Liquidambar styraciflua, commonly called American sweetgum, sweetgum, sweet gum, sweet-gum (sweet gum in the UK), hazel pine, American-storax, bilsted, red-gum, satin-walnut, star-leaved gum, or alligator-wood is a deciduous tree in the genus Liquidambar native to warm temperate areas of eastern North America and tropical montane regions of Mexico and…

Blackthorn - Prunus spinosa Other names: Sloe Family: Rosaceae Flower Colour: white, Bloom in: March, April, May, Type of flowering: number of petals 5, Prunus spinosa - blackthorn Prunus spinosa (blackthorn, or sloe) is a species of Prunus native to Europe, western Asia, and locally in northwest Africa. It is also locally naturalised in New Zealand…

Synonyms: Pyrus domestica Family: Rosaceae Flower Colour: white, Bloom in: April, May, Type of flowering: number of petals 5, Pyrus communis - common Pear The pear is native to coastal and mildly temperate regions of the Old World, from Western Europe and North Africa east across Asia. It is a medium-sized tree, reaching 10–17 m (33–56 ft) tall,…

Other names: Cornelian Cherry Family: Cornaceae Cornus mas (Cornelian cherry, European cornel or Cornelian cherry dogwood) is a species of flowering plant in the dogwood family Cornaceae, native to southern Europe (from France to Ukraine) and south western Asia including Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Turkey, Israel, Lebanon and Syria. It is a…

Synonyms: Ardisia bicolor, Ardisia crenata var. bicolor, Ardisia crispa var. taquetii, Ardisia konishii, Ardisia kusukusensis, Ardisia labordei, Ardisia lentiginosa, Ardisia linangensis, Ardisia miaoliensis, Bladhia crenata, Bladhia crispa var. taquetii, Bladhia lentiginosa var. lanceolataOther names: Coral Berry, Coralberry, Spiceberry Family: Primulaceae…

Synonyms: Artocarpus integrifoliusOther names: Jack The jackfruit ( Artocarpus heterophyllus), also known as jack tree, jakfruit, or sometimes simply jack or jak, is a species of tree in the fig, mulberry and breadfruit family (Moraceae). It is native to parts of South and Southeast Asia and is believed to have originated in the southwestern rain forests…

Synonyms: Cerasus serrulata, Padus serrulataOther names: Japanese Flowering Cherry Prunus serrulata or Japanese cherry; also called hill cherry, oriental cherry or East Asian cherry, is a species of cherry native to Japan, Korea and China and is used for its spring cherry blossom displays and festivals. Prunus serrulata is a small deciduous tree with…

Synonyms: Cupressus lawsonianaOther names: Lawson Cedar, Oregon Cedar, Port Orford Cedar Chamaecyparis lawsoniana, known as Port Orford cedar or Lawson cypress, is a species of conifer in the genus Chamaecyparis, family Cupressaceae. It is native to Oregon and northwestern California, and grows from sea level up to 1,500 m (4,900 ft) in the valleys…

Family: Moraceae Artocarpus odoratissimus, also called terap, marang, johey oak, green pedalai, madang, tarap, or timadang, is a tree in the mulberry and fig family Moraceae. It is native to Borneo, Palawan, and Mindanao Island, and is closely related to the jackfruit, cempedak, and breadfruit trees which all belong to the same genus, Artocarpus. Artocarpus…

Synonyms: Acer cappadocicum subsp. turkestanicum, Acer dieckii, Acer dieckii f. integrilobum, Acer dieckii f. monstrosum, Acer fallax, Acer laciniatum, Acer lactescens, Acer laetum var. cordifolium, Acer lobelii var. dieckii, Acer lobergii, Acer palmatifidum, Acer platanifolium, Acer platanoides f. acuminatum, Acer platanoides f. adspersum, Acer platanoides…

Pangium edule (Indonesian: keluak or keluwak; Malay: kepayang or payang; Dusun: pangi) is a tall tree native to the mangrove swamps of Southeast Asia (Indonesia and Papua New Guinea]). It produces a large poisonous fruit (the "football fruit") which can be made edible by fermentation. The tree requires many years to mature and the seeds are therefore…

Family: Rosaceae Other names: European Mountain Ash, European Mountainash Synonyms: Aucuparia sylvestris, Mespilus aucuparia, Pyrenia aucuparia, Pyrus aucuparia, Pyrus aucuparia subsp. aucuparia, Pyrus aucuparia var. typica, Pyrus rossica, Sorbus altaica, Sorbus amurensis, Sorbus anadyrensis, Sorbus aucuparia var. typica, Sorbus aucuparia var. xanthocarpa,…

Synonyms: Ardisia kotoensis, Ardisia polycephala, Ardisia squamulosa, Bladhia elliptica, Bladhia squamulosa, Tinus squamulosaOther names: Ardisia, Shoebutton Ardisia, Shoebutton Ardisia Ardisia elliptica is an evergreen tree, also known as the shoebutton ardisia, native to the west coast of India, Sri Lanka, Indochina, Malaysia, Indonesia and New Guinea.…

Synonyms: Swida alba, Thelycrania alba, Cornus tatarica, Cornus purpureaOther names: [sbTatarian Dogwood Family: Cornaceae Cornus alba (red-barked, white or Siberian dogwood) is a species of flowering plant in the family Cornaceae, native to Siberia, northern China and Korea. It is a large surculose shrub that can be grown as a small tree. As a popular…