Great color/texture I'm not quite sure what keeps this from being really excellent, but something does. It would be interesting to hear what others have to say about this.
An unremarkable branch, and an untidy and unremarkable wall. There should be some attempt to focus the viewers eyes on something unusual or different to break up the uniformity.
Some nice texture and contrasty tones on this. I wonder if this would have been stronger with a portrait framing to emphasize the direction of the branches.