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Quercus rubra - Northern Red Oak (1529 readers)
Contributed by amazon 17.05 2007 on 22:05:42 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Trees Native to the Eastern United States, the Northern Red Oak is the ideal tree for parks and large lawns. It has broad, spreading branches and makes a large, open shade area. The leaves, which are a rich green during growing season, will turn to rich browns and reds in the fall before they fall off. The root system of the Northern Red Oak grows deep in the ground, so any gardening you do under or around the tree will not be disturbed. ...
Tree Ferns (1347 readers)
Contributed by amazon 10.04 2007 on 10:41:34 Topic: Other / Books Tree ferns in the landscape command the attention of both devoted gardeners and casual passersby. Their stately form resembles that of the palm tree and evokes a feeling of the quintessentially exotic. This volume is the source for information on the living tree ferns. It surveys families, genera, and species, including those suitable for the home garden. It offers up-to-date taxonomy and detailed descriptions as well as in-depth coverage of everything from tree fern use to conservation. In reco ...
Ailanthus altissima - tree of heaven (10409 readers)
Contributed by havlis 07.06 2008 on 06:30:42 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Tree of heaven is a beautiful name for an extraordinary plant. It comes from China but is completely hardy in our climate. It is a tall tree suitable for large garden, parks or as a street tree. It is grown for unusually big leaves that can be half a meter long. The are compound of upto 30 individual, elongated leaflets. ...
Oroxylum indicum - Midnight Horror (1864 readers)
Contributed by amazon 12.12 2007 on 09:29:02 Topic: Plants / Tropical and Subtropical Plants 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. ...
Liriodendron tulipifera - Tulip Tree (1725 readers)
Contributed by amazon 30.05 2007 on 09:42:27 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Trees Native to eatern United States. Fast growth to 60 to 80 feet with eventual spread to 30 feet. Forms large pyramidal crown. Good large shade, lawn, or roadside tree. Gives spectacular show of yellow fall color. In warm season, displays handsome tulip-shaped greenish-yellow and orange flowers. Deciduous. Full sun. Provide ample summer water. Hardy to -20 to -10°F. ...
Picea pungens - Colorado Blue Spruce (3124 readers)
Contributed by amazon 28.05 2007 on 10:27:45 Topic: Plants / Conifers One of the advantages of the Colorado Blue Spruce is its large hardiness area. This coniferous tree, which is characterized by its gray-blue needle-like leaves, will thrive in every part of the contiguous United States. And it makes an excellent landscape accent, as it is a very full tree and can block unpleasant sights like road traffic. ...
Davidia involucrata - dove tree (3963 readers)
Contributed by havlis 17.03 2008 on 10:56:54 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Trees This elegant and rather exotic looking tree is still rare in cultivation in Europe. It was believed to have been extinct after the glacial era, however, in late 19th century some specimens were found in Sichuan, China. Dove tree was brought to Britain in 1903 and cultivated as a rarity in some gardens of the tempered climate. ...
Abies concolor - White Fir (3670 readers)
Contributed by amazon 19.05 2007 on 08:26:34 Topic: Plants / Conifers Grows to 40. Excellent for ornamental use and as a Christmas tree. Withstands heat and drought better than other firs. Large pyramidal tree with soft blue-green to silvery needles, 2-3 inches long. Easily cultivated. A citrus smell is present when the needle is broken. Older trees develop a dome-like crown. ...
Nicotiana glauca - Tree Tobacco (1060 readers)
Contributed by amazon 05.07 2007 on 12:01:04 Topic: Plants / Other Large tobacco species growing up to the size of a small tree. Bluish foliage with rubber texture. Small tubular yellow flowers, about 4 cm long. Huge plant, 3 to 4 m high. Needless to say, this plant needs a very big container. Toxic foliage containing an alkaloid similar to nicotine. Hardy to -5 Celsius. From South america. ...
Sophora japonica 'Pendula' - Japanese pagoda tree (7696 readers)
Contributed by havlis 27.05 2008 on 10:32:32 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Trees If you went looking for a tree typical for every city you would find jacarandas in Buenos Aires, London planes in London, and in Prague you would be struck by the beauty of Japanese pagoda trees . Numerous specimens were planted there many years ago. Now they have skyscraping trunks and huge crowns, blooming tremendously from July till August. ...
Prunus serrulata 'Kanzan' - Japanese Flowering Cherry (10140 readers)
Contributed by abies 01.11 2007 on 18:16:14 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Trees 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. ...
Paeonia suffruticosa - tree peony (24123 readers)
Contributed by havlis 08.03 2008 on 11:07:35 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Tree peonies are beautiful, woody shrubs. Unlike the perennial type, these make woody branches that slowly form a low, mounding shrub. Flowers are large, often double or full, of all possible colours – white, cream, yellow, orange, various shades of pink, purple and red, even violet. Leaves are deeply lobed, mid green, turning multiple of colours in autumn. ...
Prunus domestica 'Reine Claude Dorée' - plum tree (3794 readers)
Contributed by havlis 08.03 2008 on 10:54:27 Topic: Plants / Fruit woods Reine Claude Dorée is a French variety of sweet plum with large, round fruit of green to greeny-yellow fruit of delicious, sweet and juicy taste. It ripens at the end of August. ...
Sophora japonica - Japanese Pagoda tree (18600 readers)
Contributed by amazon 02.10 2007 on 09:28:19 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Trees Match on Article's textIncreasingly 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 ...
Juglans regia - common walnut (3979 readers)
Contributed by havlis 04.02 2009 on 14:33:05 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Trees Match on Article's textCommon walnut is a native tree of the Old World. Its natural habitat lies between South-eastern Europe and Himalayas. Irrespective of its large size it is still one of the most sought-after fruit trees of our country. ...
Magnolia x soulangiana ‘Alexandrina’ - Saucer magnolia (5348 readers)
Contributed by amazon 16.05 2007 on 08:52:23 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Match on Article's textSpectacular large shrub or small tree valued for its beautiful large tulip-shaped blooms, purplish-pink with white interior in late winter into early spring. Great garden specimen; use it to anchor shrub beds. Deciduous. Full sun. Moderate grower to 20 to 25 feet tall and wide, smaller as a shrub. ...
Pterocarya fraxinifolia - wing nut (1441 readers)
Contributed by havlis 12.03 2008 on 13:09:02 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Trees Match on Article's textFrom Caucasus and Northern Iran comes one of my absolutely top favourites – wing nut. Its large leaves, fruit and monumental statue predetermine this tree to become the most significant feature of any large garden or a park. ...
Albizia julibrissin 'Boubri' OMBRELLA® - silk tree (10207 readers)
Contributed by havlis 05.03 2008 on 12:51:56 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Trees Match on Article's textMimosaceae plants are popular mainly in southern Europe as they are very drought tolerant. Even though they come from subtropical parts of the world we can also grow some of them in our climate. Ombrella® belongs to the hardy group. It was a chance selection from France which was observed and cultivated, and later on patented under the name Boubri. It differs from the species by darker leaves and deeply coloured flowers. ...
Aralia elata 'Golden Umbrella' - Japanese Angelica tree (5994 readers)
Contributed by havlis 01.11 2007 on 18:06:00 Topic: Plants / Deciduous Shrubs Match on Article's textJapanese angelica tree is a must have for those who love tropical lokking gardens. Its compound leaves grow upto 1.5m in when mature and give this plant an extraordinary, very architectural look. Moreover, this variety has golden-yellow margins or varigation. It has much less thorns than its close relative aralia spinosa (devil’s walking stick) and no prickles on the leaves. ...
Pinus taeda - Loblolly Pine (4248 readers)
Contributed by amazon 14.01 2008 on 12:06:05 Topic: Plants / Bonsais Match on Article's textThis fast growing native tree is good for quick evergreen screening. Large and impressive given time and space. Grows 10-15 in ten years. The Loblolly Pine makes an excellent bonsai! ...
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