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Actually Carica papaya is a tree by any definition you care to select, which
cannot be said for banana 'trees', Why? As far as I could tell from the pictures, they are both herbaceous. The references on the Internet call them plants, not trees. palms and bonsai. What is the trunk of a palm made of? If it is lignified in some way, then I would call it a tree. Does the absence of branches make it not a tree? Why is a bonsai not a tree? It may be only a few inches or a couple of feet tall, but 1. In most cases, if it were put in the ground and allowed to grow freely, it would become a normal size tree. 2. Its purpose is to represent a full size tree. So why isn't a bonsai a tree? Iris, Central NY, Zone 5a, Sunset Zone 40 "If we see light at the end of the tunnel, It's the light of the oncoming train." Robert Lowell (1917-1977) |
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