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Originally posted by K.A. Rutledge
Hey Carl,
You liked the tree better with the volumonous rootspread because it adheres to artistry! ;-) The reason is that the trunks have only a slight taper - they have little or no taper for much of their rise AND in addition to this, the canopy of the tree is large.
In order to balance this - to make is pleasing to the human eye, the root spread has to be larger than is "normal" to both distract from the lack of rapid taper in the trunks and to balance out the voluminous canopy on top of them. Without the big root carapace, the canopy is too big.
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Bingo! Looking back at the pictures, Andy, I see that you're right on. This is really great. Thanks to both you and Al - I'm picking up so much on this forum!
What if one balanced the canopy with a large but not fused nebari? Wouldn't this be even better? I still can't suspend disbelief long enough to enjoy a tree growing up out of a smooth puddle of fused roots.
Oh, and thanks for the information on the word "nebari". Now when I want to write about the nebari on one of my trees or about all of the nebari on all of Al's trees, I'll be able to do so.
Cheers,
Carl