I thought I'd be getting a bunch of small branches so I could put them in a large floor vase but instead I got like 3-4" round basically trees without branches. I can't really do anything with them and they're so long and thick and heavy I didn't bother returning them. I just stuck them in a dark corner of our house by some reclaimed wood shelves and they work alright there but definitely was way more branch than I was wanting. I've had them now for a couple of years and the outer layer does shed a bit but it can stand to lose some girth so aside from occasionally needing to pickup wood skins they've held up really well in the dry Arizona environment.