It's already erect. Wifey took care of that. She likes it up early and looking splendid, then does nothing with it apart from the occassional tweak. In previous years we had a natural erection but suffered with droopage towards the end of festive session. So last year we invested in an artificial one. It may not have the smell of a natural erection but you can't beat the staying power and there are fewer problems with unsightly deposits on the carpet ;) Regards Hex