1 so that the tree looks nothing like the picture would have a very long time to pluck it and bend it. What looks down like a pot is a piece of cloth. 2. I have the tree then want to return, that was not a problem, but the shipping cost you have to bear itself (11 with Hermes). That leaves a whopping 9.00 I actually get back. For me it is now a buying decision if I have to bear the return cost itself, in this case would not buy