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* A small tree of horizontal branching habit, creating a tiered effect. * This species is unusual in having alternate leaves whilst almost all other members of this genus have opposite leaves.

It is valuable for checking soil erosion on watersheds. The fruit is a red berry. * The dried leaves have been used for smoking as an alternative to tobacco. The leaves are evergreen, remaining green for 1–3 years before falling.

* Small, delicate plant forms a rounded mound, often loose and open; evergreen; 3" flowers in May, parents of this strain have flowers in variations of pink and purple; acid soil, good drainage; in the U.S. needs light shade in the North, more shade in...

* Most planting in North America was carried out for wildlife food provision, as the species tends to bear heavier crops of acorns than other native American oak species. * The acorns are eaten by jays, pigeons, and squirrels .

* Most planting in North America was carried out for wildlife food provision, as the species tends to bear heavier crops of acorns than other native American oak species. * The acorns are eaten by jays, pigeons, and squirrels .

* Rhododendron occidentale ( Western Azalea ) is one of two deciduous Rhododendron species native to western North America (the other is Rhododendron albiflorum ). * Fragrant white or slightly pink flowers with a yellow blotch, to 2 1/2"; 4" deciduous...

* It was the first magnolia to be scientifically described, and is the type species of the genus Magnolia ; as Magnolia is also the type genus of all flowering plants , this species can be seen to typify all flowering plants.

Subgenus Pentanethera (deciduous azaleas) with its four sections was dismembered by eliminating two sections and redistributing the other two between the existing subgenera in clades B ( Hymenanthes ) and C ( Azaleastrum ), although the name was retained...

Bright green foliage (grayish woolly beneath) turns bronzish in fall. * This deciduous azalea (commonly called early azalea or roseshell azalea) is a Missouri native shrub which typically occurs on wooded, north-facing slopes and wooded ravines and along...

* Rhododendron atlanticum ( Dwarf azalea or Coastal azalea ), is a species of Rhododendron native to coastal areas of the eastern United States , from New Jersey south to Georgia .

* It is one of the alleged "50 fundamental herbs" used in traditional Chinese medicine. Sinensis has in vitro effects that may be indicative of antiallergic activities, possibly due to the saponins in fruits.

* A decidious Tree growing to 20 m (65ft 7in) at a fast rate. It is hardy to zone 4. * Bark peels off in sheets, revealing reddish-brown underbark; may grow 1-2' a year; shiny green leaf changing to yellow in fall; variable; likes rich, moist, acid soil;...

* The wood is heavy, close-grained, moderately hard, brittle, not strong. * Requires a free-draining, light, sandy, acid soil with additional leafmould added. It burns with a clear, bright flame and is valued as a fuel.

* Native to Southeast Australia. * The scientific name of the species honors the botanist Frederick Manson Bailey. * Grows very fast with masses of tiny yellow flowers, blue leaves and delicate textures.

* It was the first magnolia to be scientifically described, and is the type species of the genus Magnolia ; as Magnolia is also the type genus of all flowering plants , this species can be seen to typify all flowering plants.

Sap from the cut flowering stems is used as a syrup. The sap can also be tapped by boring a hole into the middle of the plant at the base of the flowering stem. Seed - ground into a flour.

* This species is occasionally used for hedging in the southern states of America. Wood - hard, heavy, strong, close grained. Too small for commercial exploitation, the wood is used locally for turnery, inlay work, woodenware etc.

Flower buds purportedly resemble white pearls, hence the cultivar name. 'Northern Pearls' is a compact cultivar that grows to 6-8' tall and features racemes (3-5" long) of 5-petaled white flowers (to 2" diameter) which bloom in early spring.

Funnel-shaped, pink or white flowers with protruding stamens occur in large clusters, appearing before or with the leaves. It is a dense, bushy, suckering shrub that typically grows 2-6' (less frequently to 10') tall.

* Ephedra nevadensis ( Nevada ephedra ) is a species of Ephedra native to dry areas of western North America. * The stems of most members of this genus contain the alkaloid ephedrine and are valuable in the treatment of asthma and many other complaints...

* The species is found in scattered populations over much of the eastern United States, as far north as West Virginia, south to northern Florida, and west to Oklahoma. It is cultivated as an ornamental tree.

* It is one of the alleged "50 fundamental herbs" used in traditional Chinese medicine. Sinensis has in vitro effects that may be indicative of antiallergic activities, possibly due to the saponins in fruits.

Isolated populations exist in Alabama, Southern Ontario, and small sections of the Appalachian Mountains. It is typically found over calcareous substrates such as limestone , growing on limestone slopes and in moist valley soils, at elevations of 120–600...

* Native to Southeast Australia. * The scientific name of the species honors the botanist Frederick Manson Bailey. * Grows very fast with masses of tiny yellow flowers, blue leaves and delicate textures.

Young seedlings produce normal leaves for the first few months; these are trifoliate, resembling a small clover leaf. * A very spiny deciduous shrub with lots of strongly fragrant 3/4" bright yellow pealike flowers in spring and sporadically later; leaves...

* Vaccinium arboreum ( Sparkleberry or Farkleberry ) is a species of Vaccinium native to the southeastern United States , from southern Virginia west to southeastern Missouri , and south to Florida and eastern Texas .

* Eucalyptus cloeziana, Gympie Messmate, is a small to tall tree with rough bark on most or the whole of the trunk and larger branches. * The tree reaches its best development in the Gympie region, where some magnificent forest trees attain heights near...