birth of Christ. The spirit of the season is already in the air again and folks around the
world are looking for unique ways to make this yuletide season a splendid experience.
One of the most common and basic traditional practices this season is decorating your
apartment, store and office with a dazzling pre-lit Christmas tree
Apart from the fanciful look the pre-lit Christmas trees
gives to your apartments, they also strengthen the bonds within family members when each member is actively
involved in the decorative process.
Pre-lit Christmas trees come under 2 broad categories-
- Natural Christmas Trees
- Pre-lit Artificial Christmas Trees
Real trees only come in one colour(green), while pre-lit artificial trees come in a wide
array of colours. The focus on this page is on pre-lit artificial Christmas trees. Their
types, mode of decoration, uses and the benefits associated with using the trees
this yuletide season.
Pre-lit Artificial Christmas trees can be further classified into 2 categories-
* Pre-lit Artificial Polyvinyl Chloride(PVC) Christmas Trees
* Pre-lit Realistic Polyethylene (PE) Christmas Trees
The branches of a pre-lit Artificial (PVC) Christmas tree resemble a brush used
to clean the inside of bottles and cans. The technique used to produce these trees
is called PVC. The branches of a tree designated as PVC can be bent in numerous
ways creating space suitable for hanging ornaments and other Christmas decor
items.The prettiest pre-lit artificial trees boast fiber optic needles that give the tree a
glow of it's own.
The Realistic (PE) are for those who like the convenience of an artificial tree with
the look and feel of a natural tree. The branches of a realistic Christmas tree are
designed to mimic the look of real Christmas trees. The branches of Realistic (PE)
trees are not flexible and as such blending the branches could damage the look of
the tree.
The branches in the realistic PE trees are created from molded plastic which
incorporates a construction technique known as polyethylene ( reoccurring polymer
units of ethylene). So a tree designated as realistic,PE or Polyethylene means the
same. These trees come in a lot of varieties and as such you can find artificial(PE)
trees that mimic an Austrian pine, Alaska fir or even a Norway spruce.
Most PE trees are often a mixture of PVC and PE because a full PE tree will be
very expensive to manufacture. To reduce manufacturing cost most manufacturers
coat the outer surfaces of the trees with PE but the inner materials are PVC.
Manufacturers also reduce the lighting of these trees to bit down the prices in the
ever increasing competitive market. So if you intend to purchase a realistic (PE)
tree be ready to light it up.
PRE-LIT CHRISTMAS TREE DECORATING TIPS
As regards to colours the most trendy colours of trees are the red and white pre-lit
Christmas trees. Green is a rather calming colour while red is a fiery colour. They
are traditional pre-lit Christmas tree colours and tend to balance themselves out.
Be minimalistic when you decorate your pre-lit Christmas trees, stick to one or two
colours, shapes and sizes.
- Red Christmas trees
looks dazzling with green or pink decorations- White Christmas trees
go with a red theme, white theme and gold decorations- Green Christmas tree
look best with the primary colours green, blue and red- Blue Christmas trees
go with gold and silver decorationsThere are a very wide variety of decorations to choose from and in decorating
your pre-lit christmas tree the only limitation is your imaginative ability. Think propo-
rtions when you hang your decorations. For example if you are decorating with glass
Christmas balls that come in a variety of shapes and sizes, hang the larger balls at
the bottom of the tree and the little ones at the top of the trees creating a pleasing
proportions to the decorations.
Here are a host of basic traditional Christmas decor items you can choose from -
A good tree topper could be the icing on the cake for your pre-lit Christmas tree, and
can be bought from most online stores. You can get tree toppers that glow with fiber
optic diodes, that twirl, blink on and off or play tinkly music. Nativity scene placed at
the base(mat) of the tree is also an awesome idea. You can also get a toy train set
that runs in circles around the pre-lit christmas tree.
Flocking is a regular practice that involves spraying fluffy white stuff all over the tree
to mimic snow.
Merits Of Artificial Christmas Trees
- The safest trees to buy are the pre-lit artificial Christmas trees as some of them have
automatic shut-down features if they get too hot.Most of them are made from non-
flammable materails that prevent the chances of causing destructive fire.
- Compared to the natural trees there is a wide array of pre-lit artificial trees to choose
from. During the yuletide season most online and department stores tuck a lot of
pre-lit artificial trees i different styles, shapes and colours.
- Pre-lit artificial trees come in plug and play. Easy to set up. Most pre-lit artificial trees
come with a lot of tips for hanging decorative ornaments. Their branches lock into
space and the bendable limbs can be flexed anyway to present the artificial tree best.
- Natural trees can only be used once and disposed but when it comes to pre-lit artificial
trees the reverse is the case. A quality pre-lit artificial tree can last as long as 10yrs giving
value to money well spent. They are made to last, strong, durable and reasonably priced
to suit any budget.
