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Ginkgo, or maidenhair tree, is a now-extinct oriental tree. Its seeds, which smell like rancid butter, are used in herbal tonics. This flowering plant is a good city street tree. Learn about the ginkgo. See more »
Unlike model trains or dollhouses, bonsai is a living landscape. It's the vision of the bonsai artist applied to a tree, shrub or plant.
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We can find cork in just about any wine bottle. Have you ever wondered where the cork comes from and how is the cork made into a bottle stopper? Find out the answer to those questions in this article from HowStuffWorks.
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American arborvitae tree is an extremely slow-growing tree. It has scalelike, dark green leaves that turn brownish green in winter. Learn to use American arborvitae tree as a hedge, a windbreak, or a foundation plant.
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American holly comes in more than 1,000 varieties. With leaves like Christmas holly and red berries (on female plants), they are beautiful and attract birds throughout winter.
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American linden tree is the native eastern North American species of linden, also known as basswood. It is a stately, tall tree, growing to more than 100 feet. Learn about this tree.
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Amur maple is a small deciduous tree. The leaves, which turn scarlet in fall, are small for a maple, toothed, and have three main lobes. A good tree for small spaces.
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The bald cypress is strongly associated with the South but is hardy and adaptable to most of the country. It has a pyramidal shape with short green needles and fibrous bark.
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The American beech is a tall shade tree that can grow larger than 80 feet. Its leaves are green in summer and golden-bronze in fall. It has edible nuts. Learn about American beech tree.
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Bird's nest spruce, a small conifer, is a good choice for rock gardens. In this article, learn about planting, growing, propagating, and using bird's nest spruce.
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Black walnut is a large tree with an oval crown and black trunk and stems. It produces edible, though very well protected, nuts. It is best used as a specimen tree.
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The Carolina silverbell is a small tree that matures to a round-headed form. The name is suggestive of the wedding-bell-shaped flowers that cover it in spring, while seed pods are decorative in fall.
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Common alder is an easy-to-grow tree that reaches 50 feet. It has deciduous, dark green leaves and conelike brown fruits. Common alder is great for wet conditions and prefers some shade.
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Common apple trees are small to medium trees that bear pretty white flowers in spring and colorful and edible fruit in fall. These trees are usually round-topped with a short trunk and spreading branches.
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Common hackberry trees are particularly resilient. In fall they produce red to dark purple berries and their bright green leaves turn yellow. They are great for attracting birdlife.
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Common persimmon is a large fruit tree. It is very colorful in fall with yellow to purple leaves and yellowish fruits. The fruits must be exposed to frost before being harvested.
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Crape myrtle tree is a flowering tree. This specimen plant has large, showy flowers in electric colors that sizzle across the branches: great splashes of pink, purple, red-violet, and white. Learn about the crape myrtle tree.
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Deodar cedars, also called California Christmas trees, have fragrant wood and graceful branches. With soft needles in dense bunches, it is a very elegant evergreen. Use as a specimen tree or for screening.
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One of the most popular flowering trees, the dogwood is a medium-sized deciduous tree with large blossoms in spring. This accent plant is a great tree for small yards. Learn about the dogwood.
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Because it keeps its needles longer than most when it is cut and brought inside, the Douglas fir, a type of evergreen pine tree, is favored as a Christmas tree. Learn about this ornamental tree.
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The dove tree is a collector's item. It is adorned by bracts of small, yellow balls of lowers with two white leaves hanging from them. It should be used as a specimen or accent tree.
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