Best tips for storing flocked artificial Christmas trees

Once your trees are stored up properly, chances are slim you’d ever need to bother about cleaning. For one, it is easier to store Christmas trees than spending hours keeping them clean. If you want your piece to maintain sparkles, then you may want to store up properly.

How to Store Your Flocked Artificial Christmas Tree: Tips and Tricks

For flocked trees (ranging from the 6 foot to 10 foot artificial Christmas trees), leave them in an upright position and pull a plastic cover over them. You may also get a storage bag, one specifically designed for storing flocked Christmas trees. This will keep out dust and dirt. Dusty Flocked Christmas trees can be really difficult to clean.

Be sure to collect all ornamentals and other decorations on the tree before taking it apart. Ensure pre-lit flocked Christmas trees are unplugged and all faulty bulbs replaced. This will quicken setting up next holiday.

Give the branches a gentle dusting using a vacuum cleaner if your tree was placed in an exposed area.

Then, carefully take the tree apart and put each part away in labeled storage bags. Ensure the bag is water-resistant. Except you’ll be keeping the tree in its upright position or the tree is non-detachable, you should store the tree in parts.

For pre-lit trees, carefully disconnect each light section as you take the tree apart. Use the manual when doing this. It’s part of the reason why it came with the tree.

To prevent the tree from being crushed or squished, place the sealed storage bag in a box or a plastic container. This will help to retain the tree’s shape all year-round.

Flocked Christmas trees are highly sensitive to temperature, moisture, and humidity. They could grow mold if exposed to moisture. Ensure your storage area has an accordant year-round temperature. The best place to store your tree is in a dry basement or your closet.

Keep your tree away from heat sources such as heating vents or direct sunlight. Heat can discolor or melt your tree.