Something that clicks and they can relate, and will perhaps be able to put to use. For some here, these ideas are going to be Ways towards approaching designing bonsai. Threads and the reason why I suggested them in the first place was to try show different Views and comments, whether one agrees with them or not. I think it is crucial that we all try and stay on target, and respect others Only by trying to corral it and force it within a box, does it become tame. We as humans I believe try to seek out logic in a un-logical world in order to try andĬome to terms with what we don't understand. I personallyīelieve this is all in what the observer, themselves, is wishing and wanting to see. Myself, I am not a believer of perfect anything in nature. I can't help feeling I somehow just found myself on a forum discussing theĭa Vinci Code. Oh and Vance if you measured the height from the floor to your belly button and then measured the the distance from your belly button to the tip of your head- the ratio would be the 'golden ratio'! go figure I am no professor so it would be hard for me to explain any further. But if interested a good book to read is The Golden Ratio: The Story of PHI, the World's Most Astonishing Number. Is this a serious discussion?-absolutely!!! And to me a very interesting one.

This pattern of numbers is repeated many times in nature most notably in the pattern of flower petals as well as the spirals of seeds in a sunflower. This is the point of the discussion as it pertains to bonsai. Whether it be a tree or the face of a young lady. Now as blake above noted the pattern of this sequence has been shown to be pleasant to the eye. The number to the right indicates the number of branches in that ramification. This pattern of branching is repeated for each of the new stems and so on- as depicted in the tree you guys want to make firewood out of. Then, one of the new stems branches into two, while the other one lies dormant. A main trunk will grow until it produces a branch, which creates two growth points. In nature, this ramification closely follows the fibonacci sequence. I had the pleasure of attending this year’s presentation at Ohiopyle’s Kentuck Campground Amphitheater, where Rose discussed the man behind the sequence (well, the man who popularized the sequence), examples in nature, applications in civilization, and much more.Īfter the program, I asked Rose a few questions regarding the Fibonacci sequence, and I’m excited to be sharing this video interview with you today.I guess you guys can't see the forest for the tree. As a former math teacher, Rose combines her passion for math and nature in a wonderful program titled “Fibonacci Numbers in Nature.” She’s an environmental education specialist who regularly leads hikes, outings, and programs at Ohiopyle State Park in Southwestern Pennsylvania. This particular set of numbers - 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34… - which is built on the premise that each number comprises the sum of the previous two, can be seen in the branching of a tree, the leaf arrangement of a plant, and the petals of a flower.

Take the Fibonacci sequence, for example. Though not immediately apparent to the eye, nature displays patterns of numbers that underlie a variety of biological processes. Math and nature - the two go hand-in-hand, much like monarchs and milkweed, cranberries and bogs, or maitake and oak trees.

Fibonacci sequence in nature tree