Collocations withtree
These are words often used in combination withtree.
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acacia tree
The areas nearer the west coast have more protea flowers while the drier inland is home to acacia trees and kwongan heathland.
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almond tree
About 70% of the town's land is planted with olive groves, 5% is cultivated with citrus, guava and almond trees.
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ancient tree
The remains of a gnarled ancient tree are nearby.
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apricot tree
I have a beautiful apricot tree which has hundreds of apricots on it.
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artificial tree
The artificial tree experiment provided the most direct evidence that bamboo is crushing trees.
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ash tree
It would be absurd to enact that a proprietor should not cut down an ash tree or a tree of any kind.
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aspen tree
The large grasslands and barrens are dominated by scattered jack pine, red pine, scrub oak, and quaking aspen trees.
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banana tree
The author lived - in the ninth century, after the introduction of the lemon tree, and prior to the introduction of the banana tree.
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banyan tree
The banyan tree starts out growing in one place.
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baobab tree
The elephant and the baobab tree represent nature and the backbone of the country.
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beech tree
It threatens our oak and beech tree populations.
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birch tree
Small birch tree in foreground is about 1 m high.
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cacao tree
In all cases, cacao tree growth was fastest in the monoculture treatment, particularly in a fruit hedge design with two intermediate rows of cacao trees.
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cedar tree
Beside the clubhouse is a cedar tree dated to c.1600 old which give rise to the club emblem.
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cherry tree
An example of this would be one of a lone cherry tree.
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chestnut tree
Made of wood, this had a long stick handle connected to a rectangular shaped block of chestnut tree wood.
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citrus tree
Some species can be grafted onto citrus tree rootstocks.
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cocoa tree
Since we are interested in investment in cocoa tree planting, we ought to control for the proportion of cocoa planted area at the time of land acquisition.
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cottonwood tree
Along the riverbanks, cottonwood trees flourish and are home to a wide diversity of wildlife.
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cypress tree
Number two is bored with people; love's just a word, wind in a cypress tree.
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dead tree
Such differences are likely to affect the ensuing recolonisation of the dead tree space.
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deciduous tree
Foraging for nutrients, responses to changes in light, and competition in tropical deciduous tree seedlings.
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dogwood tree
Magnolia, sweetgum, pine, oak, maple, redbud, and dogwood trees line the track, with the train under the forest canopy for most of the ride.
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downed tree
Winds in the state gusted to 35 mph, causing downed tree limbs and scattered power outages.
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dying tree
Its nests are bored in rotting or dying tree trunks in woodpecker style.
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elm tree
The largest elm tree had a diameter of 80 cm at standard height and was 24 m tall.
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evergreen tree
It is an evergreen tree growing up to 15 m tall, with diffuse branching.
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evolutionary tree
Nevertheless, individual susceptible or resistant accessions occurred at all levels within the evolutionary tree of wheat.
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fallen tree
The seen and unseen world of the fallen tree.
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falling tree
We have seen only two trees flowering in non-mast years, following damage to the main trunk (by fire and by impact from another falling tree).
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felled tree
It was not the result of seedlings being crushed by the felled tree, as only 1% of the seedlings in gap plots died from crushing.
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fig tree
The figure under his own vine and fig tree was important because he was unafraid.
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flowering tree
The only flowering tree in unflooded forest produced c. 8000 flowers and 980 mature fruits, values that were closer to trees in freshwater-flooded forest.
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giant tree
Another feature to the show was the addition of giant trees on each side of the stage from which hung ventriloquist dummies from the branches.
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gnarled tree
On the opposite side of the twisted and gnarled tree stands a naked nymph, listening attentively.
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hemlock tree
The bark of the hemlock tree was used as a source of tannin at the tanneries of the area.
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hickory tree
In 1837, surveyors found a large hickory tree in the center of section 28, from which the settlement took its name.
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hollow tree
Bear 123 was found dead a month later inside a hollow tree trunk.
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huge tree
If a huge tree has fallen on a house it is not much use for somebody to say that there should have been a contractor here.
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juniper tree
The school is symbolized by the juniper tree and the magnolia flower.
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leafy tree
It was named after a leafy tree, the "zamor", found in the area.
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lemon tree
The author lived - in the ninth century, after the introduction of the lemon tree, and prior to the introduction of the banana tree.
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linden tree
The arms show a silver colored linden tree on a red background.
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live tree
Those stands designed for natural trees have a water reservoir to hydrate the live tree.
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magnolia tree
The family celebrated the holidays at the property with a 90ft m magnolia tree adorned with 6000 watts of light.
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mahogany tree
The figures, tools, and mahogany tree represent this industry.
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mango tree
They described feats of levitation (of both people and objects), of the cups and balls trick, the mango tree trick, and other wonders.
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mangrove tree
Based on these physical and biological parameters, we have proposed four common allometric equations for estimating the mangrove tree weight of trunk, leaf, above-ground part and root.
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maple tree
Borella is traditionally played with a large ball made of wood from the maple tree.
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mature tree
He had limited information on patterns/determinants of seedling recruitment (assumed to be 1.7 seedlings per mature tree in his model).
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mulberry tree
The cherry tree rises well above the mulberry tree on which it stands.
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nearby tree
The foliage of a nearby tree rustled and a strange object flashed down.
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oak tree
For them the oak tree was the seat of liberty.
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old-growth tree
Most of the very expensive houses are obscured from view behind old-growth trees.
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olive tree
Olive tree canopy cover was determined by measuring the area projected onto the ground by the canopy (ten trees in each farm) in relation to the plantation density.
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orange tree
I understand that it takes five or six years before an orange tree bears anything at all.
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overhanging tree
Whatever they do, there will always be a dispute about something—whether an overhanging tree, an uncut lawn or a badly parked car.
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peach tree
For example, the bamboo, the peach tree, and the pear tree symbolized longevity.
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pear tree
It lodged now in the fork of a pear tree, for they had reached the orchard.
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pecan tree
A huge pecan tree marked the head of his grave.
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phylogenetic tree
Sequences segregated in a phylogenetic tree according to their geographic origins.
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pine tree
In contrast, the pine tree extract delayed the unsheathing process in comparison to the control.
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plum tree
I knew you from a plum tree.
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pomegranate tree
The twigs of the pomegranate tree also figure in other late sources.
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poplar tree
He was buried at the seashore under a poplar tree.
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redwood tree
He discovered the tallest redwood tree known at the time in the mid-sixties, which made the magazine's cover.
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scattered tree
They may forage over ranches and even semi-desert, but always need at least scattered tree thickets for nesting.
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shady tree
Under a shady tree, there is a grave of unusually large size.
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specimen tree
It is planted as a specimen tree or in mass screenings.
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spruce tree
They obscured direct observation of the highway by placing spruce tree branches along it.
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stunted tree
The area is arctic tundra with few stunted trees.
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surrounding trees
Visitors in autumn can enjoy the picturesque colors of the surrounding trees.
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sycamore tree
There is a large attractive sycamore tree which now clearly shows signs of damage.
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tree climber
A long piece of twine was tied onto one end of a 2-m long pole and placed on top of the canopy by an experienced tree climber.
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tree farm
The tree farm has 24,807 acres of the hardwood trees.
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tree stump
Logging gaps could be distinguished by the presence of an old tree stump, a decaying crown and an overhead canopy opening.
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yew tree
The yew tree is quite famous, although it was quite damaged in storms, when it was hit by lightning.
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