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* Dracaena draco, the Canary Islands dragon tree or drago, is a subtropical tree-like plant in the genus Dracaena, native to the Canary Islands, Cape Verde, Madeira, and locally in western Morocco, and introduced to the Azores.

A tea made from the berries has a spicy gin-like flavour. * The seed cones are berry -like, green ripening in 18 months to purple-black with a blue waxy coating; they are spherical, 4–12 mm diameter, and usually have three (occasionally six) fused scales,...

* Its natural habitats are dry forests and low shrublands. It is threatened by habitat destruction, mainly due to introduced grazing mammals. * Canavalia pubescens, commonly known as ʻawikiwiki or Lavafield Jack-bean, is a species of flowering plant...

Blooms on new growth. Also tolerates some drought. Prune in early spring. Also useful for stabilizing embankments. * Garden Uses Mass or group in the shrub border or native plant garden.

Red petals with orange-yellow stripes and other blends make this hybrid daylily stand out in any garden. A stunning blend of orange, yellow, red and tan. Mid-late season bloomer. Grows 22'' tall.

* The fruit is edible raw. It is juicy, sweet, fleshy, slightly aromatic. * American beautyberries produce large clusters of purple berries, which birds and deer eat, thus distributing the seeds.

* Juniperus osteosperma ( Utah Juniper ; syn. Utahensis ) is a shrub or small tree reaching 3-6 m (rarely to 9 m) tall. It grows at moderate altitudes of 1,300-2,600 m, on dry soils, often together with Pinus monophylla .

* Native to the U.S. Southwest, where it is sometimes used as a street or shade tree; 3-5 leaflets per leaf; dark gray scaly ridged bark; velvety young shoots, downy leaves. * A fairly wind resistant tree, it can be grown as part of a shelterbelt planting.

* Garden Uses Shrub borders or native plant gardens. * Easily grown in average, dry to medium, well-drained soils in full sun to part shade. Young twigs are noticeably yellow and stand out in winter.

* It tends to grow on dry sandy sites, and is associated with pine stands. * The common name is Sweetfern or Sweet-fern, a confusing name as it is not a fern. * Comptonia is a monotypic genus (containing only Comptonia peregrina ) in the family Myricaceae...

They are like Catnip for Catfish! It is easily raised from seeds which germinate early in the first season. The tree is fairly free from fungal diseases and has few insect enemies.

Sinaloa to Chiapas - and Guatemala in montane, relatively open pine or pine-oak forests at altitudes from 900 to 2500 m. * Pinus devoniana is closely related to Pinus montezumae (the Montezuma Pine).

* A maple native to much of Europe , north to southern England (where it is the only native maple), Denmark , Poland and Belarus , and also southwest Asia from Turkey to the Caucasus , and north Africa in the Atlas Mountains.

* It has lovely red fall color. * Will grow on alkaline soils while withstanding climatic extremes; hot, cold and dry! * This small tree or shrub is well adapted to harsh conditions.

* In recent years, this species has been extensively used in Bonsai. * Carpinus orientalis (Oriental Hornbeam) is a hornbeam native from southeastern Europe to northern Iran and occurs usually on hot dry sites at lower altitudes in comparison to the European...

* A handsome species, one of the rarest in cultivation (rare even in its own Yalung R.valley) * A small, 8-30' tree/shrub.

* Rough gray bark, bright green leaves; native to Monterey County, California * Cupressus goveniana is a species of cypress endemic to coastal California in the United States , where it is found in small, scattered populations, not in large forests.

It is endemic to Australia, occurring in every mainland state except South Australia. * Mirbelia is a plant genus belonging to the Fabaceae family.

* The Interior Live Oak ( Quercus wislizeni ) is an evergeen oak , highly variable and often shrubby, found in areas of California in the United States . It generally occurs in foothills , being most abundant in the lower altitudes of the Sierra Nevada...

It is planted commercially in Kenya, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Zambia at high altitudes. * Unlike virtually all members of this genus, trees of this species can be coppiced. * The wood of the Pinus leiophylla is hard, dense and strong.

The inner bark is harvested in the spring from the main trunk and from larger branches, it is then dried and powdered for use as required. The leaves are 10–18 cm long and have a rough texture, coarsely double-serrate margin and an oblique base.

* This plant is commonly used in Chinese herbalism, where it is considered to be one of the 50 fundamental herbs. * Securinega suffruticosa (Pall.) Rehder = Flueggea suffruticosa (Pall.) Baill.

A dwarf pink Vitex! Pink Pinnacletm Dwarf Chaste Tree produces dense spikes of rich pink flowers in waves throughout the summer months. These durable and easily grown shrubs are basically pest and disease free, are deer resistant, and are moderately salt...

Prefers a moist soil but succeeds in dry soils and, once established, is drought tolerant. Thrives in a bog garden. * Insubstantial purplish or yellow flowers in early to mid summer; more impressive are the large pods that split open to reveal clusters...

It weighs 32lb per cubic foot. Turpentine consists of an average of 20% of the oleo-resin and is separated by distillation. Turpentine has a wide range of uses including as a solvent for waxes etc, for making varnish, medicinal etc.

'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. * This species of pearlbush is an early-blooming, upright deciduous shrub that is...

* A delicious tea is made by steeping the green or dried twigs inboiling water until they turn an amber or pink colour. * The stems of most members of this genus contain the alkaloid ephedrine and are valuable in the treatment of asthma and many other...