Yeahh... kind of but the problem here is the tree is not that high, and if I brought a costly tree that's higher and with more intricacies, where cats can meddle here, jump there, fo inside there... it will be lot more fun.
Real tree don't know...there is no comparison, but yess if the cat climbs too high up a tree, it can get inconvenient if it can't come down...
and indoor cats to need more stimulation deprived of that outdoor adventure... this cat tree does give it some stimulation...its fun furniture for indoor cats to have definitely!