… Description: This slow-flying carrion eater is sometimes found on the ground feeding on dead fish, but is usually seen flying over, mostly in pairs or small groups. …
Type: Birding
… to a height of 60 feet with full sun to partial shade and moderate moisture conditions. It is a specimen in a hedge and is resistant to deer. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Green Roof Garden atop the Daniel F. and Ada L. Rice Plant Conservation Science Center is open to the public — it's one of just a few rooftop gardens you can actually walk through, so … and evaluation sites. In fact, one of the important roles of the Green Roof Garden is to expand knowledge about the types of plants well suited for midwestern rooftop gardens. Because expertise is still evolving, only a limited palette of plants is now used by most gardeners. On both sides, …
Type: Plant Info
… The autumn garden is full of late-season color: bold dahlias and asters, pastel Japanese anemones, dusky chrysanthemums, and sunny goldenrods. But there is another group of plants flowering at this time, although the "blossoms" are not quite what you … ) The arching green foliage forms large mounds and sends up pink bottlebrush flower heads. It is not hardy but is a good choice for containers or massed in annual beds. 'Rubrum' is an …
Type: Plant Info
… RENAISSANCE REFLECTION® is a cultivar of the iconic paper bark birch tree reported to be resistant to bronze birch borer, which is known to infect the species in the southern portion of its native range. This cultivar is also more heat resistant than the species. The primary ornamental feature of birch trees is …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Tilia cordata ‘PNI 6025’ Greenspire™ is a magnificent shade tree with a strong, spire-like shape throughout its life; fragrant yellow … fragrant yellow flowers with tan bracts hanging below the branches in early summer. The fruit is not ornamentally significant. The rough gray bark is not particularly outstanding. Greenspire linden will grow to be about 50 feet tall at …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The Large-leaf European beech is distinctive for its unusually large leaves. The foliage is deep green and somewhat glossy. A wide range of cultivars of the European beech have been … or gold); they are often featured as specimen trees where space permits. The smooth gray bark is an attractive feature of the species. The genus Fagus includes 10-13 species of the beech …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The Oakleaf European beech is so named because its lobed leaves somewhat resemble the shape of an oak leaf, but the deep green glossy coloration is typical of the European beech. A wide range of cultivars of the European beech have been … or gold); they are often featured as specimen trees where space permits. The smooth gray bark is an attractive feature of the species. The genus Fagus includes 10-13 species of the beech …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The Quercina European beech is so named because its lobed leaves somewhat resemble the shape of an oak leaf, but the deep green glossy coloration is typical of the European beech. A wide range of cultivars of the European beech have been … or gold); they are often featured as specimen trees where space permits. The smooth gray bark is an attractive feature of the species. The genus Fagus includes 10-13 species of the beech …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… has a semi upright shape with outwardly oriented branches and densly packed leaves. The result is a somewhat irregular compact shape. It can be trained as a small tree or as a multistem shrub. It would work well in small spaces, as an accent, in a container and as a bonsai. It is very slow growing, about four inches a year, and ultimately only reaching 6 feet in height. … Silva of Crispin's Creations Nursery in Molalla, OR and named after his son Chris. The Ginkgo is an ancient deciduous conifer and evidence has been found which shows this tree coexisted with …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
