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It is the sole member of the family Sciadopityaceae and genus Sciadopitys , a living fossil with no close relatives, and known in the fossil record for about 230 million years. * 2-5" dark shiny "needles" clustered in whorls at the ends of shoots; form...

* A species of alder with a wide range across the cooler parts of the Northern Hemisphere . * A decidious Tree growing to 18m.

The fertile stems grow upright. In general, it produces short, tough rhizomes and grows in dense clumps. There are five to ten leaves per stem. * The woolly inflorescences remain attractive well into winter.

Crispa, Mountain Alder). Northeastern North America, Greenland. * Bright green leaves. * Alnus viridis subsp. * Native to Northwestern North America. * It is sometimes used for afforestation on infertile soils which it enriches by means of its nitrogen-fixing...

Plants require continuously moist conditions in a loose compost of sphagnum peat, live sphagnum and coarse acid sand. They can be grown successfully in a plastic basin or in a pot that is standing in a deep saucer of water.

This species is excellent when used in groupings, in groves, or even as a single specimen. It is gentle, and very harmless in operation within the body, and exceedingly sharpens the Appetite, being drunk ante pastum.".

* Dark green or gray-green needles, to 4"; of narrow pyramidal or columnar habit; slow growing, wants full sun, good drainage, moist soil; an attractive tree; native to the Balkans * Like other European and Asian white pines, Macedonian pine is very resistant...

* Its fast rate of growth means that it quickly provides sheltered conditions to allow more permanent woodland trees to become established. The Latin subspecies name, meaning rugose or wrinkled, refers to the network of sunken veins prominent on the lower...

* The roughleaf dogwood flowers during the summer months. It produces off white four-petaled open flowers that are followed by small, round fruit that ripen from August to October.

* Grows well in heavy clay soils, requiring a cool position in a good moist but not water-logged soil. * It is a large evergreen tree typically up to 40-60 m tall and 2 m trunk diameter.

* Baccharis halimifolia ( Eastern Baccharis) , commonly called groundsel bush, consumption weed, cotton-seed tree, groundsel tree or silverling) is a fall flowering evergreen perennial plant of the genus Baccharis which is commonly found in the southeastern...

* They are popularly grown in gardens and parks. It is in flower in August, and the seeds ripen in October. * A decidious Shrub growing to 2 m (6ft 7in).

The boughs are called vihta or vasta. * Silver Birch is Finland's national tree. It is waterproof, durable, tough and resinous. Occasionally one uses leafy, fragrant boughs of Silver Birch to gently beat oneself in a sauna.

It grows to about a meter tall (when in flower) and has bright red flowers. Hybridizes freely with other members of this genus. * Grown for its beautiful red flowers in mid summer.

* A climbing vine with small, greenish-white flowers in small loose clusters in axils of large leaves; each leafstalk attached just inside leaf's edge. It occurs in thickets, moist woods, and the banks of streams.

Flowers are yellowish-green and tubular with five, reflexed lobes. 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...

Japanese Maple produces magnificent fall color and is very hardy and flexible branches making it an ideal specimen for bonsai. * Lacy leaves of a deep red in the spring but foliage color fades to light green in early summer.

* This is a perennial bunch grass reaching heights of one to one and a half meters. It grows in a number of ecosystems, including riparian woodlands, many types of forest, lakeside sand dunes, and tallgrass prairie .

* Green to greenish purple stems with white stripes; of open habit with yellow fall color. * Native to northeast Asia.

* Devil's club was widely employed medicinally by several native North American Indian tribes who used it especially for its pain-relieving properties. * It is noted for its large palmate leaves and erect, woody stems covered in stinging spines.

* 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...

The Western Azalea is known to occur as far north as Bandon , Oregon . * Fragrant white or slightly pink flowers with a yellow blotch, to 2 1/2"; 4" deciduous leaves, yellow and scarlet in fall; native to the Pacific Coast, and said to fare poorly on...

* An imposing, sturdy looking native with smooth gray bark and dark green leaves, a glorious dark golden-brown in fall; edible nut; likes moist acid, woodland soil; Dirr notes that the native species outgrows and outperforms the more common European Beech;...

* Cool-season grass has broad, pale leaves and very loose, open flowering stalks. * This is a rhizomatous perennial grass bearing thin stems which approach two meters in maximum height.

* A climbing vine with small, greenish-white flowers in small loose clusters in axils of large leaves; each leafstalk attached just inside leaf's edge. It occurs in thickets, moist woods, and the banks of streams.

The tree has a different branching pattern than American Elm, and its heartwood is reddish-brown, giving the tree its alternative common name 'Red Elm'. The inner bark is harvested in the spring from the main trunk and from larger branches, it is then...

* An American sycamore tree is easily recognized by its mottled exfoliating bark. * Its wood has been used extensively for butcher's blocks. * Investigations have been made into its use as a biomass crop.