The Best Berry Stems for Christmas Trees 🎄 Holiday Decorating Ideas for 2026

Hey everybody, so I thought it would be fun to take you through our complete collection of red and even some mixed berries for 2026. I'm going to go through these one by one and we're going to put these on the brand new mountain pine tree just so you can see what they look like against the greenery. And I thought it would just be a good way for you to understand the different types of stems that are available. There are different sizes, there are different colors, some are frosted, some are not. So we're just going to step through one by one. So let's start with our crab apple first. This is one of our best selling red berries. When you hear me talk about crab apples all the time, every design project needs a crab apple and a bay leaf. We have this in every single color, but this is the traditional red. This goes perfectly in porch pots, window boxes, etc. But look at how great it looks in trees as well. And I've talked about this in the past before, but it bears repeating. Don't be afraid to mix in these natural red berries with some of the glitter and some of the glam that you're using in some of your themes. I think the combination of the glitz and glam with the natural elements distinguishes you from just anybody who can put up a tree versus somebody who's really taken the time and is vested in putting up a beautiful designer look. So this is going to be one that you're definitely going to want to consider. We're going to keep going. So a little bit of a play on that one. This one's going to have a two-tone color to it and a little bit of frosting on it. So look at how it's got just a little bit of icing on the tips. This is going to be great in any tree, but especially if you might be decorating a flock tree, the white's going to play really well against that flock tree. So let's just pop this one up here so you can see the slight difference between the crab apple and this crab apple. Again, you've got a couple different colors and even some smaller crab apples on this particular stem. Then we're going to move into more of what I would consider a winterberry, and this one's a little bit of an upright stem. This one is going to be great even as a topper or a little shorter stem for window boxes, but equally as stunning as a stem that you're placing in the tree on the sweep. Make sure that you're pulling that down a little bit and you're just getting those nestled in to the branches, but look at the play that you've got with that stem as well. Smaller berry, but equally as beautiful in terms of the coloring. Finally, we're going to move into one that is a little bit airier, so some good spacing in between these berries here and also just a little bit of icing on there. So if you're looking for something lighter or lacier, this is going to do the ticket. It also has a slightly darker red coloring to it compared to the crab apple. So let's pop this in right over here so you can see the compare and contrast, but look at how nice that is. Really airy kind of spacing between these bunches. Then we're going to move to one that I know we've talked about probably in another segment. You're not going to find this anywhere else. I promise you I've scoured Dallas market. Direct export is the only one that has this unique berry stem. It looks like little ornaments and then has little touches of frosting on the ends. This is one that is just going to work so well in so many different design projects. I love it in a tree. I'm going to love it in window boxes. So for the clients that I do window boxes for, you can definitely expect that you're going to be getting a little touch of this and it's going to be great in centerpieces as well. So if you're doing a centerpiece, maybe just a base, popping a few of those in so unique, it's going to be definitely a topic of conversation. So we're going to do a couple more. This one I like because it's short and it's more of a pick, but it's got the two tone, almost three different color berries on here. And this is going to be nice because you're just going to pop it into a wreath, pop it into a garland and even into a tree. Come back through at the end when you've got a few holes that you need to fill in with. Look at how great that berry looks up there. So look at all of the options. I'm going to show you one more. If you're looking for a combo with some really great greenery, this stem does not disappoint. I mean, by itself in a tablescape, you could lay this across a tablescape. Maybe you have a nice nativity. Maybe you've got Santa and the reindeer. Maybe you've got some tabletop trees. This laying amongst all of that. Look at the shimmer on that. And then some of these frosted berries as well. But look what happens when we add this too. And this mountain pine is great because look at the color variation you have on these tips. Darker green in the back, lighter green up front. And we're going to pop this in here. I mean, that is absolutely jewelry. Look at this, you guys. Just the glitter. It is stunning. And I'm going to tell you something. Look, if you take this little stem here and you pop that on top of it, look what you got. You got instant, instant impact. Okay. And last thing I'll say, honestly, if you just wanted to do a whole tree of different kinds of berries, look at the impact this makes. You can find some other greenery, bring in your Norfolk, bring in your cedar, maybe add a couple cardinals. You could do the whole tree and just nothing but a mixed variety of berries. Huge impact. And I promise you, very few people are going to have this look. So full line of our berries at holiday-bliss.com. You'll also find all of our other crabapple options as well. Happy decorating and happy Christmas 2026.