This Year's Top Christmas Tree Stands Range From the Stylish to Ultra Stable

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Anyone who’s ever brought a Douglas fir home knows that setting up a Christmas tree is no easy feat. Once it’s uprooted, it doesn’t just stand tall in your living room on its own, it needs support: enter the best Christmas tree stands. You could go with a grow-and-stow Christmas tree to make set up even easier on yourself, but for those who have yet to assemble one, a stand—even a DIY one—is the contraption that keeps your conifer straight and in place until you decide to revert your living room back to its non-holiday self.

Typically, a Christmas tree stand comes with a tree skirt because, more often than not, the items aren’t the most sightly part of the setup, but plenty of our top picks this season are actually quite attractive. When deciding which ones made the cut, we considered everything from aesthetic to price. We even made sure to include some options that work best with real trees and several that are artificial tree-specific. So whether you’re getting a tabletop plastic tree or a nine-foot natural pine, you’ll find the perfect tree stand here.

The best part is that all of our suggestions will get you through the holiday season in style. Our only piece of advice is that even if you don’t want to get a tree skirt, focus on more than just the aesthetic of the stand. With confidence in the foundation of your tree, you can make your wildest decoration ideas come true. Try flocking your tree for a fresh-fallen snow effect. Let’s face it: no matter how beautiful it is, your eye generally goes to the glimmering, dolled-up tree itself. Ahead, we picked 10 of the best Christmas tree stands that get the job done year after year—you really can't go wrong with these selections.

Rolling Christmas Tree Stand

Once you've found the perfect Christmas tree, moving it to the perfect spot can be quite the task. Make the work much easier for yourself with the lockable wheels on this tree stand. It even supports trees up to a staggering 12 feet high, so the Douglas fir of your dreams will be right at home. "I highly recommend this stand to everyone with large heavy trees," wrote one five-star reviewer. "It's perfect and will last for years to come."

Christmas Tree Genie Deluxe

Anyone who happened to be in Munich, Germany during Christmastime knows that Bavaria is one of the best places to celebrate. From the powdery, pristine snow to the perfectly hung string lights, the German-Austrian border looks like the inside of a snow globe by the time December hits. So it makes sense that this sleek tree stand was made in Bavaria. Simply pop the tree in the opening and pump the foot pedal until the close secure the trunk in place. If you're not entirely sure if it's secured, worry not. The tree stand will ring a little bell sound when it's in the right spot.

Christmas Tree Stand

When we think of a classic Christmas tree stand, something like this comes to mind. It requires a little more manual work than the previous one, but it does the exact same thing: it keeps your tree upright. Simply loosen the included screws enough to slide the trunk into the opening and then twist them to push against the tree to keep it still and straight. The stand may look small, but it fits trees as tall as eight feet (with five-inch diameter trunks).

360-Degree Rotating Adjustable Christmas Tree Stand

Some of our picks work best for real trees and others are better for artificial ones. This $50 find is ideal for the latter. It can fit trees up to seven-and-a-half feet tall, which is pretty impressive considering how small and lightweight this is. What's more, it can rotate and light your tree with just the touch of a button.

Handcrafted Red Metal Tree Collar

Technically, this handcrafted metal collar isn't a tree stand, but it's more stabilizing than a skirt, so we're including it on the list. If your tree is small enough, it can certainly double as a stand, so if it's less than four feet tall, just squeeze the trunk into the opening and call it a day.

Small Oasis Tree Stand

This tree stands is likely not one that you'd pass down to the next generation, but it will certainly get the job done for the next few Christmases. That said, it's not exactly the prettiest one on our list, as it prioritizes function and easy installment over fashion. That's what tree skirts are for, though.

Cosmopolitan Christmas Live Tree Stand

Christmas tree stands don't often have a look, but this one is undeniably midcentury modern, with the matte wood, tripod shape, and gently rounded pod. It's stylish enough that you don't necessarily need a tree skirt, so if you really want to lean into the midcentury vibe, opt for 1960s-inspired baubles as ornaments.

Steel Tree Stand

This steel tree stand can go either way in terms of the skirt. It's metal and minimal, but it's also a glossy red and green, which makes it a bit more aesthetically charged than, say, your typical unfinished metal tree stand. The fact that it's under $30 only makes us want to buy this sweet stand more. One reviewer says, "We needed a small stand since we had to down-size our Christmas tree this year. It is perfect for what we needed. Very retro!"

Green Foot Pedal Christmas Tree Stand

This is another small space-friendly Christmas tree stand that utilizes the same easy-to-use foot pedal as the first option on our list. It may be small (suited for trees up to over nine feet tall), but it can house up to a gallon of water, so prepare to keep your tree alive until New Year's. There's also zero assembly required.

Slated Wood Tree Collar

West Elm is famous for its collection of midcentury modern-inspired furniture, and its Christmas pieces are hardly an exception. Case in point: this slatted wood tree collar. Similar to the red-finished metal one, this is technically not a stand, but if your tree is on the smaller side, this find, which is available in pine wood or mango wood in a walnut finish, will work.

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