Pop-up Christmas trees offers festive cheer straight from the box

In an age when meals come from microwaves and email has replaced letters, it seems even erecting a Christmas tree once a year can be too much trouble.

Stores are battling over ranges of pop-up versions that can appear in all their fake finery within seconds.

Tesco is offering two instant trees – a six-foot pop-up at £30 and a four-foot tree for £15.

The pole is taken out of the box and branches are formed from a spiral of tinsel hanging from it.   More Read