Artificial Christmas trees are fake pine and/or fir trees manufactured for the specific purpose and use as a Christmas Trees. They can be constructed of a variety of material including poly vinyl chloride or (PVC) and the newest technology where the branches are a combination of the PVC and polyethylene (PE).

Today's Christmas trees are much more sophisticated then they were years ago and it is best to learn everything you can before making the switch. Many consumers begin to consider the cost of replacing a real tree every year versus the cost of an artificial Christmas tree that can last up to 15 years. As the popularity of artificial Christmas trees is on the rise, consumers are becoming savvier by using the internet to gain more product knowledge and trends in the manufacturing of artificial Christmas trees.

The question then arises how can any consumer be certain that they’re buying a quality tree from a dependable company? With this in mind, here are some important factors for customers to consider before purchasing an artificial Christmas tree Warranty: How long is the company willing to stand behind their product? Health and Expertise of Company: How long has the company been in business? Is there staff knowledgeable?

Reputation of the Company with the BBB and with customers? As with any large purchase, it is always best to research a company’s reputation before making a purchase of any significant dollar amount. Are they in good standing with the BBB, are customers satisfied with the product overall.http://www.buzzle.com/articles/history-artificial-christmas-tree.html<ref>

Towards the end of the 1800's, a variation of the traditional Christmas tree appeared: the artificial Christmas tree. Artificial trees originated in Germany.They were made of metal wire and covered with goose, turkey, ostrich or swan feathers. The feathers were often died green to imitate pine needles. Sears- Roebuck offered these tree in their catalog in 1913. In the 1930's, the Addis Brush Company created the first artificial-brush trees, using the same machinery that made their toilet brushes! The Addis 'Silver Pine' tree was patented in 1950.http://christmas.lovetoknow.com/Artificial_Christmas_Tree Between 2001 and 2007 artificial Christmas tree sales jumped from 7.3 million to 17.4 million.

Newest to the market is the TruTip™ technology that offers consumers a more natural beauty and look they desire. Each branch is carefully constructed through a special manufacturing process where the tips are custom molded from textured polyethylene (PE). To create the proper feel and texture, the base compound can be altered to produce a harder, sharper needle or a softer, smoother one resulting in a product that is exquisitely accurate and genuinely captures the true likeness of forest grown trees The PE material used to produce TruTip™ Christmas trees is unique in that all of the leftover material can be recycled to produce other necessary packaging such as bubble wrap and plastic bags. http://www.trutip.com/<ref>

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