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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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What is English common name for Ficus heterophylla?
Scientific name: Ficus heterophylla,
English name: Climbing stream fig,
Russian name: Фикус разнолистный,
Vietnamese name: Cây vú chó, Sung ba thùy, Ba ngạc,
Thai name: สลอดน้ำ,
Chinese name: 山榕.
How much is a cord of hardwood?
A cord equals 128 cubic feet (ft3) which is the same as a wood pile of 4 foot-long logs stacked 8 feet wide and 4 feet high (8' x 4' x 4').
The price depends totally on the type of hardwood you want to buy.
What is a walnut tree's common name?
Walnut is the common name, Juglans is the scientific name, see link below.
In Biblical times, the tree that bore the almond was called the Luz.
balata [ˈbælətə]
n1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a tropical American sapotaceous tree, Manilkara bidentata, yielding a latex-like sap 2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a rubber-like gum obtained from this sap: used as a substitute for gutta-percha [from American Spanish, of Carib origin
How do conifers differ from many other trees in the fall and winter?
conifers differ because the winter their not ripe and ripe in the fall
The tree will die.
If you bring a ficus tree outside in the spring and summer does it need shade or sun?
Ficus trees like part sun and part shade. Also when they are outside you need to make sure that you water them more then you would with them indoors.
The cottonwood tree is one of North America's largest hardwood trees. The wood of the cottonwood tree is actually soft. The tree is found throughout the eastern United States and in extreme southern Canada.
If this question pertains to animals and not how many baseball bats can be made out of one tree, then the answer depends upon the species of bat. While many bats do roost in trees, they do not always roost in large numbers. When bats do roost in large numbers, there may be several hundred individuals in one area, but ithey may use many trees. Most bats roost in small numbers (10-15 individuals) or solitary. With specific reference to trees, bats may roost on the surface of the tree bark using cryptic (camouflage) coloration to hide them from predators. They can roost under peeling pieces (exfoliating) bark where the must squeeze their bodies into the crevice. They are also known to use tree hollows.
Kunz, T.H., and L.F. Lumsden. 2003. Ecology of cavity and foliage roosting bats, Pp 3-89 in Bat Ecology (T.H. Kunz and M.B. Fenton, eds.). The University of Chicago Press, Chicago.
Are there any Ficus trees native to Europe and particuarly Scandinavia?
The only ficus species native for europe is the common fig (ficus carica) distributed trouthout the mediterranean but native only to the eastern part of it (Bulgaria to Lebanon)
What is French name for Wrightia vietnamensis?
Scientific name: Wrightia vietnamensis,
French name: Etoile de Marie nain,
English name: Dwarf sacred Buddhist tree
Are California bay laurel fruits edible?
The fruit is edible when ripe. Palatable but not particularly tasty. Theoretically similar to avocado when perfect. The Nuts are edible when roasted and the native Californians made a paste which has been likened to chocolate with the stimulating effect and much of the flavor of coffee.
The volatile oils in the fruit make it unpalatable when unripe. These same oils are present in the nut which must be roasted to make the nut edible.
Can a walnut tree be grown in a pot?
Yes the tree can be grown in a pot, but it will stunt the tree at some point and it may not bear any fruit.
How did the tree of heaven get its name?
The tree originated in China, where it was believed to be able to cure a wide range of diseases.
