Christmas tree stand

[3] In 1919, an American monthly magazine Popular Science touted a new type of Christmas-tree stand.

[4] The stand featured a broad, cone-shaped base that included an inlet for water and the Christmas tree trunk.

[4] Water placed in the galvanized iron shell would give considerable weight to the stand to steady the tree.

[6] Washington State University plant pathologist Gary Chastagner conducted research into various models of Christmas tree stands and found that just six of 22 different stands tested had adequate water capacity for Christmas trees larger than 4 inches (10 cm) in diameter.

[8] Another example of a homemade-type Christmas tree stand is a converted cast iron garden urn.