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Quercus alba, the white oak, is one of the preeminent hardwoods of eastern and central North America. It is a long-lived oak, native to eastern and central North America and found from Minnesota, Ontario, Quebec, and southern Maine south as far as northern Florida and eastern Texas. [3]
It is a very slow growing species and can live up to 200 years. Saplings and juvenile trees have a conifer-like habit and can take 3 years to reach a height of 1 metre (3 ft). [6] Some individuals are estimated to live over 500 years. [4] Inflorescences are simple and axillary supported on peduncles 12 to 15 mm (0.5 to 0.6 in) long.
Although originally a forestry management technique, daisugi has also found its way into Japanese gardens as an aesthetic feature. [14]Examples of daisugi forestry can still be found in areas of northern Kyoto where it was developed, though Kitayama sugi plantations do not contribute significantly to the domestic lumber market as they once did.
Bonsai does not require genetically-dwarfed trees but rather depends on growing small trees from regular stock and seeds. Bonsai uses cultivation techniques like pruning , root reduction, potting , defoliation , and grafting to produce small trees that mimic the shape and style of mature, full-size trees.
Aspen trees are all native to cold regions with cool summers, in the north of the northern hemisphere, extending south at high-altitude areas such as mountains or high plains. They are all medium-sized deciduous trees reaching 15–30 m (50–100 ft) tall. In North America, the aspen is referred to as quaking aspen or trembling aspen because ...
Most maples or acers are trees growing to a height of 10–45 m (33–148 ft). Others are shrubs less than 10 meters tall with a number of small trunks originating at about ground level. Most species are deciduous, and many are renowned for their autumn leaf colours, but a few in southern Asia and the Mediterranean region are mostly evergreen.
It can grow into a massive tree with many examples hundreds of years old. Around ten trees are known from the past and present with a diameter of 4 m (13 ft) or more with several specimens around 100 m 3 (3,500 cu ft) in total volume. [5] Like other plane trees, its leaves are borne alternately on the stem, deeply lobed, and palmate or maple ...
Quercus robur, the pedunculate oak or English oak, [3] [4] is a species of flowering plant in the beech and oak family, Fagaceae.It is a large tree, native to most of Europe and western Asia, and is widely cultivated in other temperate regions.