How tall is your Christmas tree?
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Anonymous
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And how tall are your ceilings?
I’m going to buy an artificial tree, and the one I want comes in 6.5’ and 7.5’ sizes. My ceilings are 8’. Thanks! |
Anonymous
| I usually buy a 7' tree with 8' ceilings. Frasier fir, of course. |
Anonymous
| 4-ft fake tree. We have 8-ft ceiling. |
Anonymous
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We usually do a 7’ tree.
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Anonymous
| 10 foot ceilings, 8 foot tree |
Anonymous
| 9 foot ceilings, 9 foot tree, and my husband loves me anyway, as he trims the bottom and top every year. |
Anonymous
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Sorry, my above response doesn't really help OP.
OP - I would read the reviews for the tree you are looking at and see what people said about the actual height when assembled (if it's taller or shorter IRL), but, generally, I would prefer 7.5. |
Anonymous
| 4 feet - it goes up on a cabinet because we have dog that would destroy it. |
Anonymous
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Last year, I had the same issue: 8’ ceilings and forced to choose between 6.5’ and 7.5’ for the Balsam Hill artificial tree I wanted.
I went with 6.5’ and I am satisfied with it, but I could have gone with 7.5’ because I think their trees are a little undersized and there is lots of room above the 6.5’ tree. 7’ would have been ideal but was not an option. My recommendation: If you are OK with a tree on the petite side, go with 6.5’. If you want a more significant-looking tree and are comfortable with it closer to the ceiling, go for the 7.5’. |
Anonymous
| We bought a 7' artificial tree for our 9' ceiling room and it looks just right. I'd say stick to 6.5' for 8' ceilings. But then we have a tall 10" tree topper and I didn't want it that close to the ceiling. |
Anonymous
| I wondered this too. I looked at many trees online and came across a lot of reviews where the person said the tree was shorter than indicated. So I went with 7.5 feet with my 8 foot ceilings. I haven't set up the new tree yet, so we'll see. There aren't that many 7 foot trees out there. |
Anonymous
So hard to trim a few inches off a fake tree! |
Anonymous
PP here. I set up the tree last night and 7.5 is perfect for me. I have a tree topper that I tie around top branch, so it doesn't stick up much taller than the tree. I have about a 2 inch clearance between the very tippy top of the tree and the ceiling. But that top branch sticks up quite a bit and I think could easily be folded in half, if needed (which would also provide more support to any topper that you place over (or on) the top branch). That is what I did with the top branch on my last artificial tree. |
Anonymous
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6 ft. My husband always complains the tree is too short, but the kids and I like that height of tree.
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Anonymous
| I switched to table top trees (always real) years ago and I love it. We have a small space and it’s so much easier but I still get all the good feelings. |