, which are cut on special machines and wound on metal frames. Such Christmas trees are quite strong, reliable, the needles do not ignite and have no foreign odors.

Although synthetic PVC spruce trees are not expensive for the price, very often fake goods appear on the market, especially those made in China. Therefore, when choosing an artificial Christmas tree made of polyvinyl chloride, it is worth checking with the seller that all relevant quality certificates are available.

PVC artificial Christmas trees

Fishing line is a fairly cheap material and such Christmas trees are considered a budget option. A Christmas tree made of fishing line is very fluffy and in appearance resembles a real pine tree. But in turn, its branches are very prickly and look like bottle brushes.

Artificial Christmas trees made of fishing line are also quite high quality and fireproof, and its cost pleasantly pleases those who focus on a cheaper purchase option. If you purchase such a Christmas tree from a conscientious manufacturer, you can please your loved ones with a fairly neat and pretty New Year's decoration.

Christmas tree artificial cast

The most expensive and high-quality artificial Christmas trees are made of high-strength PE rubber. Such trees have a very beautiful, attractive appearance and maximum resemblance to a natural Christmas tree. The production process consists in the fact that each branch is separately cast in special molds, and then assembled into a single Christmas tree. Its needles are very soft and pleasant to the touch, which eliminates injuries when falling, such a Christmas tree can be safely installed in children's rooms.

Artificial needles are made from a safe non-flammable material, which, even with strong heating, does not release hazardous substances into the air. Since the production of cast fir trees requires the introduction of the latest technologies, this, in turn, cannot but affect the price of the goods.

Cast artificial Christmas trees are rightfully considered premium Christmas trees, they are absolutely safe, have a chic appearance and will serve their owners for many years.

LED (fiber optic) artificial Christmas trees

Such spruces are also called luminous, they have a strong steel frame, and the needles are made from PVC film. Its needles have interwoven LED threads that are evenly distributed throughout the tree. When such a Christmas tree is plugged into the socket, the tips of the branches begin to shimmer with different colors of the rainbow.

LED Christmas trees can often be seen as decoration of a trading floor or shop window, but they can also be installed at home. They do not need additional decorations and look very beautiful when turned on.

If you decide to purchase just such a spruce, it is also important to pay attention to the manufacturer and the characteristics of the materials. As for the price, a good quality LED tree cannot be cheap.

Artificial Christmas trees from paper needles

Such trees are the cheapest, but also the most dangerous, because their needles can flare up very quickly from the slightest spark or slight heating. Paper artificial Christmas trees, although they look very fluffy, but their lifespan is usually up to 3 years.

Which artificial Christmas tree to choose, of course, depends on your own preferences, but still, before buying, it is better to check the synthetic tree for quality and durability, and the availability of appropriate certificates. And keep in mind that an artificial Christmas tree is bought for more than one year and it is better to spend your New Year holidays cheerfully and safely.

The magical, mysterious and expected by all holiday - New Year 2020 is approaching! It's time to go home. The eternal question is which tree to give preference to: natural or artificial? Today, many people make their choice in favor of the "reusable" green beauty. An artificial Christmas tree is a good choice for conservationists who oppose deforestation. Of course, the smell of pine needles inherent in a "live" Christmas tree creates a New Year's mood in the house, and decorating a real Christmas tree is much more pleasant, but today we want to tell you exactly how to choose an artificial Christmas tree and not make a mistake.

Artificial Christmas trees are produced in different ways from a variety of materials, but we will consider the main types of artificial Christmas trees: PVC on a frame and cast. Cast Christmas trees are significantly more expensive than their "sisters" made of PVC materials, but such a high price is justified. These Christmas trees are made of polyethylene or polypropylene, which are known to be environmentally friendly materials. Christmas trees are cast, as a rule, in Europe, and they are of excellent quality and appearance.

An ordinary PVC Christmas tree will cost you much less. Although it is inferior in quality to cast, it will faithfully serve you for more than one year.

Variety of Christmas trees

PVC Christmas trees often look even better than real ones because they are fluffier and neater. These trees are a perfect example of value for money, so if you can't afford an expensive cast tree, then a PVC tree is the best solution.

And yet, how to choose an artificial Christmas tree for the new year 2020? What should be looked at first of all, so as not to get into a mess?

Let's talk about what are the selection criteria for artificial material:

First of all, pay attention to the needles. For cast Christmas trees and models made of PVC fishing line, they must be strong and rigid and hold well. To check if the Christmas tree is crumbling, just run your hand along the branch and shake it slightly. Attention should be paid to whole branches: they must be mobile and at the same time securely fixed.
The structure of the Christmas tree itself must be straight and stable (see photo below). It is better to choose spruce on a metal stand, since plastic stands break quickly enough.

Stand stability

Do not forget about your personal preferences. Think about which model you need. Should it be miniature, or vice versa, high and reaching to the very ceiling? What color will she be? Green, white or even hot pink? If you search well, then you will definitely find a Christmas tree that you will like.

An artificial Christmas tree must be made of fire-resistant and environmentally friendly materials, so it is necessary to say a little about safety when choosing a product. Even if you do not use burning candles as decoration for the New Year's tree, the tree must be fire resistant, because only under this condition can you hang it on it. Ask the seller for a few needles from the tree you like and set it on fire. If the needles are ignited, then you should refrain from buying.

Sample certificate of conformity

To find out what materials the Christmas tree is made of, ask the seller for a quality certificate. Pay special attention to the smell of the Christmas tree structure: if it is sharp and unpleasant, you should not buy it.

Where to buy

A great many beautiful Christmas trees, like you can find before the holidays in shopping centers, large stores and markets. Of course, in the age of modern technology, a Christmas tree can be ordered via the Internet and save some money, but in this case, you should contact only trusted sellers who will definitely send you exactly what they promise.

Video instruction for choosing artificial Christmas trees:

Now you know how to choose a good artificial Christmas tree for the year of the rat, and you can safely go to the store for your festive beauty! The new year 2020 will soon be knocking on all doors, so hurry up! Happy and happy holidays to you and your loved ones!