Stag's horn sumach is a shrub or small tree, 4-8 m high, often forming groups which develop from root suckers. Annual shoots are stout, rusty-brown, velvety hairy, with a prominent rust-coloured pith. The buds are small and rounded. Greenish flowers appear in June, followed by fruits ripening in October and remaining on the shrub throughout the winter. It throws out stump and root sprouts freely. Propagation is by means of seeds or root cuttings.
This shrub is a native of eastern North America from Indiana northward to Canada. It grows on rocky hillsides and dry banks, mostly on limestone. It requires abundant light but will grow on poorer and drier soils. It has been cultivated in Europe for several centuries, being valued for the vivid colouring of the foliage in the autumn and the ornamental fruits.
A shrub requiring semi-shade, it is completely frost-resistant and will grow on poorer soils where it has sufficient moisture. It is propagated readily by means of seeds and throws out a profusion of stump and root suckers. Ash from the wood was at one time used to make gun powder and the bark is used in medicine.
Tamarisk is a thin shrub or small tree, 2-7 m high. The shoots are slender and green to reddish brown. The short terminal twigs are shed together with the leaves. The buds arc small, the leaf buds slightly pointed, the flower buds round. The pink flowers are borne from June till the end of July. The capsules ripen and split in September. The seed retains its powers of germination for only a few weeks and must be sown in moist soil.
The orange-coloured fruits ripen at the end of September and remain on the plant late into the winter as they are only taken by birds when other fruits have been finished. This shrub has a widespreading root system and puts out root suckers, and is thereby a good plant for anchoring sand dunes. The roots have nodules containing nitrogen-fixing bacteria that enrich both shrub and soil with this important substance. The sea buckthorn is reliably propagated by means of seeds and root cuttings.
A native of southern and western Europe, it grows on coastal dunes as far north as Poland, Sweden and Norway. It is found mainly on gravelly and sandy deposits formed by streams and rivers and on sand dunes bordering the sea. It is a sun-loving species that does well even in poorer soils. It is planted in parks as an ornamental because of its attractive fruits; however, shrubs of both sexes must be close to one another to produce these. - 15266
This shrub is a native of eastern North America from Indiana northward to Canada. It grows on rocky hillsides and dry banks, mostly on limestone. It requires abundant light but will grow on poorer and drier soils. It has been cultivated in Europe for several centuries, being valued for the vivid colouring of the foliage in the autumn and the ornamental fruits.
A shrub requiring semi-shade, it is completely frost-resistant and will grow on poorer soils where it has sufficient moisture. It is propagated readily by means of seeds and throws out a profusion of stump and root suckers. Ash from the wood was at one time used to make gun powder and the bark is used in medicine.
Tamarisk is a thin shrub or small tree, 2-7 m high. The shoots are slender and green to reddish brown. The short terminal twigs are shed together with the leaves. The buds arc small, the leaf buds slightly pointed, the flower buds round. The pink flowers are borne from June till the end of July. The capsules ripen and split in September. The seed retains its powers of germination for only a few weeks and must be sown in moist soil.
The orange-coloured fruits ripen at the end of September and remain on the plant late into the winter as they are only taken by birds when other fruits have been finished. This shrub has a widespreading root system and puts out root suckers, and is thereby a good plant for anchoring sand dunes. The roots have nodules containing nitrogen-fixing bacteria that enrich both shrub and soil with this important substance. The sea buckthorn is reliably propagated by means of seeds and root cuttings.
A native of southern and western Europe, it grows on coastal dunes as far north as Poland, Sweden and Norway. It is found mainly on gravelly and sandy deposits formed by streams and rivers and on sand dunes bordering the sea. It is a sun-loving species that does well even in poorer soils. It is planted in parks as an ornamental because of its attractive fruits; however, shrubs of both sexes must be close to one another to produce these. - 15266
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