rich in / rich with

[imchongjun]

Hello teachers.
I have two questions about the following phrase:
"Massive, blue-green conifers rich with growth the year round".

Question 1: what is the difference between "rich in" and "rich with"?
Question 2: Does "growth" in this phrase mean "leaves of a tree"?

thank you in advance,

im chongjun

[Pete]

Hello teachers.
I have two questions about the following phrase:
"Massive, blue-green conifers rich with growth the year round".


thank you in advance,

im chongjun
>Question 1: what is the difference between "rich in" and "rich with"?
-- The phrases are very similar and in most cases you could probably use either. One source I found suggested that you use "rich in something" to mean "wealthy in something", and you use "rich with something" to mean "amply provided with something".

>Question 2: Does "growth" in this phrase mean "leaves of a tree"?
-- I'm actually not certain what was meant. I think most likely "growth" was meant to refer to the physical growth products: leaves along with the branch tips that had grown recently. However, "growth" here might refer to the abstract act of growing. The word can be used either way. Since you never have growth products without the act of growing, it is hard to distinguish one shade of meaning from the other.