Complex sentence: The trunk has corky, fire-resistant bark and the branches are forked ("dichotomous") with masses of succulent, oblong, tongue-shaped leaves arranged in 2 opposite rows in the shape of a fan.
Split into simpler sentences: The trunk has corky, fire-resistant bark and the branches fork into pairs without a central leader, a pattern known as "dichotomous" branching. The branches bear masses of succulent, oblong, tongue-shaped leaves arranged in 2 opposite rows in the shape of a fan.