Treehugger/ Alexandra Cristina Nakamura. Besides its branches, roots, and leaves, a mature tree also grows another important structure—the flower (or cone, in the case of evergreens).

The trunk of a tree is like the stem of a small plant, only a lot stronger. It too carries water around the tree. Roots The roots of a tree can go very deep under the ground and spread out a long way.

As the ‘Tree of Immortality', the native Crab Apple is the ‘silver bough’ of the Faerie folk. Steeped in myth and legend, this tree has been grown in Ireland for at least 3000 years.