I am so thrilled with the purchase of this tree! I'm very happy that I decided to go with the 9 foot tree. It's very full and was easy to assemble. I would warn those that select the flocked tree, you will be doing a lot of vacuuming of the flocking that falls off as you are fluffing and decorating. That's to be expected though since they definitely did not chintz on the flocking! I've gotten so many compliments and even my husband loves it!