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Encyclopedia > Shrubbery
The word "bush" re-directs here; for alternate uses see Bush (disambiguation). "Shrub" is also a derogatory nickname for United States President George W Bush.
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A willow shrub

A shrub or bush is a horticultural rather than strictly botanical category of woody plant, distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and lower height, usually less than 6 m tall. A large number of plants can be either shrubs or trees, depending on the growing conditions they experience. Small, low shrubs such as lavender, periwinkle and thyme are often termed subshrubs.


The word bush can also refer to a type of plant community, as in the Australian bush. This is often characterised by scrubby, open woodland and is a generic term for Eucalyptus dominated woodland in particular.


Shrubs in common garden practice are generally broad-leaved plants, though some smaller conifers such as Mountain Pine and Common Juniper are also shrubby in structure. Shrubs can be either deciduous or evergreen.


When clipped as topiary, shrubs generally have dense foliage and many small leafy branches growing close together. Many shrubs respond well to renewal pruning, in which hard cutting back to a 'stool' results in long new stems known as "canes". Other shrubs respond better to selective pruning to reveal their structure and character.

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Common Broom (Cytisus scoparius)

List of Shrubs

Very incomplete! Those marked * can also develop into tree form.


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Shrubbery - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (232 words)
A shrubbery was a feature of 19th-century gardens in the English manner, with its origins in the gardenesque style of the early part of the century.
A shrubbery was a collection of hardy shrubs, quite distinct from a flower garden, which was a cutting garden to supply flowers in the house.
The shrubbery was arranged as a walk, ideally a winding one, that made a circuit that brought the walker back to the terrace of the house.
A discussion is presented on these issues that leads to the conclusion that very high degrees of domestic wastewater ... (3295 words)
One of the common uses of reclaimed domestic wastewaters is the irrigation of shrubbery golf courses, playgrounds, etc. Another increasing use is the recharge of groundwater systems.
There is considerable controversy today about the adequacy of the treatment of reclaimed domestic wastewaters before their use for ornamental shrubbery, golf course, playground, etc. irrigation as well as for enhanced groundwater recharge.
These individuals, while supporting domestic wastewater reuse projects for shrubbery and golf course irrigation and groundwater recharge conclude that treatment of domestic wastewaters beyond secondary treatment should be practiced.
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