Plant 8: Leaves- needle-like, alternate, pinnately / bipinna…
Plant 8: Leaves- needle-like, alternate, pinnately / bipinnately compound, linear-lanceolate. Buds- alternate, near tip of stem rounded, with overlapping sharp-pointed scales. Fruit- short-stalked cones. Bark- attractive reddish brown, fibrous bark. ‘Cypress knees’ in swamps, lateral roots. Plant 8 Genus:
Read DetailsPlant 10: Leaves are alternate, pinnately compound with 5 le…
Plant 10: Leaves are alternate, pinnately compound with 5 leaflets, tip acuminate, margin finely toothed, yellow fall foiliage. When bruised or crushed can have faint aroma of apples. Fruit is a round nut and splits at 4 angles, seed is edible and sweet, feeds wildlife. Bark is dark gray and separates or peels into long, thin plants that give the tree a shaggy appearance. Plant 10 Genus:
Read DetailsPlant 7: Leaves are alternate, compound, pinnate to bipinnat…
Plant 7: Leaves are alternate, compound, pinnate to bipinnate. Flowers are yellow and hang down in a panicle, very showy. Fruit is a papery, 3-valved capsule similar to a Chinese lantern. Lenticels located on stem and pith solid white. Plant 7 Genus:
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