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The Z coordinate histogram is analyzed in order to divide the building point cloud into three zones: the surrounding terrain and low vegetation, the facades, and the tree crowns and\/or the roof points. This operation allows the elimination of the first two classes which represent an obstacle toward distinguishing between the roof and the tree points. The analysis of the normal vectors, in addition to the change of curvature factor of the roof class leads to recognizing the high tree crown points. The suggested approach was tested on five datasets with different point densities and urban typology. Regarding the results\u2019 accuracy quantification, the average values of the correctness, the completeness, and the quality indices are used. Their values are, respectively, equal to 97.9%, 97.6%, and 95.6%. 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