I never had an artificial tree before. I tend to be skeptical in many things but I am happy that I trusted the other positive reviews. It looks very  realistic and for this price it was a bargain! The only surprise was, that the inner part of the branches are different (darker and softer fake pine needles) then the outside part. After opening the branches actually this difference doesn’t show up which is great. Distance between the branches is great (doesn’t look crowded) so you can easily hang ornaments on. The end of each branch is bendable, so you can shape it as you want. Opening up the branches takes a little bit of time, but it worth it. My hands got a bit sticky after working on opening up and had a little strange smell, but apart from this, the tree is great, and if you want to save the trouble of pine needle tsunami in your home after a real tree would dry out, plus still finding some needles around Easter time with your vacuum cleaner this tree is the best solution.