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* The bark is used to make drinking vessels, canoe skins, roofing tiles etc. It is most easily removed in late spring to early summer. * Betula pubescens ( Downy Birch ; also known as White Birch , European White Birch or Hairy Birch ) is a species of...

Distichum , the leaves are shorter (3-10 mm long), slenderer and are on shoots that tend to be erect rather than spreading; the cones also tend to be smaller, not over 2.5 cm diameter.

The showy part of the floral display, however, is the white, pink or rose sepals that become petal-like and reminiscent of poinsettias. * 1/2-1" yellow-green trumpet-shaped flowers backed by white, pink, or rose sepals, "beautiful for flower effect" (Dirr);...

* This beautiful large flowering shrub deserves much wider use in the landscape. It is somewhat slow to establish, but if given space to fully develop becomes a magnificent specimen.

* A decidious Tree growing to 20 m (65ft 7in) at a fast rate. * 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; good for for wet spots;...

However, it is still the most widely used name for this species. Any trimming should be done in the summer. * The wood is reported to endure moisture indefinitely; it has been used for fence-posts, ties and shingles.

* Shiny reddish-brown or dark brown bark; often of shrubby habit; native to Rocky Mountains * The buds and twigs are used as a flavouring in stews * Betula occidentalis ( Water Birch , also known as Red Birch ) is a species of birch native to western...

The fresh branches are used as besoms. The cones are slender, yellow-green ripening brown, 10-15 mm long and 4-5 mm broad, with 6-8 overlapping scales. This essential oil also has insect repellent properties.

The showy part of the floral display, however, is the white, pink or rose sepals that become petal-like and reminiscent of poinsettias. * 1/2-1" yellow-green trumpet-shaped flowers backed by white, pink, or rose sepals, "beautiful for flower effect" (Dirr);...

* Franklinia alatamaha is a deciduous large shrub or small tree growing to 10 m (33 ft) tall, but commonly 4.5–7.5 m (15–25 ft). * A beautiful shrub or small tree with shiny 5 to 6 inch dark green lustrous leaves that turn orange and red in the fall.

* The seeds from these improved selections will be more true to type due to continued selection for blue color and appropriate growth habit for use as Christmas trees. * The original Cook strain of Balsam Fir was selected due to the blue tinge of the...

* This tree species is tolerant of wet soils but grows best on well draining soils near rivers and other water ways. * Compound leaves yellowish when young; found on coastal plain along rivers and swamps; native region from Virginia to Florida and Texas.

* It is in flower in April, and the seeds ripen in September. * A decidious Tree growing to 9 m. * Native to mountains from Alaska to California. * Yellow fall color.

Its pome fruits are edible and can be eaten raw or cooked. * Amelanchier ovalis , commonly known as Snowy Mespilus , is a serviceberry shrub. * Wood - fine grained, hard, very heavy, reddish.

* The scientific name honors Tsar Boris III of Bulgaria, during whose reign it was described as a new species in 1925. * trunk diameter of up to 1.5 m * The tip of the leaf is variable, usually pointed, but sometimes slightly notched at the tip * It is...

Conservation Plant Characteristics Acer macrophyllum Pursh bigleaf maple ACMA3 Summary Duration Perennial Growth Habit Tree Native Status L48 (N), CAN (N) Federal T/E Status National Wetland Indicator FACU, FAC Morphology/Physiology Active Growth Period...

* The twigs, when scraped, have a slight scent of oil of wintergreen. * The wood of Betula alleghaniensis is extensively used for flooring, cabinetry and toothpicks. * Coppery yellow or yellow-gray bark, yellow foliage in fall; likes a cool, moist environment.

* Useful for wet spots in West Coast gardens. White alder ALRH2 Summary Duration Perennial Growth Habit Tree Native Status L48 (N) Federal T/E Status National Wetland Indicator FACW Morphology/Physiology Active Growth Period Spring and Summer After Harvest...

The star shaped leaves are long-pointed and have finely sawtoothed lobes, it is often planted for it's excellent fall colors that persist late. The leaves are palmately lobed, 7-19 cm (rarely to 25 cm) long and broad and with a 6-10 cm petiole, looking...

It is uncommon in the wild, and is mostly found around forest borders. It produces off white four-petaled open flowers that are followed by small, round fruit that ripen from August to October.

* Common in thickets and in thin secondary forests in lowlands and low mountains of central and southern Japan. * Can be grown as a small ornamental tree. The red seed pods are brilliant, opening to revel shiny black seeds.

* Trees are late coming into leaf (usually late May to June) and lose their leaves early in the autumn (usually in October). * The nuts are an oil-rich food for wildlife. * Nutmeg Hickory ( Carya myristiciformis ) of the Juglandaceae or Walnut family,...

* Dawn redwood has proved an easy tree to grow in temperate regions, and is now widely planted as an ornamental tree. It is a particularly well-known example of a living fossil species.

* It is in flower in April, and the seeds ripen in September. * A decidious Tree growing to 9 m. * Native to mountains from Alaska to California. * Yellow fall color.

* Greek Fir is native to the mountains of Greece, primarily in the Peloponnesos and the island of Kefallonia, * It is grown as an ornamental tree in parks and large gardens. * Greek Fir was important in the past for wood for general construction.

* The bark is used to make Japanese paper. Used for small items, nails, walking sticks etc. Wood - hard, white, fine grained. It was first formally described by Philipp Franz von Siebold in 1829.

It weighs 46lb per cubic foot. The wood is extremely durable and is used primarily for making fence posts. * Gleditsia aquatica, commonly called water locust, after its habitat of river swamps and slough margins.