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  2. Moon gate - Wikipedia

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    A wall-less moon gate in Bermuda. Moon gates were incorporated into the architecture of Bermuda in the late 19th century, around the same time that the British territory began importing Easter lily bulbs from Japan for cultivation. Bermudan moon gates are slightly different from the original Chinese designs, as they are often left freestanding ...

  3. Architecture of Bermuda - Wikipedia

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    The State House, Bermuda, built in 1620, was one of the first stone structures.. The predominance of stone as a building material came about early in Bermuda's history. The first settlers built using the native and abundant Bermuda cedar, but such structures were rarely able to withstand either the normal winds or the occasional hurrican

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  5. Ecology of Bermuda - Wikipedia

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    Other trees and shrubs include Bermuda olivewood (Cassine laneana) and Bermuda snowberry (Chiococca alba). The climate allows for the growth of other introduced palms such as royal palm ( Roystonea spp.) and coconut palm ( Cocos nucifera ), although the coconuts seldom fruit properly, due to the relatively moderate temperatures on the island.

  6. Juniperus bermudiana - Wikipedia

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    By 1978, these parasites had killed 99% of Bermuda's cedars, some 8 million trees. However, the remaining 1% of the trees proved somewhat resistant to the scale insects, and efforts by Bermuda's Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Parks to propagate scale-resistant plants throughout Bermuda have helped in protecting the trees from extinction.

  7. List of trees and shrubs by taxonomic family - Wikipedia

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    Erica: heath trees and shrubs; Erica arborea: tree heath Ericaceae (heath family) Kalmia: kalmia shrubs; Kalmia latifolia: mountain laurel Ericaceae (heath family) Lyonia: lyonia trees; Lyonia ferruginea: tree lyonia Ericaceae (heath family) Oxydendrum: oxydendrum trees; Oxydendrum arboreum: sourwood Ericaceae (heath family) 711 Rhododendron ...

  8. Spittal Pond Nature Reserve - Wikipedia

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    Many of the endemic plants and trees that once lived here, especially the Bermuda cedar (Juniperus bermudiana) have been killed off by introduced species, such as the Mexican pepper (Schinus terebinthifolius), Australian whistling-pine (Casuarina equisetifolia), fiddlewood (Citharexylum spinosum), Chinese fan palm (Livistona chinensis), and ...

  9. Paget Marsh Nature Reserve - Wikipedia

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    Paget Marsh Nature Reserve, also known as Paget Marsh, is an unspoiled marsh, forest, and nature reserve in central Bermuda. It is located next to St. Paul's Church along Middle Road in Paget Parish, to the south of Hamilton Harbour. [2] The 25 acres (10 ha) official reserve is protected by the Bermuda National Trust and Bermuda Audubon Society ...