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Are there species most people think are bushes, but are really trees?
The line between "tree" and "non tree" is quite vague
Is a palm tree a tree? Depends on the definition you use
But that's beside the point. A palm is far from a bush. The line between bush and tree is quite clear and intuitive
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
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