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Nice virtual, Choumi!

It seems that we're thinking along the same lines.

Two suggestions.

1) The apex should probably be moving in the same direction as the trunk where it emerges from the ground. If you tilt the tree to the left as in my sketch, then the apex should also move to the left.

2) Your virtual shows the tree styled much as one would style a pine. While this certainly works for maples and has been done for a long time, more and more we are starting to see maples styled as maples in the wild - with more upward movement in the branches and without the tighly defined foliage pads. Take a look at some of Walter Pall's or Wolfgang Putz' work, for example.

I don't know the answer to your wire question for maples - hopefully someone else can help out here.

Best regards,
Old Mister

6-Nov-2002	#6
Carl_Bergstrom Old Mister Crow Join Date: May-2002 Location: Seattle, WA. Country: USA USDA Zone: 8 AHS Heat Zone: 2 Posts: 3,197	Nice virtual, Choumi! It seems that we're thinking along the same lines. Two suggestions. 1) The apex should probably be moving in the same direction as the trunk where it emerges from the ground. If you tilt the tree to the left as in my sketch, then the apex should also move to the left. 2) Your virtual shows the tree styled much as one would style a pine. While this certainly works for maples and has been done for a long time, more and more we are starting to see maples styled as maples in the wild - with more upward movement in the branches and without the tighly defined foliage pads. Take a look at some of Walter Pall's or Wolfgang Putz' work, for example. I don't know the answer to your wire question for maples - hopefully someone else can help out here. Best regards, Old Mister __________________ In love with trees