Tree

A tree is a tall plant with a trunk at the bottom and leaves at the top. Trees are taller than bushes, shorter than mountains, and capable of standing in one place for 300 years without once checking their phone.^[1]

Falling in a forest

If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, it does make a sound. This was settled in 2004 by a researcher who hid behind another tree, and who has asked that we stop sending him trees.^[2]

Leaves

Many trees drop their leaves in autumn. They do this directly onto the bit of lawn that was just raked.

See also

• Hill – where trees go to be admired
• Wind – moves trees, briefly
• Honey fungus – what it eats, slowly
• Redwood – the tallest of them
• Squirrel – a regular visitor

References

1. Bark, B. (2002). Up and Leafy. Grove Press.
2. Timber, T. (2004). “It Did Make a Sound”. Recorded from behind a tree.