After a bit of drama and a couple of cuts to my hands, it's finally up and being decortated at the moment. It still touches the ceiling, but she's sweet. A couple of my kids won't be here for Xmas, so are having a get together this weekend...just a trial run for next week.
It's a wildling pine from my daughter's place (not the daughter in the Laser) and is about 3 years old. Wildling pine are a rampant pest in NZ, they grow 7 times faster than where they came from. Maybe we will get the next one at 2 years old.