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Tree Bark (776 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 ...

Picea abies - Norway Spruce (891 readers)

Contributed by amazon 19.05 2007 on 08:30:48 Topic: Plants / Conifers Match on 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 (1105 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. ...

Quercus agrifolia - Coast Live Oak (682 readers)

Contributed by amazon 17.05 2007 on 22:01:09 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Trees Match on 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. ...

Syringa reticulata - Japanese Tree Lilac (1091 readers)

Contributed by amazon 07.10 2007 on 20:01:58 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Trees Match on 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. ...

Betula nigra 'Little King' - Fox Valley River Birch (2407 readers)

Contributed by amazon 17.05 2007 on 21:49:23 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Trees Match on 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 (1876 readers)

Contributed by amazon 28.05 2007 on 09:53:25 Topic: Plants / Conifers Match on 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. ...

Acer griseum - Paperbark Maple (1700 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. ...

Picea abies 'Wills Zwerg' - dwarf Norway spruce (1428 readers)

Contributed by havlis 12.03 2008 on 10:42:47 Topic: Plants / Conifers Match on Article's text

Another lovely piece for miniature lovers is this dwarf spruce. It grows slowly, compact and dense to it mature height of 3m only after a few decades. ...

The Tree Care Primer (665 readers)

Contributed by amazon 20.04 2007 on 08:18:52 Topic: Other / Books Match on 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 ...

Fiskars 15-Foot - Telescopic Pruning Saw (485 readers)

Contributed by amazon 11.08 2007 on 08:36:52 Topic: Garden care / Garden Tools Match on 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 ...

Oroxylum indicum - Midnight Horror (746 readers)

Contributed by amazon 12.12 2007 on 09:29:02 Topic: Plants / Tropical and Subtropical Plants Match on 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. ...

Hydrangea anomala petiolaris - White Hydrangea Vine (1988 readers)

Contributed by amazon 08.06 2007 on 06:53:40 Topic: Plants / Climber Plants Match on Article's text

Native of Japan and China and introduced into cultivation in 1865, this sturdy, deciduous vine will eventually grow to 25 feet or higher. Clusters of white blooms and smooth foliage make a rich-looking accent in your garden. Will need a sturdy structure such as a stone wall or strong fence to climb on from which it will eventually branch out to about 3 feet providing a deep garden texture that most climbers dont provide. Fall foliage will turn a golden yellow and even the reddish-brown bark peel ...

Native Trees for North American Landscapes (598 readers)

Contributed by amazon 11.04 2007 on 09:58:45 Topic: Other / Books Match on 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 ...

Vanilla planifolia - Vanilla Orchid (1070 readers)

Contributed by amazon 03.01 2008 on 09:46:20 Topic: Plants / Tropical and Subtropical Plants Match on Article's text

Native almost to the tropics the range includes Mexico, Central America, West Indies, and Northern South America. The genus vanilla produces the worlds most popular spice, a climbing member of the orchid family, the vanilla orchid is both terrestial and epiphytic, it grows in soil and other plants sending out aerial roots that capture water and nutrients. ...

Native Trees of the Southeast (1115 readers)

Contributed by amazon 06.04 2007 on 10:04:31 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

The diversity of woody plants in the Southeast is unparalleled in North America. Native Trees of the Southeast is a practical, compact field guide for the identification of the more than 225 trees native to the region, from the Carolinas and eastern Tennessee south through Georgia into northern Florida and west through Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Arkansas into eastern Texas. ...

Rosa 'Falstaff Climbing' - climbing rose (1070 readers)

Contributed by havlis 17.03 2008 on 10:46:33 Topic: Plants / Roses Match on Article's text

Large, cupped, full-petalled flowers of rich, dark crimson, eventually turning to a most pleasing shade of rich purple. Powerful Old Rose fragrance. Makes a striking climber of 6 ft - 8ft. ...

Sophora japonica - Japanese Pagoda tree (3907 readers)

Contributed by amazon 02.10 2007 on 09:28:19 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Trees Match on 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 ...

Ficus carica 'Italian Honey' - Fig (2040 readers)

Contributed by amazon 06.06 2007 on 08:36:53 Topic: Plants / Evergreen Shrubs Match on 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. ...

Pimenta dioica - allspice, pimento, Jamaica pepper Allspice (736 readers)

Contributed by amazon 26.06 2007 on 12:50:19 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Match on 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. ...