how does this look?

http://quilting.about.com/od/ragquil..._tree.htm?nl=1

Obviously, you can adapt it so it doesn't have to ragged and use so many squares.

I seen a pattern somewhere that you use flying geese to make the tree. I don't know where it is, and am not good at either posting web sites or finding them but it looked simple enough even for me. Maybe someone out there has a pattern for this or where to find it. Hope this helps. I know not that much. Sorry.

Rita