Assertion: birch | /r/HasProperty | short-lived
Facets:
value: quite
type: DEGREE
value: despite the trees’ drawbacks
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Despite the trees’ drawbacks—birches are short-lived and susceptible to death from birch borer beetles or other pests
text: while the birch is quite short-lived that’s by tree standards, and it will take decades to grow to its full size.