a christmas tree stand for mounting and displaying a christmas tree , which in one embodiment includes a cylindrical base , a bucket for engagement with the trunk of a tree with slots therein , which bucket is carried in the base , a top cover on the tree trunk , a reservoir base integral with the cylindrical base , a water pan engaged with the base , a water reservoir detachably engaged with an extension of the water pan to supply water thereto , and hold down latches on the base detachably engaged with the top cover to retain the bucket in the base , and for the other embodiment the base directly captures and retains the tree trunk without using the bucket .