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

It is dioecious, with male and female reproductive parts on separate plants. The leaves are oval with pointed tips and serrated edges. * This plant is a shrub or tree up to 3 to 4 meters tall.

* Significant progress has been reported on polyphenols, particularly ellagic acid, tannins and anthocyanins, antioxidant activity, anti-cancer and anti-viral properties. * An extract from fruit called myricerone blocks a receptor for the peptide, endothelin,...

Tolerates average garden soils, but not unamended heavy clays. * Best grown in acidic, organically rich, medium moisture, well-drained soils in full sun to part shade. Flower buds are susceptible to damage from early spring frosts.

The shoots are orange-brown, glabrous or with scattered pubescence. The cones are cylindric-conic, 4-8 cm long and 2 cm broad, maturing pale brown 5-7 months after pollination, and have stiff, smoothly rounded scales.

It is the namesake of the city of Laurel, Mississippi (founded 1882). Its range stretches from southern Maine south to northern Florida , and west to Indiana and Louisiana . Dislikes dry soils, requiring cool, permanently moist conditions at the roots.

* It is in flower from Apr to May, and the seeds ripen in October. Conservation Plant Characteristics Arbutus menziesii Pursh Pacific madrone ARME Summary Duration Perennial Growth Habit Tree Native Status L48 (N), CAN (N) Federal T/E Status National...

* The narrow evergreen leaves, pale on the underside, have a tendency to form groups of threes, standing upright when newly put forth, but bent downward with the weight of age. * It has attractive small, deep crimson-pink flowers that occur early summer.

The fruit can also be used for making jelly and cider. It can be dried, ground into a powder then used in making cakes etc. * The fully ripe fruit is pleasantly acid with a flavour resembling green apples.

The flowers are 3.5-5 cm diameter, violet-purple, often with small greenish-yellow spots or streaks. The leaves are evergreen , 6-18 cm long and 2-5 cm broad. Baeticum (Boiss. & Reut.) Hand.-Mazz.

* Soils should be acidic and very well-drained but not excessively dry. Japonica which has pendulous flower clusters. * Leaves are dark green and leathery. * Native to primarily North and South Carolina, but also found in Virginia and Georgia.

* Vaccinium arboreum ( Sparkleberry or Farkleberry ) is a species of Vaccinium native to the southeastern United States , from southern Virginia west to southeastern Missouri , and south to Florida and eastern Texas .

* Rhododendron catawbiense ( Catawba Rhododendron ) is a species of Rhododendron native to the eastern United States , growing mainly in the Appalachian Mountains from Virginia south to northern Alabama .

* A good hedging plant. * Shiny dark green, evergreen leaves; upright, rounded, densely branched; unique among hollies in that it often spreads by suckering; doesn't mind shade but prefers sun; Dirr recommends it for foundations, hedges, and accent plants,...

It is important to have healthy branching or the overall growth of the tree will suffer. Rhododendron schilippenbachii, a popular species for bonsai, these flowering shrubs are beautiful bonsai.

* 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.

It usually grows to only 3-5' tall and features 5-petaled, showy, white flowers in drooping clusters which appear before the leaves emerge in early spring. * Running serviceberry is a deciduous, early-flowering, stoloniferous shrub which typically suckers...

* Mayo or Mayu (Sophora macrocarpa) is a small tree that inhabits the Chilean Matorral.

* Rhododendron atlanticum ( Dwarf azalea or Coastal azalea ), is a species of Rhododendron native to coastal areas of the eastern United States , from New Jersey south to Georgia .

A relative of the evergreen Camellias of Asia, other common names include summer dogwood and Mountain Stewartia. The flowers are camellia-like, 6-12 cm diameter, with five white petals and numerous white, yellow or purple stamens; they appear in early...

A deciduous shrub, with terminal clusters of pink, tubular, vase-shaped, slightly fragrant flowers. Shrub, (usually closer to 6 ft.) with picturesque, horizontal branching above. Pinxter means Pentecost (seventh Sunday after Easter) in Dutch, in reference...

It is dioecious, with male and female reproductive parts on separate plants. The leaves are oval with pointed tips and serrated edges. * This plant is a shrub or tree up to 3 to 4 meters tall.

The leaves can be poisonous. Prefers a peaty or well-drained sandy loam. Maximum is an evergreen shrub growing to 4 m (13 ft), rarely 10 m (33 ft), tall. The flowers are 2.5-3 cm (1 in) diameter, white, pink or pale purple, often with small greenish-yellow...

* Indigenous peoples of North America found the plant and its fruit very useful. The leaves are ovate to oblong-elliptic, 9-millimetre (0.35 in) to 30-millimetre (1.2 in) long, and 4-millimetre (0.16 in) to 16-millimetre (0.63 in) wide, with an entire...

* Tallowwood is so named owing to the greasy feel of the wood when cut. It has many commercial uses. * The wood is strong, hard, durable,and takes a good polish. It grows in forests near the coast on moderate to fertile soils in a protected, sunny position.

It is noted for its pendulous clusters of bell-shaped, mildly fragrant, 5-petaled, waxy white flowers (each to 3/4” diameter) that bloom in May-June. * Japanese snowbell is a compact, deciduous flowering tree with horizontal branching and a rounded...

* The holes in the meshwork allow small prey to escape, presumably because the benefit that would be obtained from them would be less than the cost of digesting them. Well known and especially interesting for children.