A few characteristic dendritic arborization patterns.
(Adapted from Fiala and Harris, 1999.)

Pattern	Characteristics	Examples
Adendritic	Cell body lacks dendrites	Dorsal root ganglion cells Sympathetic ganglion cells
Spindle radiation	Two dendrites emerge from opposite poles of the cell body and have few branches	Lugaro cells Bipolar cells of cortex
Spherical radiation: Stellate	Dendrites radiate in all directions from cell body	Spinal neurons Cerebellar granule cells Neurons of subcortical nuclei (e.g. inferior olive, pons, thalamus, striatum)
Spherical radiation: Partial	Dendrites radiate from cell body in directions restricted to a part of a sphere	Neurons at edges of "closed" nuclei (e.g. Clarke's column, inferior olive, vestibular nuclei)
Laminar radiation: Planar	Dendrites radiate from cell body in all directions within a thin domain	Retinal horizontal cells
Laminar radiation: Offset	Plane of radial dendrites offset from cell body by one or more stems	Retinal ganglion cells
Laminar radiation: Multi	Cell has multiple layers of radial dendrites	Retinal amacrine cells
Cylindrical radiation	Dendrites ramify from a central soma or dendrite in a thick cylindrical (disk-shaped) domain	Pallidal neurons Reticular neurons
Conical radiation	Dendrites radiate from cell body or apical stem within a cone or paraboloid	Granule cells of dentate gyrus and olfactory bulb Primary dendrites of mitral cells of olfactory bulb Semilunar cells of piriform cortex
Biconical radiation	Dendrites radiate in opposite directions from the cell body	Bitufted, double bouquet, and pyramidal cells of cerebral cortex Vertical cells of superior colliculus
Fan radiation	One or a few dendrites radiate from cell body in a flat fan shape	Cerebellar Purkinje cells