diff --git a/blight-editor/src/main/java/de/blight/editor/state/EzTreeState.java b/blight-editor/src/main/java/de/blight/editor/state/EzTreeState.java
index 87b1042..7a705f3 100644
--- a/blight-editor/src/main/java/de/blight/editor/state/EzTreeState.java
+++ b/blight-editor/src/main/java/de/blight/editor/state/EzTreeState.java
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.nio.FloatBuffer;
 import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
 import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
@@ -120,10 +121,12 @@ public class EzTreeState extends BaseAppState {
 
         Node hdNode = tryNodeJsGeneration(req);
         if (hdNode == null) hdNode = javaFallback(req);
+        addWindWeights(hdNode);
         hdNode.setLocalScale(1f / 3f);
         hdNode.updateGeometricState();
 
         Node ld1Node = buildLod1Node(req);
+        addWindWeights(ld1Node);
         ld1Node.setLocalScale(1f / 3f);
 
         BoundingBox bb = boundsOf(hdNode);
@@ -681,6 +684,51 @@ public class EzTreeState extends BaseAppState {
         return g;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Setzt Vertex-Farben (R = Wind-Gewicht) für alle Geometrien eines Baum-Knotens.
+     * Blätter bekommen Gewicht 1.0 (volle Animation); Äste werden per Y-Position
+     * normiert (0 = Boden, 1 = Spitze), sodass höhere Äste stärker schwingen.
+     * Tree.vert liest den Wind-Weight aus inColor.r — ohne diesen Buffer bleibt windW=0.
+     */
+    private static void addWindWeights(Node treeNode) {
+        for (Spatial child : treeNode.getChildren()) {
+            if (!(child instanceof Geometry g)) continue;
+            Mesh        mesh = g.getMesh();
+            FloatBuffer pos  = mesh.getFloatBuffer(VertexBuffer.Type.Position);
+            if (pos == null) continue;
+            pos.rewind();
+            int vCount = pos.limit() / 3;
+            float[] colors  = new float[vCount * 4];
+            boolean isLeaf  = g.getName().contains("leav") || g.getName().contains("leaf");
+
+            if (isLeaf) {
+                for (int i = 0; i < vCount; i++) {
+                    colors[i * 4]     = 1f;
+                    colors[i * 4 + 3] = 1f;
+                }
+            } else {
+                float minY = Float.MAX_VALUE, maxY = -Float.MAX_VALUE;
+                for (int i = 0; i < vCount; i++) {
+                    pos.get();
+                    float y = pos.get();
+                    pos.get();
+                    if (y < minY) minY = y;
+                    if (y > maxY) maxY = y;
+                }
+                float range = maxY - minY;
+                pos.rewind();
+                for (int i = 0; i < vCount; i++) {
+                    pos.get();
+                    float y = pos.get();
+                    pos.get();
+                    colors[i * 4]     = range > 0f ? (y - minY) / range : 0f;
+                    colors[i * 4 + 3] = 1f;
+                }
+            }
+            mesh.setBuffer(VertexBuffer.Type.Color, 4, BufferUtils.createFloatBuffer(colors));
+        }
+    }
+
     private void exportTree(Node lodRoot, String fileName, String subPath) {
         try {
             Path baseDir = ASSET_ROOT.resolve("Models").resolve("trees").resolve(subPath);
diff --git a/blight-editor/src/main/java/de/blight/editor/state/PalmGeneratorState.java b/blight-editor/src/main/java/de/blight/editor/state/PalmGeneratorState.java
index b4143ec..a3f97a1 100644
--- a/blight-editor/src/main/java/de/blight/editor/state/PalmGeneratorState.java
+++ b/blight-editor/src/main/java/de/blight/editor/state/PalmGeneratorState.java
@@ -113,8 +113,7 @@ public class PalmGeneratorState extends BaseAppState {
                 Texture t = assets.loadTexture(opts.leafTexture);
                 int w = t.getImage().getWidth();
                 int h = t.getImage().getHeight();
-                boolean stemLeft = opts.leafTexture.contains("palm2");
-                opts.leafTextureAspect = stemLeft ? (float) h / w : (float) w / h;
+                opts.leafTextureAspect = (float) h / w; // Stiel entlang U → Aspekt = Höhe/Breite
             } catch (Exception ignored) {}
         }
 
diff --git a/blight-editor/src/main/java/de/blight/editor/tree/PalmMeshBuilder.java b/blight-editor/src/main/java/de/blight/editor/tree/PalmMeshBuilder.java
index 536124d..c7503d9 100644
--- a/blight-editor/src/main/java/de/blight/editor/tree/PalmMeshBuilder.java
+++ b/blight-editor/src/main/java/de/blight/editor/tree/PalmMeshBuilder.java
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ public class PalmMeshBuilder {
         float halfW = opts.leafTextureAspect > 0f
                 ? scaledLength * opts.leafTextureAspect * 0.5f
                 : opts.frondWidth * sizeScale * 0.5f;
-        boolean stemLeft = opts.leafTexture != null && opts.leafTexture.contains("palm2");
+        boolean stemLeft = true; // Stiel entlang U-Achse für alle Palmen-Texturen
         float g = opts.gravity;
 
         int base = acc.vertexCount;