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The Plum River is a tributary of the Mississippi River, about 46.6 miles (75.0 km) long, [1] in northwestern Illinois in the United States. [2] It rises in Jo Daviess County and flows generally south-southwestwardly into Carroll County , where it joins the Mississippi at Savanna .
Prunus alleghaniensis is a shrub or small tree 0.91–3.66 meters (3–12 feet) tall. The leaves are 5 to 9 centimeters (2 to 3 + 1 ⁄ 2 inches) long, the tip is usually long and pointed. The leaf margins are finely toothed. The twigs sometimes have thorns.
Prunus hortulana is a deciduous tree with a trunk diameter of up to 15 centimetres (6 inches) and an overall height of 6 metres (20 feet) or more. The leaves are green and hairless on the top, but hairy on the underside. White flowers in clusters of 2–4 appear in the spring.
Trees need soil moisture to supply water to leaves, so keeping trees hydrated helps maintain their vigor. It also reduces stress on the plant, which can invite insect or disease problems. Moisture ...
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Prunus americana, commonly called the American plum, [7] wild plum, or Marshall's large yellow sweet plum, is a species of Prunus native to North America from Saskatchewan and Idaho south to New Mexico and east to Québec, Maine and Florida. [8] Prunus americana has often been planted outside its native range and sometimes escapes cultivation. [9]
Watersheds of Illinois is a list of basins or catchment areas into which the State of Illinois can be divided based on the place to which water flows.. At the simplest level, in pre-settlement times, Illinois had two watersheds: the Mississippi River and Lake Michigan, with almost the entire State draining to the Mississippi, except for a small area within a few miles of the Lake.