Definition of "tall-growing" [tall-growing]

• (of plants) having tall spindly stems (adjective)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

• "The other half of the way, the first half as you head south from here, is more open, shaded in spots at ten in the morning by free-standing ashes, thin lines of young hawthorns, aspens, and birches no bigger around than my wrist, and the occasional tall-growing sumacs."
• "In addition to black mulberries, there are also white and red varieties, and most of them are your standard tall-growing tree, and do not “weep.”"
• "Meantime, Gardener's Supply this year launched "Garden Grids," flexible polyethylene-coated panels to ease the hassle of crafting support trellises so tall-growing vegetables don't flop."