R. M. Schori has conjectured
that if T is a tree, but not an arc, then there is no universal T-like continuum. We
show that if G is a finite collection of trees and there is a universal G-like continuum,
then each element of G is an arc. It then follows that if G is a finite collection of
one-dimensional (connected) polyhedra, and there is a universal G-like continuum,
then each element of G is an arc.