Virtual Museum of Canada
Jardin botanique de Montréal 
Centre for Forest Research

Is it a tree? Yes! No! … Maybe?!? Beginner

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Oops! In fact, the palm corresponds to Hallé's definition, but not the classic definition of a tree: it produces neither branches nor a trunk of real wood. However, while they lack the rigidity of real wood, some palms can grow up to 60 m high!

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The royal palm (Roystonea regia)

royal palm (Roystonea regia)

© Jardin botanique de Montréal (Gilles Murray)