Ozempic has come for your Christmas trees, too.
The latest holiday decor trend decking the halls includes skinny trees — which people on social media are dubbing “treezempic.”
As modern homes are getting smaller, people are opting for skinnier trees that take up less floor space to avoid moving around furniture — and to stop branches from blocking things such as TV screens.
“Tall and slim seems to be the trend this year,” Oliver Combe, who has worked at the UK’s York Christmas Trees for 40 years, told The Telegraph.
“You only have to think how much bigger TV screens are than 15 years ago – trees are being edged out by screens.”
Even celebrities are choosing to get smaller trees, also called pencil trees, for their festivities.
Kelly Ripa recently revealed on “Live with Kelly and Mark” that one of the trees that arrived at the home she shares with co-host and husband Mark Consuelos was “too big for us to fit in our house” — prompting them to get a smaller centerpiece.
“We got what I like to call treezempic, or pinejaro. She’s skinny — don’t skinny-shame her. She’s sensitive about it. She’s been exercising every day. She’s beautiful,” Ripa, 54, said of her trim Tannenbaum.
Kim Kardashian is another small tree supporter, putting multiple petite Christmas trees in different rooms as opposed to a single large one.
“From hallways, kitchens and even kids’ bedrooms, small trees are a quick and easy way to inject some festive cheer even in the smallest of spaces,” Abi Wilson, head of buying at UK retailer Sainsbury’s, explained to the Daily Mail.
On top of wanting or needing to decorate a tighter space, opting for slimmer trees is also more budget-friendly.
Interior design content creator Reeves Connelly told The Washington Post that it might be signaling a shift to more practical and sustainable holiday practices, explaining that many young people don’t have the “means or space” for a large tree.
“This is like the cultural shift we’ve been seeing to things that more like streamlined and modern,” Connelly shared. “I feel like it kind of like reflects the economic times. And a lot of people are a little bit more mindful about investing in something that is only temporary.”
British department store John Lewis noted that their sales of 6- and 7-foot trees have dropped 13% and 6%, respectively, while sales for 4- to 6-foot trees have skyrocketed by 55%.
“We have definitely seen a higher — and earlier — demand for more slender trees this year, which is interesting because these models traditionally tend to sell later in the season,” Melissa Mills, senior vice president of merchandising at Michaels, told The Washington Post.
Mills shared with the outlet that sales of slim and pencil-style trees are currently tracking 5% higher than in 2023 and are “far exceeding our expectations” — with many styles nearly selling out.
And, of course, there’s the charm of how a slimmer tree looks in a personal space.
“I feel like it has a little bit more of an aesthetic appeal when it comes to not really detracting from your space, as opposed to a full-size Christmas tree where it commands attention,” Connelly said. “A skinny tree retreats — kind of blends in — which I think is great.”
