Best outdoor artificial Christmas trees UK: trees with lights (pre lit) reviewed

Not everyone wants to spend a fortune on an outdoor artificial Christmas tree. In fact, I would hazard a guess that most people just want something low-cost and easy to set up to put in their garden or porch way, and that’s what you get with this product from Hmasyo. Al things factored, this is the best outdoor artificial Christmas tree

Standing over 5ft tall when assembled and on its stand, this tree is great size to have next your front door, welcoming guests with a bit of Christmas cheer. It has quite a slim profile too, so it won’t be getting in the way or blocking the entrance.

The tree is made up of mainly silver tinsel material but there are multi-coloured pieces scattered around, and these catch and reflect light really well, making it look like the whole tree is sparkling at times.

This is not a pre-lit product, but it does come with 5m worth of battery-operated LED lights that you have to spend 15 minutes wrapping around the tree. Please be aware that the batteries don’t come with the tree, so you’ll have to go out and buy 3 AA batteries.

Putting this Christmas tree up is absolute child’s play. All you need to do is slip the feet into the base, then connect the three central extension poles, and you’ve finished the first part. Next you take the main tree section, which is completely flat to begin with, and slide it over the top of the centre pole. Finally, you let the tinsel drop and it falls into place, hence the words ‘pop up’ in the name.

Now, obviously being a pop-up Christmas tree, and a low cost one at that, it isn’t the strongest thing in the world and if you’re going to use it outside, I seriously suggest you weigh the tree down to protect it from strong winds. However, it is better made than I expected for the low price, and it does look really good, with or without the lights on it.

The National Tree Company brand is one I know very well, and I have always been happy with their products. So, I had high hopes for this product, and it didn’t disappoint.

First of all, this tree looks fantastic and very realistic, with over 400 crush resistant branch tips, and 100 integrated white lights. There really is no need for any further decorations, if you ask me, but you can add some more if you like.

One feature That I liked about this particular product was that even if one of the light bulbs has a problem, the others will still continue to work. Anyone who has ever used Christmas lights before will know how annoying it can be to have all the lights go out because of one single bulb, so this really pleased me.

While it has been constructed with material that make it suitable for outdoor use, and therefore won’t be destroyed by rust and things like that easily, the makers of this tree suggest that it is only really suitable for the garden if it is in a covered area.

At 3ft 26 inches tall, and 25 inches wide at the bottom, it is the perfect size for an entrance way, or to have one or two of them out on a covered patio, decking, or similar area. The branches all pull apart nicely, and this gives the tree a healthy, full look.

The tree sits in a plastic pot, and this makes it very stable, but I have to say that this part of the product is the blandest looking. My wife agreed but she fixed the problem with some tinsel and a bit of creativity, and it was soon looking as good as the rest of the tree.

To say this is easy to assemble would be an understatement, but I expected it to be so from my previous experience with this brand’s products. All it takes to pull down the branches into place and then space them apart for the look you desire.

The only improvement I would like to see in the future, is for the wires for the lights to be inside the branches. As it stands, they are outside, but as they are coloured like the tree, they aren’t visible unless you really look hard. Apart from that, this tree is a definite winner.

Netta’s Birch twig tree might not be an artificial Christmas tree, per say, but once you see it illuminated in your garden, there’s no denying that it brings definite Christmas vibes into your home.

The branches on this tree are both flexible, and strong, so you can manipulate them into the positions you like, and then hang some decorations on there to complete the Christmas look.

The branches have lights at their tips and also along them, there are no wires in sight, and as there are 8 lighting modes the effect of the 160 bright white lights is really beautiful to observe.

What’s more, this pre-lit Christmas tree comes with a light timer that you can set to start at any given time, and then the lights will stay illuminated for 8 hours before switching off for 16. If you want them on all the time, you just don’t set the timer, simple and easy.

Stability is really good on the Netta pre-lit tree, thanks to the wide, square base that is made of moulded PVC, and is coloured white like the rest of the tree to give it that ‘snowy’ effect. The base measures 22cm x 22cm, and handles the 2.3kg weight of the 6ft tree very well.

As with most of these artificial Christmas trees, there isn’t a lot of weight to the product overall, and so you would want to weigh the base down or find some way to anchor it if used in the garden.

This is one product that really is built to go outside and stay there. However, as it powered by the mains, you will need a waterproof extension cable if you position the tree more than 3 metres from the nearest outlet.

Costing just under 60 pounds at the time of writing, I think it is a fairly priced product. The build quality is good, it is actually fully weatherproof, and it really does look fantastic when fully lit up.

While an outdoor artificial Christmas tree with lights can transform a plain old garden into a festive feeling wonderland, it isn’t the only way to do it, and if you’re struggling for space, or you want something to accompany your other outdoor decorations, this product might be right up your alley.

As with most, if not all national Tree Company products, this hanging basket looks incredible. The combination of needled branches, red berries, and snow-tinged pine cones, really give you that Christmas vibe, and the rounded basket is a great contrast.

I have to say though, that when I first opened the box, the product didn’t look like the advertising photos as everything was laid down and flattened. However, after a while spent moving branches and fluffing things up, it was soon looking the part.

Contained within the 84 branches are 50 UL white LED lights, and when switched on, they only add to the already beautiful effect of this wonderful hanging basket. The lights are battery powered, so there are no cables and no need to connect to the mains supply, just pop in some batteries and hang the decorations up.

These lights are energy efficient and won’t be giving you a shock when the electricity bill come through the door, but you can make sure of that by using the timer to set the lights to operate for 6 hours on and 18 hours off if you like.

Solidly built of fire-resistant materials, I got the impression that you would definitely get more than one season’s use out of these pre-lit Christmas hanging baskets, which is a good thing, as it makes the 60+ pound price tag seem more palatable. Still, you get what you pay for I guess, and I would say this product is worth it.

If you want to go all out this Christmas, and you have the space to house it, the Feel Real lit artificial Christmas tree is as good as they get. You will have to pay for that quality, but this tree is so far ahead of the pack that thousands of customers have already decided the price is worth it.

Standing seven and a half feet tall, this tree towers over you and it’s so fun to watch the look on little kids faces as they look up to the top in amazement. It’s wide too, particularly at the bottom which measures over a metre and a half.

This tree is called ‘Feel real’ for a reason, and it really does resemble a real tree. There are even lifelike looking pine cones peering out from within the thick foliage, and when I say thick, I mean it; this artificial Christmas tree has close to 1,400 branch tips! What’s more is that there are three different types of needles, each a different shade, and this just adds to the overall effect.

The National Tree company haven’t scrimped on the lights either, and there a total of 750 of them that come pre-attached to the branches and ready to shine. The lights are all white and this gives the Tree a really warm and welcoming feel.

As large and full as this tree looks when it is assembled, the actual process of setting up this Goliath isn’t difficult at all. The branches come pre-attached to the central pole and all you need to do is fold them down on their hinges, and fluff them out a bit. Admittedly, the fluffing and spreading of the branches did take over an hour as the tree is so big, but the results were more than worth it.

The quality of this artificial Christmas tree is top-notch and the makers know it. In fact, they offer a 5-year limited warranty on the tree, and 2 years on the lights. The branches and needles are all made from fire-resistant materials, and I’m sure you’ll get years of use out of this tree.

However, there is one big issue. I couldn’t find any information on whether or not this product is weather sealed and ok for outdoor use. Although, we can’t recommend it, we thought we’d take a chance and set it up, but under a friend’s carpool and with a weatherproof socket just to be safe, and we had no issues with it. Still, I think you’d be better off with it indoors, maybe in the conservatory would be nice?