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* Carpinus japonica (Japanese Hornbeam) is a hornbeam native to Japan. The leaves are dark, glossy and slender, with 20-24 pairs of parallel sunken veins; every third tooth is whisker-tipped.

In the wild, the species is confined to two small populations, near Monterey and Carmel . The surviving trees from this forest are as old as 2000 years. It can be trimmed so long as it is not cut back into old wood.

It takes its name from holm , an ancient name for holly. * It is a member of the white oak section of the genus, with acorns that mature in a single summer. The Quercus ilex responds well to wire training and root pruning but needs a larger pot size due...

* The fruit is edible raw. It is juicy, sweet, fleshy, slightly aromatic. * Native to southeastern U.S.; lavender-pink or bluish flowers from mid- to late summer, followed by bright purple, violet, or magenta fruits in great profusion.

Branchlets dark purplish brown to grayish brown, cylindric, initially densely yellow tomentose, glabrous when old. * A very ornamental plant, it is hardy to about -15°c. Hybridizes freely with other members of this genus.

There are confirmed claims as high as 5,000-9,500 years, [ 6 ] but other evidence based on growth rates and archaeological work of surrounding structures suggests the oldest trees (such as the Fortingall Yew in Perthshire , Scotland ) are more likely...

Seeds with whitish elaiosomes are borne in long pods .The plant often goes dormant in summer after blooming. * The plant most of us think of as Bleeding Heart; extremely popular, and for good reason; each arching spike, often held horizontally, is lined...

* These shrubs are usually found in wooded and bushy areas, on sunny, warm and dry slopes and around forest edges. * Hippocrepis emerus or the scorpion senna is a species of perennial plant belonging to the genus Hippocrepis in the Fabaceae family.

* Shrub with upright stems; narrow bamboolike leaves, shiny bright green; small whitish flowers; a roughish plant, but extremely tough and vigorous; useful for highways and urban sites; native to China.

; Japanese : ??? * The unripe fruits are preserved in brine like olives. * Osmanthus fragrans ( Sweet Osmanthus ; Chinese : ?? The flowers have a scent of apricots. They are also added to herbal medicines in order to disguise obnoxious flavours.

* Stored seed should be sown as early in the year as possible and given cold stratification - it might not germinate until spring of the following year.

* It is an evergreen climbing plant, growing to 20–30 m high where suitable surfaces ( trees , cliffs , walls ) are available, and also growing as ground cover where there are no vertical surfaces.

The diameter of the trunk at breast height is often 1.5 metres (5 feet), but again, outstanding trees have been recorded up to 1.75 meters (6 feet). The tree doesn't mind shade but dislikes high temperatures and drought.

* This Mexican native is drought tolerant and grows very quickly in tropical areas as a timber tree.

Good tree for beginners because the stems are flexible and responsive to shaping. Ligustrum vulgare are hardy plants and tolerate temperatures down to 20 degrees F. Privets are fast growers and do well as long as they are planted in well-drained soil.

The genus name is Greek - rhapis, meaning "needle"; and the species name is Latin for "tall", an ironic name choice as R. Excelsa is not the tallest in the genus. It is not known in the wild; all known plants come from cultivated groups in China.

Petiole 2-4.5 cm; leaf blade often purplish red when young, greenish when mature, cordate or triangular-orbicular, * Open or dense forests, mountain slopes, along valleys near roads, on rocks; 600-1900 m.

The red seed pods are brilliant, opening to revel shiny black seeds. * Can be grown as a small ornamental tree. * Common in thickets and in thin secondary forests in lowlands and low mountains of central and southern Japan.

They are covered in waxy coating to reduce water loss (typical of oleanders). * The plant's toxins have tested in experiments for uses in biological pest control. * Cascabela thevetia is cultivated as an ornamental plant, and planted as large flowering...

American hornbeam is also known as blue-beech, ironwood, and musclewood. It is native to eastern North America, from Minnesota and southern Ontario east to Maine, and south to eastern Texas and northern Florida.

The leaves are 5–10 cm long and 2–5 cm broad, glossy dark green above, paler glaucous to yellowish green below, thick and leathery textured, and with an entire margin. The flowers are white, with a four-lobed corolla 5–6 mm long; they are borne...

* The Subalpine Fir or Rocky Mountain Fir ( Abies lasiocarpa ) is a western North American fir , native to the mountains of Yukon , British Columbia and western Alberta in Canada Conservation Plant Characteristics Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt.

The seeds have a fleshy organ called an elaiosome that attracts ants. It was used as a face paint by the North American Indians. They also get the added bonus of growing in a medium made richer by the ant nest debris.

* he plant contains calcium oxalate crystals in all parts, and because of this consumption of the raw plant material results in a powerful burning sensation. * The leaves are trifoliate, with groups of three leaves growing together at the top of one long...

Grandiflorum is a perennial that grows from a short rhizome and produces a single, showy white flower atop a whorl of three leaves. * The erect, odorless flowers are large, especially compared to other species of Trillium , with 4 to 7 cm (1.5 to 2.7...

* This species is commonly used in Chinese medicine and is considered to be one of the 50 fundamental herbs. * A yellow dye is obtained from the seedpods and the flowers * S. * Cultivated in China for the rutin contained in its leaves and ovaries.

Trials on marketing the product failed because the paste is very apt to decompose. * A very acceptable chocolate substitute can be made from a paste of the ground-up flowers and immature fruit.