(Christmas) tree Lorenz Curve
After completing my Lorenz analysis of the Koch Snowflake fractal , I set about analysing a real-life fractal and chose a Christmas tree. This has been a side interest from my core fractal work and thinking, so I have not written it up as a 'science report'. I don't know which species of tree I selected, but it is a typical conifer of the northern hemisphere. Method I trimmed all the branches off the tree, counted them, weighed them, recorded results, then ranked the branches from lightest to heaviest, completed a cumulative percentage rank of weight and count table, and finally graphed the results. Branches everywhere: Below is the Christmas tree Lorenz Curve in terms of weight. Note that 'cumulative percentage of triangle weight' should read branch rather than a triangle. I found that there were 5 levels of branches. I will be honest with you. I did not continue counting and weighing the branches in detail after the third level—the time ...