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Taxon: Acer pectinatum Wall. Check PlantSearch database of Botanic Gardens Conservation International for possible non-NPGS germplasm. Nicholson subsp. 1977 Name verified on: 01-Apr-1999 by ARS Systematic Botanists.

* A deciduous tree native to the southeastern United States from North Carolina south to northwest Florida and west to eastern Texas. * It lives in the understory in moist, rocky soils on river banks, ravines, woods, and cliffs.

Noxious weed in California * Spiny, shiny, dark green leaves, fragrant white flowers in May; quarter-inch red fruit, very attractive; parent of many cultivars. * Ilex aquifolium ( Holly , or European Holly to distinguish it from related species, may also...

* In cultivation, it rarely tops 40' in height and often grows in a shrubby form. Young shoots are short, palely pubescent and bright orange to red-brown in colour. * Grow in moist, well-drained soils in part shade to full shade.

It has a shallow, wide-spreading root system. * Carpinus caroliniana (American hornbeam) is a small hardwood tree in the genus Carpinus. It also grows in Canada (southwest Quebec and southeast Ontario), Mexico (central and southern), Guatemala, and western...

* Ilex vomitoria ( Yaupon Holly , Yaupon , or Cassina ; the latter shared with Ilex cassine ), is a species of holly native to southeastern North America , occurring in United States from Maryland south to Florida and west to Oklahoma (only in the extreme...

* Cotoneaster franchetii ( Franchet's Cotoneaster ) is a species of Cotoneaster native to southwestern China , in the provinces of Guizhou , Sichuan , Xizang , and Yunnan , and also in adjacent northern Myanmar and northern Thailand .

* Unlike most species of pine. * 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,...

* A maple in the snake-bark maple group. * It is native to mountains forests of Japan.

The tree has a good quality timber. An oil is extracted from the seeds. * Resembles Celtis but has winged fruits to 3/4"; dark green foliage; "gray-brown bark exfoliates in patches and is quite handsome...for the plant collector this is a treasure to...

The wood can also be stained to imitate ebony. In English poetry and English stories the holly is inseparably connected with the merry-making and greetings which gather around the Christmas time.

* This species has a deeply penetrating root system that firmly anchors the tree against winds. * The specific epithet pungens means "sharply pointed", referring to the leaves. * It is a popular ornamental tree found far beyond its native range.

* Betula pubescens ( Downy Birch ; also known as White Birch , European White Birch or Hairy Birch ) is a species of birch , native and abundant throughout northern Europe , Iceland , northern Asia and also Greenland .

* Versatile shrub that can be used to cover large areas. * Foundation plant. * Low informal hedge. * Effective on banks or slopes for erosion control. * The leaves turn attractive shades of purple, red and bronze in autumn.

* The fruit is an excellent safe and gentle laxative. The flowers and fruit are like those of other Oregon-grapes; like them they are edible but just as sour. Berberine, universally present in rhizomes of Mahonia species, has marked antibacterial effects...

* Large seed is more likely to produce greater variation in seedlings; can be used as understock. * 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...

* The blue palo verde is the state tree of Arizona. * Parkinsonia florida grows to heights of 10–12 metres (33–39 ft). * Parkinsonia florida, the blue palo verde (syn. * The Irish botanist Thomas Coulter was the first to categorize Parkinsonia florida.

* Amur cork tree, called Huang Bai in China, is commonly used in Chinese herbalism, where it is considered to be one of the 50 fundamental herbs, but one that should be used with care.

It has a shallow, wide-spreading root system. * Carpinus caroliniana (American hornbeam) is a small hardwood tree in the genus Carpinus. It also grows in Canada (southwest Quebec and southeast Ontario), Mexico (central and southern), Guatemala, and western...

* Spartina pectinata is a species of cordgrass known by the common name prairie cordgrass . It is native to central North America. Prefers a deep rich moist soil in sun or light shade.

Taylor and Taylor (76) thoroughly describe its form. It is adaptable to a wide variety of climatic conditions and is widely used as an ornamental (Burns & Honkala 1990) (USDA hardiness zone 5).

* The leaf color is a combination of green and red on the same leaf. * The fall color is a "beautiful gold with overtones of crimson for which it is famous." * Makes an excellent larger bonsai specimen.

* Spartina pectinata is a species of cordgrass known by the common name prairie cordgrass . It is native to central North America. Prefers a deep rich moist soil in sun or light shade.

Slender twigs are glabrous and silvery gray, with "numerous spur shoots", pointed lateral buds, and acuminate scales. * Distinguishing features of this species are crenate leaf margins and fruiting pedicels that are 2–8 mm long.

* Deschampsia cespitosa , commonly known as Tufted Hair-grass or Tussock grass is a wild plant from the grass family (Poaceae). It typically forms a low, dense tussock (to 16" tall) of very thin (1/5" wide), arching, flat to inrolled, dark green grass...

* 'Shojo' is the name of the red-faced orangoutang. * A very deep colored palmatum - almost classed as a "black-red" * In the Fall crimson tones dominate. * Trueness to type can never be guaranteed when seed is grown that has been collected from cultivars.

* It is a popular ornamental tree found far beyond its native range. * The specific epithet pungens means "sharply pointed", referring to the leaves. * Majestic also produces 99% blue color trees (shiners) ! * This species has a deeply penetrating root...