direction into a more desirable position by disengaging wing nuts 47 bracing supports 48 may slide along mounting slots 46 shown in fig1 once the tree 7 is in a desired position the wing nut 47 of each bracing support 48 is tightened to hold the tree 7 in the selected position as shown in fig2 and 3 the stand provides at least three 3 pivotable extension arm 2 which pivot away from the integral reservoir 18 wall the pivotable extension arms 2 are on the same plane as the floor of the bottom side of the integral reservoir 18 and the extension arms are utilized to extend the effective support diameter of the base of the stand an alternate embodiment of the stand 1 as shown in fig7 provides an extension support assembly that employs two interlocking cross members 34 as shown in fig1 to create a platform base on which a separate reservoir can be fitted as shown in fig9 10 11 and 12 the underside of the interlocking cross members 34 is fitted with the extension support assembly 25 which is comprised of extension rails 23 and base extensions 24 base extensions slide outwardly along the extension rail 23 to provide expansion of the effective diameter of the stand 1 for increased stability of the tree being displayed in the.