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Tree Hut products claim to provide "intense moisture" through shea butter and oil, an ingredient used in all of their products. [ 1 ] The brand was launched in March 2002, beginning with Shea Body Butter in various flavors, and has since extended into a full line of shea-based skin care products, including body scrub, body wash, and body lotion.
Naterra was founded in Dallas, Texas in 1922 as the Superior Products Company. [3] Initially, the company specialized in manufacturing private label and owned brand products, including Sue Pree and Lisa Monay, which were introduced in 1945 and were in distribution with retailers such as Wal-Mart in 1964.
Portugal has had 8 national winners, one of whom has also won at the continental level. Some of these trees include the oldest cork oak in the world, the Sobreiro Monumental, [4] the 180 year old Plane Tree of Rossio, [5] the 150 year old Eucalyptus of Contige [6] and the 300 year old Camélia.
One site, the Laurisilva, is located in the island of Madeira and is Portugal's only natural site; the other sites are cultural. Two sites are located in the Azores archipelago. The Prehistoric Rock Art Sites in the Côa Valley and Siega Verde is shared with Spain, making it Portugal's only transnational site. [3]
More than 250 tree and shrub species grow in the forest, including huge centenarians and exotics introduced by Portuguese mariners during the Age of Discovery. In 2004 Portugal submitted Buçaco Forest to UNESCO's tentative list of World Heritage Sites. Many of the forest's trees have been discussed in popular and academic literature.
Dehesa in Extremadura, Spain. The dehesa is derived from the Mediterranean forest ecosystem, consisting of grassland featuring herbaceous species, used for grazing cattle, goats, and sheep, and tree species belonging to the genus Quercus (), such as the holm oak (Quercus rotundifolia), although other tree species such as beech and pine trees may also be present.
The highest temperature ever recorded in Portugal was measured on 1 August 2003 in Amareleja and reached 47.4 °C (117.3 °F). The average daytime maximum temperatures reach 35 to 36 °C (95 to 97 °F) in July and August near Moura, 33 to 34 °C (91 to 93 °F) in the Sado Valley (and other inland valleys away from the coast).
The Sobreiro Monumental (Monumental Cork Oak), also known as The Whistler Tree, is a 236 year old cork oak from Águas de Moura, Palmela, Portugal. [1] It was voted European Tree of the Year in 2018, it has been classified as "Tree of Public Interest" since 1988 and is registered in the Guinness Book of Records as "the largest cork oak in the world".