This is a really pretty tree! It was easily assembled I am disabled and even I was able to put this tree together. The branches are very natural looking...no one could believe it was an artificial tree. They needed a lot of ‘fluffing’ to get them just right but I assumed that this is a normal part of the process, seeing as how the entire thing came squeezed into a box. I was really hesitant to purchase one sight unseen, online...but I am thrilled with my Christmas tree!