Sokan — dual trunk

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  • The junction of the trunks at the base must be sharply “V”-shaped and not “U”-shaped.

  • One of the trunks dominates because of its length or thickness.

  • The smaller tree must be no more than two thirds the height of the larger.

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  • When styling, to give added depth the secondary trunk should ideally be positioned slightly behind and not directly side-by-side to avoid a flat, two-dimensional image.

  • In classical twin trunks the secondary trunk emerges at the base of the main tree, forming an acute angle. The first major branch normally grows on the smaller trunk.

Michael Wei