Another tree we use is a cypress tree.
![](https://picperf.io/https://cactusbrick.org/wp-content/assets/cypress_21-300x232.png)
The original design was created by Tim Gould and you can see his instructions at:
We modified the top of the tree to look a bit more even and we use 3 different heights by shortening the middle section from 10 stud lengths to 8 stud or even 6 stud lengths.
Here is a pdf version of the instructions:
Here are the instructions in images: