Packed very well, put together in about one hour, by myself. My cats play on it everyday! They love the hanging mice. The My cats are large or as my vets calls them ' substantial ' and they seem to be able to move around on the tree just fine. Well worth the price. The instructions were easy to follow and came with all of the parts needed to put together.
Update: It has been about six months since purchase the tree still looks great, and the cats still love to play on the tree.