•In a 2-3 tree,
–if a node has 3 children then it must contain two key values.
–These two values separate the key values in the node's three child subtrees.
–All of the key values in the left subtree are less than the node's smaller key value;
–all of the key values in the middle subtree are between the node's two key values;
–all of the key values in the right subtree are greater than or equal to the node's larger key