The idea of this bag is fine. It has handles where you would want them -- on top, on the sides. But my tree [from FrontGate, high end place for this sort of thing -- on clearance of course] has a steel center rod, and must weight more than 60 lbs [I know it's more than a sack of fertilizer]. The tree itself tore a hole through the side of the bag, and the handles ripped the canvas of the bag to their grommets -- they're still attached, but are just to taunt you that you can't use them. It might be sufficient for a tree that's not overbuilt like mine.