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[–] lugal@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

For those curious: a tree has one central stem, in bushes all branches are basically the same

[–] SharkWeek@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Are there species most people think are bushes, but are really trees?

[–] KSPAtlas@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The line between "tree" and "non tree" is quite vague

Is a palm tree a tree? Depends on the definition you use

[–] lugal@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

But that's beside the point. A palm is far from a bush. The line between bush and tree is quite clear and intuitive

[–] SharkWeek@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 weeks ago

At the same time, I have a very bush-like palm thingy in my garden that if trimmed right can be made into a small palm tree. They're a protected species though, so I just trim it a bit

[–] lugal@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 weeks ago

We have a good intuition on the difference between tree and bush. It's rather that species can grow as tree or bush depending on subspecies or environment. Trees aren't closely related too each other but an evolutionary strategy that developed many times independently