Trees
Trees of Tennessee: 42 Common Native Trees (and 4 to Avoid)
The most common trees in Tennessee are red maple, tulip poplar (the state tree), white oak, chestnut oak, sugar maple, hickories, sweetgum and Virginia pine, with
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Trees of New York State: 21 Common Native and Street Trees
About 60% of New York State is forest, and most of it is northern hardwood forest of sugar maple, red maple, American beech and yellow birch,
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Trees of North Carolina: Common, Oak & Flowering Trees
North Carolina has three distinct regions, the Mountains, the Piedmont and the Coastal Plain, and each has its own tree cover. Oak-hickory forest dominates the mountains,
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Trees of California: Common Trees & Native Pines
California holds three world records for trees. It has the tallest (a coast redwood called Hyperion, about 380 feet), the largest by volume (the General Sherman
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Trees of Washington State: 27 Common Native Trees (and 3 Not to Plant)
Washington’s most common trees are conifers. West of the Cascades, where winters are wet and mild, the forests are Douglas fir, western hemlock and western red
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Trees of Oregon: 32 Common Native Trees (and 3 Not to Plant)
Almost half of Oregon is forest, and conifers dominate it. West of the Cascades, where rain is heavy, the forests are Douglas fir, western hemlock and
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22 Sweet Cherry Tree Varieties (and Which Need a Pollinator)
The first thing to know when choosing a sweet cherry is pollination. Most sweet cherries, including Bing, Rainier and Royal Ann, can’t pollinate themselves and need
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24 Hawthorn Tree Varieties for Gardens, Fruit and Wildlife
The best hawthorns for gardens are Washington hawthorn, ‘Winter King’, thornless cockspur and Lavalle hawthorn. They are small trees, 20 to 30 feet tall, with white
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11 Pine Trees in Australia: Native and Introduced Species
Australia has no native true pines. Every tree in the genus Pinus growing there was brought in, mostly for timber: Monterey (radiata) pine makes up most
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14 Smoke Tree Varieties: Purple, Green and Gold
The best way to choose a smoke tree is by leaf color. Purple-leaved varieties such as ‘Royal Purple’, ‘Velvet Cloak’ and ‘Grace’ are the most popular.