Leonardo da Vinci’s sketch of a tree illustrates the principle that combined thickness is preserved at different stages of ramification. The math that describes the branching pattern of trees in ...

You may remember your first glimpse of a Japanese maple tree: dramatic ... so that you don't cut nearby branches that you're not targeting. You may also prune drooping branches that obstruct ...

It’s a season-round issue — your neighbor’s trees. In the fall, leaves from the tree are blown onto your yard; in the winter, the wind splinters its branches; in the spring, its foliage ...

The Japanese maple is a common name referring to a species of trees or shrubs under the ... that fades to fiery crimson before dropping in fall. This tree will survive in USDA zones 5 through ...

Do artists and scientists see the same thing in the shape of trees? As a scientist who studies branching patterns in living ... I saw Mondrian’s 1911 “Gray Tree,” I immediately recognized ...

Trees in nature follow a “self-similar” branching pattern called a fractal ... open image in gallery Leonardo da Vinci's sketch of a tree illustrates the principle that combined thickness ...

“You can see it on the top of a baby’s head, you can see it in the pattern of a sunflower, and the way the tree grows, there’s a natural twisting. In some trees, the twisting is ...

Romanesco broccoli (which, despite its name, is a hybrid between broccoli and cauliflower) grows in a golden spiral, a pattern ... each of these branches is like a smaller tree in itself ...

Gardeners are advised to avoid shearing in order to preserve the tree's natural flowing and drooping branches. Pruning should be approached with caution, taking time to consider each potential cut ...