Happy tree
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{{Taxobox
| color = lightgreen
| name = Happy tree
| regnum = Plantae
| divisio = Magnoliophyta
| classis = Magnoliopsida
| ordo = Cornales
| familia = Cornaceae (Nyssaceae)
| genus = Camptotheca
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision =
Camptotheca acuminata - Happy tree
Camptotheca lowreyana
}}
The Happy tree, Camptotheca acuminata, is a medium-sized deciduous tree native to central China, usually included in the tupelo family Nyssaceae, but sometimes included (with the tupelos) in the dogwood family Cornaceae.
An extract from the Happy tree is used as an anti-cancer treatment in China.
The name 'happy tree' is a direct translation of the Chinese name xi shu.
A second species, Camptotheca lowreyana, has been described recently (see Flora of China link below).
The happy tree is a favorite subject of painter Bob Ross.