I will be honest and say I was nervous to order a tree online. This is by far my favorite artificial tree we have owned. The Size is perfect! Tree was super simple to put together and heavy duty. The branches pretty much lay in place themselves and there isn't much fluffing I had to do. The flocking does make a bit of a mess when putting it together so be careful to put on a hard flooring. I put it together on top of a high pile rug and it took forever to get the fake snow out of my rug. This tree is beautiful and the lights are not dim but the perfect brightness. I love how the flocking is on the lights a bit for a more realistic look.