Supply chain forges new link

There is disclosed an artificial Christmas tree which includes collapsible struts for facilitating the rapid erection of the tree in a predetermined configuration. In my copending application Ser. No. 254,101, there is disclosed a tree having a number of limbs, each of which includes an elongated hinge section. The limbs are attached at their hinged sections to the upper part of the tree trunk. To this basic configuration there are now added collapsible struts at the bottom of the tree, each strut interconnecting the tree trunk to the free end of a different limb. All that is required to erect the tree is to open all of the struts, the lower free ends of the limbs thus being positioned automatically and secured in place.