Matthew 21:8

ὁ δὲ πλεῖστος ὄχλος, etc., the most part of the crowd, follow the example of the two disciples, and spread their upper garments on the way, as it were to make a carpet for the object of their enthusiasm, after the manner of the peoples honouring their kings (vide Wetstein, ad loc.). ἄλλοι δὲ ἔκοπτον : others, a small number comparatively, took to cutting down branches of trees and scattering them about on the way. Had they no upper garments, or did they not care to use them in that way? The branches, if of any size, would not improve the road, neither indeed would the garments. Lightfoot, perceiving this “hoc forsan equitantem prosterneret” thinks they used garments and branches to make booths, as at the feast of tabernacles. It was well meant but embarrassing homage.