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Glasshouses - Cambridge University Botanic Garden.
... ), Swietenia sp (mahogany) and Cabomba (kapok). The magnificent Ficus benjamina with its skirt of aerial roots is commonly grown in its juvenile state as a house plant. Shrubs include Cinchona from ... cochleata, the national flower of Belize. The tree stumps show the growth form known as buttress roots. These massive fins at the trunk base probably help stabilise forest trees in areas subject ...
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Clivia species nova
... places, plants occurred in big clumps with individuals as high as 1.8 m with buttress roots, but those in dryer, rocky habitats are noticeably 'stockier'. Plant size The biggest of the ... to 1.8 metres high, with an aerial stem of up to 450 mm with buttress roots when growing in swampy conditions. Leaves The smooth soft leaves are rounded at the tip ...
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Comparison Chart
... mm 3 mm 3 mm Stem non-aerial non-aerial aerial to 450 mm with buttress roots when growing in swampy conditions non-aerial aerial, up to 3 m in mature specimens ...
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Forestry Commission - News - autumn gold has arrived at bedgebury pinetum
... to the Dawn Redwood but has a rounded crown, greyish bark and produces knee like buttress roots in order to help it breath. In late autumn in turns a lovely rusty brown ...
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Bats
... rot holes at the ends of branches, down to the cavities that are formed under buttress roots. Although, one aspect of these sites appears to be similar, where bats are found, they ...
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APOCYNACEAE
... well-known tropical ornamental plants (Oleander, Frangipani, Allamanda, Mandevilla). Many are large trees with buttress roots found in rainforests, some are smaller, evergreen or deciduous trees, shrubs or climbers from ... of rubber. This sap is often toxic. Characteristics of this Plant Family: Leaves, Stem & Roots ~ Leaves are simple and undivided, and are either opposite or in rings around the ...
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Glossary of Tree Terms—The Tree Guide at Arborday.org
... of individual plants. knees The tree trunk in wet conditions exhibits a broad buttress with protrusions from the roots. leaf scar The mark left on the twig where the leaf was previously ...
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Arbor Advisor - Summer 2005 - Collier Arbor Care
... 2005 FALL 2006 > To Mulch or Not To Mulch > Girdling Roots > Featured Tree: Kousa Dogwood (Cornus Kousa) > Austin Family Award A ... develop girdling roots. The root flare is the area at the base of the trunk that swells out to become a buttress for roots entering ... with removal of girdling roots. As the tree gets larger and the encircling roots more severe, the removal of the roots must be balanced ...
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Bonsai Tree - Bonsai Soil and Pots - Proper Soil and Pots for a Healthy Bonsai Tree - The Helpful Gardener
... tree down onto the mound of soil, eliminating air pockets. Mist the roots. Back fill half the depth of the pot with your coarse ... the tree in the pot. Cut off excess wire. Mist the roots. Finish filling the pot with your finer soil. Use your chopstick ... dry out your roots and kill them. Make sure your root buttress (where they flare out) is visible. In our shallow mounded pot the buttress should ...
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Bonsai Watering Help
... already well positioned. I'm not a fan of the girdling wire to create a buttress; I like to start cuttings from the tree itself and graft them around the butress ... to learn that timing, be it every two or every three days that allows the roots to breathe but stay moist; squiggle a finger into the soil and if it's ...
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