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It is similar in appearance to Tilia japonica except, in the words of Flora of China, it has "smaller leaves and bracts and a shorter cyme." Acuminate, broad-ovate to ovate-orbicular, green leaves (to 2.5" long) have sharply serrate margins, cordate bases...

* Prunus cerasifera is a species of plum known by the common names cherry plum and myrobalan plum . It is native to Europe and Asia.

It is frequently planted as an ornamental tree in parks, or as a shade tree or a lawn tree. It has been introduced in the US (New England). The common name Large-leaved Linden is in standard use throughout the English-speaking world except in Britain,...

* The tree species Maackia amurensis is commonly known as the Amur maackia. The species epithet and common names are from the Amur River region, where the tree originated. * The wood is heavy, strong, very hard.

* The species and its varieties and cultivars are popular as an ornamental plant in temperate climate gardens. * Half-hardy annual. * Succeeds in a sunny sheltered position in most soils but prefers one that is poor and light.

* Native to forests; 100-800(-1600) m. Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Taiwan, Zhejiang [Japan (Ryukyu Islands)].

* Attractive compound leaves, gray-green when young, olive green when mature; white flowers in 5" erect clusters in June and July, "smell like new mown grass" (Dirr); attractive bark, "peeling with maturity, rich shining amber to brown, developing a curly...

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

* Renowned for its vibrant colour and its ability to survive even perched on rocky, precarious cliffs, it has found an important place in New Zealand culture for its strength and beauty and is regarded as a chiefly tree (rakau rangatira) by Maori.

* Leaves to 6"; branches brown and fuzzy; small clusters of 7-10 flowers; rounded fruit; native to northeast Asia.

* Cark green in colour; some cultivars have purple-tinged or yellowish leaves. * The variety Purpurescens has very dark green leaves with burgundy colored undersides. * They are often used in shelterbelt plantings.

The fruit pulp is considered a purgative, and self-medication or any use without medical supervision is strongly advised against in Ayurvedic texts. It ranges from southern Pakistan eastward throughout India to Myanmar and Thailand and south to Sri Lanka.

The flowers are a rich source of nectar and is occasionally grown commercially as a crop for bees. * Seed propagation- sow in situ in late spring or late summer. * This is an annual herb which grows erect to a maximum height near 100 centimeters.

The plant reproduces sexually by seed and vegetatively by sprouting from the root crown, layering , and by producing root suckers . * 1 3/4" pink or, less commonly, white flowers, in summer; round hips; native from Minnesota to British Columbia, south...

* The yellow rays are strongly downturned and the disk is dark brown. Echinacea paradoxa is native to Missouri , Arkansas , Oklahoma , and Texas , and is listed as threatened in Arkansas.

* The "weeping" label in some of its common names refers to the copious quantities of nectar that may rain from the flowers when shaken rather than a tendency of the foliage to "weep" or "droop".

* They are often used in shelterbelt plantings. * Native from NW to Central Europe, Italy, Western Asia. Most bonsai specimens thrive in bright lighting conditions. * Very common in Europe; a widely used street tree with handsome dark green leaves.

* The sprouted seeds can be eaten. * The latex in the stems is a suitable replacement for chicle and can be made into a chewing gum. It is in the genus Asclepias , making it a type of milkweed .

* The fruit is occasionally eaten raw but more often used in preserves. * Water Tupelo often occurs in pure stands. * Nyssa aquatica ( Water Tupelo , Cottongum , Sourgum , Tupelo-gum , and Water-gum ) is a large, long-lived tupelo tree that grows in swamps...

* A good bee plant. * Thistley plants for full sun and poor dry soil; the half-inch flower heads, also like thistles, can be a fine metallic blue or blue purple; flowers in mid to late summer; in rich soil the plants grow too fast and need staking; may...

* A decidious Shrub growing to 5 m. * It is in flower in June, and the seeds ripen in September. * Fine plant for naturalizing in moist soils and where there is some shade. * Native to the southern and eastern parts of the United States , found from Illinois...

The leaves are applied externally to cuts etc as an antiseptic dressing. Scorodonia), with yellow flowers, and Cutleaf Germander (T. * The most distinctive feature of Teucrium species is the seemingly 1-lipped corolla.

* The flower heads are carminative, digestive, sedative and tonic. * They are used internally in the treatment of insomnia, irritability, breathlessness and poor memory. * The bark is dark greenish grey in colour and striped vertically as it gets older.

* The fruit contains about 2.8% dry weight vitamin C. * 2" pinkish-purple flowers; scarlet hips to 1/2"; red branches; spreads into dense thickets by suckering from roots.

These seeds are buried ready for germinating with the next soaking rains. Seeds may remain viable for up to 50 years. Mearnsii is reported to tolerate an annual precipitation of between 66 to 228 centimetres (26 to 90 in), an annual mean temperature of...

* The sprouted seeds can be eaten. * The latex in the stems is a suitable replacement for chicle and can be made into a chewing gum. It is in the genus Asclepias , making it a type of milkweed .

It is native to almost every area in North America east of the Rocky Mountains, but excluding the far north of Canada as well as some of the southern United States. * The flower color is variable, ranging from lavender to blue to white.