capitalized : a genus of shrubs and trees of the cashew family (Anacardiaceae) that are native to temperate and warm regions, have compound trifoliolate or pinnate leaves, and include some (as poison ivy, poison oak, and poison sumac) producing irritating oils that cause dermatitis see sumac,...
Without reaching the hardness of these trees some other ones can be considered very hard: the American cat’s claw acacia (Acacia greggii), the persimmon tree (Diospyros virginiana) the caria or hickory (Carya ovata), Engelmann oak (Quercus engelmannii), the California live oak (Quercus agri...
Cherry trees produce early fruit, which means their sap process starts earlier than most other fruit trees. The rising sap contributes to production of fruit and leaves and indicates the health of the plant. There are occasions, however, where an illness in the tree can produce an overabundance...
Suzuki 2005The maitake mushroom grows in clusters near the foot of oak trees and can reach 50 cm in base diameter. One bunch can weigh up to 45 kg (100 lbs). Maitake has a rippling, flowery appearance thought to resemble dancing butterflies, hence one of its common names, "dancing ...
Chir pine forest formed three major communities in Uttaranchal viz., sal-pine (Shorea robusta-Pinus roxburghii), pine pure stands and oak-pine (Quercus leucho-trichophora-Pinus roxburghii). These communities sustained various multiple-use trees and shrubs along with various edible mushrooms (eg. ...
trees which had been killed by the chestnut blight. In 1939, the National Youth Authority used these logs to begin building the cabins at the forestry camp facilities on Boardinghouse Branch. A Wildlife Restoration Area was established in part of the forest in 1947, and white-tailed deer, ...
There are actually hundreds of different species of trees, so making generalizations about something called "wood" isn't always that helpful: balsa wood is different from oak, which isn't quite the same as hazel, which is different again from walnut. Having said that, different types of wood...
Maple trees belong to the genus Acer and the family Sapindaceae. Maple trees are admired for their stunning display of fall leaf colors. This article is an in-depth look at the red maple, sugar maple, and silver maple trees.
Ginkgo fruit and pulp can cause severe allergic skin reactions and irritation ofmucousmembranes. Ginkgo might cause an allergic reaction in people who are allergic topoison ivy, poison oak, poison sumac, mango rind, orcashewshell oil. There is some concern that ginkgo leaf extract might increase...
A century of rigorous fire suppression practices has helped to create those large blazes we see on television because of a build-up of fuels like dead trees, leaves, and shrubs that would have been cleared if natural wildfires had been permitted to run their course. The fires currently blazing...