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• Taxus brevifolia
  ...ern Yew''') is a [[Pinophyta|conifer]] native to the [[Pacific Northwest]] of [[North America]]. It ranges from southernmost [[Alaska]] south to central ...th the leaf bases twisted to align the leaves in two flat rows either side of the stem except on erect leading shoots where the spiral arrangement is mor
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• Pacific Silver Fir
  ...th relatively high precipitation and cool, humid summers. Common associate trees are [[Douglas fir]] and [[California buckeye]].<ref>C.M. Hogan, 2008</ref> ...ith each leaf variably twisted at the base so they lie flat to either side of and above the shoot, with none below the shoot. The shoots are orange-red w
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• Washingtonia
  Washingtonia (named for George Washington). Palmaceae, tribe Corypheae. Tall North American palms, making noble speci Trunks clothed above with remains of the sheaths and petioles: lvs. terminal, ample, spreading, orbicular, flabe
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• Abies procera
  |origin=Oregon, Washington ...untain]]s of extreme northwest [[California]] and western [[Oregon]] and [[Washington]] in the [[United States]].
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• Stewartia
  ...ing plant]]s in the family [[Theaceae]], related to ''[[Camellia]]''. Most of the species are native to eastern [[Asia]], with two (''S. malacodendron, S ...the American species are shrubs growing 3-5 m tall, rarely becoming small trees. The [[bark]] is very distinctive, smooth orange to yellow-brown, peeling i
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• Albizzia
  | poisonous = <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous --> ...me foliage and also for their attractive flowers; some are valuable timber trees; closely allied to the acacias.
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• Quercus Alba
  ...61. The hybrid with Q. montana was found in the nursery of John Saul, near Washington, D. C., and has been distributed as Saul's oak (Q. Saulii, Schneid.). ...for a species (rather than genus), or perhaps Varieties if there is a mix of cultivars, species, hybrids, etc -->
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• Naringi crenulata
  ...to graft citrous fruit trees. In the greenhouses of the Dept. of Agric. at Washington, D. C., it has been found to grow readily when grafted on grapefruit (Citru ...for a species (rather than genus), or perhaps Varieties if there is a mix of cultivars, species, hybrids, etc -->
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• Sassafras
  ...th America]] and eastern [[Asia]].<ref name=nie>Phylogeny and biogeography of Sassafras (Lauraceae) disjunct between eastern Asia and eastern North Ameri ...d on long, red-stalked cups, and mature in late summer.<ref name=fna>Flora of North America: [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=
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• Evergreens
  ...ecome so overshadowed or crowded as to be no longer functional. The leaves of pines and spruces may persist three to fifteen years. ...he taxodiums and larches—are deciduous. Moreover, in the tropics very many trees aside from conifers are evergreen, as notably the palms.
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• Hylocereus
  ...climbing cactus, with stems three-angled or -winged, adhering to walls and trees by numerous aerial roots. ...lorus, has recently been described by Britton & Rose. It flowers freely in Washington and New York, but as yet has not been very widely distributed.
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• Coffea arabica
  ...contains less [[caffeine]] than any other commercially cultivated species of coffee. Wild plants grow to between 9 and 12 m tall, and have an open branc ...mature fully, and does best with 1.0–1.5 meters (about 40–59&nbsp;inches) of rain, evenly distributed throughout the year.{{Citation needed|date=Novembe
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• Alangium
  | poisonous = <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous --> ...drupe. Sometimes cult. in Old World gardens, either as stove plants or out-of-doors in warmer regions, but probably not in the American trade.
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• Convallaria
  ...ceae. Lily-of-the-valley. A dainty herb, much prized for its erect racemes of white delicately-scented flowers; perennial. ...ly one species, native in Asia, Eu., and in the higher mts., Va. to S. C.; of several similar races or types.
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• Ulmus americana
  ...winter temperatures as low as −42 °[[Celsius|C]] (−44 °[[Fahrenheit|F]]). Trees in areas unaffected by [[Dutch elm disease]] can live for several hundred y ...owns, R. J. & Borthwick, H. A. (1956). Effects of photoperiod on growth of trees. ''Botanical Gazette'', 117, 310-326</ref>.
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• Paper Birch
  ...from [[Newfoundland]] west to [[Alaska]], south to [[Pennsylvania]] and [[Washington]], with small isolated populations further south in [[mountain]]s to [[Nort ...of twigs, the [[fruit]] matures in the fall. The mature fruit is composed of numerous tiny winged [[seed]]s packed between the catkin bracts. They drop
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• Mangosteen
  ...tree grows from 7 to 25 m (20–80 [[foot|ft]]) tall. The rind ([[exocarp]]) of the edible [[fruit]] is deep reddish purple when [[Ripening|ripe]]. Botanic ...ort branches mainly on the outside of the tree, and are striking by reason of their persistent large leathery light green calyx-lobes.
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• Prunus laurocerasus
  ...ritain and Europe''. Collins ISBN 0-00-220013-9.</ref><ref name=fnwe>Flora of NW Europe: [http://ip30.eti.uva.nl/BIS/flora.php?selected=beschrijving&menu The common name "cherry laurel" refers to the similarity of foliage and appearance to the true laurel, ''[[Bay laurel|Laurus nobilis]]'
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• Prunus cerasifera
  '''''Prunus cerasifera''''' is a species of [[plum]] known by the common names '''cherry plum''' and '''myrobalan plum' ...] [[leaf|leaves]] 4 to 6 centimeters long. It is one of the first European trees to [[flower]] in spring, often starting in mid-February. The flowers are wh
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• Fatsia
  | poisonous = <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous --> Fatsia (from a Japanese name). Araliaceae. Halfhardy shrubs or small trees, used for subtropical foliage effects in the North, and planted permanently
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