Reaching the plug behind an eight foot tree in a corner means moving furniture. Health Canada advises turning tree lights off overnight, and on a tree this size that advice is the first thing to get skipped.

A timer set to six hours on and eighteen off handles the overnight switch without anyone reaching behind the tree, and brightness steps from 10 to 100 per cent in tens. The same controller carries thirteen lighting modes.

Eight feet, five across

8 ft of height against a 5.2 ft spread on a 24 inch base. Category guidance asks for about a foot of clear air above the tip, so this wants a nine foot room once the base and a topper are counted. The adapter cord is 10 ft.

1470 tips is a dense build

Canadian Tire's guide runs artificial tip counts from about 600 at the sparse end to 4600 at the dense end. At 1470 on an eight foot frame the pole is hidden from every angle, and 580 bulbs have enough foliage to sit inside rather than on.

Timer, dimming and thirteen modes

The controller does three separate jobs. The timer is the useful one on a tree this size, because it removes the nightly reach behind eight feet of foliage. Dimming in ten steps and thirteen modes are the rest.

What eight feet looks like with people beside it

The family shot is the useful scale reference. At eight feet the top is out of reach for most adults without a step, which is worth knowing before the topper goes on. The 5.2 ft spread needs the floor cleared.

The densest build in this family, thickly snow flocked.

Run from an adapter the manufacturer states is UL certified.

Five beyond the usual eight, including fast blink and shiny star.

Ten per cent steps from 10 up to 100 per cent.

Six hours on, eighteen hours off, repeating daily.

Soft PE and firmer PVC, mixed for texture under the flocking.

Useful on a tall tree that usually sits in a corner.

Hinged branches that lock into place, and a base that folds flat.

Foldable metal, sized for the 5.2 ft spread.

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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.

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Eight feet on a 5.2 ft spread needs both the height and the floor.

The timer switches the tree off overnight without reaching behind it.

Thick flocking over 1470 tips, not a light dusting.

Thirteen modes and ten brightness levels change the look without new lights.

What we stand behind

• Baubles, gifts and garlands in the photography are not included.
• Height, diameter, base size, tip count, light count, mode count, brightness levels, timer and cord length come from the manufacturer's own graphics and specification list for this size.
• UL certified is the manufacturer's wording for the adapter. No Canadian certification mark is claimed.
• The record gives two different net weights for this size, so no weight is quoted here.
• Ships from our United States warehouse, free shipping over $150, and 14 day returns unused in the original packaging.
• 14 day returns, unused and in the original packaging.

What ceiling height does it need?

Balsam Hill's guide asks for at least 12 inches between the top of the tree and the ceiling, so a nine foot room or higher once the base lifts it and a topper is added.

What are the 13 lighting modes?

The manufacturer names fast blink, jump lighting and shiny star as three of the five added beyond the usual eight. The full list is not published, so we do not print one.

How much does it weigh?

We do not quote a weight. The record gives 40.26 lbs in one place and 10.26 lbs in another for this same size, and the two cannot both be right.

How is it different from the 6 ft and 7 ft sizes?

The series gives 762, 1074 and 1470 branch tips with 340, 450 and 580 lights, on 18, 22 and 24 inch bases. This listing is the 8 ft.

Will the flocking shed?

Some comes away at the first setup. Open it out over a sheet and hold the inner branches rather than the tips. Keep water and cleaning sprays off flocked foliage.