Which Wooden Christmas Tree Is Right for You? A Simple YELKA Buying Guide

Five heights, three woods and two stand colours. Here's how to choose the right wooden Christmas tree for your room in four simple steps.

YELKA wooden Christmas tree
  by YELKA

YELKA comes in five heights, three types of wood and two stand colours. That's a lot of combinations, so here's how to find the right one in four simple steps.

1. Choose the height

Start with where the tree will stand. Measure the floor space as well as the height: like any Christmas tree, YELKA is widest at the bottom.

Tip: the branches rotate, so you can turn them all to one side and stand the tree flat against a wall. That way it takes up far less floor space than its full width.

Small YELKA in maple with white stand

2. Choose the wood

  • Maple is the lightest. Pale and calm, it suits white and Scandinavian interiors.
  • Oak is in between, a little darker with a warm yellow tint. If you're unsure, oak goes with almost anything.
  • Walnut is the darkest and richest, and the premium choice.

Maple is available for the Small, Medium and Large trees. The 187 cm trees come in oak or walnut.

Medium YELKA in walnut with white stand

3. Going tall? Solid wood or plywood

At 187 cm you have two options:

  • Extra Large YELKA has branches of solid oak or walnut finished with natural linseed oil. The grain runs right through the wood. As one customer put it: “The material is solid oak and not veneer or anything similar.”
  • Plywood YELKA has branches of plywood covered with oak or walnut veneer and finished with a matt lacquer. The layered edges of the plywood give it a crisp, graphic look. Another customer told us: “The plywood oak veneer version is wonderful, we love it!”

Plywood YELKA with walnut veneer

4. Choose the stand

Every YELKA stands on a powder-coated steel cross. The Small, Medium and Large trees come with a black or white stand, and the 187 cm trees with black. A white stand almost disappears against a light floor, while black gives a crisp outline.

Large YELKA in oak with white stand

Good to know, whichever you choose

  • Stable: the steel cross keeps the tree upright, so pets and kids can't knock it over.
  • No water, no needles: nothing to sweep up.
  • Easy assembly: everything you need is in the box. One customer put theirs together “in less than 10 minutes”.
  • Flat storage: it packs back into its box after Christmas. Box sizes: Small 24.5 × 56 × 6 cm, Medium 28 × 69 × 6 cm, Large 35 × 100 × 7 cm, 187 cm trees 16 × 19 × 102 cm.
  • Shipping: sent from Ljubljana, Slovenia. Estimated delivery is 1–3 business days in Europe and 2–4 in North America.

Still not sure?

Tell us about your room and we'll help you choose: get in touch. For more ideas, see our guide to small spaces and seven ways to decorate a wooden tree.

  by YELKA

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