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  • Oak, Mexican blue

    Quercus oblongifolia, commonly known as the Mexican blue oak or Sonoran blue oak, is an evergreen small tree or large shrub in the white oak group. It is endemic to the south central montane regions of North America. The Mexican blue oak grows to 16 to 26 feet tall with a rounded crown. At higher…

  • Elm, Winged

    Ulmus alata, the Winged Elm or Wahoo, is a small- to medium-sized deciduous tree endemic to the woodlands of the southeastern and south-central United States. As its common and scientific names imply, Ulmus alata is most easily recognized by the very broad, thin pair of corky wings that form along the branchlets after a couple…

  • Oak, Willow

    Quercus phellos grows to 65-100 ft tall (exceptionally to 130 ft, with a trunk up to 3-5 ft diameter (exceptionally 7 ft). It is distinguished from most other oaks by its leaves, which are shaped like willow leaves. It is most commonly found growing on lowland floodplains, often along streams, but rarely also in uplands…

  • Jerusalem Thorn (Retama)

    Parkinsonia aculeata may be a spiny shrub or a small tree. It can grow from 6.6 to 26 ft high, with a maximum height of 33 ft depending upon environmental factors. It has a high tolerance to drought, by simply attaining shorter stature. In moist and humus-rich environments it becomes a taller, spreading shade tree.…

  • Sycamore, American

    A sycamore can grow to massive proportions, typically reaching up to 30 to 40 meters (98 to 130 ft) high and 1.5 to 2 meters (4.9 to 6.6 ft) in diameter when grown in deep soils. The largest of the species have been measured to 51 meters (167 ft), and nearly 4 meters (13 ft)…

  • Oak, English

    Quercus robur (synonym Q. pedunculata) is commonly known as the English oak or pedunculate oak or French oak. It is native to most of Europe, to Anatolia to the Caucasus, and also to parts of North Africa. Q. robur (Latin quercus, “oak” + robur “strength, hard timber”) is the type species of the genus (the…

  • Juniper, Ashe

    Common names: Ashe juniper, mountain cedar, post cedar, rock cedar, Ozark white cedar, Mexican juniper. J. asheii is a dioecious large shrub or small tree, 20-30 (rarely to 50) feet tall, usually single-stemmed for basal 3-20 feet, up to 1.6 feet dbh. Branches long, spreading to ascending, forming an open to dense, and irregular to…

  • Pomegranate

    The Pomegranate originates from the central Middle East. It is a small tree measuring less than 4 m when cultivated, although it can reach 7 m in the wild. Some trees may live longer than 100 years. The ROOT is knotty, consistent and reddish, well developed and extremely absorbent. Numerous suckers may grow beside the…

  • Gum Bumelia

    The Gum Bumelia (Sideroxylon lanuginosum) is a shrub or small tree of the family Sapotaceae. It is widely distributed in the sunbelt states in the United States and in Mexico. It’s a small tree up to 40 feet in height with an open crown and branches growing close to the ground. They are sometimes mistaken…

  • Pine, Turkish (Calabrian)

    The Turkish Pine in Turkish it is called the ‘red pine’ or Kizilçam. Other names include East Mediterranean pine and Calabrian pine. ‘Calabrian’ is most commonly used, however it is not native to this southern part of Italy. This tree can be found in Turkey, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Cyprus, Crete, eastern Aegean islands, and possibly…