shrubs are smaller than trees. they have a woody stem and are less than six metres tall. the rose and hibiscus are some examples of shrubs. shrubs have a few stems that grow from the ground. unlike trees, the branches of shrubs grow close to the ground
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Deciduous, evergreen, and semi-evergreen are the main different kinds of shrubs. It is important to know whether foliage will drop in less or more than a year as well as whether the shrub grows to smaller or taller heights and whether the parts are edible, medicinal or ornamental.
Boxwood, burning bush, juniper, rhododendron and sumacare five examples of shrubs.
Specifically, boxwood (Buxus sempervirens) is a broad-leaved evergreen shrub that does not flower and that functions beautifully as a boundary-marker. Burning bush (Euonymus alatus) is a broad-leaved deciduous shrub that does not flower but that serves as a brilliant-leaved, "living" fence. Common juniper (Juniperus communis) is an evergreen shrub whose blue-back seed cones attract wildlife and can be used as a strong-tasting flavor-enhancer in meats and sauces. Big leaf rhododendron (Rhododendron macrophyllum) is a broad-leaved evergreen shrub whose pink flowers add much to gardens and landscapes. Staghorn sumac (Rhus typhina) is a broad-leaved deciduous shrub that does not provoke the reactions of poison sumac (Toxicodendron vernix) and that has beautifully forking branches, brilliant autumnal foliage, red drupes, and rust-colored foliage hairs.
Shrubs are plants that are smaller then trees, and bigger than herbs. So things like hibiscus, gorse, lantana and hundreds of others are shrubs.