A tall pre-lit tree is a long term purchase and the colour choice comes with it. Warm white and there is nothing for the children's party. Multicolour and the quiet evenings are gone for as long as you own it.

The lighting here runs warm white or four colours together, red, blue, orange and yellow, from the same bulbs on one controller. Eleven modes sit behind that, including settings that cross between the two colours.

Nine feet by four point nine

A full profile shape at the largest size this range offers. Allow a clear circle of five and a half feet, and check the ceiling: sizing guides pair nine feet with a ten or twelve foot ceiling once a foot is left above the tip for a topper. In a standard room this tree will not stand up.

Warm white, in a tall room

This is the setting most people leave it on. In a room with the height to take nine feet, the warm white reads as a single mass of light rather than a scatter of points, and it lifts the whole ceiling. The bulbs run right up to the leader rather than stopping short of it.

The four colour setting

Red, blue, orange and yellow together rather than cycling one at a time. Against nine feet of dark green foliage that reads as a traditional multicolour tree, the kind most people remember from childhood, rather than the single colour washes a colour changing set produces.

Before and after spreading

The manufacturer's own comparison, and at nine feet it matters more than at any other size. Out of the box the branches are folded flat against the pole. Spread, the tree fills out completely. Work bottom section upward with a step ladder for the top, and expect it to take a while.

The largest size in a six size range, for rooms where a seven or eight foot tree looks undersized.

A full profile shape, with lower branches long enough to carry substantial ornaments.

Warm white, or red, blue, orange and yellow together, both running on the same set of bulbs.

Steady, quick flash and slow flash on each colour, plus five that change between them.

Essential at this size. Hooking branches onto a nine foot pole by hand is a job nobody finishes twice.

Metal with plastic foot covers, folding flat, which nine feet of tree genuinely requires.

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.

Where a seven foot tree disappears against the scale of the space, nine feet actually fills it.

Hinged branches and a foldable stand make a tree this size practical to put up and take down each year.

Warm white and four colour on the same tree, which matters more on a purchase you will keep for years.

What we stand behind

• The 9 ft by 4.9 ft size is read off the manufacturer's own dimension drawing.
• The eleven modes are named in full in the manufacturer's own description for this family.
• No branch tip count and no bulb count are published for this size, unlike the 5, 6 and 8 ft models, so neither is claimed.
• Ships from our Canadian or United States warehouse, free shipping over $150, and 14 day returns unused in the original packaging.

How many lights and tips does it have?

The manufacturer publishes neither figure for this size, although they do for the 5, 6 and 8 ft trees in the same family. Rather than scale up a sibling's number we leave both out. If the counts matter to your decision, ask us to check with the supplier before you order.

What ceiling height do I need?

Eleven feet is comfortable, ten at a minimum. Sizing guides suggest about a foot between the tip and the ceiling for a topper, and the stand lifts the tree a few inches further. In a standard eight or nine foot room this tree will not stand up.

Can one person put it up?

The frame, yes, since the branches are hinged and nothing needs a tool. Seating the top section and fitting a topper at nine feet wants a step ladder and is far easier with a second pair of hands.

What are the eleven modes?

Multi-colour steady on, quick flash and slow flash; warm white steady on, quick flash and slow flash; then five settings that change between the two, including a slow fade and a five times per colour cycle.