diff --git a/add_curve_sapling/__init__.py b/add_curve_sapling/__init__.py
index 272d5ab9dd26bab9df3ef6d221d149318d5c4ca2..91a5808adace26812130b59f47534e82c6b727e7 100644
--- a/add_curve_sapling/__init__.py
+++ b/add_curve_sapling/__init__.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ bl_info = {
     "description": ("Adds a parametric tree. The method is presented by "
     "Jason Weber & Joseph Penn in their paper 'Creation and Rendering of "
     "Realistic Trees'."),
-    "warning": "length parameters may cause errors",  # used for warning icon and text in addons panel
+    #"warning": "length parameters may cause errors",  # used for warning icon and text in addons panel
     "wiki_url": "http://wiki.blender.org/index.php/Extensions:2.6/Py/"
         "Scripts/Curve/Sapling_Tree",
     "tracker_url": "https://developer.blender.org/T27226",
diff --git a/add_curve_sapling/utils.py b/add_curve_sapling/utils.py
index cba70ab06f22611b0ca9588f376a7a42dd0d907c..2ff864243c4f67247fd76267f47d7e1f1c0a9649 100644
--- a/add_curve_sapling/utils.py
+++ b/add_curve_sapling/utils.py
@@ -606,6 +606,7 @@ def addTree(props):
                         childStems = False
                     else:
                         childStems = leaves*shapeRatio(leafDist,p.offset/p.lengthPar)
+                branchL = max(branchL, 0.0)
                 # Determine the starting and ending radii of the stem using the tapering of the stem
                 startRad = min(p.radiusPar[0]*((branchL/p.lengthPar)**ratioPower), p.radiusPar[1])
                 endRad = startRad*(1 - taper[n])