Choose a tree at least one foot less than the ceiling height.
Room is needed to place the tree in the stand and place decorations on top of the tree.
Make sure the bottom of the tree is long enough to be placed in the stand. About an inch must be cut off off the bottom when setting the tree up in the home. The tree should not be wilted. Also run you hand over the branches. The needles should not come off, break, or be brittle.