John, thanks! It's a good day, when you learn something new. And I'm reading this in the early morning, so today should be great. Ciao, Jamie V. Cologne Germany John Grimshaw schrieb: > Shrub is a perfectly good botanical term (with Latin equivalent, frutex) for > a woody plant that branches from the base, as opposed to a tree, which is > technically a 'single-stemmed' woody plant - both of course having the > "permanent set of woody stems and branches that continue into growth each > season". There is of course a continuum between shrubs and trees in terms of > growth form and the distinction is very artificial. > > > John Grimshaw > >