Question

What are trees? Give two examples.

Answer 1

Hint: Trees are the big and tall plants. They are taller than shrubs. The stems of the trees are hard and thick. They can grow to several meters in height. Many fruit bearing plants are trees. Trees can live for a long time. The branches of the trees spread widely. Some of the trees have medicinal properties as well.

Complete answer:
The plant with the elongated stem, or trunk, which supports the photosynthetic leaves or branches at some distance above the ground are known as trees. Tree species come in the genus Dracaena. Plants are classified into five categories depending on their height and nature of the stem. The trees which have height from 0.5 to 10 m are called shrubs. Herbs are much smaller plants like coriander and mint.
Trees have woody trunks and it thickens each year by growing outward. The shoot tip grows in an upward direction. Trees have long height and long lives. Trees grow taller than surface vegetation, ranging in height from several meters up to 115.55 m. There are many examples of trees. Two of them are neem and mango trees.
 Azadirachta indica is the scientific name of the neem tree. It is mainly found in tropical and subtropical regions. It is the fast growing tree. The height of the neem tree recorded between 15-20 m (49-66 ft). It is the evergreen plant. The branches are wide and spreading. The fruit of neem tree is smooth, olive-like drupe. It has many medicinal properties.
The scientific name of the mango tree is Mangifera indica. It is a large fruit tree. The height ranges about 30 m (100 ft) and trunk circumference of more than 3.7 m (12 ft). The fruit of mango trees is eaten widely. There is a huge variety in the mango trees and their fruits. They have a fruit bearing lifespan, once it's finished they are converted into lumber. The woods of the tree can be used as musical instruments.

Note: Some other examples of trees are coconut cashew, papaya, banyan, teak, oak tree, etc. Baobab in South Africa is the oldest known single-stem tree. The tallest tree with the height of 115.5 is giant redwood found in northern California. The woody stem of the tree grows from the thin strip of cells called cambium located just under the bark.