To force to climb a tree.
A perennial woody plant at least 20 feet in height at maturity.
A timber.
The next night we had the tree in our room. – The Harbor by Ernest Poole
And Montague asked, " Which is his tree?" – The Metropolis by Upton Sinclair
Then he ran over to the big tree nearest him and picked up a stick. – Sunny Boy in the Country by Ramy Allison White