If you have never seen the bottom of the tree, you cannot know how tall it stands

To help ensure a quicker and easier harvest of wood supplies it's generally a good idea to set up some sort of tree farm. There's no real standard layout that everyone follows. I've decided to go with a setup I had seen on some old servers I had played on.

The building itself is essentially a greenhouse in it's design; rounded off at the roof and at the top of the base windows to avoid Minecraft box syndrome.

The two doors and the walkway leading up to them are a consequence of the central wall of chests. It's a minor example of how building in a spontaneous manner can lead to results outside of the norm.

 

The tree plots themselves are 6 X 7 in size. Touches are at each corner, and two are placed in the middle to ensure adequate lighting.

The tree farm is worked by chopping the plot. Replanting and moving on to the next one. By the time you work your way around the farm the first plot will be ready for harvest again. This allows you to harvest until you question what you're doing with your life.