# Enumeration of k-noncrossing trees and forests

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Department of Pure and Applied Mathematics, School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science, Maseno University, Maseno, Kenya

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A   $k$-noncrossing tree is a noncrossing tree where each node receives a label in $\{1,2,\ldots,k\}$ such that the sum of labels along an ascent does not exceed $k+1,$ if we consider a path from a fixed vertex called the root. In this paper, we provide a proof for a formula that counts the number of $k$-noncrossing trees in which the root (labelled by $k$) has degree $d$. We also find a formula for the number of forests in which each component is a $k$-noncrossing tree whose root is labelled by $k$.

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