I love the look of this cat tree and I couldn't wait for it to arrive.   It was easy to put together and the cats were immediately interested.  The scratching posts get a good amount of use which my furniture and I appreciate. My cats enjoyed the leaves but as mentioned by others, they do not last very long. I am okay with that. The material is soft and not particularly thick. They have already ripped up a bit of the ladder but the rest of the material is still in good condition. Overall- I am very happy with the new cat tree and so are my cats.