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* Pinus glabra differs markedly from most other pines in that it does not occur in largely pure pine forests, but is typically found as scattered trees in moist woodland habitats in mixed hardwood forest.

* A small tree of horizontal branching habit, creating a tiered effect. * This species is unusual in having alternate leaves whilst almost all other members of this genus have opposite leaves.

* Rhododendron viscosum , commonly known as swamp azalea or clammy azalea , is a deciduous shrub which is endemic to the United States .

* Few trees flower more elegantly-- white, bell-shaped, 3/4" blooms dangling like raindrops in rows along year-old branches; spring flowering; the limbs arch up and out to form a rounded, horizontal canopy; few pests; likes rich, acid soil; an understory...

Each flower has opens into a corolla-like array of five pinkish red sepals with five smaller white petals in a tube at the center. The inflorescence is a dense raceme of up to 20 flowers hanging pendent or held erect on the branches.

* The Japanese Camellia ( Camellia japonica ) is one of the best known species of Camellia . It is a member of the Theaceae family or tea family. It is also called the “rose of winter.” * An edible oil is obtained from the seed.

* It is native to the eastern United States, where it is one of the most important ridgetop trees from southern Maine southwest to central Mississippi, with an outlying northwestern population in southern Michigan.

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Taeda ), Shortleaf Pine ( P. * Variable, often rather scrubby; 3-5" needles, opening yellow green, later dark green; grows well on poor sandy acid soils; salt-tolerant, good for coastal areas, where it can ultimately become rather picturesque; native...

The whole leaf can be used in weaving. The stems grow slowly and often tightly together, eventually reaching 2-5 m tall with a trunk diameter of 20-25 cm. The young shoots or suckers from the bottom of the plant are also used.

The leaves are deeply lobed, pointy 3-6" and turn winey red, russet-red or bronzy in fall. It is confined to acidic soils, and does not tolerate limestone , and grows at low altitudes from sea level up to 350 m.

* A beautiful very vigorous variety well know for its extreme cold hardiness.

This species is cultivated as a chaparral landscaping plant and it is used to stabilize soil against erosion on mountain slopes. It is native to western North America from Washington to California , where it grows in the coniferous forests of the inland...

* It was the first magnolia to be scientifically described, and is the type species of the genus Magnolia ; as Magnolia is also the type genus of all flowering plants , this species can be seen to typify all flowering plants.

Like all the Sarracenia , it is native to the New World and inhabits moist and low-nutrient longleaf pine ( Pinus palustris ) savannas along the United States Gulf Coast , generally west of the Apalachicola River on the Florida Panhandle .

It typically matures to 10-15' tall and as wide. * Medium green leaves, of loose upright habit; "spectacular in flower...does extremely well in Southeast" (Dirr); flower buds pearllike; 11/2" flowers, not long-lasting, in pendulous panicles at branch...

* The human use of the cactus dates back thousands of years to the northern coast of Peru and the monks of a pre-Inca culture known as Chavin . Besides mescaline, it also contains varying phenethylamines and other substances in minimal proportions * Today...

* Native to central and Southern Japan * Momi Fir is sometimes used as an ornamental tree, particularly in warm temperate regions with hot, humid summers such as the southeastern United States.

* In the far west of its range, it hybridizes readily with the closely related lodgepole pine ( P. * The cone for the Jack pine tree is usually 5 cm and curved at the tip. * The Jack Pine ( Pinus banksiana ) is a North American pine with its native range...

* Its flowers emerge dramatically on a bare tree in early spring, with the deciduous leaves expanding shortly thereafter, lasting through summer until autumn. Quinquepeta; large spreading shrub or small tree; flowers of plants from seed, 5-10", may be...

* Sun- and drought-tolerant. Mediterranean and Asia Minor. * This species grows up to 50 feet, and has yellow flowers.

* Pinus glabra differs markedly from most other pines in that it does not occur in largely pure pine forests, but is typically found as scattered trees in moist woodland habitats in mixed hardwood forest.

* The acorns are eaten by jays, pigeons, and squirrels . * Quercus acutissima lives in deciduous forests at altitudes of up to 2,200 metres (7,200 ft) in South Asia and South East Asia.

Wood - hard, heavy, strong, close grained. * This species is occasionally used for hedging in the southern states of America. Too small for commercial exploitation, the wood is used locally for turnery, inlay work, woodenware etc.

* The acorns usually mature around fall. It also contains fat branches and a spreading crown along with thick leaves. * One of the largest southwestern oaks, this handsome tree reaches its greatest size in canyons and other moist sites.

* Flat or bell-shaped 1 1/2" flowers in clusters of 5-7, rose, in spring before leaves; of upright habit; deciduous, with red fall color; native to North Carolina, where it grows in moist acid soil.

Clusters of soft pink to white to lavender, slightly fragrant, funnel-shaped flowers (to 1.5” across), each with 5 long curved stamens, bloom in April immediately preceding the emergence of the foliage.