Most plants have a single growing point that remains dominant so that the whole trunk grows straight up, he said.

The trunk can grow in excess of 5 metres tall, and may be many branched.

The trunk has grown to 13.8 cubic feet, from 12.9.

The trunk grows in an irregular manner, with its buttress roots showing above ground.

In particular, rear legroom has been increased and the trunks have grown by about 2 cubic feet.

The trunk grows to about 20 cm in diameter.

The trunk itself can grow to over a meter in diameter.

The trees loomed higher, and their trunks grew thicker.

They continued upward until the trunk grew small and swayed in the wind.

Inosculation is a natural phenomenon in which trunks, branches or roots of two trees grow together.