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Scientific Name - Betula alba Synonyms - Popular names - mesteacan. Distribution and Habitat - originating from northern Europe to eastern Asia, increases in association with petreae Quercus, Fagus sp. and Abies sp. Description - tree 20 m tall, stem right, cylindrical, 40-60 cm diameter. Bark white, smooth, flaking in circular strips to form the trunk ritidom black, deeply cracked. Crown irregular, thin shoots, stems pendent, warty, glabra. Leaves rare diamond-ovate, 3-7 x 3-4 cm, top acuminata, base cunea or cropped, double-side evenings, stems 2-3 cm pendulum. Unisexuat Flowers monoecious, clustered in Amenti, the men formed fall 2-3 to the top of the shoots, female flowers appear in spring, in the form of elongated cones. Blooms in April-May, anemofila pollination. Rate of growth - and growing rapidlyin youth. Tolerance - do not tolerate shading and dry atmosphere. Resistant to cold and air pollution. Requirements - Reaven soils in sunny exhibitions. Propagation - by seeds, in September, immediately after harvest. Spread seeds on the soil surface and then cover it with leaves. Cultivars - elegans'''- thin branches, recurbate from the base, pendula stems, small leaves. Properties and Uses - ornamental species, crown shape and color through decorative bark, in parks and gardens. Yellowish white wood without heartwood, light, elastic, soft. The bark is rich in tannins, is used in cosmetics.
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Quercus cerris L. - Turkey Oak
Quercus cerris - a species native to south-eastern Europe, cultivated as an ornamental tree, singly or in small groups. Hamamelis mollis
Species from China (Anhui, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Sichuan), at altitudes of 800-1400 m, where grows beside Quercus serrata , Corylopsis sinensis , Castanea seguinii , Rhododendron simsii , Hosta ventricosa and Linder sp. . Juglans regia - Common Walnut
Tall tree, 30 meters high. Right strain, vigorous, can reach up to 1m in diameter, has a large crown, spherical, globular and dense. Bark smooth, silvery-gray, split lengthwise in old age, with dark gray ritidom. Lujerii thick, glabra, autumn green-brown, dark buds. Prunus armeniaca - apricot
Prunus armeniaca - shrub or small tree, native of northeastern China, knew and cultivated worldwide for its edible fruit. The seeds of Prunus armeniaca extract oil used in perfume industry, cosmetics and pharmacy. Aglaia odorata
Aglaia odorata is a tree native to Southeast Asia and grown as an ornamental tree throughout the Pacific Rim. In the Philippines, a decoction of roots is used as a drink to reduce fever. Magnoliopsida
Achillea clavenae
Achillea clavenae - grows on alpine and subalpine meadows, limestone at 1500-2600 m altitude, southern and southeastern Europe. Aconitum lycoctonum
Aconitum lycoctonum - is specifically pitetul 'lycoctonum' derives from Greek 'lyco' - wolf and 'chthonos' - land, land of wolves. In the past, the juice of this plant used to poison meat against wolves and foxes. Legousia speculum-veneris - Venus looking-glass
French botanist Legousia is dedicated Legouz name of Garland, founder of the botanical gardens in Digione 1773; speculum-veneris = mirror of Venus because of the corolla form. Speculum-Veneris Legousia can become invasive of cereal fields. Trollius europaeus
Trollius europaeus - grows in mountain meadows and subalpine, easy nitrofila at 500-2100 m altitude. Anchusa italica Retz. - Ox tongue, large miruta
Anchusa italica species is a perennial or biennial, erect stem, up to 150 cm high, much branched, rarely simple, hispida. Originally from the Mediterranean. |
 
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