Passport applicants looking for passport offices in Alabama can select a routine passport processing service which takes 4-6 weeks or an expediting service that takes 2 or 3 weeks or for extra fees as little as 24 hours.
tree trunk - the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber trunk, bole tree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
A tree typically has many secondary branches supported clear of the ground by the trunk. This trunk typically contains woody tissue for strength, and vascular tissue to carry materials from one part of the tree to another.For most trees it is surrounded by a layer of bark which serves as a protective barrier. commonly applied narrower definition is that a tree has a woody trunk formed by secondary growth, meaning that the trunk thickens each year by growing outwards, in addition to the primary upwards growth from the growing tip.