such as feather-like leaf arrangements and erect stout trunks that can reach heights of 9 to 19 feet (3 to 6 m) or more. Its elongated leaves can display dark green and bluish green colors, depending on the species and location. These rare plants’ most distinguishing feature is a cylindr...
Many clematis are deciduous climbers, but the family also has non-vining kinds that develop much more like herbaceous perennials. A couple of varieties are evergreen. While many clematis varieties are aromatic, especially those with smaller blooms, the scent of almonds is strongest from the evergr...
On sites with trees producing litter with a low C/N ratio (the deciduous species), the organic Oe layer was narrow or absent and a thick organomineral A layer was evident. On sites with trees producing litter with a high C/N ratio (the evergreen species), in contrast, a thick Oe ...
The raw material for cork products is harvested from the cork oak tree (either the evergreen Quercus suber or the deciduous- Quercus occidentalis). The trees typically reach a height of 40-60 ft (12-18 m) and a trunk circumference of 6-10 ft (2-3 m). Virtually all of the world'...