It took awhile to arrange each branch just the way I wanted it since right out of the box, it is compressed. A couple of things I really didn't like was the tiny pot that it came in. This tree is top heavy and with this tiny pot that was provided, it can easily lose balance fall over. I suggest placing it into a larger more decorative pot and putting rocks inside to weigh it down. Also, the tiny plastic pot was came damaged during shipping and small pieces of it and its contents were inside the shipping box. Too much trouble to return so I just kept it.