Just put this tree up last night and I'm very impressed! This tree was not displayed at the store. It was the dimensions we wanted though so we figured we'd give it a try. I was a little hesitant when we first opened the box. The branches are made out of two different materials. The outer part of the branch is made of a nice plastic pine needle material. The inside part is almost that paper pine needle stuff. When you get it all together and "fluff" it up, it looks great. You don't see the cheap part at all. It becomes a very nicely filled out tree. It's also a great amount of lights. The tree is very easy to put together. There's the base and then 3 sections to make up the height of the tree. The 2 lower sections are hinged branches. The top section is more pliable and not hinged. It went together with no problems at all. I would highly recommend this tree. I also really like it because it's a happy-medium between a fat tree and a slim tree. It calls itself a slim tree, but it's not that slim. It's really a nice shape. The picture online really does not do the tree justice.