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Zoysia grasses stop erosion on slopes, and are excellent at repelling weeds throughout the year. [11] They resist disease and hold up well under traffic. [12] The cultivar Zoysia 'Emerald' (Emerald Zoysia), a hybrid between Z. japonica and Z. tenuifolia, [13] is particularly popular. Some types of zoysia are available commercially as sod in ...
Southern live oak: Quercus virginiana: 1937 [15] [16] Guam: Ifit (Pacific teak) Intsia bijuga: 1969 [17] Hawaii: Candlenut tree (kukui) Aleurites moluccanus: 1959 [18] Idaho: Western white pine: Pinus monticola: 1935 [19] Illinois: White oak: Quercus alba: 1973 [20] Indiana: Tulip tree: Liriodendron tulipifera: 1931 [21] Iowa: Oak (variety ...
Airlie Oak is a 500-year-old southern live oak (Quercus virginiana) located on the grounds of Airlie Gardens. In 1967, Airlie Oak was registered as member number 238 in the Live Oak Society . [ 8 ] In 2007, Airlie Oak was 128 feet (39 m) tall, had a trunk circumference exceeding 21 feet (6.4 m) and a crown spread of 104 feet (32 m) when ...
Live oak was widely used in early American butt shipbuilding.Because of the trees' short height and low-hanging branches, lumber from live oaks was used in curved parts of the frame, such as knee braces (single-piece, L-shaped braces that spring inward from the side and support the deck), in which the grain runs perpendicular to structural stress, making for exceptional strength.
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Emerald Zoysia has an adverse reaction to excessive fertilization, requiring no more than two light distributions per year. 8-8-8 or 13-13-13 fertilizer is recommended. [citation needed] If over fertilized, it will turn yellow and could die. Since regrowth of this grass is slow, its best to err on the light side of fertilization than to over ...
Southern live oak is cultivated in warmer climates as a specimen tree or for shade in the southern United States (zone 8 and south), Nuevo León and Tamaulipas states in Mexico, and in the warmer parts of the United States, Europe, and Australia. Cultivation is relatively simple, as southern live oak seedlings grow fast with ample soil moisture.
Zoysia japonica (commonly known as Korean lawngrass, [1] zoysia grass or Japanese lawngrass) is a species of creeping, mat-forming, short perennial grass that grows by both rhizomes and stolons. [2] [3] It is native to the coastal grasslands of southeast Asia and Indonesia. [4] The United States was first introduced to Z. japonica in 1895.