I love this tree! I’ve been wanting a flocked tree for a few years and finally went with this one after all of the good reviews I read. It took a normal amount of time to do some fluffing when it came out of the box, but it wasn’t bad. Initially there was a fair amount of flock that fell off, but now that it’s decorated, I haven’t hardly seen any come off. It really is a striking tree. If your on the fence about it, I would definitely recommend going for it!