branching vs branched

branching is a noun but branched is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
branching	Yes	Yes	No	No
branched	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, branching and branched are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of branching include ramate, ramose, ramous.

branching (noun)	branched (noun)
the act of branching out or dividing into branches

branching (adjective)	branched (adjective)
having branches	having branches
resembling the branches of a tree	resembling a fork; divided or separated into two branches