The tree is shaped nicely with space to hang ornaments. It was relatively easy to fluff up the branches during assembly, but wear gloves and put down a sheet to catch the flocking that falls. The tree will need to be plugged into a extension with an onoff switch for the lights to avoid having to crawl on the floor to plug and unplug the tree. I removed flocking from some of the lights in order to let more light shine through on the tree. Several light cords are hanging below the lower branches and I will need to figure out a way to put them back up into the tree. I’ve been decorating trees for over 50 years both at home and professionally and based on this background I would say with careful handling and storage it should last about three years.