A pre lit Christmas tree is an artificial Christmas tree that comes in the box with lights wired into the tree ready to go, so you do not need to do any additional lighting assembly. These trees come with lights already strung on the branches or embedded into the greenery, depending on your preference.

So they're cut to size by hand. But cut this way because a mechanical cutting machine would flatten the needles back down a bunch of branches have been stained together using a polypropylene twine.

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Perks of Using Pre-Lit Christmas Trees These trees provide a great deal of light without having to spend a lot on traditional ornaments. These devices have a long service life and can last for years.

Pre-Lit Artificial Christmas Trees Pre-lit trees are designed to make Christmas as easy as possible. You will not need to purchase extra lights to go with your tree as the lights are already built-in and evenly spaced around your tree so you can simply plug in and go.

"Pre" means "beforehand" / "early". "Lit" is the past participle form for the verb "to light": "I am going to light a Christmas tree." "The Christmas tree has been lit by me." So, basically, it's something that has been lit beforehand/early.

Raw Materials The strings contain 22-gauge copper wire coated in green or white rubber or polyvinyl chloride (PVC) with injection-molded plastic plugs at each end of the strands. Christmas tree lightbulbs require a separate set of materials, including blown glass, rubber bases, metal contact wires and filaments.

Then the metal ends of the lights are cut and shaped. Like the string the led light bulbs are also dipped in flux. The bulbs are then finally soldered with the wire.

Non-lit trees may require more time dedicated to decorating, however they do allow you more choice. Pre-lit trees limit you to the number of lights and the look of your tree, however, a non-lit tree allows you to choose your favourite style of lights, and the colour you prefer.

The Fraser fir is perhaps the most popular variety of Christmas tree because it is hardy enough to survive being cut and shipped across long distances. The Fraser is a native southern fir and grows at elevations above 5,000 feet. The tree has excellent needle retention along with a pleasing piney scent.

That's been the longstanding debate for families decorating during the holiday season. While personal preference is a primary factor for choosing a type of holiday tree, recent research by Underwriters Laboratories (UL) shows that a pre-lit artificial tree can be as much of a fire hazard as a dry natural tree.

Because each branch and its needles are cast as a single piece, Polyethylene Christmas trees are much more durable than PVC options. However, the solid PE branches that give them their appearance and durability also use more materials, so expect Polyethylene trees to cost a bit more.

When lights are attached in series, the electricity passes from the power source to the first light, and then from light to light until it returns to the power source.

Pre-lit Fake Trees: Pre-lit artificial trees are a great way to minimize setup and cleanup (and avoid the holiday trauma of a giant ball of tangled lights). However, pre-lit fake trees are generally more expensive, and you can't change the size or color of the lights from year to year.

The invention of the electric light added a new dimension to Christmas trees. In 1882 an inventor named Edward Hibberd Johnson working for Thomas Edison devised a way of wrapping small electric lights in red, white, and blue crêpe paper.

The vast majority of Christmas lights on the market these days are sourced from China. No matter where you purchase your lights, you'll almost certainly be buying lights originating from China. That includes the big box stores. Buy from them, and you'll be buying lights made in China.