This is one really incredible looking tree! If I recall, doesn't x-frog have a polyon reducer that's sorta designed to help out? Couple suggestions, as well (and I do want this, no matter how big, lol): for trans flowers, two flat plane rectangles at right angles to each other and sligthly curved, maybe double sided , with a half sphere in the middle for the thingies. This would still be heavy en masse, but would definitely help for more distant renders. And could you release just the flowers alone, as well? Those are wonderful! Truly wonderful!

thou and I, my friend, can, in the most flunkey world, make, each of us, one non-flunkey, one hero, if we like: that will be two heroes to begin with. (Carlyle)