Are your Christmas trees fire-resistant?Updated an hour ago

To demonstrate fire safety performance, artificial trees are most commonly tested to EN 71-2, which is the toy safety flammability test. This method assesses the burning behaviour of finished products made from flexible or fibrous materials (such as artificial foliage), and it is suitable for testing complete trees or decorations. While EN 71-2 provides valuable information about how the finished product burns, it does not directly correspond to the EN 13501-1 classification scale used for construction materials.

Because EN 13501-1 classification is based on a series of reaction-to-fire tests, including EN ISO 11925-2 (Single Flame Source Test), we have tested the PVC material used to manufacture our trees to this standard through TÜV SÜD (Report No. TC.25.10.004857, dated 29 October 2025).

The EN ISO 11925-2 test measures ignitability and flame spread when a small flame is applied to the material — the same small-flame test referenced within EN 13501-1 as part of the classification process for building materials (classes E and above). The results showed that the tested PVC did not allow the flame to spread beyond 150 mm, indicating good resistance to ignition and flame propagation.

In summary:

• EN 13501-1: Not applicable – for building materials only.
• EN 71-2: Commonly used to test finished artificial trees for general flammability.
• EN ISO 11925-2: Tests the reaction to small flames on the PVC material, one of the same test methods used within the EN 13501-1 classification system.

Therefore, while the finished tree cannot be formally classified to EN 13501-1, our EN ISO 11925-2 testing provides a relevant and meaningful indication of the material’s fire performance under one of the key test conditions used in that system.