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Branch size relative to trunk (aspect ratio)
The diameter of the branch relative to the diameter of the trunk measured directly above is referred to as the aspect ratio. Branches should be no larger in diameter than two-thirds the trunk diameter. The branch on the right is exactly two-thirds the trunk size. The overlapping trunk and branch tissue on branches that remain small in comparison to the trunk does not develop when branches grow large compared to the trunk.
