Byline: Greg Bolt The Register-GuardCORVALLIS - Afghanistan probably has more land mines than trees, but forester Robin Rose can't wait to get back there.Rose, a forest regeneration scientist at Oregon State University, spent just two weeks in the war-torn nation last summer, but ever since...
1. (Plants) a small widely cultivated rosaceous tree, Prunus amygdalus, that is native to W Asia and has pink flowers and a green fruit containing an edible nutlike seed 2. (Cookery) the oval-shaped nutlike edible seed of this plant, which has a yellowish-brown shell 3. (Cookery) (mo...
Reply toJane 5 years ago I don’t have anything for sale that focuses only on US stuff, although being published in the US, most of my stuff has a slight bias towards North American species. Here’s an article that does this:https://www.wood-database.com/wood-articles/common-us-hardw...
Apples are native to central Asia and Afghanistan, although they now grow in Australia, the Americas, Europe, and Asia. They are a worldwide fruit phenomenon beloved by many different cultures. Each variety has growing preferences, and with hundreds of options, there is surely an apple that wi...
This slow-growing, long-lived tree native to the southern Rocky Mountains makes a great specimen tree in the landscape, where its small size is perfect. It is a dwarfish species that can be used as a shrub or allowed to grow to small tree sizes. ...
It is a slow-growing palm with wide leaves (up to 1ft long) with fronds that are slightly arched. It is native to Australia and is also fondly calledparadise palm.It loves bright and indirect light and is generally low maintenance. It is pricey though. ...
Also known as the Imodi pine, this one is native to the Himalayan region. It is common in Asian forests (Afghanistan, China, Bhutan, and Nepal). Although it is not as sturdy as other pines, it is still used in woodworks especially in construction and in making furniture. It could grow...
The onslaught pushing these native populations to less productive lands is only exacerbated by climate change, another byproduct of insufficiently checked individualist development of the West, the United States leading the charge. A death knell is ringing for White American culture and its global ...
Backing allowed designs that were impossible to make in wood alone, such as short but powerful bows. Reinforced self-bows were common to indigenous peoples of North America3637When the Spanish introduced horses on the continent, Native Americans were quick to note the advantages of shooting from ...
In its native Persia (Iran) and Afghanistan, the drought-tolerant pomegranate (Punica grana-tum) is not just popular, it is revered; it was believed that one seed in every fruit came from paradise itself. The name "pomegranate" means "many-seeded apple", referring to the plethora of seeds...