Please don't think I am "dismissing" either of you.

Benjamin, there is nothing wrong with being dissatisfied with everything that exists today for making plants. You and Nicholas Phelps have that in common, you know.  If you like what has been done with Xfrog, I would very much recommend that you purchase a copy of the Xfrog plant maker and try your hand at it. As well as continue to acquire plants that have been made in it.

Shawn, I have nothing but respect for a guy that can take a conventional model-building program and build a good quality "hero" tree in it from scratch. This is probably the best thing for you to be pursuing.