I labored over purchasing a fake plant because I prefer real plants but I have a corner in my apartment where nothing will thrive--I've lost three trees in the past two years.  Finally I began the search for a realistic fake that would go with my asian inspired decor.  This tree is perfect. I comes with a weighted base that I just planted in the pot I had for the tree I had to through out.  This makes it look so real, that all my guests who have visited just assumed it was real until I pointed out that it is fake.  It looks awesome in my apartment and I highly recommend!