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• Emerald ash borer
  |out of = July 2009 ...ite ash is also killed rapidly, but usually only after green and black ash trees are eliminated. Blue ash displays some resistance to the emerald ash borer
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• Fraxinus nigra
  ...(island)|Newfoundland]] west to southeastern [[Manitoba]], and south to [[Illinois]] and northern [[Virginia]].<ref name=grin>Germplasm Resources Information ...-212/blackash ''Fraxinus nigra'']</ref><ref name=vplants>Virtual Herbarium of the Chicago Region: [http://www.vplants.org/plants/species/species.jsp?gid=
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• White Mulberry
  ...ly and deeply divided into narrow lobes, the terminal lobe and usually two of the lateral ones with very long points: a distinct and graceful form. ...ates in 1875-77 by the Russian Mennonites. It differs little from the type of M. alba in botanical characters. As commonly seen, it is a low-growing very
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• Pin oak
  ...f area. The leaf is mostly hairless, except for a very characteristic tuft of pale orange-brown down on the lower surface where each lobe vein joins the ...titudes from sea level up to 350 m. The specific name ''palustris'' means "of [[swamp]]s".
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• Ulmus davidiana var. japonica
  ...m''', is one of the larger and more graceful Asiatic elms, endemic to much of continental north-east [[Asia]] and [[Japan]], where it is most commonly fo ...Y. & Whittemore, A. (2002). Ulmaceae, in Wu, Z. & Raven, P. (eds) ''Flora of China'', Vol. 5 (Ulmaceae through Basellaceae). Science Press, Beijing, and
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• Liriodendron tulipifera
  ...[[nectar]]. The tulip tree is the [[list of U.S. state trees|state tree]] of [[Indiana]], [[Kentucky]], and [[Tennessee]]. ...itary. Its roots are fleshy. Growth is fairly rapid, and the typical form of its head is conical.<ref name=Keeler>{{cite book
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• Lime (mineral)
  ...s become so lacking in lime near the surface that they stand in great need of its application. ...rmany, and particularly the reclamation of the sour peat (Hoch-moor) soils of northern Germany would have been difficult or impossible. Its great value h
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• Ulmus pumila
  ...Y. & Whittemore, A. (2002). Ulmaceae, in Wu, Z. & Raven, P. (eds) ''Flora of China'', Vol. 5 (Ulmaceae through Basellaceae). Science Press, Beijing, and ...e is short-lived in temperate climates, rarely reaching more than 60 years of age, but in its native environment may live to between 100 and 150 years [h
  10 KB (1,473 words) - 18:10, 5 May 2010
• Ginkgo biloba
  ...ree]] with no close living relatives. It is one of the best-known examples of a [[living fossil]], because Ginkgoales other than ''G. biloba'' are not kn ...en fall, sometimes within a short space of time (1–15 days). A combination of resistance to disease, insect-resistant wood and the ability to form aerial
  15 KB (2,378 words) - 18:54, 8 May 2011
• Flowering Dogwood
  ...s]], and south to northern [[Florida]] and eastern [[Texas]] and also in [[Illinois]], with a disjunct population in eastern [[Mexico]] in [[Nuevo León]] and ...=on}} high, often wider than it is tall when mature, with a trunk diameter of up to {{convert|30|cm|ft|0|abbr=on}}. A 10-year-old tree will stand about {
  12 KB (1,721 words) - 03:20, 28 September 2013
• Persimmon
  A '''Persimmon''' is any of a number of species of trees of the genus ''[[Diospyros]]'', and the edible [[fruit]] borne by them.{{wp}} ...ced, but are yet under experiment (cf. "Yearbook, United States Department of Agriculture," 1911, page 416).
  25 KB (3,937 words) - 18:45, 14 April 2011
• Spruce
  | poisonous = <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous --> [[Image:Picea_glauca1.jpg|right|thumb|Foliage and cones of [[White Spruce]]]]
  28 KB (4,363 words) - 17:57, 14 September 2009
• List of botanical gardens in the United States
  ...significant [[botanical garden]]s and [[arboretum]]s in the United States of America. *[[University of Alabama Arboretum]] - [[University of Alabama]], [[Tuscaloosa, Alabama]]
  51 KB (6,272 words) - 06:47, 3 July 2021
• Light
  ...nt configuration more than light, and in the growing of crops, whether out-of-doors or in the greenhouse, the factor, light, must always be given conside ...g place in chlorophyll grains through the action of light and the building of starch from carbon dioxide and water is not definitely known, and there are
  16 KB (2,609 words) - 04:53, 20 August 2009
• Smilax
  ...[[Smilacaceae]], native throughout the tropical and warm temperate regions of the world. Common names include '''catbriers, greenbriers, prickly-ivys''' ...Sweet William beside her / Out of his grave grew a red, red rose / And out of hers a briar.'')
  15 KB (2,327 words) - 16:33, 1 June 2010
• Birds
  ...ral increase, they will do their part in an emergency, such as an invasion of insects. Aside from these economic reasons for bird-protection is the gain ...ively held within bounds by the sprays. Spraying will never take the place of birds.
  39 KB (6,744 words) - 16:41, 16 February 2010
• Prunus
  ...ed species of ''Prunus'', spread throughout the northern temperate regions of the globe. ...e singly, or in [[umbel]]s of two to six or more on [[raceme]]s. The fruit of all ''Prunus'' species is a [[drupe]] with a relatively large &quot;stone&q
  35 KB (4,290 words) - 03:01, 14 January 2010
• Nuts
  See also: [[List of edible nuts]] ...pod. The fruit of an ornamental tree familiar in the North Temperate Zone, of both the Old World and the New.
  60 KB (8,666 words) - 22:13, 6 March 2010
• Peach
  ...[[tree]] growing to 4–10 m tall, belonging to the subfamily [[Prunoideae]] of the family [[Rosaceae]]. It is classified with the [[almond]] in the subgen ...Christian times.<ref name=rhs>Huxley, A., ed. (1992). ''New RHS Dictionary of Gardening''. Macmillan ISBN 0-333-47494-5.</ref> Cultivated peaches are div
  88 KB (14,935 words) - 01:57, 5 March 2015
• Kitchen - Garden and Flower-Garden
  ...ct, some of the best and most attractive kitchen- gardens may be comprised of vegetables, fruit bushes and flowers,—all grown for the table and the hom ...ooked and that it shall form one essential part in an artistic subdivision of the property.
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