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Ariadne's Forest - Trees and Forests of the World, especially California
... Lewington and Edward Parker): Fig (Ficus), sacred to many in Asia. Baobab, the world's widest tree, whose trunk can store more than 30,000 gallons of water Welwitschia mirabilis, the Namibian survivalist tree, which grows without rain for 3 years in every 4, and can live ...
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Forestry Glossary: B is for ... bark, biomass, and boreal
... and roots of a tree. A relatively waterproof layer that protects the tree from insects, fungus, etc., and stops it from drying out. As the trunk grows, for many trees, the bark cracks as it expanded around the trees. beak (n.) A firm and ...
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Forestry Glossary: D is for ... deciduous, dendrology, and desertification
... ... deciduous, dendrology, and desertification Welcome to Ariadne's Forest Glossary Glossary: D is for ... deciduous, dendrology, and desertification. by Ariadne Unst Glossary of D... Forest and Tree Home, Glossary pages: ... with indehiscent. deliquescent branching (n.) A mode of branching in trees where the trunk divides into many branches. No central axis is left. Example: elms. dendrochronology (n ...
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Forestry Glossary: T is for ... taiga, tap root, and tree ring
... nutrients and supports the plant. tree Using Little's definition quoted in Trees and Shrubs of California by John Stuart and John Sawyer, a tree is a woody plant with: one erect perennial stem or trunk ... moist or dry. Vegetation predominantly evergreen. tropical rain forest See rain forest. trunk (n.) The main stem of a tree. tuber (n.) A short, thickened underground stem with numerous buds. tuff (n ...
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Fig Trees of Africa and Asia: Banyan, bodhi fig, common fig, and sycamore fig.
... Nebudda banyan) and small stems (3000 for that same tree). Banyan is sacred in India, China, southeast Asia. Bodhi fig (Ficus religiosa). A large, fast-growing deciduous tree. Smooth grey bark, fluted trunk. Heart-shaped leaves on long, thin stems. These shimmer easily in a light breeze. The bodhi (or bo) tree is revered by ...
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Trees of Africa and Australia: Baobab (Adansonia digitata and other species).
... tree, with new leaves appearing in late spring or early summer. A. digitata's leaves have 5-to-7 leaflets, which can seem to be like fingers (hence "digitata"). Shape and Trunk: A fat tree, due to its short, thick, grey trunk. May be the widest trunk ...
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The Tree Spirit in Us
... And so it is with us. We describe our body as a "trunk" and our legs and arms as "limbs." We are part of and the result of what we call a "tree of life." This tree grows from roots that began in ancient times. You can honor and ...
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Book recommendation 'Sierra Nevada Tree Identifier.'
... tree line, trees may be stunted so that they appear more like shrubs. Paruk defines a tree as "a woody plant with a single trunk ... each tree. The text describes the attributes of the tree and its usual occurrence (elevation and preference for east or west slope). Key to Broad-Leaved Trees guides you through the broad-leaved trees, with illustrations and ...
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Coast Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) - Ancient Tree of California.
... (like giant sequoia foliage) from the tree-tops. Redwoods are evergreen. They shed older needles in autumn, turning the forest floor vermillion. Shape and Trunk: Average mature (several hundred years old) trees are 200-plus feet tall with diameters of 10-plus feet. The heartwood of redwood bright vermillion and highly tannin, ...
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Giant Sequoia (Sequoiadendron Giganteum) - Ancient Tree of California.
... and pointed sharply. Typically 0.1 inch (0.3 cm) to 0.2 inch (0.5 cm) long. Giant Sequoias are evergreen. Shape and Trunk: The world's largest tree, with height 150 feet (46 m.) to 250 feet (76 m.), and diameter 10 feet ( ... the Giant Sequoia called 'the world's biggest tree'? Because of the width of its trunk, the Giant Sequoia grows to contain ...
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