under and umbel forest

why do trees not branch like umbels, i wonder. it would be lovely. i de-seeded my wild parsnip stems from the other day, and made myself an imaginary umbel forest. but now that i think about it, they look like umbrellas (more umbels!), and we all know what happens to beach umbrellas in the wind. so, as always, nature knows best. after having a twelve-ton oak tree fall on my roof this summer, i am suddenly grateful that trees don’t branch like umbels.

wild parsnip winter stems