This thin, cardboard tree much nicer than I expected. I thought it was going to be thin plastic and very flimsy, but it is actually fairly sturdy (fairly). It will not stand on it's own though. You do get what you pay for (I only paid $12 with free shipping!), so don't expect anything sturdy (like hard cardboard) and fancy. It is in 3 parts, connected by 2 of those circle rivets, a lot like those thin, cardboard, Happy Birthday banners than can be folded up, the letters folded into each other to make a small pile. The rivets on the tree are already connected to each other though, so you don't have to assemble anything. Just pull it up out of the box and let the rivets slide open. It unfolds into a tree in seconds. I leaned it up against the wall and push-pinned it in. I didn't want it to fall, so I used 8 green pushpins.The pushpin color blends nicely in the green part of the tree. Yes, your wall will be full of pushpin holes. If your ceiling is low enough, you might be able to punch a hole in the top of the angel topper and hang it by a string. I recommend you reinforce the hole though. The tree might fall. That little angel topper might not hold up against the weight. In my opinion, double-sided tape might not hold it up. You might need to try a few different methods if you don't want pushpin holes. Maybe you can try the 'Command Picture Hanging Strips' (do an Amazon search). This tree can stick a little out from the wall if you want. It has two folded sections on the bottom sides, but I put so many pushpins in, it mostly lays flat. You can make it completely flat against the wall. Just open the two folded sides on the bottom all the way, and flatten the whole thing against the wall, and push-pin it tight. I let it stick out a bit. Don't expect a nice, round base though. I think it might look best if you just make the whole thing flat. It looks a bit odd the way I did it (push-pinned in the center and sticking out on the sides). The colors are stunning. Much brighter than I expected! There are slots all over the tree for you to slide your Christmas cards into to display all your cards. I would not do this though. I think the tree might not be sturdy enough (especially with larger cards - postcards would be ok) and the cards will most likely make the slots stand out in an odd way, so when you take the cards out, the tree will look lumpy. I didn't do it, but you can push-pin a very thin strand of Christmas lights back and forth in front of this. I think it would look very nice and give it a more realistic look. The cord will be very obvious though. Maybe try a very, very thin strand of mini LEDs. About the size, I am a little over 5' tall, and the tree, when push-pinned to ground level, is a little taller than me. The base is a few feet wide, perfect for the presents I put at the base. If you stack a big pile of presents at the base, you can probably hang the tree a little higher because the wall underneath will be hidden by the gifts. The box it comes in is fairly large. A big, thin rectangle. The box was surprisingly big. To store the tree, you might want to save the box. The tree might get smooshed in storage otherwise. It's thin enough to get easily damaged. I bought it as a decoration for my office at work (see pictures), and many people have stopped by and told me how nice it looks. I think it would works great in a kids classroom (nothing for them to get hurt on!), a small office or work cubicle, or in a place with pets. There is no way a curious cat can climb up this, and no dirty, tree water a dog can drink. It's parrot safe too. No ornaments for a parrot to chew. Overall. I am very, very happy with the tree and would definitely buy it again. For $12, it is more than worth it. You can't buy 3 Hallmark Christmas cards for that!
