Fabric Canopy

a covering, usually of fabric, supported on poles or suspended above a bed, throne, exalted personage, or sacred object. 2. an overhanging projection or covering, as a long canvas awning stretching from the doorway of a building to a curb.a covering over a bed, throne, or shrine or carried on poles (as over a person of high rank) awning.a shade or shelter that hangs over something. especially the uppermost spreading layer of a forest.A canopy is an overhead roof or else a structure over which a fabric or metal covering is attached, able to provide shade or shelter from weather conditions such as sun, hail, snow and rain, Canopy structure is the organization or spatial arrangement (three-dimensional geometry) of a plant canopy. Leaf area index (LAI), leaf area per unit ground area, is a key measure used to understand and compare plant canopies. The canopy is taller than the understory layer.A tree has a stem and a crown of branches that bear leaves, flowers, and fruits. Though forest canopy structure can mean different things, it basically refers to the arrangement of tree crowns; it has two components: the vertical structure and horizontal structure