9 Best Tabletop Christmas Trees of 2019 (Updated!)

I think 24 inches is the sweet spot for a miniature tree–small enough to work in tiny spaces, but not so small that you can’t fit presents under it or decorate it with small ornaments. This tree has the traditional, bottle brush flat needles you grew up with and fluffs out to an 18 inch diameter.

It’s pre-lit with 30 white lights and comes with spare bulbs and fuses. These lights are not battery operated and you will need access to an outlet to run them. The base is wrapped in a festively dark red fabric so you don’t have to worry about covering up a plain-looking stand or getting a tree skirt. The Majestic Fir is also available in gold fabric if that better fits your decor.

If you prefer colorful lights, it also comes in pre-lit with multicolor LED lights.

For a tree that is both cozy and elegant, try this 24 inch tall Christmas tree from Hammacher Schlemmer. The mini tree comes in a planter that is carved and painted to match the look of a pine trunk, giving it a much more rustic look than trees that are simply potted or wrapped in fabric.

It comes pre-lit with 25 white LED light that are battery-powered (three AA’s not included) so you don’t have to worry about running a cord to an outlet. There are 72 points on this small tree giving it fairly good density. The two-tone faux red berries and pinecones are a nice touch.

I like that the taller than average trunk makes this tree easier to fit into tablescape since the wider base of the branches is elevated.

Did you grow up with these trees? I know I did. Bask in the warm glow of nostalgia with this ceramic tree and its 50 multicolored lights. A bulb housed inside the tree lights up, filling the 50 bulbs and clear star tree topper with light. It’s 14.5 inches tall if you count the star and 7.5 inches wide, which is a perfect size for a dining table or centerpiece tree.

They have improved the design since I was a kid and now the 50 little bulbs aren’t removable so you won’t have little ones playing with the lights and then they end up lost somewhere. The lamp is electric so you’ll need access to an outlet. If the green glaze isn’t your style, this tree also comes in beautiful, vintage white.

For a more rustic look, this two foot tall, 16 inch diameter tabletop Christmas tree by Vickerman is lightly flocked for a fresh snow effect. Decorated with artificial red berries and real grapevines and pinecones, this tree is perfect for a homey cottage, cabin, or country aesthetic.

While it only has 52 tips, the branches are wide and full. This tree comes pre-lit with 20 clear lights that are powered by an AC adapter so you’ll need access to an outlet for this one. The base is wrapped in burlap to complete the rustic effect.

This tabletop Christmas tree has a sapling look to it like an immature pine, the type you might buy potted and you can’t beat the price. The needle design has a realistic look, especially considering they’re the traditional bottle brush flat needles and not plastic molds.

The branches in trees with this kind of look are very thin so they’ll take some fluffing to get them looking full. Real pinecones dot the branches and the base is covered in a rustic burlap. It’s unlit and has plenty of room for miniature ornaments.

This tree is 18 inch tall and 14 inches wide, but it also comes in 24 inches tall, 30 inches tall, and 36 inches tall.

If A Charlie Brown Christmas is a staple of your holiday season, this adorable little tree brings the classic into your home. It’s 24 inches at its tallest, but the flexible wire can be bent and positioned however you like it, including in the drooping, sad Charlie Brown tree shape.

The branches are covered in soft, brown paper-tape and the needles are bottle brush style. You also get the one Christmas ball ornament and a small piece of blue fabric to represent Linus’ blanket.

This would make a nice gift for the Peanuts lover in your life, along with the 50th Anniversary Edition of A Charlie Brown Christmas DVD.

This tree is three feet of twinkling, fiber optic Christmas goodness. The tree is pre-lit with color-changing fiber optic lights which complement the golden base and bright gold star.

When you’re longing for a real Christmas tree, a “Feel Real” tree is the way to go. Unlike traditional bottle brush flat needles, “Feel Real” type artificial trees use molds of actual pine tree branches to make plastic replicas. In this way the needles are more rounded, 3D, and realistic.

The softer plastic also makes the needles have a more realistic feel to them and they way they behave when hanging ornaments. Nothing can be as lifelike as the real thing, but for an artificial tree, this is about as close as it gets. You’ll definitely be able to fool some people from a distance.

At three feet tall and a diameter of 26 inches, this is one of the largest trees on the list, but gives you plenty of room for lights and ornaments with its 282 branch tips. The sparser branches looks just like the real spruce saplings you can buy for the season and the burlap covered base is both rustic and true to what tree farmers use to protect tree roots..

For a battery-operated option, this two foot tabletop tree from National Tree is festive and compact. Instead of all the same type of branch, this tree combines a variety of long, white pine type thin needles, medium branches, and thinner spruce type branches with short needles. This, along with the slight shifting in the colors of green, gives this tree a unique, interesting look.

The branches are from National Tree’s “Feel Real” line so they are molded from real tree branches for a life-life appearance and feel. Glossy red berries and real pinecones spruce up this spruce (see what I did there?) and make it perfect as is, but there’s still enough space for some decoration if you want them.

At two feet tall and 14 inches wide, it’s a nice compact tree that’s pre-lit with 35 white LED bulbs that run on batteries. There’s also a timer option that will turn your tree on for six hours then off for the other 18 hours of the day.