A shrub or bush is a
trunklesswoodyperennialplant of relatively low height
without a single trunk but with
several stems arising from the
base, distinguished from a
tree by its multiple stems and lower
height, usually less than 6 m tall.
A great number of
plants can be either shrubs or
trees, depending on the
growing conditions they experience. Small, low shrubs are often termed
"subshrubs".
Shrubs can be either
deciduous or evergreen.
The shrub habit is a
vegetative features that
describe a dense branched and trunkless plant, whit reduced
apical dominance whit
several stems growing from the
base.
