Not as full as I thought it would be but still worked out! No instructions needed, its pretty straight forward. Comes in 3 pieces and all you need to do is fluff it out. BUT if youre thinking of a 6ft tree, you might want to get the 7.5ft tree. The point at the top of the tree is literally what makes it 6ft lol you would think it was about 5.5ft without the tip.