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[–] SharkWeek@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 5 days ago (2 children)

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

[–] KSPAtlas@sopuli.xyz 2 points 5 days 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 5 days 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 5 days 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 5 days 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