There’s no such thing as a tree (phylogenetically)

Re:There’s no such thing as a tree (phylogenetically) by MiguelVieira on Thursday March 09, 2023 @09:36AM (#35081585)

I like David Allen Sibley's definition of a tree: "If you can walk under it, it's a tree; if you have to walk around it, it's a shrub".

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Re:There’s no such thing as a tree (phylogenetically) by bee_rider on Thursday March 09, 2023 @09:38AM (#35081610)

But you still have to walk around trees, at least the trunk part. Maybe a tree is a subset of shrubs. Maybe shrubs are graphs.

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Re:There’s no such thing as a tree (phylogenetically) by k_sze on Thursday March 09, 2023 @09:44AM (#35081674)

If a tree doesn’t topple after a millennium, it’s a…

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Re:There’s no such thing as a tree (phylogenetically) by bee_rider on Thursday March 09, 2023 @09:57AM (#35081812)

Y2K compliant data structure

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Re:There’s no such thing as a tree (phylogenetically) by hinkley on Thursday March 09, 2023 @05:29PM (#35087744)

force of nature.

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Re:There’s no such thing as a tree (phylogenetically) by mcv on Thursday March 09, 2023 @10:03AM (#35081883)

I like that definition, but: is a tree with very low branches (like a fir) really a shrub? Does a fallen tree become a shrub?

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Re:There’s no such thing as a tree (phylogenetically) by tshaddox on Thursday March 09, 2023 @10:40AM (#35082345)

And are walls, houses, rivers, people, etc. all shrubs?

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Re:There’s no such thing as a tree (phylogenetically) by DeadMouseFive on Thursday March 09, 2023 @10:18AM (#35082080)

But what about plants that can be pruned to both shapes?

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Re:There’s no such thing as a tree (phylogenetically) by agentwiggles on Thursday March 09, 2023 @10:23AM (#35082122)

Trubs, obviously

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Re:There’s no such thing as a tree (phylogenetically) by jmull on Thursday March 09, 2023 @10:33AM (#35082248)

Shreebs.

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Re:There’s no such thing as a tree (phylogenetically) by jameshart on Thursday March 09, 2023 @11:02AM (#35082691)

Christmas trees: actually Christmas shrubs.

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Re:There’s no such thing as a tree (phylogenetically) by hinkley on Thursday March 09, 2023 @05:30PM (#35087759)

Christmas trees aren't just murdered trees, they're murdered baby trees.

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Re:There’s no such thing as a tree (phylogenetically) by bagacrap on Thursday March 09, 2023 @01:12PM (#35084556)

Christmas Shrub then?

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Re:There’s no such thing as a tree (phylogenetically) by euroderf on Thursday March 09, 2023 @04:25PM (#35086941)

Maybe Hanukkah Bush is a totally valid taxonomic classification.

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