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The Miss Kim lilac (Syringa pubescens subsp. patula 'Miss Kim') is a cultivar of lilac which was selected by Elwyn M. Meader while stationed in Korea as an army horticulturist. [1] It was supposedly named after Elwyn M. Meader's Korean helper, whose name was Kim. [2] The species is endemic to Korea and Northeast China. [3]
Lilac bushes can be prone to powdery mildew disease. Lilac wood is not commonly used or commercially harvested due to the small size of the tree. [ 21 ] It is a relatively hard wood, with an estimated Janka hardness of 2,350 lbf (10,440 N), and is reportedly good for woodturning [ 21 ] The sapwood is typically cream-coloured and the heartwood ...
Syringa pubescens subsp. patula (also Syringa velutina) - syn. S. patula (Korean lilac, [7] Manchurian lilac [8]) The cultivar S. pubescens subsp. microphylla 'Superba' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. [9] [10] According to some authorities [11] Syringa meyeri C.K.Schneid. is a synonym of S. pubescens.
Syringa vulgaris is a large deciduous shrub or multi-stemmed small tree, growing to 6–7 m (20–23 ft) high. It produces secondary shoots from the base or roots, with stem diameters up to 20 cm (8 in), which in the course of decades may produce a small clonal thicket. [1]
Elwyn Marshall Meader (March 31, 1910 – July 19, 1996) was an American botanist and plant scientist. [1] [2] Over the course of his career, Meader developed over 50 new strains of plum, peach, squash, rutabaga, sweet corn, melon, watermelon, salad bean, pod bean, pepper, pumpkin, nectarine, bush cherry, kiwi fruit, persimmon, cranberry, raspberry, and blueberry.
Syringa reticulata, the Japanese tree lilac, [1] is a species of flowering plant in the family Oleaceae. It is native to eastern Asia, and is grown as an ornamental in Europe and North America. It is native to eastern Asia, and is grown as an ornamental in Europe and North America.
Melia azedarach, commonly known as the chinaberry tree, [3] pride of India, [4] bead-tree, Cape lilac, [3] syringa berrytree, [3] Persian lilac, [3] Indian lilac, or white cedar, [5] is a species of deciduous tree in the mahogany family, Meliaceae, that is native to Indomalaya and Australasia.
Exotic trees and shrubs such as Brazilian pepper (Schinus terebinthifolius) are problematic in hammocks throughout South Florida, including undisturbed areas in the Everglades. Coastal berm hammocks along the shores of Florida Bay have been heavily impacted by the sprawling vine-like shrub latherleaf (Colubrina asiatica).