Collocations for tree - noun

deciduous, evergreen
coniferous
native
exotic, tropical
ornamental
forest, woodland (esp. BrE)
big, giant, great, high, huge, large, massive, mighty, tall
low, small, stunted
mature
old, young
bare, leafless
shady
We sat beneath a shady tree.

shade
It was a small town of dust lanes and wide shade trees.

hollow
gnarled
a gnarled old apple tree

fallen
A fallen tree was blocking the road.

dead
fruit
apple, cherry, maple, peach, pear, etc.
beech, oak, palm, pine, willow, etc.
Christmas

clump, copse, grove
avenue (esp. BrE), belt (esp. BrE), line

grow, plant
climb
chop down, cut down, fell
Protesters formed a human blockade to stop loggers felling trees.

uproot
The floods left a tide of mud and uprooted trees.

prune
be shaded by

grow
stand
An enormous oak tree stands at the entrance to the school.

line sth, surround sth
Palm trees line the broad avenue.

sway
Trees swayed gently in the breeze.

be blown down, blow down, fall
bear sth, produce sth
The tree produces tiny white blossoms.

provide sth

bark, branch, leaves, limb, root, stump, trunk
tops (usually treetops)
canopy
dappled shafts of light which struggled through the tree canopy

cover
Tree cover would prevent further soil erosion.

felling, planting
trimmer
species
line (usually treeline)
Above the treeline, take a grassy path leading steeply to the summit.

belt
The tree belt around the fields acts as a windbreak.

growth
rings
The forest can be dated by studying tree rings.

damage
tree damage caused by acid rain

nursery
He bought tools and seeds with the aim of setting up a tree nursery.

surgeon
hugger (usually tree-hugger) (= sb who is anxious to protect the environment)

in a/the tree
a bird in a tree

on a/the tree
fruit on a tree

under a tree
We sat under a tree, in the shade.

up a/the tree
The cat got stuck up a tree.