I purchased two of these for Christmas decoration after I removed the large bushes in front of my house that used to be fully lite for the holidays.  The trees were easy to assemble and the branches were easy to arrange.  The cord is super long which is nice and the lights are very bright (so bright that I couldn't get a good photo after dark)!  The only reason I gave this item 4 stars instead of 5 is that the instructions say that the limbs can only be rearranged a few times or the lights may fail... there goes my thought of breaking them down and storing them each year.  However, they are so pretty I will probably find somewhere in my home and just keep them up year round.  Also, I wish the base had more weight to it because they are not made for windy areas.  While my upper deck is covered, it does get windy so I weighted the trees down with some extra firewood.  Overall, I'm very pleased!