Plant Habit and Form

These terms often get interchanged when talking about plants, but basically:

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•Plant habit  is what it is — a tree, a shrub etc.
Plant form is the plant shape in which it grows — spreading, clumping, mounding, weeping. Plant form provides more details about the actual plant habit.
Let’s explore plant habit and plant form in more detail…

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