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* Substances extracted from theseeds are used to inhibit the growth of malignant tumours. Though often known by the common name of king sago palm , or just sago palm , it is not a palm at all, but a cycad .

* The specific epithet pungens means "sharply pointed", referring to the leaves. * This species has a deeply penetrating root system that firmly anchors the tree against winds. * It is a popular ornamental tree found far beyond its native range.

* Stiff 1 1/2 " dark needles; cones to 5"; looks like Pinus aristata with shorter needles and smaller cones; native to California. In the Sierra Nevada, Foxtail pines are limited to the area around Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks .

Outside of private gardens around the world, it is often planted along urban streets in subtropical areas such as in South Africa, Australia, northern New Zealand and the southern USA.

This is a treelike shrub reaching up to five meters in height. The stems may be smooth or fuzzy, and are often glandular. * Arctostaphylos viscida is a species of manzanita known by the common names whiteleaf manzanita and sticky manzanita .

* It is marginal in zone 8, going dormant and deciduous in cold winters, but usually evergreen to semi-evergreen. * It has green arching foliage to 3 feet in USDA 8, with highlights of orange, copper, and gold, especially in drier soils.

* Grow in moist, well-drained soils in part shade to full shade. The crown is narrow, dense and conical. * In cultivation, it rarely tops 40' in height and often grows in a shrubby form.

* A decidious Tree growing to 4.5 m. * A species of maple native to northern forests in eastern North America from southern Ontario east to Nova Scotia and south to eastern Illinois and New Jersey Conservation Plant Characteristics Acer pensylvanicum...

A pleasant acid flavour, it is nice when added to muesli or porridge. * Very fragrant yellow flowers in early spring. * Shiny leathery leaves, coarse, evergreen, dark green or blue green.

* Cornus alba (red-barked or Siberian dogwood) is a species of flowering plant in the family Cornaceae, native to Siberia, northern China and Korea. * For the brightest winter bark, young shoots are encouraged by cutting to the ground some older stems...

They are very tolerant of trimming and have prickles which make them an effective barrier to larger creatures. * Bright green leaves, very dense, with a horizontal habit; orange, scarlet, and reddish purple in fall; yellow flowers followed by bright red...

Fortunei; native to China, Taiwan * Requires a sheltered position in a moist but well-drained light loamy soil with added leafmold. * Pine relatives; cone green when young, 8" long; probably hardier than K.

* Thorns showed antibacterial activity against a Gram-positive bacterium Xanthomonas vesicatoria and a Gram-negative bacterium Bacillus subtilis. * It is one of the alleged "50 fundamental herbs" used in traditional Chinese medicine.

1977 Name verified on: 01-Apr-1999 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Also placed in: Aceraceae Nomen number: 413086 Place of publication: Kalmia 8:9. Taxon: Acer pectinatum Wall. Nicholson subsp.

* The leaves are alternate, 50–100 mm long, with a 15–20 mm petiole ; they are of two types, with palmately five-lobed juvenile leaves on creeping and climbing stems, and unlobed cordate adult leaves on fertile flowering stems exposed to full sun,...

* The stem is erect in young plants, but becomes creeping or trailing with age. * Aqueous extracts of the roots of the plant have shown significant neutralizing effects in the lethality of the venom of the monocled cobra (Naja Kaouthia).

* Grown mostly for it's beautiful exfoliating bark. * Small landscape tree * Somewhat reminiscent of Betua nigra bark, but the sections that break off are smaller and more block like.

* 'Beni otake' means Red Bamboo in Japanese. * The leaves keep their red color from spring to fall, changing only in hue.

* It is still relatively obscure in the horticultural industry but is slowly gaining popularity due to its fast growth rate, ease of transplanting, good fall colors and ability to grow in wet soils.

Increases in height of between 1 and 2.5 metres per year have been recorded even in exposed positions, it makes an excellent shelterbelt tree. * Bright green needles to 6", 7" cones; native to California south to Baja; grows quickly when young; "a beautiful...

Modern research has shown that there are many health benefits to drinking tea, including its ability to protect the drinker from certain heart diseases. It is an evergreen shrub or small tree that is usually trimmed to below two metres (six feet) when...

* Rich red-orange leaf color. * It has relatively large leaves and a cascading mound shape.

* Spiny, shiny, dark green leaves, fragrant white flowers in May; quarter-inch red fruit, very attractive; parent of many cultivars. Noxious weed in California * Ilex aquifolium ( Holly , or European Holly to distinguish it from related species, may also...

* Rich, deep orange fall color. * The spring and Summer foliage is a deep, rich green.

* Very similar to Osakazuki * The main difference is the fall color. It works well when planted with Osakazuki so that the leaves in the fall compliment each other. * As with all seed collected from cultivars it is uncertain if the resulting seedlings...

* Plants have an extensive root system and can be grown on sand or thin coastal soils in order to bind the soil. * Germination usually takes place within 1 - 2 weeks. * Baccharis halimifolia ( Eastern Baccharis) , commonly called groundsel bush, consumption...

* The Kaibab source is our second best for blue color. * The specific epithet pungens means "sharply pointed", referring to the leaves. * It is a popular ornamental tree found far beyond its native range.