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The layers of annual growth are hardly distinguishable. * Leitneria floridana ( Corkwood ), the sole species in the genus Leitneria , is a deciduous dioecious shrub or small tree , found only in the southeastern United States states of Arkansas , Florida...

* Terminal stems holding the flowers are distinctively red and provide interesting contrast to the clusters of small white berries which form after the flowers have dropped. * Cornus racemosa ( Northern Swamp Dogwood or Gray Dogwood ) is a shrubby plant...

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

It is found in Lebanon , Syria , and Turkey . Produced in areas of greater Syria and Asia Minor, this resin and its oil derivative were used in mummification, as an antiseptic, a diuretic, to treat wrinkles, extract worms and promote hair growth." The...

* Plants can be used as a tall ground cover for large areas of land. * It is grown as an ornamental plant in gardens, where its August flowering attracts butterflies. * This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

* The berries are bitter and are unfit for culinary use. * The berries which are small drupes are purple. * The flowers are pink to white. The fruit provides food for wild life. The fruits grow closely together in large clusters.

* Research has shown that it stimulates resistance to stress and so it is now widely used as a tonic in times of stress and pressure. * The roots are harvested in the autumn and dried for later use.

* Gleditsia aquatica, commonly called water locust, after its habitat of river swamps and slough margins. Wood - heavy, very hard, strong, durable in contact with the soil, coarse-grained.

* The young leaves can be eaten raw or cooked as a potherb, added to soups etc. Flowers- raw or cooked. * Single 1 1/2" yellow, blue, white, green, or purple flowers on long stems in spring; the color range is even broader in cultivated varieties; leaves...

* The young leaves can be eaten raw or cooked as a potherb, added to soups etc. Flowers- raw or cooked. * Single 1 1/2" yellow, blue, white, green, or purple flowers on long stems in spring; the color range is even broader in cultivated varieties; leaves...

Slender twigs are glabrous and silvery gray, with "numerous spur shoots", pointed lateral buds, and acuminate scales. The pulp is bitter; they contain 3-5 seeds and mature in autumn.

It is found in Lebanon , Syria , and Turkey . Produced in areas of greater Syria and Asia Minor, this resin and its oil derivative were used in mummification, as an antiseptic, a diuretic, to treat wrinkles, extract worms and promote hair growth." The...

With this lower estimate, Taxus baccata is the longest living plant in Europe. When eating the fruit you should spit out the large seed found in the fruit's centre. * The potential age of yews is impossible to determine accurately and is subject to much...

* Cliftonia monophylla ( Buck-wheat tree , Buckwheat tree , Titi ) is a tree native to the United States . * The wood is heavy, close-grained, moderately hard, brittle, not strong.

* The wood is heavy, strong, close-grained, splits easily. * An evergreen tree with compound leaves to 14", leaflets to 6"; flowers in small pendulous clusters to 8"; native to coastal areas, South Carolina to Florida.

* 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.

* Dirr describes this as a really beautiful plant. * The leaves or bark have been placed in cupped hands over the nose and inhaled as a mild hallucinogen. * It needs acid soil and doesn't mind wet or shade.

* Sometimes called "Moosewood". * It is in flower in May, and the seeds ripen in August. * Fall color orange, scarlet, yellow; extremely hardy Conservation Plant Characteristics Acer spicatum Lam.

* It is a medium-sized deciduous tree growing to 10–25 m tall, with a trunk up to 1 m diameter. The adult leaves , produced on branches of mature trees, are nearly round, slightly wider than long, 2–8 cm diameter, with a coarsely toothed margin and...

* The seeds are the largest of any native maple and are also a food source for wildlife. * A deciduous Tree growing to 30 m (98ft) by 15 m (49ft) at a fast rate. * It is often found along waterways and in wetlands, leading to the colloquial name "water...

It is used in Korea in the treatment of lumbago, neuralgia, arthritis and oedema. * The root bark contains saponins, acanthosides, cardiac glycosides and polysaccharides. It is adaptogenic, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antipyretic and diuretic.

* This flowering shrub is native to the eastern United States, likes a moist shady location. * Well worth growing if you have the right spot to enjoy its fragrant blooms.

Large, coarse, rich-green leaves are concentrated at branch ends. The showy part of the floral display, however, is the white, pink or rose sepals that become petal-like and reminiscent of poinsettias.

A delicious carbonated beverage can be made from the boiled leaves. * The leaves are used as a tea substitute. The young shoots are used in making a refreshing cold drink. This species contains essential oils , tannins , gums and resins .

* Shiny reddish-brown or dark brown bark; often of shrubby habit; native to Rocky Mountains * The buds and twigs are used as a flavouring in stews * Betula occidentalis ( Water Birch , also known as Red Birch ) is a species of birch native to western...

* 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.

* Devil's club was widely employed medicinally by several native North American Indian tribes who used it especially for its pain-relieving properties. * In vitro studies showed that extracts of Devil's Club inhibit tuberculosis microbes.