[Tagging] type for natural=tree (leaved <-> leafed)

[John F. Eldredge]

There are species that are both broad-leaved and evergreen.  One example would be magnolia trees.  They drop old leaves in the spring, as new leaves grow.  At no time is the tree leafless.


John Sturdy <jcg.sturdy at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sun, Jul 7, 2013 at 5:47 PM, fly <lowflight66 at googlemail.com>
> wrote:
> 
> > Am 07.07.2013 18:33, schrieb fly:
> > > Hey
> > >
> > > Could an BE-speaking person please tell me what the right spelling
> for
> > > broad_leafed is. Numbers are almost even in the data. Probably, a
> nice
> > > task for a bot.
> >
> > Sorry, numbers are towards "leaved".
> >
> > > On the other hand, I wonder if it is useful to use type=* and not
> > > tree_type=* or tree:type=* as type is the key for relations and it
> is
> > > not that good to use different meanings of one key.
> >
> 
> On further thought, I'd go for type=deciduous, rather than
> broad-lea[fv]ed.  Not quite the same thing (I think larches are
> deciduous
> but not broad-leaved) but I think it's the normal "technical" term
> (the
> others being "evergreen").
> 
> __John
> 
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