quicken tree

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Quicken tree \Quick"en tree`\ [Probably from quick, and first
   applied to the aspen or some tree with quivering leaves; cf.
   G. quickenbaum, quizenbaum, quitschenbaum. Cf. {Quitch
   grass}.] (Bot.)
   The European rowan tree; -- called also {quickbeam}, and
   {quickenbeam}. See {Rowan tree}.
   [1913 Webster]