At first glance, it seems pretty sparse. But if you stand back, it truly does look like a real tree. In the past I’ve had artificial trees that were very full, and when you hung an ornament on a branch, it wouldn’t hang nicely. I always had to move the branches around to accommodate an ornament that was supposed to hang. I like that there is room to hang a lot of ornaments. I pack my tree with ornaments, pics and tons of extra stuff. The branch’s are strong and the ends have a very real look to them. It’s pretty wide at the base and has a nice cylindrical shape narrowing at the top. My living room is only 14x20 with 712’ ceiling. It doesn’t overpower the room.