Do artists and scientists see the same thing in the shape of trees? As a scientist who studies branching patterns in living ...

Scientists have studied trees depicted in various works of art and found they follow relatively simple mathematical rules also found in branching patterns in nature.

Calculating fractal branches in tree art The study was inspired by a visit to the Sidi Saiyyed Mosque in India. Newberry noticed that some of the windows had carvings with stylized trees.