In 1845, first time the artificial Christmas trees were made of feathers in Germany. Necessity made to invent the table top feather Christmas tree. By mid of 19th century, the decorated trees were most familiar than before in Germany, because deforestation was extensive, specially during the Christmas season. This had become the trend to chop off tip of a big Fir tree to utilize as Christmas tree; which is prevented trees from emerging taller and that made it useless as the timber tree. Statutes were performed to limit public from having additional tree, therefore protecting the woods. With the beginning of “goose feather” trees, this trouble was solved. Goose feathers were abundant and this feather trees started as the cottage industry and alternative to slicing live trees. This goose feather tree became first artificial Christmas tree. Sticks or Metal wire were enclosed with turkey, goose, swan or ostrich feathers. These sticks (feather) were bored into a bigger one to look like branches on the tree. Those feathers are normally painted green to reproduce pine needles. These trees are made to look like the local growing white pine trees of German woods, so they have wide spaces among their branches, composition “berries” and short “needles,” on end of each branch tip.
But in America, cutting live Christmas trees were esteemed way to prepare the Christmas come alive. But the Germans immigration to United States, they brought their favorite feather trees to new homes with them. Even the German immigrants introduced the feather Christmas trees in U.S., it was not popular till Sears Roebuck advertised first to sell the feather artificial Christmas trees in 1913. Then they had candleholders and berries at the tip of branches and also round the white base. Their sizes were ranged from 17” to 55” tall. Afterwards, Japan followed outfit and produced feather Christmas trees for United States market.
In 1920s the feather Christmas trees were getting fame, particularly for European born Americans who were interested to follow the traditions. But in 1930s their fame was decreased as tree farms industry grew up. To make the market upwards, Germany started supplying feather Christmas trees with wide range of colors and fancy designs on tree stands. Artificial trees were disappeared in the time of World War II. After the war, feather Christmas trees were substituted by artificial Christmas trees made up of synthetic materials, like aluminum and visca. It is no wonder why the feather Christmas trees are popular now to decorate homes in German traditions.
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