Tree Bark

Tree Bark (810 readers)

Contributed by amazon 13.04 2007 on 08:41:14 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's text

A Color Guide | How often do we overlook bark, a frequently beautiful and always important part of the plant, focusing instead on leaves, flowers, and the shape of the trunk and branches? Hugues Vaucher, a Swiss watchmaker with a lifelong fondness for trees and an eye for detail, illustrates the rich variety of colors, patterns, and textures of bark with more than 550 photographs in Tree Bark: A Color Guide . Originally published in French and German in the early 1990s, this new Timber Press edi ...

The Tree Care Primer (694 readers)

Contributed by amazon 20.04 2007 on 08:18:52 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's text

Brooklyn Botanic Garden All-Region Guide | Beyond bark, branches, and leaves, what do you see when you look at your trees? This must-have reference for anyone who owns property will teach you to assess your trees’ health and keep it growing happily. Whether they are young or ancient, on a city sidewalk or in the backyard, here are all the details to provide the best possible care. Each tree has to respond to its environmental challenges—from lightning strikes to harsh urban reflected light and r ...

Syringa reticulata - Japanese Tree Lilac (1322 readers)

Contributed by amazon 07.10 2007 on 20:01:58 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Trees Match on Title and Article's text

The Japanese tree lilac has cherrylike bark and grows 25 to 30 feet in height. It extends the lilac season by flowering in mid June, after the shrub lilacs. Its blossoms are initially rose-colored, then quickly turn creamy white, emitting a soft, sweet aroma like that of privet. Hardy in zones 3-7. ...

Oroxylum indicum - Midnight Horror (810 readers)

Contributed by amazon 12.12 2007 on 09:29:02 Topic: Plants / Tropical and Subtropical Plants Match on Title and Article's text

Approaching the tree in twilight could be startling - the sight of its long 4 seed pods curved downward appear to be the wings of a resting vulture. This is a night blooming tree to 40 from India with leaves to 5. Tropical. This is an ornamental tree, a very striking plant with bold, very large, much-divided, ornamental, glossy green leaves and bearing long, ample even, erect panicles of large, purple-red flowers. ...

Acer griseum - Paperbark Maple (1819 readers)

Contributed by amazon 17.05 2007 on 21:24:25 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Trees Match on Title and Article's text

Zone: 4 to 8 Grows to: 20-30 ft. Can be a little tricky to grow from seed, but very rewarding. A beautiful small tree with great individuality and brilliant red fall foliage. Lovely rich reddish brown peeling bark stands out wonderfully in a winter landscape. A wonderful specimen tree. ...

Sophora japonica - Japanese Pagoda tree (4447 readers)

Contributed by amazon 02.10 2007 on 09:28:19 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Trees Match on Title and Article's text

Increasingly used as a bonsai. A tall deciduous tree to 60, hardy to zone 4; leaves ovate to 2 and in 3-8 pairs. Tiered appearance with sturdy branching. Recommended Temperature Zone: USDA: 4-11 Sun Exposure: Full sun to light shade Origin: China and Korea Growth Habits: Deciduous medium to large tree, 40 to 60 feet tall and wide (12-24 m); young branches have olive-green bark; bright to dark green, pinnately compound leaves, 6 to 10 inches long (15-25 cm), 7 to 17 leaflets Watering Needs: Littl ...

Picea abies - Norway Spruce (939 readers)

Contributed by amazon 19.05 2007 on 08:30:48 Topic: Plants / Conifers Match on Title and Article's text

Grows to 90 ft. Tall broad timber tree. Fast grower, purple cones. Resists wind and cold. Wide-spreading horizontal branches turn upward at the very tips. Rough, reddish brown bark. ...

Acer pennsylvanicum - Snakebark Maple, Moosewood, Striped Maple (1244 readers)

Contributed by amazon 30.05 2007 on 09:08:19 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Trees Match on Title and Article's text

Grows to 40 ft. A small North American native maple with brilliant golden yellow fall color. Smooth green bark with white stripes. Excellent landscape tree. ...

Fiskars 15-Foot - Telescopic Pruning Saw (515 readers)

Contributed by amazon 11.08 2007 on 08:36:52 Topic: Garden care / Garden Tools Match on Title and Article's text

The Fiskars 15-foot telescopic palm saw is an ideal tool for pruning all types of trees. The fully-hardened stainless steel saw blade is 17-1/2-inches long, and has a triple grind design to cut on the pull and push strokes. The blade also has a bark stripper to minimize tree damage before the cut, and a hook to pull down branches after the cut. The saw blade is also replaceable. The sturdy fiberglass pole can extend out to 15-feet, and has a patented Quick-Release pole lock to safely stay in pla ...

Quercus agrifolia - Coast Live Oak (709 readers)

Contributed by amazon 17.05 2007 on 22:01:09 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Trees Match on Title and Article's text

Beautiful boldly spreading branches form an attractive rounded head with holly like dark green leaves. Interesting rough, dark gray bark. An excellent selection for a shade tree. Evergreen. Full sun. Moderate grower to 50 to 70 feet tall with wider spread. ...

Native Trees for North American Landscapes (625 readers)

Contributed by amazon 11.04 2007 on 09:58:45 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's text

Many common native trees are just as beautiful as cultivated exotics. Since they have evolved with local conditions and are well adapted to their climate, they often require less maintenance and wont escape to invade a balanced ecosystem. The authors extensive horticultural knowledge is distilled in this comprehensive cross section of trees native to North America, from the Atlantic to the Rockies and from northern Canada to the Gulf Coast. The main section of the book is divided into tree profi ...

Prunus serrulata 'Kanzan' - Japanese Flowering Cherry (4075 readers)

Contributed by abies 01.11 2007 on 18:16:14 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Trees Match on Title and Article's text

This is one of the most popular and hardiest ornamental cherry trees available. A vigorous deciduous small to medium-sized tree with an upright habit when young and wider canopy when older. In spring the tree is laden with large double, purplish-pink showy flowers shortly before the bronze foliage appears. Leaves are large, ovate to narrow-ovate, with margins toothed. ...

Betula nigra 'Little King' - Fox Valley River Birch (2618 readers)

Contributed by amazon 17.05 2007 on 21:49:23 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Trees Match on Title and Article's text

Fox Valley River Birch A dwarf selection of river birch with cinnamon and cream exfoliating bark. A great little tree for smaller landscapes or can be used as a large shrub on commercial sites. Excellent resistance to bronze birch borer. . Fantastic bonsai! The plant you will recieve is growing in a 2 1/4 pot. ...

Ginkgo biloba - Maidenhair Tree (2082 readers)

Contributed by amazon 28.05 2007 on 09:53:25 Topic: Plants / Conifers Match on Title and Article's text

Unusually shaped foliage accents gray-brown bark. Grows slowly to a mature height of 40-70 ft. with massive branches and a 25-40 ft. spread. Ginkgo Biloba withstands city pollution and is rarely bothered by pests or disease. ...

Pimenta dioica - allspice, pimento, Jamaica pepper Allspice (767 readers)

Contributed by amazon 26.06 2007 on 12:50:19 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Match on Title and Article's text

(Pimenta dioica) also known as Jamaica Pepper or Pimento is a medium sized tree producing small purple berries that contain one or two large seeds that are the allspice of commerce. Leaves and bark also contain the allspice scent. ...

Callistemon citrinus - Lemon Bottlebrush (1641 readers)

Contributed by amazon 29.01 2008 on 12:53:37 Topic: Plants / Tropical and Subtropical Plants Match on Title and Article's text

Upright small tree or large shrub, 6-12 high by 6-8 wide. Leaves are narrow, lance shaped, and leathery, with a distinctly citrus aroma (thus the common name). Bright red, plump, bottle-brush shaped flowers composed mostly of stamens bloom off and on throughout hot weather. Bark is somewhat rough and light brown. ...

Ficus carica 'Italian Honey' - Fig (2280 readers)

Contributed by amazon 06.06 2007 on 08:36:53 Topic: Plants / Evergreen Shrubs Match on Title and Article's text

The fig is a picturesque tropical-looking tree or shrub with a dramatic spreading habit. The breadth is often wider than the height of 15-30. The bark is smooth and silvery gray and the deciduous leaves are 3 or 5-lobed and 4-10 long. There are many cultivars available for the home landscape. ...

Laurus nobilis - Sweet Bay Laurel (1300 readers)

Contributed by amazon 30.06 2007 on 10:33:57 Topic: Plants / Evergreen Shrubs Match on Title and Article's text

Bay laurel is a pyramid-shaped tree or large shrub with aromatic, evergreen leaves and shiny gray bark. It can reach 60 in height in its native range, but generally is much smaller (3-10 tall) in culture. The leaves are elliptic, 3-4 long, rather thick and leathery, and shiny dark green. Clusters of small yellow flowers are produced in spring, followed, on the female plants, by shiny black or purple berries about 1/2 long. ...

Cycas revoluta - Japanese Sago Palm (628 readers)

Contributed by amazon 07.10 2007 on 19:06:22 Topic: Plants / Other Match on Title and Article's text

This unique plant resembles a palm tree but is actually a cycad. These living fossils, members of the Cycadaceae family, dominated the landscape during the Mesozoic era over 150 million years ago. Today about 10 genera of cycads still survive. The most commonly grown is the Japanese sago, also called the sago palm (even though it isnt really a palm). ...

Magnolia x soulangeana 'Alexandrina' - saucer magnolia (1833 readers)

Contributed by havlis 08.04 2008 on 08:30:10 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Match on Title and Article's text

Alexandrina is a very popular variety of saucer magnolia. Thanks to the rich colour of outer petals it is rated commercially best-selling saucer magnolia. The flowers are upto 10 cm across, white inside, flushed deep pink and purple outside, with a lovely fragrance. ...