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Rubus parviflorus is a dense shrub up to 2.5 meters (8 feet) tall with canes no more than 1.5 centimeters (1 ⁄ 2 inch) in diameter, often growing in large clumps which spread through the plant's underground rhizome.
Arbutus are small trees or shrubs with red flaking bark and edible red berries. [6] Fruit development is delayed for about five months after pollination, so that flowers appear while the previous year's fruit are ripening. [6] Peak flowering for the genus is in April with peak fruiting in October. [7]
Photinias are very popular ornamental shrubs, grown for their fruit and foliage. Numerous hybrids and cultivars are available; several of the cultivars are selected for their strikingly bright red young leaves in spring and summer. The most widely planted are: Photinia × fraseri (P. glabra × P. serratifolia) - red tip photinia, Christmas ...
Chinese pine; Chinese red pine Pinaceae (pine family) Pinus taeda: loblolly pine Pinaceae (pine family) Pinus taiwanensis: Taiwan red pine Pinaceae (pine family) Pinus tecunumanii: Tecun Uman's pine Pinaceae (pine family) Pinus teocote: Aztec pine Pinaceae (pine family) Pinus thunbergii: Japanese black pine Pinaceae (pine family) Pinus ...
The fruit is red and 6–9 mm (0.24–0.35 in) across. [4] It is an epigynous berry , with the majority of the flesh of the fruit being composed of the fleshy calyx. The plant is a calcifuge , favoring acidic soil, in pine or hardwood forests, although it generally produces fruit only in sunnier areas. [ 5 ]
The yellow flowers grow in showy clusters which appear in early spring, before the leaves begin to grow. The flowers have 6 sepals and a very sweet odor. [ 2 ] The ripe fruit is a red, ellipsoidal, berrylike drupe , rich in lipids, about 1 cm ( 1 ⁄ 2 in) long and is eaten by several bird species. [ 11 ]
Ilex decidua with red "berries" The growth habit of I. decidua lends it to various ornamental and functional uses in its native regions. [2] The thick trunks and stems allow this plant to serve as an effective screen if desired. [3] The lower branches can also be removed to form a more tidy small tree with a tight head of foliage at the crown. [3]
Mount Desert Island, Maine: Carnegie Science Arboretum: Bates College: Lewiston: Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens: Boothbay: Ecotat Gardens and Arboretum: Hermon: Fay Hyland Botanical Plantation: University of Maine: Orono: Harvey Butler Memorial Rhododendron Sanctuary: Springvale: Lyle E. Littlefield Ornamentals Trial Garden: University of ...