Buy a plain tree and the spending starts: lights, then picks, then cones, then berry sprays, then something to cover the gaps. Most of it goes back in a box in January and half of it is missing by the next December.

This one arrives with 89 pine cones, 267 red berries and 560 warm white bulbs already on the branches, with snow on the tips. Add your own baubles if you want them, but nothing else is needed to make it look finished.

What is actually wired on

Three magnified circles and three counts. Mixed leaves for the foliage, 89 natural pine cones, and 267 red berries. All of it is fitted at the factory and spread through the tree rather than clustered at the front, so nothing shifts or drops while you decorate around it.

Snow on the tips, not a coat

The close view shows white sitting on the ends of the needles rather than a thick flock coat over the branch. It reads as frost rather than snowfall, which is a lighter look and sheds far less than heavy flocking. The manufacturer states fireproof, non-fading and non-allergic PVC, with a flame test in their own photograph.

Size, and where the button is

Seven and a half feet tall, 4 feet across, on a 22 inch stand. The detail worth noting is the adaptor: the mode button is on it rather than on a separate controller box buried in the branches, so changing the lighting means reaching for the plug rather than into the tree.

Eight modes, and it remembers

Combination, in waves, sequential, slo-glo, chasing or flash, slow fade, twinkle or flash, and steady on. The memory function restores the last mode when the tree is switched back on, which is the small feature people end up using most: the tree comes back the way you left it.

Counted by the manufacturer for this size and wired through the branches rather than clipped on top.

The only strong colour on the tree, which is what makes the snowy tips read white rather than grey.

Snow on the needle ends rather than a heavy flock coat, so the effect is frost and the shedding is minimal.

A generous count for this height, pre-strung so there is no string to test or wind on.

From steady on through slo-glo and slow fade to twinkle, with the button on the adaptor itself.

The tree comes back on in the mode you left it in rather than cycling from the start each evening.

They expand on their own as each section is raised, so setup is spreading tips rather than fitting branches.

A 22 inch metal base with anti-slip foot pads, folding flat when the tree comes down.

Ships from our Canadian or United States warehouse depending on where this item is stocked when you order. United States stock usually reaches Canada in 8 to 14 business days, with no customs charges or duties either way. Free shipping on orders over $150, a flat $18.90 below that, and tracking by email as soon as it leaves.

Return within 14 days of purchase, unused, in original condition and packaging.

Covered directly by the manufacturer under their warranty terms for material and manufacturing defects.

Found it cheaper at a Canadian retailer? Send us the link and we will match that price. It has to be the same item, in stock, sold and shipped inside Canada, and compared like for like on what comes in the box.

Cones, berries and frosted tips give the woodland look without buying a box of picks every year.

Lights, cones and berries all fitted, so the tree is up and finished in an evening with no shopping first.

At 7.5 feet it wants the extra headroom. Under an eight foot ceiling the topper will sit close to the plaster.

What we stand behind

• The 1368 tip count, the 89 pine cones, the 267 red berries and the 560 LED count come from the manufacturer's size ordered specification for the 7.5 ft model, and the tip and light counts are repeated on their own panels.
• The 7.5 ft by 4 ft size and the 22 in stand are read off the maker's dimension drawing.
• The store title mentions none of the cones, berries or snow. The published title says what actually arrives.
• Ships from our Canadian or United States warehouse, free shipping over $150, and 14 day returns unused in the original packaging.

Is this tree snowy or plain green?

Snowy. The manufacturer's own panel counts 1368 snowy branch tips and their close up shows white on the needle ends. The store title says only PVC branch tips and warm white lights, which misses the snow, the cones and the berries entirely, so we have put them in ours.

Are the cones and berries fixed?

Yes, wired into the branches at the factory and spread through the tree. The manufacturer counts 89 pine cones and 267 red berries on this size. They stay put while you decorate around them.

How does the memory function work?

The tree restores the last lighting mode you used when it is switched back on, rather than starting from the first mode each evening. The mode button sits on the adaptor itself rather than on a separate controller.

How much floor space does it need?

Four feet across at the widest branches, on a 22 inch stand, so a clear circle of about four and a half feet. Sizing guides pair a 7.5 foot tree with a nine foot ceiling once a topper is allowed for.