While artificial trees have become a trendy piece of holiday décor, they have been around for a long time. In fact, Sears sold the first artificial trees, which could be bought for $0.50.

Generally speaking, artificial Christmas trees are made of plastic, the most common types being PE and PVC—polyethylene and polyvinyl chloride, respectively. (The bases, meanwhile, are typically ...

Post Wanted rounded up the best artificial Christmas trees to shop now for the 2025 holiday season, plus an exclusive interview with Balsam Hill. Shop budget, realistic and more options.

Of the 350-500 million trees growing on U.S. tree farms, just 30 million are harvested for Christmas annually. Purchasing the trees keeps local farms in business and keeps the land covered in ...

Cons Doesn’t come with a storage system Compared with the other small, low-cost trees we tried, the National Tree Company Pre-Lit Artificial Mini Christmas Tree was the obvious winner. It is 4.5 ...

Considering how expensive some of these trees can be—some can go for $9,000—it’s important to make sure your money is well spent, which is why we’ve evaluated 12 artificial Christmas trees.

Underwriters Laboratories Inc. recently found some pre-lit artificial trees can be as much as a fire hazard in your home, as a dry tree. As CBS 2's Suzanne Le Mignot reports, there are ways to ...

Artificial Christmas trees come in various shapes, sizes and price points. Wal-Mart carries a 4-foot prelighted artificial Indiana spruce tree in white or green with clear or multicolored lights ...

New prices: A few artificial plants are on sale right now — the Gracie Oaks 28-Inch Faux Lemon Tree is 56 percent off; the West Elm Faux Potted Rubber Tree is 23 percent off; the Williston Forge ...

But artificial trees leave no needles to clean up and come in a variety of styles and colors. Prelit Christmas trees, which come with the lights already on them, are very popular.