Monthly Archives: August 2011

Evergreen Conifers

Conifers provide atmosphere, texture and color in the winter. evergreen spruce juniper Juniperus scopulorum Atmosphere in the garden: evergreen artworks. Winter evergreens play a glorious role in the garden. They provide color, sparkle in the sun, give shelter. Deciduous trees … Continue reading

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willing Wilg

Willow trees as well as beautiful and useful in the ornamental garden Cooperative willow Erratic form, often low to the ground like little men, then high and large, gnarled and bent, the willow graces the Dutch polder landscape. It is … Continue reading

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Propagation through layer stacking

Stack = low or stratify treatment of the hard seeds such as nuts, afterwards better seeding Self trees and bushes rear, from the very beginning, it is perhaps not so easy but definitely worth considering. Here I would like step … Continue reading

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Hemlock Tsuga canadensis Canadian hemlock, eastern hemlock

Or hemlock Tsuga canadensis is a beautiful conifer that to us as an ornamental tree in parks and cemeteries are planted Hemlock Western hemlockTsuga canadensis (Bot.) – Canadian (Eastern) Hemlock Canadian hemlock, eastern hemlock (Eng.) Pruche the Canada (French) Kanadische … Continue reading

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Taxus baccata: pruning, planting, varieties, pests, origin, …

Taxus baccata yew or Yew is a slow growing tree or shrub, which is 15 meters high. With its dark green, soft needles make it a gloomy impression. In autumn the bright red berries appear like a jewel between the … Continue reading

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Or the bald cypress Taxodium

Taxodium distichum or bald cypress Bald cypress Taxodium or Taxodium distichum (botanical name) Bald cypress, swamp cypress (English) Cyprès de la Louisiane, cypress Chauve (French) Sumpfzypresse (German) Taxodiaceae – moerascipresfamilie Cypress swamp is found among us sometimes in parks, botanical … Continue reading

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Tough trees in winter

Let yourself be impressed by the strong winter silhouette of sturdy trees Tough guys Tough guys like this plane, showing their true nature in winter. Let yourself be impressed by the strong winter silhouette! Even in the month of January … Continue reading

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Sorbus torminalis or elsbes or Sorb apple tree

Elsbes or Sorbus torminalis is a beautiful small tree that is suitable for the garden Elsbes Sorbus torminalis (Bot.) Sorb apple tree (Eng.) Alisier TorMinal (French) Elsbeere (German) Rosaceae – Rose family The most famous feature of the elsbes is … Continue reading

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Rowan Sorbus domestica or peer Service tree

Rowan Sorbus domestica or the peer is an old fruit tree with fake fruits as big as a cherry or plum peer Rowan Sorbus domestica (Bot.) Service tree (Eng.) Sorbier domestique (French) Speierling, Haus-Eberesche, Sperberbaum (German) Rosaceae – Rose family … Continue reading

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Sorbus aucuparia – rowan

Sorbus aucuparia, or rowan: species, location, origin, characteristics, … English: Rowan French: Sorbie German: Eberesche or Vogelbeere Family: Rosaceae (rose family) 1.Herkomst and naming The Rowan Tree is native to Europe, western Siberia and Asia Minor. It flowers in May … Continue reading

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