The tree is not pretty at all. What had to be done to get it presentable was way too extensive. 
The assembly instructions stated that the hole in the trunk that the middle piece went in to had to be drilled out. What Drilled Yes, not simply drilled, but drilled with a very large drill bit. Fortunately, my husband has most every tool and accessory ever made because after he drilled out the hole, the rod that fit into the hole had to be cut off. The rod is metal, so that took a speciality tool. In addition to all that I had to unwrap the lights that were wrapped around multiple twigs on the branches. The money I paid for this tree was way too much for the work that had to be done to make it presentable. Id send it back if we hadnt been forced to alter it.