The math that describes the branching pattern of trees in nature also holds for trees depicted in art—and may even underlie our ability to recognize artworks as depictions of trees. Trees are loosely ...

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 ...

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What makes a tree a tree? Or rather, why can we recognize trees in even quite abstract depictions when they are so varied in nature? Researchers have found a clue in the branches, and used math to ...

Araucaria heterophylla Santa Barbara’s skyline is punctuated with the upper spires of handsome trees commonly called “Norfolk ...

Mitchell Newberry has published research on tree branching supported by University of Michigan and University of New Mexico. He volunteers with Cool It Burque, a tree-planting group in Albuquerque, NM ...

He taught us to recognize the diamond pattern on hickory bark and reminded us to check whether branches were opposite or ...

The twisted, deformed shapes of very old pine trees may be a sign of an exceptional ability to adapt to stress that has helped them live for more than 600 years. Ancient trees are important because ...