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Has Anyone Used A Tree Collar?

pugvette74 — Sat, 09 Oct 2021 16:43:31 GMT

I see them online now. If you have, do you like it better then a tree skirt?

Re: Has Anyone Used A Tree Collar?

Daludog — Sat, 09 Oct 2021 18:59:17 GMT

i used a wicker one from target last year...it was nice, but this year i bought an old wine barrel from lowes and put my 5 foot tree in it, love the rustic look, going simple this year.

Forgot to mention we added a few pieces of wood in the wine barrel to raise the tree up a bit.

Re: Has Anyone Used A Tree Collar?

ValuSkr — Sat, 09 Oct 2021 19:29:07 GMT

I think it's a neater look than a skirt. But I don't have one. Once, I brought one home from Terrain but my artificial tree's stand was too big, so back it went.

Re: Has Anyone Used A Tree Collar?

SunValley — Sat, 09 Oct 2021 20:25:41 GMT

I do like the idea of something more substantial around the tree base. I tried one a few years ago and fought with it for awhile trying to assemble and place it, and then after all that work I didn't like the look so went back to my urn that has a built-in tree stand. It's really pretty and gives my 6.5-foot tree extra height. Some years I put silk poinsettias in the urn to fill in around the tree but this year I'm going with a fluffy white tree skirt bunched up to look like snow in the urn. I hope that looks good. I would love to have an antique decorative wrought iron stand but they are $$$.

Re: Has Anyone Used A Tree Collar?

Big Joanie — Sat, 09 Oct 2021 21:55:26 GMT

I have always had a hate .. hate relationship with tree skirts ...

I just have never liked them ....We put our tree into a pot ...

secured of course ... I do like the collars ....

Re: Has Anyone Used A Tree Collar?

NanaFrost — Sun, 10 Oct 2021 01:00:06 GMT

I used one with my Bethlehem Lights 6 1/2' tree. For the collar to fit around the stand, that left a big extremely noticeable gap at the top then that I ended up wadding up my tree skirt and trying to fill it in. I never used it again, donated it.

Re: Has Anyone Used A Tree Collar?

Duckncover — Sun, 10 Oct 2021 03:15:07 GMT

I like tree collars, but never could get one to look right on my tree so went back to a tree skirt. Couldn't get the collar to fit tight enough.

Re: Has Anyone Used A Tree Collar?

pugvette74 — Sun, 10 Oct 2021 05:15:12 GMT

Thank you for all the inputs about the tree collar. I saw one I like on HomeGoods website. Not sure how it will look. I may order it and see.

Re: Has Anyone Used A Tree Collar?

10sluvr — Sun, 10 Oct 2021 11:09:04 GMT

hobby lobby has a couple, in store. I would like one but hubs likes the traditional skirt.

I did find a bark like wrap, to put around the base of the art. tree, to cover cords and make it more "real". azon for that.

ps, you might get more responses, if you post in Holidays.

Re: Has Anyone Used A Tree Collar?

faeriemoon — Sun, 10 Oct 2021 14:45:46 GMT

I was thinking of buying one this year. When you have an artificial tree they hide that giveaway funky trunk.

Re: Has Anyone Used A Tree Collar?

Bri369 — Sun, 10 Oct 2021 16:50:45 GMT

I bought one last year, and I love it.

Re: Has Anyone Used A Tree Collar?

haddon9 — Sun, 10 Oct 2021 16:57:35 GMT

I never tried one and have been using the same gold & ivory skirt for many years now. There is always a gap at the top where the skirt meets the tree so I have wide gold mesh ribbon wrapped around at the top and inside of the skirt so it blends in.