diff --git a/src/pycea/pl/plot_tree.py b/src/pycea/pl/plot_tree.py
index 1d82dd6..4f08049 100644
--- a/src/pycea/pl/plot_tree.py
+++ b/src/pycea/pl/plot_tree.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ def branches(
     extend_branches: bool = False,
     angled_branches: bool = False,
     color: str = "black",
-    linewidth: int | float | str = 1,
+    linewidth: int | float | str = .5,
     depth_key: str = "depth",
     tree: str | Sequence[str] | None = None,
     cmap: str | mcolors.Colormap = "viridis",
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ def tree(
     angled_branches: bool = False,
     depth_key: str = "depth",
     branch_color: str = "black",
-    branch_linewidth: int | float | str = 1,
+    branch_linewidth: int | float | str = .5,
     node_color: str = "black",
     node_style: str = "o",
     node_size: int | float = 10,