A gnarled mulberry tree with a thick, dark trunk dominates the composition, its canopy exploding upward in swirling brushstrokes of golden yellow and orange against a vivid blue sky. The foreground stretches in warm tan and ochre tones, while Van Gogh's characteristic thick, expressive marks convey both the tree's ancient strength and an almost feverish energy. Bound with 52 pages of 70lb paper, lined or unlined, behind an anti-scuff matte cover with wraparound artwork, made to order. Notes and sketches kept behind an independent artist's work, not a plain composition cover.