For a shohin , maybe , but they can definitely work as larger trees . I ' ve seen some spectacular specimens in the 34 feet high range . They don ' t have to be quite that big to work , but if you ' re willing to scale them up they eventually hit a scale that looks reasonable . Not necessarily the best choice for hyperrealism , but they do develop interesting trunks and branch structures over time . <| sep |> I never acknowledged basketball , and especially NBA basketball . It ' s the most boring sport in existence . I despise basketball myself , but that doesn ' t change the fact that it ' s the thirdmost profitable sport in the US and the secondmost watched . <| sep |> Meateater podcast . Steven Rinella is the kind of advocate sane hunters , outdoorsmen , and gun owners should rally behind . People like Ted Nugent just make it harder for the other side to see the good . I like hearing his stories about hunting in places that I don ' t currently have the time to visit for days or weeks at a time .