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Livestock such as cattle and sheep readily browse it. * Symphoricarpos albus is a species of flowering plant in the honeysuckle family known by the common name common snowberry. The native Americans used it to treat a variety of complaints but especially...

* This species of pearlbush is an early-blooming, upright deciduous shrub that is native to Manchuria and Korea. '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)...

* It is a large evergreen tree, maturing up to 60 m (197 ft) tall or more, with trunks 1.2–2 m (4–7 ft) in diameter, with feathery foliage in flat sprays, usually somewhat glaucous blue-green in color.

Succeeds in sun or semi-shade. * The fruit is used in herbal medicine as a cardiotonic, diuretic, laxative and tonic treatment. The leaves are 5–10 cm long and 2–5 cm broad, glossy dark green above, paler glaucous to yellowish green below, thick and...

* In its native habitat, the flowers are eaten fresh, and the leaves are smoked like tobacco for its euphoriant properties. * The crushed leaves are very aromatic. * The small lavender flowers have a sweet flavour and can be eaten in salads or used as...

* Ilex aquifolium ( Holly , or European Holly to distinguish it from related species, may also be called Christmass Holly or Mexican Holly) is a species of holly native to western and southern Europe , northwest Africa and southwest Asia .

The thorns of Gleditsia sinensis are used as a medicinal herb in China and Korea and may have antitumor properties. * Thorns showed antibacterial activity against a Gram-positive bacterium Xanthomonas vesicatoria and a Gram-negative bacterium Bacillus...

Johnson) & contrasting beautifully with the lush pinnate foliage, in its first reddish growth or its later fresh-green. * This 6-8' shrub is "of matchless elegance a its fleecy sprays lovely in their silken lightness" (A.

The Mugo Pine has small dark green evergreen needles helping it to look great all year. * Mountain Pine or Mugo Pine ( Pinus mugo ) is a high-altitude European pine , found in the Pyrenees , Alps , Erzgebirge , Carpathians , northern Apennines and Balkan...

The deeply furrowed bark is scaled in a mosaic of white, gray and dark brown. An important forestry tree in Europe it is native to central and south central Europe and Turkey. * It is found at elevations ranging from sea level to 2,000 metres (6,600 ft),...

It is typically found over calcareous substrates such as limestone , growing on limestone slopes and in moist valley soils, at elevations of 120–600 m. * The "blue" refers to a substance secreted by the inner bark when exposed to air, not to the leaves,...

* The plant can be grown as an informal windbreak hedge in all but the most exposed situations. * Cotoneaster franchetii ( Franchet's Cotoneaster ) is a species of Cotoneaster native to southwestern China , in the provinces of Guizhou , Sichuan , Xizang...

Each plant is single-sex , either male or female, with hermaphrodites being extremely rare. The flowers are small, greenish-yellow, with 5–6 sepals and no petals. Only Bailey's Pocket Mouse , however, is known to be able to digest the wax found inside...

* "Excellent and beautiful pine for large areas, very graceful" (Dirr); broader at maturity than most pines, with a rounded top; drooping gray-green needles 6-8" long give the tree a soft texture; a timber and ornamental tree in Europe; native to Himalayas...

* It is one of the classic bonsai subjects. Easily grown from seed in the early spring, the seeds are soaked in water to start germination. Pines make an amazing bonsai because the rough bark on their trunks makes them look old early on.

* Shrubs evergreen, 1–3 m tall. * A very ornamental plant, it is hardy to about -15°c. Hybridizes freely with other members of this genus. Petiole 4–8 mm, initially densely yellow tomentose, subglabrous when old; stipules linear-lanceolate, 4–5...

* Plants can be grown as an informal (untrimmed) hedge, though they are also amenable to trimming. The cultivar 'Tallhedge (syn 'Columnaris') is very suitable for this purpose. * The cultivar 'Tallhedge' has been selected for hedging.

In the wild, the species is confined to two small populations, near Monterey and Carmel . The surviving trees from this forest are as old as 2000 years. * Dirr calls this tree "genuinely beautiful" but says it's not for the Southeast states in U.S.; matures...

* Carpinus japonica (Japanese Hornbeam) is a hornbeam native to Japan. It grows to 12-15m tall with leaves that are longer and darker than the European Hornbeam (Carpinus betulus).

Prune in early spring. Blooms on new growth. * Garden Uses Mass or group in the shrub border or native plant garden. Tolerates wide range of soils, including dry rocky or sandy soils.

* Berberis thunbergii ( Japanese barberry or Thunberg's Barberry , also Red Barberry ) is a species of Berberis , native to Japan and eastern Asia . * Plants can be grown as a medium-size hedge.

Each plant is single-sex , either male or female, with hermaphrodites being extremely rare. The flowers are small, greenish-yellow, with 5–6 sepals and no petals. Only Bailey's Pocket Mouse , however, is known to be able to digest the wax found inside...

* The leaves are bipinnate, 20-40 cm long, bearing 3-10 pairs of pinnae, each with 6-10 pairs of leaflets 15-25 mm long and 10-15 mm broad. * In the genus Caesalpinia the most popularly planted species is Caesalpinia pulcherrima .

* The hollow stems can be made into whistles and flutes. * Leycesteria formosa ( Himalayan Honeysuckle , Flowering Nutmeg , Himalaya Nutmeg or Pheasant Berry ) is a deciduous shrub in the family Caprifoliaceae , native to the Himalaya and southwestern...

It is native to southern Europe . It also is grown as both a medicinal herb and as a condiment. The plant contains flavonoids (notably rutin) that reduce capillary fragility, which might explain the plants reputation as an eye strengthener.

It is largely used for fence posts and rails, telegraph poles etc, it is also occasionally used for making furniture, the interior finish of buildings etc. * Catalpa speciosa , commonly known as the Northern Catalpa , is a species of Catalpa that is native...

* Prunus laurocerasus (common name Cherry laurel and sometimes called English laurel in North America) is a species in the genus Prunus , native to regions bordering the Black Sea in southwestern Asia and southeastern Europe , from Albania and Bulgaria...