History of Christmas trees:
- 1600: 1 st decorated tree
- 1883: first Artificial tree
- 1910: Glass candle holders light tree
- 1920: National Christmas tree
- 1930: the tallest Christmas tree ever at Rockefeller was 30 feet tall.
- 1940: the west coast reinvents Christmas cool with flocking kits that can be applied with vacuum cleaners.
- 1950: Aluminium trees are first non green artificial trees.
- 1960: Charlie’s negative portrayal of artificial trees causes dip in sales.
- 1980: Plastic trees lead to explosion of artificial trees as green alternative
- 1990: Fibre optic trees.
- 2000: politicians debate whether it is more politically correct to refer the Christmas trees as “holiday” trees.
- 2011: Today Artificial trees range from lifelike to Glamorous, complete with spinning motors, multicolored lights and polyethylene plastics
Source: InfoNewt