Personally this is our FIRST "small" tree and by that I mean less than 8 feet tall and I wasn't sure if I would even like it, at first when we first got it I really thought it was too short (the 6.5) and I was really sad, but once it was Fluffed and my ornaments added the tree is gorgeous, I can imagine how the 7.5 tree looks, for us we were downsizing trees so this one fit perfectly!