… 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 … regions of Asia, Europe and North America. Only Fagus grandifolia , the American beech, is native to the U.S. and Illinois. A single species, Fagus sylvatica or the European beech, … oaks, beech trees are long-lived and slow growing hardwood trees. The fruit produced annually is commonly called a beech nut and is beloved by wildlife. Beech trees are majestic shade trees …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… 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 … regions of Asia, Europe and North America. Only Fagus grandifolia , the American beech, is native to the U.S. and Illinois. A single species, Fagus sylvatica or the European beech, … oaks, beech trees are long-lived and slow growing hardwood trees. The fruit produced annually is commonly called a beech nut and is beloved by wildlife. Beech trees are majestic shade trees …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… 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 … regions of Asia, Europe and North America. Only Fagus grandifolia , the American beech, is native to the U.S. and Illinois. A single species, Fagus sylvatica or the European beech, … oaks, beech trees are long-lived and slow growing hardwood trees. The fruit produced annually is commonly called a beech nut and is beloved by wildlife. Beech trees are majestic shade trees …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… 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 … regions of Asia, Europe and North America. Only Fagus grandifolia , the American beech, is native to the U.S. and Illinois. A single species, Fagus sylvatica or the European beech, … oaks, beech trees are long-lived and slow growing hardwood trees. The fruit produced annually is commonly called a beech nut and is beloved by wildlife. Beech trees are majestic shade trees …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… 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 … regions of Asia, Europe and North America. Only Fagus grandifolia , the American beech, is native to the U.S. and Illinois. A single species, Fagus sylvatica or the European beech, … oaks, beech trees are long-lived and slow growing hardwood trees. The fruit produced annually is commonly called a beech nut and is beloved by wildlife. Beech trees are majestic shade trees …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… dramatic banana plant ( Musa x paradisiaca ), a hybrid of Musa acuminata x Musa balbisiana , is a member of the Musaceae family often incorrectly referred to as a tree. It is actually a large perennial herb, with succulent, very juicy stems that arise from a fleshy … in whorled double rows along the floral stalk. Hardy in USDA Zones 9 to 11, the banana plant is an ornamental, tropical-looking houseplant that in the Chicago area should be grown indoors in …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Slender deutzia is a small shrub with thin, arching branches and small, toothed leaves. It grows to only 2 to 4 feet in height and is recommended for use in mass planting, hedges, or shrub borders. This native of Japan blooms in … small, single and white, borne in abundant clusters covering the entire shrub. Slender deutzia is grown for its lovely flower display; it is a graceful late spring-flowering small shrub. The …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… The Wollemi pine is often described a living fossil as before its discovery in 1994 it was only known through the … all the individuals of the original locations are genetically indistinguishable, this tree is genetically identical to those survivors. The Wollemi pine is not a true pine tree, but a member of the Araucariaceae family which includes the Bunya and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… A plant is one of my favorite gifts, both to give and receive. I am, however, not inclined to throw out … of anything bright, colorful, fragrant, and alive! Tossing out leftover wrapping paper is one thing, but pitching out a moth orchid whose blossoms have withered is a dastardly deed. A few simple conservation techniques applied through winter and spring will …
Type: Plant Info
… ‘Blaze’ is an herbaceous peony that can produce up to 20 scarlet red single blossoms per plant. Peony bloom time is classified as early, mid, and late; ‘Blaze’ is an early bloomer, usually early May in the Chicago area. It grows to 28 inches tall, taking on …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
