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Dracaena, Dragon tree; Yucca, Joshua tree etc. Arecaceae (Palmae) (Palm family) Areca, Areca; Cocos nucifera, Coconut; Phoenix, Date Palm etc. Trachycarpus, Chusan Palm etc. Poaceae (grass family) Bamboos, Poaceae subfamily Bambusoideae, around 92 genera; Note that banana 'trees' are not actually trees; they are not woody nor is the stalk ...
Paulownia tomentosa is cultivated as an ornamental tree in parks and gardens. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. [18] [19] Because of its tolerance and flexibility, Paulownia functions ecologically as a pioneer plant. Its nitrogen-rich leaves provide good fodder and its roots prevent soil erosion.
Prunus avium is a deciduous tree growing to 5–25 metres (16–82 feet) tall, [4] with a trunk up to 1.5 m (5 ft) in diameter. Young trees show strong apical dominance with a straight trunk and symmetrical conical crown, becoming rounded to irregular on old trees. [citation needed]
Landscape Plants for California Gardens, Bob Perry, Land Design Publishing; California Native Plants for the Garden, Carol Bornstein, David Fross, and Bart O'Brien, Cachuma Press; California Native Trees and Shrubs, Lee W. Lenz, Rancho Santa Ana; Ceanothus, David Fross and Dieter Wilken, Timber Press
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (/ ˌ æ n dʒ i ə ˈ s p ər m iː /). [5] [6] The term 'angiosperm' is derived from the Greek words ἀγγεῖον / angeion ('container, vessel') and σπέρμα / sperma ('seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed within a fruit.
Zonal pelargoniums are examples of free-flowering plants, which bloom profusely throughout the year. [1]In gardening, the term free-flowering is used to describe flowering plants that have a long bloom time and may often lack a defined blooming season, whereby producing flowers profusely over an extended period of time, at times all-year round. [2]
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Ornamental trees — species cultivated for gardens and parks; Subcategories. This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total. ... Pages in category ...