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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
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tree branch vs tree limb

0Is there any difference between a tree branch and a tree limb?02br
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02br 00Tree limb is slightly more poetic. 0-

— Feebs11

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0Nothing.02br
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0 Thanks, Feebs. 0-
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0 I have never seen the phrase "tree limb" in my life. 0-
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0 Normally you'd just use branch.02br
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00Limb might be used poetically (or aslo perhaps in formal/scientific ways?) 0-
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Isn't the tree limb on the end of the tree branch?
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I always thought a limb was intermediate in thickness between a branch and a twig! Emotion: smile
CJ
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Any forester I have worked with has referred to the limb as being the entire branch from the trunk to the end of the twigs.
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As a forester and arborist, I blieve we should use branch. It is more scientific and less colloquial.
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A limb refers specifically to a branch extending from the trunk of the tree.

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