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Botanical drawing of the leaves, flowers, and samaras from Britton and Brown 's 1913 Illustrated flora of the northern states and Canada. Ailanthus altissima is a medium-sized tree that reaches heights between 17 and 27 m (60 and 90 ft) with a diameter at breast height of about 1 m (3 ft). [10] The bark is smooth and light grey, often becoming ...
For example, if the tree has simple leaves then check whether the leaves alternate along stem or leaves are opposite along stem. Chart of leaf morphology characteristics. Simple leaves Leaves alternate along stem Margins entire Oblong-ovate or obovate, large, thick: magnolia; Oblong, sub-evergreen at the south: sweetbay magnolia
Quercus virginiana, also known as the southern live oak, is an evergreen oak tree endemic to the Southeastern United States. [5] Though many other species are loosely called live oak, the southern live oak is particularly iconic of the Old South. Many very large and old specimens of live oak can be found today in the Deep South region of the ...
American chestnut leaves, late spring Shoot with fall foliage taken in November in North Georgia Lone American chestnut in late winter in Iowa. Mature, healthy American chestnut in Halifax, Nova Scotia. About 2,500 chestnut trees are growing on 60 acres near West Salem, Wisconsin, which is the world's largest remaining stand of American ...
Platanus ( / ˈplætənəs / PLAT-ən-əss [1]) is a genus consisting of a small number of tree species native to the Northern Hemisphere. They are the sole living members of the family Platanaceae . All mature members of Platanus are tall, reaching 30–50 m (98–164 ft) in height.
It is a small much-branched tree or shrub. It bears a mass of slender, gray-green leafless branches, the small caducous leaves being found only on young shoots. [4] It rarely exceeds a height of 5 metres (16 feet). [5] The new flush of leaves appears in November–January. Red conspicuous flowers appear in March to April and August–September ...
Larch trees go further north than all, reaching in North America and Siberia the tundra and polar ice. The larches are pioneer species not very demanding towards the soil and they are very long-lived trees. They live in pure or mixed forests together with other conifers or more rarely with broad-leaved trees. Species and taxonomy
Moringa oleifera is a fast-growing, drought-resistant tree of the family Moringaceae, native to the Indian subcontinent and used extensively in South and Southeast Asia. [2] Common names include moringa, [3] drumstick tree [3] (from the long, slender, triangular seed-pods), horseradish tree [3] (from the taste of the roots, which resembles ...