If the tree is 30 m around, then shouldn't we take the lengths of the arms and divide it into the perimeter of the tree? So what we do is take 30/1.3 = about 23. So it would take about 23 children to stretch their arms around the tree.
The number of offspring produced is often related to the amount of parental care. Typically, the higher fecundity, the lower the amount of time parents devote to caring for the offspring.