The Rise of Artificial Trees: Why They’re Taking Over Holiday Decorations
By now, all of us have caught up with the hype of artificial trees. While initially many of us cringed away, staunchly declaring that nothing would distract us from real trees, we are now beginning to believe otherwise.
The fact is that artificial trees have come a long way since the birth of their concept and have multiple desirable advantages too. If you have still not jumped onto the bandwagon and want to know why artificial trees are so popular, here are the benefits you must know of.
1. Highly Convenient
There is no understating the convenience of an artificial Christmas tree. For those living near woods and farms, it might still be possible to make a family trip as the season approaches and haul an evergreen for the festivities.
But it’s not all that easy. Apart from the transportation and tiresome hauling process, setting up a real tree can be painstaking. It takes tons of effort to balance the tree and make it stand straight and tall at home. Not forgetting how you have to water it regularly to keep it looking fresh throughout the season.
All in all, hardly any of us has the luxury of time now to endure the painstaking and highly time-consuming process of getting a real tree. It is also falls way more costly, almost a hundred dollars or even more now to get a fresh one for each season.
2. Easy Maintenance
Like we said, one has to water the real tree regularly to make it last for the season. If you fail to do that, you will have a wilting tree by Christmas Eve and it surely does not make a pretty sight. With an artificial tree, it stays in prime condition for years if you store it well.
You will also not have water sloshing all over your living room, carpets and floor from fresh trees every day. Plus, with artificial trees, you have no needles littering your space and making you vacuum twice daily.
3. Quick Setup
Most artificial trees are foldable or come in sections. This way, you only have to stack them up one on top of the other and voila, they’re ready. Setting up artificial Christmas trees is far quicker and easier and we all could use that.
4. Safer
One other thing about artificial trees is that they’re less of a safety hazard. You don’t have to worry about the tree catching fire when it dries out or the needles being sharp and scaly enough to prick you or others significantly.
The artificial trees these days resemble the real ones quite closely but at the same time are safer, best for allergy suffers and also have soften needles and branches. You will also not have to worry about sap sticking to your hands when handling artificial trees.
5. Easy Lighting
Not only is setting up a real tree time consuming but so is the part where you have to drape the lights. The artificial trees now come in prelit options too and all you have to do for these is plug them in and watch them come to life. With so many benefits, don’t you think artificial trees are rightly popular?