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Picea sitchensis, the Sitka spruce, is a large, coniferous, evergreen tree growing to just over 100 meters (330 ft) tall, [ 2] with a trunk diameter at breast height that can exceed 5 m (16 ft). It is by far the largest species of spruce and the fifth-largest conifer in the world (behind giant sequoia, coast redwood, kauri, and western red ...
Pinus sylvestris is an evergreen coniferous tree growing up to 35 metres (115 feet) in height [ 4] and 1 m (3 ft 3 in) in trunk diameter when mature, [ 5] exceptionally over 45 m (148 ft) tall and 1.7 m ( 51⁄2 ft) in trunk diameter on very productive sites. The tallest on record is a tree over 210 years old growing in Estonia which stands at ...
Binomial name. Quercus ilex. L. Species' distribution: Q. ilex (green), Q. rotundifolia (rose) Quercus ilex, the evergreen oak, [ 2] holly oak[ 3] or holm oak is a large evergreen oak native to the Mediterranean region. It is a member of the Ilex section of the genus, [ 4][ 5] with acorns that mature in a single summer.
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Tamala borbonia (L.) Raf. Persea borbonia or redbay[ 3] is a small, evergreen tree in the laurel family ( Lauraceae ), native to the southeastern United States. It belongs to the genus Persea, a group of evergreen trees including bays and the avocado. Persea borbonia has several common names including tisswood, [ 3] scrubbay, shorebay, and ...
Grevillea robusta is a fast-growing evergreen tree with a single main trunk, growing to 5–40 m (20–100 ft) tall. The bark is dark grey and furrowed. Its leaves are fern-like, 10–34 cm (4–10 in) long, 9–15 cm (4–6 in) wide and divided with between 11 and 31 main lobes. Each lobe is sometimes further divided into as many as four, each ...
Tropical evergreen forests are dense, multi-layered, and harbour many types of plants and animals. These forests are found in the areas receiving heavy rainfall (more than 200 cm annual rainfall). They are very dense. Even the sunlight does not reach the ground. Numerous species of trees are found in these forests.
Evergreen. A silver fir shoot showing three successive years of retained leaves. In botany, an evergreen is a plant which has foliage that remains green and functional throughout the year. [ 1] This contrasts with deciduous plants, which lose their foliage completely during the winter or dry season.