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Echium pininana, commonly known as the tree echium, pine echium, giant viper's-bugloss, or tower of jewels, [4] [5] is a species of flowering plant in the borage family Boraginaceae. It is endemic to the Canary Islands , where it is restricted to the island of La Palma . [ 6 ]
The Pinaceae (/ p ɪ ˈ n eɪ s iː ˌ iː,-s i ˌ aɪ /), or pine family, are conifer trees or shrubs, including many of the well-known conifers of commercial importance such as cedars, firs, hemlocks, piñons, larches, pines and spruces. The family is included in the order Pinales, formerly known as Coniferales.
It is a small to medium-sized evergreen tree, reaching 20 m (66 ft) tall. [4] The leaves are strap-shaped, 6–12 cm (2.4–4.7 in) long, and about 1 cm broad, with a central midrib. The cones are borne on a short stem, and have two to four scales, usually only one (sometimes two) fertile, each fertile scale bearing a single apical seed 10–15 mm
To make the tower less obtrusive, AT&T plans to disguise it as a palm tree (like the tower pictured above) -- except that, at 70 feet tall and with no actual palms around it, it would be obvious ...
Others are disguised as a cactus in the desert, a silo in farm country or a palm tree reaching into a sunny sky. Whatever the deception, the goal is Cross latest attempt at stealth cellphone towers
The seeds mature in late summer and disperse to nearby trees. This species has been found to explosively-disperse its seeds through thermogenesis. [1] The parasitic plant is dioecious, meaning that it has separate male and female parts. Studies of pine needles from infected trees have shown decreased starch content in the needles of infected trees.
Pinus ponderosa, commonly known as the ponderosa pine, [3] bull pine, blackjack pine, [4] western yellow-pine, [5] or filipinus pine, [6] is a very large pine tree species of variable habitat native to mountainous regions of western North America. It is the most widely distributed pine species in North America.
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