I was looking at the root, wondering whether it was supposed to be something white-brown striped or a flat-topped thing with brown sides. I can really only see it as a "3D" object, a slab of something with a white top and brown sides.
Given that the VM appears to have a preference for depicting young shoots and/or twigs instead of whole trees, it might be a cut bole from which new growth emerges. In that case we're looking at a very irregular trunk. If the depiction is natural at all, that is.
If you look at the section of a tree trunk, you'll see that they often have an "eye" in the middle:
![[Image: wooden-cross-section-picture-id182443856]](http://media.gettyimages.com/photos/wooden-cross-section-picture-id182443856)
Might this be the important part?
Given that the VM appears to have a preference for depicting young shoots and/or twigs instead of whole trees, it might be a cut bole from which new growth emerges. In that case we're looking at a very irregular trunk. If the depiction is natural at all, that is.
If you look at the section of a tree trunk, you'll see that they often have an "eye" in the middle:
Might this be the important part?