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10 Types of Flowering Trees
But in a big yard, they may be just the right flowering tree. In late spring, catalpas produce white flowers that, form a ...
How to tell a spruce from a fir, and which is best for holiday decorating?
Spruces do not retain their needles for long, the needles are quite sharp, and the needles are not aromatic like those of ...
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When to Prune Fruit Trees — Timing Is Key When Cutting Back Your Potted Patio Greens
Wondering when to prune fruit trees in pots? During winter dormancy is a good time to prune many plants and shrubs, and this ...
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Flowering Pear
the flowering pear was one of a number of pear species brought from Asia to the US, where it was cultivated and bred in experimental orchards. The flowering pear is known as a very adaptable tree and ...
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Ornamental pears: They’re invasive too
Ornamental pear, Pyrus calleryana, includes a number of specific cultivars or varieties of trees. The variety ‘Bradford’ is the most famous. Other varieties include ‘Aristocrat,’ ‘Autumn ...
Want a different Christmas tree this year? Many native species fit the bill
A tree is central to many Christmas celebrations, but it doesn't have to be a one-hit-wonder dragged from storage each year ...
How do the first flowers emerge?
Before flowering plants emerged, the gymnosperms, which have cone-like structures instead of flowers, dominated the plant ...
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The Big Bloom—How Flowering Plants Changed the World
Today flowering plant species outnumber by twenty to one those of ferns and cone-bearing trees, or conifers, which had thrived for 200 million years before the first bloom appeared. As a food ...