Most small artificial trees stand on a folding wire tripod. In a doorway or on a porch there is no gift pile and no skirt to hide it, so the first thing anyone sees is three legs of black metal.

This one is planted into an antique style flowerpot with a raised pattern on each face, which acts as both the base and the finish. It reads as a potted plant rather than a decoration on a stand, which is why it works in an entrance.

Both light settings, and the remote

The photograph shows the same tree twice, once in multicolour and once in warm white, which is the clearest way to see what the two circuits actually do. The snowy flocking on the tip of each branch shows in both. Below them is the remote: on and off, timer buttons for 6, 8 and the split cycle, numbered mode buttons one to eleven, and a dimmer pair for the four brightness levels. The base is a square flowerpot in an antique bronze finish with a raised pattern on each side.

A patterned moulded pot that acts as the base, so there is no wire tripod to hide.

Snow dusted leaves on a compact frame, counted by the manufacturer for this size.

Warm white or multicolour on a switch, pre-installed on the branches at the factory.

Named by the maker: comb, C1 and C2 steady on, C1 and C2 mixture, slo-glo, breathing, C1 and C2 slo-glo, flash and in wave.

A handheld remote plus a built-in controller, with four brightness levels on both.

So the tree is not left burning all night in a hallway where nobody is looking at it.

Ships from a Canadian warehouse, so there are no customs charges and no cross-border delays. Free shipping on orders over $150, a flat $18.90 below that, and tracking by email as soon as it leaves.

Return within 14 days of purchase, unused, in original condition and packaging.

Covered directly by the manufacturer under their warranty terms for material and manufacturing defects.

Found it cheaper at a Canadian retailer? Send us the link and we will match that price. It has to be the same item, in stock, sold and shipped inside Canada, and compared like for like on what comes in the box.

A potted tree either side of a door is the classic use, and the pot means nothing has to be covered up.

Four feet on a small pot fits a hallway table, a landing or the end of a kitchen counter.

Three timer settings mean a tree in a hallway turns itself off rather than burning through to morning.

What we stand behind

• The 180 tip count, the 80 LED count, the eleven named modes, the four brightness levels and the three timer settings all come from the manufacturer's own specification list.
• This listing is the single tree. The two tree set is sold separately in this range at a different price.
• This listing ships with one product photograph, so one photo section is shown rather than repeating the same image.
• Ships from a Canadian warehouse, free shipping over $150, and 14 day returns unused in the original packaging.

Is this one tree or two?

One. The product name covers a family sold as a set of one or a set of two, and this listing is the single tree. The pair is a separate listing at roughly double the price.

Can it go outside?

The manufacturer describes it for indoor settings such as doorways and hallways, and publishes no weather rating, so we make no outdoor claim. A covered porch with a protected outlet is the furthest we would push it.

What do C1 and C2 mean in the mode list?

They are the two light colours. C1 and C2 are warm white and multicolour, and the modes use one, the other, or both: steady, mixture, slo-glo, breathing, flash and in wave among them. The manufacturer names all eleven in their own specification.

Does it need assembling?

Yes. The manufacturer states assembly is required, and a pair of gloves is supplied for spreading the tips. On a tree this size that is a few minutes of work rather than an evening.