A cat tree earns its floor space by giving a cat height, a scratching surface and somewhere to sleep in the footprint of a side table, and that is roughly what this one does. The trunk is wrapped in sisal for scratching, a round platform sits on top for surveying the room, and a clear capsule bed hangs below it, which is where most cats end up once the novelty of the top wears off.

The sisal trunk matters more than the leaves it is dressed as. Cats scratch to strip old claw sheaths and to stretch the whole length of their back, and they want a vertical surface with enough resistance to pull against. Sisal rope provides that and carpet does not, and a cat who cannot get it from a post will take it from the arm of the sofa instead. The column here is replaceable, so a frayed rope does not mean a new tree.

• 70cm tall
• 48cm base diameter
• 46cm viewing platform
• Sisal-wrapped trunk for scratching
• Clear space-capsule bowl bed below the platform
• Sisal replacement column available as its own option
• Blanket included with some options

Read the option list carefully. Several choices here are accessories rather than trees, which is why the listed weights run from 100g to over 5kg, so make sure the one in your basket is the tree itself. At 70cm this is a low perch rather than a climbing frame.

Who it's for: Indoor cats and kittens in flats and smaller rooms, where a floor-to-ceiling tower would take over the space entirely.