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* Arctostaphylos viscida is a species of manzanita known by the common names whiteleaf manzanita and sticky manzanita . The stems may be smooth or fuzzy, and are often glandular. This is a treelike shrub reaching up to five meters in height.

Though often known by the common name of king sago palm , or just sago palm , it is not a palm at all, but a cycad . * This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

* The flowers are small, yellow, with five sepals and petals. * Species of maple in the snakebark maple group. * It is native to China, from Jiangsu south to Fujian and Guangdong, and west to southeastern Gansu and Yunnan.

Striped maple ACPE Summary Duration Perennial Growth Habit Tree, Shrub Native Status L48 (N), CAN (N) Federal T/E Status National Wetland Indicator FACU-, FACU Morphology/Physiology Active Growth Period Spring and Summer After Harvest Regrowth Rate Bloat...

Last updated: 22-Oct-2001 No species priority site assigned. * The leaves almost resemple Acer ginnala and have a nice red to yellow fall color. NO ACCESSIONS IN NPGS UNDER THIS NAME.

* This species has a deeply penetrating root system that firmly anchors the tree against winds. * It is also grown for the cut Christmas tree industry. * It is a popular ornamental tree found far beyond its native range.

* Its previous scientific name was Quercus nuttallii , but it is now known as Quercus texana ; this has created much confusion with Texas Red Oak which was known as Quercus texana but is now known as Quercus buckleyi .

* Mountain Pine or Mugo Pine ( Pinus mugo ) is a high-altitude European pine , found in the Pyrenees , Alps , Erzgebirge , Carpathians , northern Apennines and Balkan Peninsula mountains from (mostly) 1,000 m to 2,200 m, occasionally as low as 200 m in...

Distribution of this grass species is widespread including the eastern and western extremes of North America, parts of South America and Eurasia. * Tufted hair grass is clump-forming, cool season grass which is often grown as an ornamental.

Fortunei, but is shorter, broader, and more densely branched; small whitish flowers; native to Asia Minor. It is native to southern Europe ( Sicily ), southwestern Asia ( Lebanon , Syria , Turkey ) and eastern Asia ( China ), with two well-separated populations.

The pulp is bitter; they contain 3-5 seeds and mature in autumn. Drupe fruits are red (or rarely yellow), shiny, and globose (spherical, or nearly so), with a diameter of 4-8mm. Leaves are obovate , simple, alternating, deciduous , and grow to 2.5-7.5...

Austrina in the southern Sierra Nevada . Balfouriana in the Klamath Mountains , and subsp. In both areas, it is often a tree line species. * Foxtail Pines occur in the subalpine forest in these mountains: at an elevation of 1950-2750 m in the Klamath...

They used it as a pepper substitute to spice up food since real black pepper (Piper nigrum) was a costly and rarely obtainable spice. It is also known as Old-man's Beard and Yerba de Chiva, and Virgin's bower, (though Old-man's Beard may also refer to...

The pulp is bitter; they contain 3-5 seeds and mature in autumn. Drupe fruits are red (or rarely yellow), shiny, and globose (spherical, or nearly so), with a diameter of 4-8mm. Leaves are obovate , simple, alternating, deciduous , and grow to 2.5-7.5...

* The San Juan source is a popular one because it has nice blue color and can be used in extremely cold areas. * It is a popular ornamental tree found far beyond its native range. * It is also grown for the cut Christmas tree industry.

* The red (cranberry-like) berries mature in late summer and persist into winter. * Effective on banks or slopes for erosion control. * The leaves turn attractive shades of purple, red and bronze in autumn.

* The flowers are small, yellow, with five sepals and petals. * Species of maple in the snakebark maple group. * It is native to China, from Jiangsu south to Fujian and Guangdong, and west to southeastern Gansu and Yunnan.

* The foliage starts off with a tinge of orange-red then becoming rich green. * It is a strong growing round-headed tree several meters high. * The fall color is rich red.

Austrina in the southern Sierra Nevada . Balfouriana in the Klamath Mountains , and subsp. In both areas, it is often a tree line species. * Foxtail Pines occur in the subalpine forest in these mountains: at an elevation of 1950-2750 m in the Klamath...

The specific epithets sebifera and sebiferum mean "wax-bearing" and refer to the vegetable tallow that coats the seeds. * Triadica sebifera , also referred to as Sapium sebiferum , is commonly known as the Chinese tallow tree , Florida aspen and Gray...

* It is a small tree usually thirty to eighty feet (ten to twenty-four meters) in height, with a short, slender trunk and spreading, often pendulous branches, which form sometimes a broad and sometimes a narrow round-topped head.

* Japanese Maple has been cultivated in Japan for centuries and in temperate areas around the world since the 1800s * Of easy cultivation, it succeeds in most soils preferring a good moist well-drained soil on the acid side and partial shade * Grown for...

* Deep green needles, 5"+; 6" cones; a source of pulp, timber, rosin, and turpentine; native to the southeast U.S. It is fast-growing, but not very long-lived by pine standards (to 200 years), and prefers humid climates and moist soil.

It is a rapidly growing large shrub or small tree, and rarely survives to 100 years. * Parkinsonia florida grows to heights of 10–12 metres (33–39 ft). * Compared to the closely related Parkinsonia microphylla (foothill paloverde), it appears more...

* Germination usually takes place within 1 - 2 weeks. * A good fast-growing hedge for exposed maritime conditions. * Baccharis halimifolia ( Eastern Baccharis) , commonly called groundsel bush, consumption weed, cotton-seed tree, groundsel tree or silverling)...

* Rhus trilobata is a shrub in the sumac genus ( Rhus ) with the common names sourberry , skunkbush , and three-leaf sumac . * The western U.S. counterpart of R. Due to its potentially toxic nature, it should be used with some caution and preferably only...

* A strong fibre obtained from the leaves is used for cordage and brushes. * It is a shrub -like clumping palm, with several stems growing from a single base. Plants grow in poor dry soils in the wild.