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Trees
Above ground, trees and shrubs perform important environmental services by providing food and shelter to people and wildlife, oxygenating the air, and beautifying the landscape. Below ground, their roots open up critical passageways for the movement of air, moisture, and soil food web members.
10,768 Questions
When can you prune a beech hedge?
If you mean a beech hedge then August in the Northern Hemispere is best. If it is a tree there should be no need to prune it other than to shape it and you can do this at any time. If you do that too often it will become a hedge and be best done in August.
What type of trees grow in the Midwest?
The Midwest is home to a diverse range of trees, including both deciduous and coniferous species. Common deciduous trees include oak, maple, hickory, and birch, which thrive in the region's varied climates. Additionally, conifers such as pine, spruce, and fir are found in the northern parts of the Midwest. This mix of tree types contributes to the region's rich ecosystems and stunning seasonal landscapes.
What family does the Evergreen tree belong?
There are many trees that are evergreens. Conifers are usually evergreen but not necessarily so. Most tropical broadleaf (hardwood) trees are evergreen. You will need to give a name for your tree in order to get an answer. Evergreen is simply opposite of deciduous and applies to many species and families.
Are cardboard boxes made from trees?
The bark is removed from trees, the log cut into small pieces, then shredded into "chips," and then cooked in a chemical bath which causes the wood fibers to separate leaving a "mush" called a "slurry."
Then the slurry is spread on a "screen" conveyer belt where water is removed, and then it goes to a set of several huge very hot rollers, where more water is squeezed out, and the fiber mat is squeezed down and dried to a long sheet of paper whick is rolled onto giant rolls.
Then, at a different plant, the paper is laminated into thicker layers, some with a serpentine [snake like] layer in the middle to add strength but retain lightness and strength.
How do you remove umbrella tree?
Cut the stem close to the ground, then allow bush to turn brown before composting Lift root ball in increments, allow soil to fall off root ball in small amounts before composting roots Incorporate soil in other containers or garden or compost
Tree seeds are often found in the tree's fruits, which fall to the ground. Animals then pick up the fruits and eat them. The seeds are excreted from the animal at a later time somewhere else where they can start the growth of new trees.
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In addition, some seeds have structures that cause them to be easily blown by the wind, such as maples and cottonwoods. Those seeds will fly away on a light breeze, and start growing somewhere else.
How do you grow jacaranda trees?
I live in Jersey I grew one from a seed a friend gave me it is now app 4yrs old and it lives outside in a very sheltered spot, it is now 5ft tall with lots of leaves, each year we live away in the winter so it is wrapped up in plastic and has some hay put round the trunk, have not had any flowers yet but I read maybe after 5yrs so will keep fingers crossed
What kind of caterpillar looks like tree bark?
A tent caterpillar is an example of a caterpillar that will be found in trees. The insect in question (Malacosoma spp) spends the larval stage developing and feeding inside unsightly webs which they build on tree branches.
What part of the tree is the trunk?
The Root.(this answer is incorrect)
The tree trunk (also called the bore) is the main wooden axis that supports the branches and is directly attached to the roots which in turn support the tree.
What is the authors main purpose in why leaves turn color in fall?
the conclusion is that the chlorophyll is the way that how leaves change colors
How old is the saying as the twig is bent so grow the tree?
This was said by Alexander Pope in his 1734 Epistle to Cobham.
What types of trees do they have in Vietnam?
Depends on where in Vietnam it is. There can be any of a multitude of classifications.
How can you make a walnut tree quit making walnuts?
Cut it down. Some species are not self-pollinating, but the "English" walnut is, so there's no reasonable way to keep it from producing fruits.
Give an example of a hardwood tree?
In Britain the most widely-known hardwoods are the English oak, ash, yew, beech, willow, alder, elm, apple, birch, elder, hazel, hornbeam, poplar and chestnut.
Each has its own properties and each was used historically for different tasks; cart wheels consisted of parts made from at least three different woods.
How deep is a root of a global cedar tree?
The roots of cedar tree will usually spread out as far the circumference of the tree. It may be slightly more or less depending on the availability of water.
What is the best way to get rid of mountain pine beetles?
they are spraying the trees with a chemical and they will cut down the infected trees
