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* A narrow tree with several trunks; foliage dark, bluish, or light green; doesn't mind drought; native to western North America, often from high altitudes; hedge and screening plant; many cultivars; popular in upper Midwest and Rocky Mountains.

* Very hardy; white or pinkish flowers in small clusters; brown bark peels off in strips; tough, easy to grow, and adaptable, albeit rather coarse; becomes an upright spreading tangle of stems; would make a good refuge for small birds; native to eastern...

* The bark is thick and gray-brown at the base of the tree, but thin, flaky and bright orange-red in the upper crown; the tree's name derives from this distinctive character. Some red color may be seen in the fissures of the bark.

* 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.

* Small, gray-green compound leaves, light yellow flowers in May and June; native to Siberia and northern China; Hortus says this species only gets 3' tall and has a spreading habit; may vary with provenance of seed.

* The wood is heavy, close grained, hard, very tough, very durable. * Carpinus betulus is a shade-loving tree, which prefers moderate soil fertility and moisture. * Carpinus betulus is cultivated as an ornamental tree, for planting in gardens and parks.

* Fraser Fir has been used more times as the Blue Room Christmas tree (the official Christmas tree of the President of the United States's White House) than any other type of tree.

* It is quite drought tolerant as it will drop its leaves during dry periods for up to 8 months. * This small tropical tree is sometimes grown as an ornamental. It is most often grown as a living fence or interplanted with other species for use as timber.

The wood can also be stained to imitate ebony. * Ilex opaca is a medium-sized broadleaved evergreen tree growing to 10-20 m tall, exceptionally up to 30 m tall, with a trunk diameter typically up to 50 cm, exceptionally 120 cm.

* The bark is thick and gray-brown at the base of the tree, but thin, flaky and bright orange-red in the upper crown; the tree's name derives from this distinctive character. Some red color may be seen in the fissures of the bark.

* 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.

* 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 in Canada east of the Rocky Mountains from Northwest Territories to Nova Scotia , and the northeast...

* The smooth grey- green bark flakes away creating a beautiful patchwork of white, yellow, purple, brown and green. * It is grown as ornamental plant in East Asian classical gardens where it symbolizes longevity.

In the North American logging industry, the grand fir is often referred to as "hem fir", with hem fir being a blanket term that can be applied to a number of species with interchangeable types of wood (specifically the California red fir, noble fir, Pacific...

Oak species with smaller leaves are suitable for bonsai but are not native to Japan so not a traditional choice. * It is a member of the white oak section of the genus, with acorns that mature in a single summer.

* It was first discovered (by Euro-Americans) near Port Orford in Oregon and introduced into cultivation in 1854, by collectors working for the Lawson & Son nursery in Edinburgh, Scotland, after whom it was named as Lawson Cypress by the describing botanist...

* Another Australian native with green twigs and green scalelike leaves; does well in shoreline situations and poor soil; odd cones used in Christmas wreaths. It is possibly native to Madagascar .

In suitable climates, the plant is much used in windbreaks, shelterbelts and for land reclamation. * Casuarina cunninghamiana - River Oak , River She-oak , Creek Oak or Fire Oak is a species of Casuarina , native to New South Wales and Queensland , Australia...

* The wood is heavy, close grained, hard, very tough, very durable. * Carpinus betulus is a shade-loving tree, which prefers moderate soil fertility and moisture. * Carpinus betulus is cultivated as an ornamental tree, for planting in gardens and parks.

* The Mexican government has declared this species endangered. * It differs from all other pinyon species in that it has very massive cones and large seeds. * Seedlings have up to 24 cotyledons on germination (the most of any plant)!

The cake can also be used as feed in digesters and gasifiers to produce biogas. * When jatropha seeds are crushed, the resulting jatropha oil can be processed to produce a high-quality biofuel or biodiesel that can be used in a standard diesel car or...

Followed by fragrant yellow flowers,anytime from October through December, * Used as a rootstock for the ornamental species in this genus. Widely cultivated for its medicinal properties as an astringent and inflammation reducer, Hamamelis Virginian is...

* A variable evergreen of upright, rounded habit, with 1/2" white flowers in small clusters; 1" green or red berries; likes moist soil, part shade; emerging leaves bronzy to reddish, later leathery, dark green; leaves to 4" x 1 1/2", turning bronzy-red...

* Foliar loppings of European silver fir in Czechoslovakia have yielded 1,380 tonnes/year of essential oils (Cermak and Penka 1979). * Silver Fir is the species first used as a Christmas tree.

The wood can also be stained to imitate ebony. * Ilex opaca is a medium-sized broadleaved evergreen tree growing to 10-20 m tall, exceptionally up to 30 m tall, with a trunk diameter typically up to 50 cm, exceptionally 120 cm.

* 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 in Canada east of the Rocky Mountains from Northwest Territories to Nova Scotia , and the northeast...

* The smooth grey- green bark flakes away creating a beautiful patchwork of white, yellow, purple, brown and green. * It is grown as ornamental plant in East Asian classical gardens where it symbolizes longevity.