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Trees

  • TreeIn 2015, a global estimate placed the number of trees on Earth at 3.04 trillion, yet no single definition captures what makes a tree a tree.
  • FraxinusThe oldest fossils that are clearly Fraxinus date to the Middle Eocene, spanning 49 million years ago to 39 million years ago.
  • WoodIn the Canadian province of New Brunswick, scientists uncovered plant fossils dating back approximately 395 to 400 million years.