This is a good idea, but poorly executed. The middle section’s rod does not fit into the bottom section. Instructions include “drill out to fit” in them (nothing about that noted in product description) but we don’t have a long enough drill bit to do that. Going to have to try a rubber mallet to force it in and then it won’t ever be disassembled again. Luckily it’s small enough that storage won’t be too hard. Also a couple branches are missing and there are just holes glopped with glue instead. The whole thing was cheap enough on sale that I won’t bother to return. I think once we get it sorted and decorated it will be okay, but I’m really disappointed in qualityquality control. And my cat still wants to eat it, ha ha! I hoped he’d leave it alone because he tried to eat real Christmas trees. No such luck! But that’s nobody’s fault but his, ha ha!