Collective nouns

[SeanRuel]

So you all know about collective nouns like a murder of crows or pride of lions- I was walking with a friend who asked- is there a name for groups of a particular type of tree?

would love to hear what yall can come up with for collective nouns for tree species or genera

here are few possibilities

shadow of spruce

spine of black locust

Whisper of aspen

 

[ATH]

A forest

HTH

 

[ATH]

The only one that comes right to mind as an existing name would be a sugar bush (maple trees that are tapped)

 

[chiselbit]

A Rash of Poison Oak.

 

[ATH]

A harbor of Beech

 

[ATH]

A pound of Dogwood

 

[evo]

What does one call a group of arborists?

 

[Tom Dunlap]

What does one call a group of arborists?

A copse of arborists

From Quorra:
A copse of wood is technically a small stand of wood regenerated from the stumps of trees cut down previously.

 

[Neill]

Stand of timber

 

[Neill]

Grove of oak

 

[Treemuel]

A murmur of Aspen

A hush of Hemlock

A redolence of Cedar

A coat of Fir

 

[Treemuel]

A majesty of Pine

An authority of Oak

A pantheon of Redwood

 

[ATH]

A mess of cottonwood

 

[Treemuel]

A campaign of Ailanthus

 

[Rusticus]

Mayne it's locally colloquial, but we say a live oak mott... only for live oaks though.

 

[evo]

A mono culture?

Round here hardwood pockets or forest prairie tend to be laminated root rot pockets.

 

[Serf Life]

A retch of Bradford

 

[Neill]

Pine barren

 

[Neill]

Scrub brush

 

[oceans]

Cathedral!