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Mahogany is the national tree of the Dominican Republic [8] and Belize. [9] A mahogany tree with two woodcutters bearing an axe and a paddle also appears on the Belizean national coat of arms, under the national motto, Sub umbra floreo, Latin for "under the shade I flourish." [9] The specific density of mahogany is 0.55. [10]
The Kentucky coffeetree is a moderately fast-growing tree, and male trees are often grown in parks and along city streets for ornamental purposes. The tree is typically fairly short-lived, healthy trees living from 100 to 150 years. [8] The Kentucky coffeetree sheds its leaves early during the fall and appears bare for up to 6 months.
Swietenia macrophylla, commonly known as mahogany, [3] Honduran mahogany, [3] Honduras mahogany, [4] or big-leaf mahogany [5] is a species of plant in the Meliaceae family. It is one of three species that yields genuine mahogany timber ( Swietenia ), the others being Swietenia mahagoni and Swietenia humilis .
Home to the family of famed Southern Belle Sallie Ward and Kentucky's Confederate Governor George Johnson. 71000352 White Hall: March 11, 1971: Richmond: Madison: 84001824 Anderson-Smith House: March 1, 1984: Paducah: McCracken: Serves as an official Kentucky Welcome Center and houses the furniture of Vice-President Alben Barkley. Also known as ...
Kentucky retained its spot in the top 10 states nationally in the number of farms, though it was far behind Texas, with 231,000 farms and ranches and 125 million acres in farms.. The number of ...
The fully grown tree has a rounded crown, and commonly measures 7–12 metres (20–40 feet) tall, exceptionally 45 m (150 ft). [7]The leaves are up to 50 centimetres (20 inches) long, alternate, long-petioled, two or three times compound (odd-pinnate); the leaflets are dark green above and lighter green below, with serrate margins.
Smith gave it the specific epithet robusta ("robust") in reference to the size and strength of the full-grown tree. [8] The common name of swamp mahogany comes from its preferred habitat of swamps, and its timber's likeness to that of West Indies mahogany (Swietenia mahagoni). Eucalyptus robusta is known as the swamp messmate in Queensland. [4]
Location of Boyle County in Kentucky. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Boyle County, Kentucky. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Boyle County, Kentucky, United States. The locations of National Register properties and ...