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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.
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Is there such thing as a truffula tree?
Truffula trees are not real, but are in kids imaginations and dreams. There are trees that have been mistaken as them. A person once took a picture of a tree with a lot of blossom on it,thinking it was a real truffula tree. They are in the book and film "Doctor Seusse's The Lorax"
Is the Australian gum tree the same as the eucalyptus tree?
Gum trees are Eucalyptus trees. There are around 600 species native to Australia. Different varieties grow between 3 metres and over 50 metres.
What is the scientific name of the cashew tree?
There are several different species of Hazelnut trees. All of them are in the genus Corylus, which is in the Birch Family, Betulaceae. Some of the species include:
- Corylus americana Walter- American Hazelnut
- Corylus avellana L.- Common filbert
- Corylus colurna L. var. chinensis(Franchet) Burkill- Chinese Hazelnut
- Corylus cornuta Marshall var. californica(A. DC.) Sharp- California Hazelnut
- Corylus maxima Mill.- Giant Filbert
Sugi or Bosai is the National Tree of Japan
More National Symbols of Japan:-
National animal of Japan - Raccoon Dog
National language of Japan - Japanese
National bird of Japan - Green pheasent
National flower of Japan - Sakura ( Cherry Blossom )
National Anthem - Kimigayo
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How are conifer trees and deciduous trees different?
Coniferous have cones and are evergreen. Deciduous lose their leaves in the autumn (or 'fall' as Americans call it). But your question asks what is the same about them. There are masses of things that are the same. For example, they both have branches and trunks and bark and sap and leaves
Leave the dead flower heads on all winter, prune after the risk of frost has passed in the spring.
When do cherry blossoms first appear on trees?
Cherry blossoms bloom at different times each year depending on your geographical location. In Tokyo the cherry blossom season is in early April, whereas in the subtropical islands of Okinawa they can bloom as early as January. March 15 to mid April is normally the cherry blossom season in Washington D.C.
because that's where they can lay there eggs and that's a good spot to keep out of reach of predator's.
Is the northern catalpa tree deciduous or coniferous?
Most types of Catalpa are deciduous. None are coniferous.
How are castor seeds dispersed?
The castor seeds explode when the fruit is ripe, dispersing the seeds. Once seeds are dispersed, birds and rodents carry them away as well.
What is the smalest type of tree in the world?
The smallest bird in the world is the bee hummingbird. It is only two inches long and can be mistaken for an insect.
How much it cost to uproot a big tree?
Hmmm......I agree BUT when you have trees overshadowing the house and the roof doesn't get a chance to dry out after major rainstorms and very snowy winters, you end up with a roof that MUST be replaced, major leakage, and rotten wood. Sometimes it has to be done. We are now facing the problem and we may have to spend $10,000 plus to remedy this situation. Leaving trees up is NOT always the solution.
"Épicéa" in Europe or "épinette" and "prusse" in parts of Canada may be English equivalents of "spruce" (Picea spp).
The masculine noun "épicéa" takes "l"* ("the") as its singular definite article. Its singular indefinite article is "un" ("a, one"). The feminine noun "épinette"takes "l"* as its singular definite article, and "une" as its singular indefinite. The masculine noun "prusse" takes "le" as its singular definite article, and "un" as its singular indefinite article.
The pronunciations are as follows: "eh-pee-seh-ah," "eh-pee-neht" and "pryooss."
*The masculine and feminine singular definite articles actually are "le" and "la" respectively. But the respective vowels "e" and "a" drop before a noun that begins with a vowel. The temporary nature of the drop is indicated by an apostrophe: "l'épicéa" and l'épinette."
What Conifer has leaves as bundles of needles?
The Dawn Redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides), a relic of prehistory thought to be extinct but discovered in a remote area of China in the 1940s, is a cone-bearing deciduous tree. It has become a popular tree in cultivation for its quick growth, impressive size, often unusual bole shapes, and lacy foliage.
Do maple trees have a tap root?
Not all maple tress have roots growing above the soil.
The roots of the Silver Maple Tree grow above the ground and often ravage things when planted in a home garden as they have very strong roots.
the Norway Maple tree however, has roots growing just below the ground surface.
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