Very sturdy base and love the look of this tree.  Easy to put together; although it would be helpful to have 2 people assembling to keep the light strands separated to connect to the base.  Only con is that the connectors on the bottom that attach the light strands to the base are not up to the same quality as the rest of the pieces of this tree.  We purchased 2 - 6' trees and overall we love them with the other decor in our yard.