The first order arrived damaged, however after a call to Wayfair's excellent customer service dept, I received a replacement in no time, thanks Charlane! The tree looks better in real-time.  You have to look closely to see that it is not a living tree.  The magenta flowers are life-like and the trunk has wooden like vines growing up the stem.  It's true that the base which is rather small needs shoring up (which I haven't done yet) but  the tree is sitting beautifully in my family room right now.