Q. I have a Honeycrisp apple tree that was planted about five years ago. It is loaded with apples this year, and the branches are really drooping. I'm afraid they'll break. What should I do, pick some ...

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Piet Mondrian painted the same tree in "The gray tree" (left) and "Blooming apple tree" (right). Viewers can readily discern the tree in "The gray tree" with a branch diameter scaling exponent of 2.8.