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title: "Not all trees are woody"
url: https://plants.lasse.co.uk/fact-archive/not-all-trees-are-woody/
---

# Not all trees are woody
Date: 2026-06-01

Tree-ferns are a type of fern that have a tree-like growth form with a trunk. However, the trunk is not made of wood but is formed from old fronts (fern leaves) and roots. Thus, tree-ferns can be considered as having the growth form of a tree, but are not trees in the strictest sense in that they don't produce wood.



## References:

1. [More about tree ferns](https://www.kew.org/read-and-watch/tremendous-tree-ferns-new-guinea)





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