Meaning: The tree's branches stretched upwards towards the sky.
Choice of Words: Branches: limbs of a tree
Reached: stretched out, extended
Sky: the upper atmosphere
Alternative Expressions
The tree's branches extended towards the heavens.
Meaning: This means the same thing as the first sentence. It's another way of saying that the branches of the tree are growing up towards the sky.
Choice of Words: The word tree refers to a large plant with a trunk and branches. Branches are the limbs of a tree that extend out from the trunk. Extended is a verb that means to stretch out or reach out. Heavens refers to the sky or the place where God is believed to live. When you put these words together, you get a picture of tree branches stretching up towards the sky.
The tree's limbs yearned for the celestial expanse.
Meaning: This means the same thing as the first two sentences. It's another way of saying that the branches of the tree are growing up towards the sky.
Choice of Words: The word limbs is another word for branches. Yearned is a verb that means to have a strong desire for something. Celestial means relating to the sky or heavens. Expanse means a wide open space. When you put these words together, you get a picture of tree branches reaching up towards the sky with a strong desire to touch it.