I was extreme disappointed with this tree. As you can see from the picture it is not very full. I tried fluffing it and turning it with no luck. At night it looks even worse due to the giant holes in the branches. I am very particular on the needles too and purchased this one because it said “realistic needles”. The “needles” are the plastic fringes. Definitely nowhere near realistic. It looks cheap. The one star is because it was very easy to assemble and the lights worked.