Christmas Tree Diameter

[jhayx7]

Does anyone have a Christmas tree up yet so that you can measure the diameter and a guess as to how tall it is? Curious to know what the diameter of a 6 - 7' tree will be. I have limited space but I want a real tree this year :-(

 

[HappyPuppy]

It depends.

 

[zerocool84]

It depends.

Yep

Some trees are much more full and some aren't. Just go looking at trees you want and measure them.

 

[jhayx7]

Well of course it depends, I am just looking for a general idea of the diameter of a normal Christmas tree.

I guess if it is too big I could always get a Charlie Brown tree

 

[Matthiasa]

Why would you get a tree based on diameter. Height is the real limiting factor when getting one when going full sized as that implies you have space for it. Quick search says that its not unusual for a 6 foot tall tree to be 6 foot wide. So maybe go with 1 to 1 width to height at most. Though I think you will most likely see something along the lines of 1:2 which means that 6-7 foot tall tree might end up being 12-14 feet tall.

Note that 2:3 is more aesthetically pleasing than a tree what is 1:2 but that still means your tree could end up being over 10 feet tall.

 

[sivart]

Mine diameter matches the height....0.00000000 (pick your unit of measure)

 

[lxskllr]

My preferred tree is a cedar, and they're quite slender.

 

[runzwithsizorz]

Hand pruners for the win Alex.

 

[rockyct]

If it's 6-7' tall, my guess we be about 4.5-5' wide.

 

[biggestmuff]

you don't own any sharp, cutting or sawing implements, do you?

 

[dawp]

as long as i can load it in an air cannon, I'm good to go.

 

[DrPizza]

Christmas trees are usually hand pruned. A 7 foot tree could be pruned to have a 3 foot diameter, or a 7 foot tree could have a 9 foot diameter.

 

[IronWing]

Agave stalks make excellent Christmas trees and the diameter you start with is the diameter you end up with.