A k-ended tree is a tree with at most k endvertices. Broersma and Tuinstra [3] have proved that for k ≥ 2 and for a pair of nonadjacent vertices u, v in a graph G of order n with $deg_G u + deg_G v ≥ n-1$, G has a spanning k-ended tree if and only if G+uv has a spanning k-ended tree. The distant area for u and v is the subgraph induced by the set of vertices that are not adjacent with u or v. We investigate the relationship between the condition on $deg_G u + deg_G v$ and the structure of the distant area for u and v. We prove that if the distant area contains $K_r$, we can relax the lower bound of $deg_G u + deg_G v$ from n-1 to n-r. And if the distant area itself is a complete graph and G is 2-connected, we can entirely remove the degree sum condition.
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