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Acacia
Vachellia tortilis
A large genus of thorny tropical and subtropical trees and shrubs, ranging from African savanna umbrellas to Australian wattles.
Looking for 3-syllable trees? Here are 26 trees that fit — each linked to a full profile.
Syllables are counted across the whole name (multi-word names sum). "Apple" is 2 syllables; "Macaroni and Cheese" is 6.
List of 3-syllable Trees
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Apricot
Prunus armeniaca
A small deciduous stone-fruit tree of Central Asian origin, grown across continental climates for its fragrant golden-orange drupes.
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Bald Cypress
Taxodium distichum
A deciduous southern conifer that thrives in swamps and bottomlands, raising "knees" from the water and shedding its feathery needles each autumn.
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Banyan
Ficus benghalensis
An immense Indian fig that drops aerial roots from its branches, each maturing into a new trunk until a single tree spans an entire grove.
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Bay Laurel
Laurus nobilis
A Mediterranean evergreen of ancient cultural significance, prized for its aromatic culinary leaves and the laurel wreaths of classical victory.
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Black Walnut
Juglans nigra
A North American walnut treasured for its dark, richly figured timber and its tough-shelled, strongly flavoured nuts.
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Brazil Nut
Bertholletia excelsa
A towering emergent of the Amazon rainforest whose softball-sized fruits hold the familiar wedge-shaped nuts, harvested almost entirely from wild trees.
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Cinchona
Cinchona officinalis
A South American evergreen tree whose bark supplied quinine, the first effective treatment for malaria and the bitterness in tonic water.
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Coast Redwood
Sequoia sempervirens
The tallest tree species on Earth, an evergreen conifer of the cool fog belt of coastal northern California and southern Oregon.
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Coffee Tree
Coffea arabica
A small evergreen tropical shrub or tree whose roasted seeds produce coffee, the most widely consumed beverage on Earth after water.
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Douglas Fir
Pseudotsuga menziesii
A towering evergreen conifer of western North America, the workhorse softwood of the Pacific Northwest timber economy.
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English Oak
Quercus robur
A long-lived deciduous broadleaf from Europe and western Asia, prized for its dense timber and the ecological hub of native woodland.
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Hazelnut
Corylus avellana
A small deciduous tree or large shrub of Europe and western Asia, valued for its rounded nuts, ornamental catkins, and coppiced flexible wood.
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Horse Chestnut
Aesculus hippocastanum
A handsome Balkan deciduous tree with spectacular candle-like flower spikes and the polished brown seeds used in childrens "conker" games.
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Lime / Linden
Tilia x europaea
A tall European broadleaf of stately avenues, with heart-shaped leaves and fragrant midsummer flowers that perfume the air and feed honeybees.
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London Plane
Platanus x acerifolia
A hybrid plane tree with flaking patchwork bark, planted along the streets of London, New York, and Paris for its remarkable tolerance of urban pollution.
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Mango Tree
Mangifera indica
A large evergreen tropical tree native to South Asia, cultivated across the tropics for its sweet, fragrant stone fruit.
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Norway Spruce
Picea abies
A tall, conical evergreen spruce of northern and central Europe, widely planted for timber and famous as the traditional Christmas tree.
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Papaya
Carica papaya
A fast-growing, single-stemmed tropical tree native to Mesoamerica, prized for its sweet melon-flavoured fruit and digestive papain enzyme.
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Paper Birch
Betula papyrifera
A white-barked deciduous birch of the northern North American forests, whose peeling bark sheets the canoes and writing scrolls of First Nations peoples.
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Red Maple
Acer rubrum
A widespread, fast-growing North American maple whose flowers, twigs, leafstalks, and autumn leaves are all flushed with crimson.
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Rubber Tree
Hevea brasiliensis
An Amazonian tree whose milky latex, tapped from cuts in the bark, became the foundation of the global natural-rubber industry.
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Silver Birch
Betula pendula
A graceful, pioneer deciduous tree of cool northern climates, instantly recognisable by its peeling white bark and shimmering leaves.
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Sycamore
Acer pseudoplatanus
A vigorous large maple of central and southern Europe, with broad shade-casting leaves and a tolerance for salt, wind, and poor soils.
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Tulip Tree
Liriodendron tulipifera
One of the tallest broadleaf trees of eastern North America, with peculiar four-lobed leaves and large cup-shaped tulip-like spring flowers.
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Whitebeam
Sorbus aria
A handsome small European deciduous tree with white-felted leaf undersides that flash in the breeze and bright autumn berries for wildlife.
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