What is the difference between tree and shrub?

Answer 1

Bush comes to us from the English and Scandinavian concept of thicket or a short, dense, woody growth. So it now refers to a many stemmed woody plant. Shrub comes from Old English scrybb meaning a brushwood. In the Eighteenth century a shrubbery was a screening woodland with interesting plantings revealed by following its pathways. Shrub and bush are a horticultural distinction to describe a small multi-stemmed, woody plant with mature growth under 6m (20ft). Several understory trees can become multi-stemmed or single stemmed given different growth conditions so are included within the category. In common use bush has come to refer to the shorter shrubs with thick, low or spreading growth. Roses are defined as bushes, including miniatures, except for one class, shrub roses. Shrub roses are taller cultivars with forms that do not fit either old garden or modern rose classes but do not achieve the stature of climbers. This class includes members from English shrub roses, Kordes' roses of Germany, and American bred Buck roses. EDIT:

Roses are not defined as bushes, although a large amount of roses are bushes/shrubs.There are a few herbaceous roses (herbaceous meaning a plant that has little or no wood). An example of this would be the Kansas Peony Rose.

Answer 2

A tree is bigger than a shrub and a bush is smaller than a shrub. (but some trees could be smaller than a shrub)

A tree has one main trunk. A bush and shrub have many branches or stems coming out of the root.

Answer 3

herbs-plants with green and tender stems are called herb. shrubs-some plants have the stem braching out near the base.the stem is hard butnot very thick.such plants are called shrubs trees-some plants are very tall and have hard and thick brown stem.the stem have branches in the upper part,much above the ground.such plants are called trees.

Answer 4

Trees are tall, woody plants with a single main trunk and a well-defined crown, typically reaching heights of 20 feet or more. Shrubs, on the other hand, are smaller woody plants with multiple stems and a shorter height, usually under 20 feet. Shrubs are often bushier and more compact than trees.

Answer 5

i think a shrub is like a bush. i dont kno.

Answer 6

well my family had a big discussion about it and they think its about the branches and stump. I personally think its about size. but i really don't know the right answer.

Answer 7

A tree is a plant with a single stem or trunk that can grow over 20 feet tall. A shrub on the other hand has multiple stems and is much shorter under 20 feet.

Answer 8

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