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tree

(Encyclopedia)CE5 Types of trees tree, perennial woody plant with a single main stem (the trunk, or bole) from which branches and twigs extend to form a characteristic crown of foliage. In general, a tree diffe...

maidenhair tree

(Encyclopedia)maidenhair tree: see ginkgo.

gum tree

(Encyclopedia)gum tree, name for the eucalyptus (see myrtle) in Australia and for several other trees, e.g., the sweet gum, of the family Hamamelidaceae (witch hazel family), and the black gum or tupelo in North Am...

incense-tree

(Encyclopedia)incense-tree, common name for members of the Burseraceae, a family of sometimes deciduous shrubs and large trees found chiefly in tropical America and NE Africa. The name derives from the characterist...

Joshua tree

(Encyclopedia)Joshua tree: see yucca.

Judas tree

(Encyclopedia)Judas tree: see redbud.

dwarf tree

(Encyclopedia)dwarf tree, in horticultural practice, a tree artificially kept to a smaller size than is normal for average members of the species. This is usually accomplished either by limiting its root space and ...

cucumber tree

(Encyclopedia)cucumber tree: see magnolia.

soapbark tree

(Encyclopedia)soapbark tree: see soap plant.

pepper tree

(Encyclopedia)pepper tree: see sumac.