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  2. Chionanthus virginicus - Wikipedia

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    The buds are light brown, ovate, acute, 3 millimetres (0.12 in) long. The leaves are opposite, simple, ovate or oblong, 7.5 to 20 centimetres (3.0 to 7.9 in) long and 2.5 to 10 centimetres (0.98 to 3.94 in) broad, with a petiole 2 centimetres (0.79 in) long, and an entire margin; they are hairless above, and finely downy below, particularly ...

  3. Mangrove forest - Wikipedia

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    Mangrove plants require a number of physiological adaptations to overcome the problems of low environmental oxygen levels, high salinity, and frequent tidal flooding.Each species has its own solutions to these problems; this may be the primary reason why, on some shorelines, mangrove tree species show distinct zonation.

  4. Forest disturbance by invasive insects and diseases in the ...

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    Non-native invasive species can disrupt ecosystems because they do not have natural predators, or other ecological checks-and-balances. Thus, with less competition from native species, non-native populations can explode. [9] Invasive insects and pathogens have eliminated entire tree species from forests of the United States in as little as decades.

  5. Bradford pear trees might be pretty in spring, but they're ...

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    There are several good alternatives to planting the invasive Bradford pear in East Tennessee, such as eastern redbuds, red buckeyes, yellowwoods and fringe trees, Blount County Master Gardeners ...

  6. 7 trees and plants with the most invasive roots - AOL

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  7. Chionanthus pygmaeus - Wikipedia

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    Chionanthus pygmaeus is a rare species of flowering plant in the olive family known by the common name pygmy fringetree.It is endemic to Florida, where there are 46 known occurrences as of 2010. [5]

  8. How To Grow And Care For The Fringe Tree - AOL

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    The fringe tree grows from Canada all the way down to the Gulf Coast. It's tougher than dogwood, more dependable than saucer magnolia, longer-lived than cherry, has wonderfully fragrant blooms ...

  9. Wildland–urban interface - Wikipedia

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    Keep plants farther than 5 feet (1.5 m) from walls; this is a bare dirt no-grow zone, optional to use mowed green lawn grass and non-combustible mulch with sparse deciduous plants. Keep trees from growing within 30 feet (9.1 m) of the structure. Keep vegetation thinned within 100 feet (30 m) of the structure. Guidelines for outdoor maintenance: