I was pleased this was a little bigger than I expected, and it's very sturdy, however it smells very bad. I have been trying to air it out, but it's been a few days and my cats, who climb on EVERYTHING, have been avoiding it. There's also several long fibers that are sticking out. I had to trim them in several places around the tree. I'm hopeful that in time the smell will fade away and the boys will use it.