Abstract.We characterize when a tree of diameter 4 has integer index and we provide examples of infinite families of non-integral trees with integer index. We also determine a tight upper bound for the index of any tree of diameter 4 based on its maximum degree. Moreover, we present a new infinite family of integral trees of diameter 4.
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