Love the height of this tree. It took a little primping to get it looking fuller, but I think it looks great. It’s a tad under the described 40” wide, which is perfect for us. I think you can probably determine how much primping you want to do to make it either tallerskinnier or ‘fluff’ it up a bit. I’ll definitely be buying a basket to put this in for decoration and also to weigh it down a bit, as it’s a bit too heavy.