Gone are the days when artificial Christmas trees meant obvious plastic needles and flimsy branches. Today’s faux firs rival their natural counterparts in both beauty and convenience ...

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They also wire the ornaments to the branches. It's one less job for the customer to do. And now it's time to put up the tree. It has taken just one day for this artificial tree to come together ...