▁were ▁widely ▁spac ed ▁to ▁keep ▁the ▁cand les ▁from ▁starting ▁a ▁fire , ▁which ▁allowed ▁am ple ▁space ▁for ▁orn ament ation . ▁Fe ather ▁Christmas ▁trees ▁r anged ▁widely ▁in ▁size , ▁from ▁a ▁small ▁ 2 ▁in ch ▁tree ▁to ▁a ▁large ▁ 9 8 ▁in ch ▁tree ▁sold ▁in ▁department ▁stores ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s . ▁ ▁O ften , ▁the ▁tree ▁branches ▁were ▁t ipped ▁with ▁artificial ▁red ▁ber ries ▁which ▁acted ▁as ▁cand le ▁hold ers . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁C rew s , ▁Barbara . ▁" Fe ather ▁Christmas ▁Tre es : ▁Pictures , ▁Pr ices ▁and ▁Pat ents ", ▁about . com , ▁accessed ▁March ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁Mu eller , ▁Thomas ▁G . ▁" Gr and pa ▁Sal omon ' s ▁German ▁Christmas ▁Tree ", ▁Germ ans ▁From ▁Russian ▁Heritage ▁Collection , ▁North ▁Dak ota ▁State ▁University ▁L ibr aries , ▁updated ▁December ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁accessed ▁March ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁" Country ▁Mit ten ▁Fe ather ▁Tree ", ▁( Image ▁of ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁Fe ather ▁tree ), ▁Better ▁Hom es ▁and ▁Gard ens , ▁accessed ▁March ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁" Jo anne ▁Hob bs ▁Cre ates ▁Go ose ▁Fe ather ▁Christmas ▁Tre es ▁at ▁Kentucky ▁Art isan ▁Center ▁at ▁Bere a