I am very impressed with this tree. When I first took it out the box and put the 3 pieces together I was nervous. It looked so bare and see-through. But the branches really do fluff out amazingly well. They section off into threes and those fluff even more. It took some time to separate and fluff away the bare spots. But the end result was worth it. Great full looking tree and easy to put together. Also didn’t shed as much as I anticipated from all the fluffing. Very happy with this purchase !