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Keep your tree straight and finish the base: the best Christmas tree stands for real and artificial trees, plus tree skirts and collars.
Choosing the right Christmas tree stand keeps your tree upright, hydrated, and looking its best all season long. This guide covers the top picks for live trees, artificial trees, and everything in between.
Keep a real Christmas tree fresh and safe: make a fresh cut, choose a stand with enough water, check water daily and keep it away from heat.
For a real tree, the stand has to hold the trunk steady and enough water. A fresh-cut tree can drink a lot in the first days, so look for a large reservoir and check the maximum trunk diameter and tree height the stand supports. Swivel or single-bolt stands make straightening much easier than four-screw designs.
Artificial trees often come with a stand, but cheap plastic or thin metal stands can wobble. A replacement stand must match your pole diameter, so measure it before ordering.
Tree skirts and tree collars hide the stand. Skirts are fabric circles that lie flat; choose a diameter a little wider than your tree's lowest branches, often 48 to 60 inches for a 7 ft tree. Collars are rigid rings in metal, wicker or wood that give a cleaner, modern look and do not get pulled out of place by pets.
See all our Christmas tree guides for trees that match your stand.