diff --git a/docs/Parameters-Tuning.rst b/docs/Parameters-Tuning.rst
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@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ LightGBM adds nodes to trees based on the gain from adding that node, regardless
 
 .. image:: ./_static/images/leaf-wise.png
    :align: center
+   :alt: Three consecutive images of decision trees, where each shows the tree with an additional two leaf nodes added. Shows that leaf-wise growth can result in trees that have some branches which are longer than others.
 
 Because of this growth strategy, it isn't straightforward to use ``max_depth`` alone to limit the complexity of trees. The ``num_leaves`` parameter sets the maximum number of nodes per tree. Decrease ``num_leaves`` to reduce training time.