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  • … to be the first species of coffee to have been cultivated in southwest Arabia, grown there for more than 1,000 years. It now accounts for 75- 80 percent of the world's coffee production. This knee-high, evergreen bush has an open …
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  • … Cardinal is one of the more popular cultivars of the native redosier dogwood and is notable for the coral or cherry red of its stems in winter. In late spring it produces small white … Members of the genus Cornus , commonly known as dogwoods, are welcome in the home garden for their multi-season interest -- be it flowers, fruit, foliage, and/or bark -- and their range …
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  • … The Bailey dogwood is a cultivar of the native redosier dogwood and is notable for its bright red winter stems. It does not have the stoloniferous (spreading) habit of the … Members of the genus Cornus , commonly known as dogwoods, are welcome in the home garden for their multi-season interest -- be it flowers, fruit, foliage, and/or bark -- and their range …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … flowers in the spring give way to edible berries that ripen in early summer and can be used for making pies and preserves. Members of the genus Amelanchier offer four seasons of interest -- … attractive foliage color in fall and interesting bark/branch structure in winter. Common names for amelanchier include juneberry and serviceberry and refer to the blueberry-like fruit edible …
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  • … introduction from Princeton Nurseries in New Jersey. Its oval habit makes it a good candidate for narrower home spaces. The white blooms in spring followed by bird-friendly black fruit in … attractive foliage color in fall and interesting bark/branch structure in winter. Common names for amelanchier include juneberry and serviceberry and refer to the blueberry-like fruit edible …
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  • … eat them. Masses of fragrant white blooms cover this native shrub in spring providing nectar for birds and pollinating insects. Extra large dark purple-black fruit and brilliant red fall … will be diminished. It tolerates a wide variety of soils, even boggy soils, making it suitable for a range of gardens and uses such as borders, rain gardens, screens and hedges. Viking does …
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  • … Crimson Frost birch is notable for its purple foliage and white exfoliating bark. It requires consistently moist soils to thrive … ornamental feature is the usually colorful golden fall foliage. Given their preference for cool weather and acid soil and their susceptibility to bronze birch borer infestations, birch …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … Native to western China, the Chinese red birch is notable for its orange brown bark that peels off in thin layers, which are creamy white when first … ornamental feature is the usually colorful golden fall foliage. Given their preference for cool weather and acid soil and their susceptibility to bronze birch borer infestations, birch …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … DAKOTA PINNACLE® or Fargo Asian white birch was developed at North Dakota State University for its birch borer resistance and unusual columnar habit. The primary ornamental feature of … ornamental feature is the usually colorful golden fall foliage. Given their preference for cool weather and acid soil and their susceptibility to bronze birch borer infestations, birch …
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  • … DURA-HEAT® river birch is a newer introduction notable for its disease and pest resistance, heat tolerance, attractive whitish exfoliating bark and … ornamental feature is the usually colorful golden fall foliage. Given their preference for cool weather and acid soil and their susceptibility to bronze birch borer infestations, birch …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant