Tree Branching: Leonardo da Vinci's Rule versus Biomechanical Models
Figure 9
Changes in strain values of branches after bending, freed from their own weights.
Changes in strain values (με) for three branches of Fagus crenata and four branches of Abies homolepis after being freed from their own weights, plotted against the distance from the fixed end of each branch. The lines are drawn to connect the points of each branch. Legends show individual numbers of each branch.