Every boxed Christmas Tree will need some shaping & fluffing after delivery. In fact all Christmas trees delivered or traveling in a box will need some shaping and fluffing. Bringing your stored Christmas tree back to life each year also demands a little talent. Following these simple rules & your Christmas tree masterpiece will be easy. The best way to shape & fluff your tree is "by section". Start from the top of your tree. The top main branch goes straight up in the air and this is where your tree topper aka family treasure goes. Do not adorn the tree until you are completely done with shaping.

As you work your way down, from the top of the tree, the branches should continue to point upward ...but gradually start bending more branches outward. So by the time you reach 1/3 down the tree they are only slightly bending upward. Almost all branch’s are fully wired so shaping gently upward is easy. You want to gently pull the branch straight and then point it in the proper direction.

Now we go to the bottom of the tree. These branches are all slowly falling downward.? The bottom branches are the heaviest on a real Christmas tree so they should look like that on your artificial tree as well.? Properly bent (falling downward) they will cover most of the stand.

Next.. work your way back up (from the bottom of the tree) toward the top of the tree, bending each branch just slightly more upward then the last When you arrive at the top third where we left off to shape the bottom you should have the basic shape of a real Christmas tree. Now the final touches separate the wired tips (coming out of each branch) so your tree looks fuller! Step back a couple of times to gauge and even the fullness.

Snow is heavy, so if you have a flocked Christmas tree your branches should look a little heavier (bending a little more downward then a unflocked) the flocking gives your tree the look of fallen snow which would pull the branches downward.

When you are finished you will be able to step back and see that your tree now looks many times fuller! Once the tree is symmetrically correct began adornments.