Question

Write difference between herbs, shrubs and trees.

Answer 1

Herbs: The non-woody plants those have green and tender stems with few branches on are called herbs. They are usually short in height. Herbs have a variety of uses as providing medicines for diseases and some with spiritual touch. Herbs have aromatic properties that are usually used for delicious flavoring and garnishing food. As examples-

   Basil

   Thyme

   Lettuce

Shrubs: kind of bush and small to medium in size woody plants are called Shrubs. They are a bit taller than herbs and stems are not hard but thick. They could be distinguished from shrubbery by their multiple stems and shorter height. Some common shrubs are-

   Aloe vera

   Rose

   Lemon

Trees: Woody plants with elongated stems or trunks are called trees. trees have many multiple branches supported from the ground by the trunks. Typically, they are very tall in height and tend to be long-lived, even many species reaching several thousand years old. Trees serve us a lot of significant benefits in reducing soil erosion and moderating the atmosphere by absorbing carbon dioxide. They provide us shade and shelter, timber for construction since primitive era, fuel for cooking and heating, fruits, flowers, medicines and so on. Tress as examples-

   Mango tree

   Banyan tree

   Coconut tree

Answer 2

Herbs -

• Herbs are small plants. They are a few inches to about 3 feet in height.

• They have a soft and green stem.

• All vegetables, grasses and many flowering plants.

Shrubs -

• Medium-sized plants having a height of 3 feet to 7 feet.

• They are bushy in appearance having a hard woody stem.

• Raat Ki Rani, bougainvillea, rose, and cotton plants.

Trees -

• Trees are tall and large plants.

• They have a strong and woody stem.

• Mango, neem, peepal, and apple.