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Yes, these darks are vital in a strong sunlight setting! And it is looking good Linda... but... here we go again - I can’t resist and you did ask!
I think the trees on the horizon should be in shadow, silhouette if you like. Not black of course, a warm blue/ grey possibly but you need to play around with that colour.
Keep them solid, and I would also paint the foliage of these trees in the same colour as the trunks. Sounds ridiculous I hear you say, well that’s how I would do it, it’s your painting.
The twin trunked larger tree is generally fine, drag some darker areas up from the base, same tonal value as your darkest darks. This will make it look like it belongs there.