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View from the Window at Le Gras 1826 or 1827, believed to be the earliest surviving camera photograph. [ 1] Original (left) and colorized reoriented enhancement (right). The history of photography began with the discovery of two critical principles: The first is camera obscura image projection, the second is the discovery that some substances ...
Thuja occidentalis. Thuja occidentalis, also known as northern white-cedar, [ 1] eastern white-cedar, [ 2] or arborvitae, [ 2][ 3] is an evergreen coniferous tree, in the cypress family Cupressaceae, which is native to eastern Canada and much of the north-central and northeastern United States. [ 3][ 4] It is widely cultivated as an ornamental ...
The real yellowwood is a large evergreen tree that grows up to 30 meters in height. It grows relatively slowly but forms a wood of exceptional quality. The leaves are strap-shaped, 25–40 mm long on mature trees or up to 100 mm long on young trees, and 6–12 mm broad, with a bluntly pointed tip. The species name "latifolius" is Latin for ...
Magnolia grandiflora is a medium to large evergreen tree which may grow 120 ft (37 m) tall. [ 6] It typically has a single stem (or trunk) and a pyramidal shape. [ 7] The leaves are simple and broadly ovate, 12–20 cm ( – in) long and 6–12 cm ( – in) broad, [ 7] with smooth margins. They are dark green, stiff, and leathery, and often ...
Araucaria araucana, commonly called the monkey puzzle tree, monkey tail tree, piñonero, pewen or Chilean pine, is an evergreen tree growing to a trunk diameter of 1–1.5 m (3.3–4.9 ft) and a height of 30–40 m (98–131 ft). It is native to central and southern Chile and western Argentina. [ 3] It is the hardiest species in the conifer ...
Quercus agrifolia, the California live oak, [3] or coast live oak, is an evergreen [4] live oak native to the California Floristic Province.Live oaks are so-called because they keep living leaves on the tree all year, adding young leaves and shedding dead leaves simultaneously rather than dropping dead leaves en masse in the autumn like a true deciduous tree. [5]
Pinus jeffreyi. Balf. Pinus jeffreyi, also known as Jeffrey pine, Jeffrey's pine, yellow pine[ 2] and black pine, [ 3] is a North American pine tree. It is mainly found in California, but also in the westernmost part of Nevada, southwestern Oregon, and northern Baja California. [ 4]: 4 It is named in honor of its botanist documenter John Jeffrey .
An evergreen forest is a forest made up of evergreen trees. They occur across a wide range of climatic zones, and include trees such as conifers and holly in cold climates, eucalyptus , live oak , acacias , magnolia , and banksia in more temperate zones, and rainforest trees in tropical zones.