Lighted Cardinal Tree with Red Berries, Black Twig Tree with Warm LEDs

A black twig tree about 20 inches tall, with two red cardinals perched in its branches, small bunches of glossy red berries all the way up, and 60 tiny warm white LEDs wound along the twigs. Stand it on a side table, a mantel or a hall console, switch it on as the evening comes in, and it glows like a winter branch caught in candlelight.

No plug. No cable to hide behind the furniture. Three AA batteries go in the base, so it stands wherever it looks best.

A winter scene rather than another small pine

Most tabletop trees are a miniature copy of the big one in the corner, green and cone-shaped and easy to lose among the rest of the decorations. This one is a bare black tree with an open, branching crown, so it reads clearly against a pale wall and lets the room behind it show through the twigs. It looks like a branch brought in from a winter garden. The red does the rest. Berries sit in small bunches of two and three along the branches, and a pair of bright red cardinals with dark faces and long tails perch among them, one high on one side and one lower down on the other.

At about 20.5 inches tall on a 4-inch square base, it has enough height to be the centerpiece of a sideboard or a dining table without taking over the whole surface.

Move the cardinals, and shape the branches

Each bird sits on a small clip under its belly, so it comes off one twig and goes onto another in a few seconds. Put both near the top for a taller look. Bring one down to the lower branches, or turn them to face each other across the tree. The branches can be bent and shaped as well, so you can spread the crown wider or draw it in to suit a narrow shelf. Nothing else needs setting up, because the berries and the lights are already on the branches when it arrives.

Dark and graphic by day, warm and soft at night

Switched off, the black branches and red birds look like a simple winter decoration, at home with cream walls, natural wood, linen and pine. Then the evening comes. Once you slide the switch on the base, the small LEDs come up as warm points of light from the trunk out to the tips, and the berries and the birds catch the glow without the light ever turning harsh.

Because the batteries sit inside the square base, the spot is decided by where the tree looks right rather than by where the nearest outlet happens to be. It is made for indoor use. With no tinsel or baubles on it, the tree can stay out after the holidays and carry on through the rest of the winter. When you are ready, it packs away with the other decorations, berries, birds and lights still in place for next year.

Specifications

Type: Lighted tabletop twig tree with two clip-on cardinals

Height: 20.5 in (52 cm)

Base: Square, 4 in (10 cm) wide, black

Branches: Black, bendable, with bunches of red berries

Birds: 2 red cardinals, each on a clip

Lights: 60 warm white LEDs, not dimmable

Material: Plastic and wire, with LED lights

Power: 3x AA batteries, not included

Battery compartment: Inside the base

Switch: On/off slide switch on the base

Use: Indoor use only

Package Includes

1x Lighted Twig Tree with Red Berries

2x Clip-On Red Cardinals