Difference between shrub and tree.

African baobab

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  1. The number of trunks is the main distinguishing feature of these plants. Several trunks grow from one root in a bush, and in a tree only one trunk grows from one root.
  2. The age of the trees is many times the age of the shrub.
  3. The height of the trees is many times the height of the bushes.
  4. The root of the tree is many times more powerful, longer and stronger than that of a shrub.
  5. Shrubs are used by people only as a hedge, a source of fruits or medicinal raw materials. Wood, in addition to the above advantages, is a source of the most ancient and very valuable structural material - wood.
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