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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 6-letter trees? Here are 10 trees that fit — each linked to a full profile.
Letters are counted across the whole name with spaces, hyphens, apostrophes, and diacritics excluded. "Apple Pie" is 8 letters; "Boeuf Bourguignon" is 16.
List of 6-letter Trees
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Almond
Prunus dulcis
A small deciduous fruit tree of the rose family with delicate pink blossom, grown across the Mediterranean and California for its energy-dense seed.
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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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Baobab
Adansonia digitata
A massive, swollen-trunked African tree that stores tens of thousands of litres of water and is sometimes called the "tree of life" of the savanna.
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Cashew
Anacardium occidentale
A spreading tropical evergreen tree from northeastern Brazil whose curious double fruit yields both a juicy "apple" and the prized cashew nut.
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Cherry
Prunus avium
A small deciduous tree of the rose family with showy spring blossom and edible drupes, grown for fruit and as the legendary sakura of Japan.
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Ginkgo
Ginkgo biloba
A living fossil from China, the sole survivor of an ancient lineage older than the dinosaurs, with unmistakable fan-shaped leaves that turn pure gold in autumn.
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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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Red Oak
Quercus rubra
A fast-growing deciduous oak with sharply lobed leaves that turn deep crimson in autumn, widespread across eastern North America.
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Walnut
Juglans regia
A large deciduous broadleaf tree of Eurasian origin, prized for its rich oily nuts and the dark, beautifully grained heartwood favoured by gunmakers and cabinetmakers.
About 6-letter trees
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