They have branches but not leaves. You put the money in to make the branches green so the banks become trees. Therefore, trees grow from money.. I always knew the question to be :
”if money doesn’t grow on trees, why do banks have branches?”
it is simply a play on the word branches.
The saying “ money doesn’t grow on trees” means that money is scarce and is not easily come by. It is an expression of frugality.
The speaker is comparing tree branches to branches of banks. Since you can associate banks with money and banks have branches, they are trying to draw a similarity between the two
”if money doesn’t grow on trees, why do banks have branches?”
it is simply a play on the word branches.
The saying “ money doesn’t grow on trees” means that money is scarce and is not easily come by. It is an expression of frugality.
The speaker is comparing tree branches to branches of banks. Since you can associate banks with money and banks have branches, they are trying to draw a similarity between the two