Answer:
A tree with 5 branches, no leaves and no fruits
It is the great nemesis of the lactose intolerant.
What can be heard and caught but never seen?
My first is a creature whose breeding is unclear. My second, a price you must pay. My whole can be found in the river of Time and refers to events of today.
This thing all things devours: Birds, beasts, trees, flowers; Gnaws iron, bites steel; Grinds hard stones to meal; Slays king, ruins town, And beats high mountains down.
Iām grown from darkness but shine with a pale light. Very round I am and always a lady's delight.