There are three main parts of a tree: Leaves, trunk and branches, and roots. Below we set out detailed anatomy illustrations showing all the parts of a tree; illustrations for each section of the tree. 1. Big picture tree anatomy Overview parts of a tree explained: Crown: This the top area of the tree an …
Seeing any tree with beautiful blue flowers will be a breathtaking experience. Blue flowers are scarce, but they do occur. Whether you’re wondering which trees have blue flowers or are planning a beautiful colorful garden, look at those trees with blue flowers. Related: Trees with Red Flowers | Trees with Orange Flowers 1. Blue Jacaranda …
Don’t you love it when trees let go of their flowers and give us the most wonderful display? This is usually in spring and summer when the world is about new growth, beginnings, and the promise of the sun that is to come. Of all the flowering trees, I always think the best are those …
If you want to create a beautiful garden, choosing trees with gorgeous flowers are an important consideration. Take a look at some of these amazing trees for your gardening! Related: Trees with Blue Flowers | Trees with Yellow Flowers | Trees with White Flowers | Trees with Red Flowers | Trees with Orange Flowers 1. …
Related: Trees with Blue Flowers | Trees with Purple Flowers | Trees with Yellow Flowers | Trees with Red Flowers | Trees with Orange Flowers 1. White Birch (Betula papyrifera) Sun needs: Partal Water needs: Bountfiul Soil pH: Acidic, neutral Hardness Zone: 2-7 Some people may know this tree as the paper birch because it …
It took me a while to come around to the taste of olives. In my youth, I found them bitter in taste and mushy in texture. As my palate matured, I began to like them more and more. I tend to eat olives as a snack with bread and oil. I am still not keen …
Are you searching for a tree that offers red flowers to complete your landscape design? The good news is that trees that have red flowers come in all shapes and sizes and can be grown indoors and outside. In addition, trees with red flowers are available as a smaller shrub to very large mature trees. …
Related: Trees with Blue Flowers | Trees with Purple Flowers | Trees with Yellow Flowers 1. Red Silk Cotton Tree (Bombax Ceiba) Sun needs: Shade tree, minimal Water needs: Medium Soil pH: Neutral Hardness zone: 10-12 Height: 60-75 feet This tree originated in northern Australia, but you are more likely to find it in other …
When you are building cabinets, reinstalling the floors for your apartment, or just a small end table, you will consider every type of wood available. Many people have easy access to both poplar and cedarwoods, as these trees are widely grown and easy to farm for general use. Poplar wood is a strong wood that …
Welcome to our gallery of fabulous backyard tree ideas. There is so much more than a backyard tree can offer than just shade or beautiful flowers. Trees provide so much to their community, animal, insect, and human life. Yards and gardens are often filled with many varieties of flora. Flowers and bushes are often the …
Mesquite trees are one of the most common types of trees found in parts of Mexico and the Southwestern United States. The mesquite tree is a member of the genus of leguminous trees Prosopis. This genus of tree includes about 40 species under its umbrella, including peanuts, clover, alfalfa, and beans. Mesquite trees are quite …
Locust trees belong to the pea family and are extremely fast-growing members of this family that also grow and thrive well in various types of environments. These trees are majorly found in Mexico and the eastern region of North America. There is a variety of types of locust trees in which some are popularly cultivated …
What Makes a Palm Tree a Palm Tree (Short Answer)? It’s an evergreen tree (yup) with no branches but instead a bunch of long feathrered shaped leaves crowning the top. They grow in warm regions. There are about 2,600 species worldwide. We set out the more common types of palm trees below. Related: Types of Trees …
Ficus Amplissima In North America, ficus amplissima is known as the bat fig tree or the Indian bat tree, whereas in India, it is commonly known as the Pimpri, prpri, pipiali, or bilibasari mara. This ficus tree is a very important fruit tree to the regions it is native to. The bat fig is a …
Quercus Virginiana Live oak trees are most commonly known as the southern live oak, as they are endemic to the extreme south of the United States. These trees are iconic of the deep old south, in places like Louisiana and Georgia. This is an evergreen tree species, with other common names like the Virginia live …
Magnolia Grandiflora Magnolia Grandiflora; known as either the southern magnolia tree or the bull bay tree, is a member of the magnoliaceae botanical family that is native to the most southeastern parts of the United States, but has been cultivated all over the world. Like all magnolia trees, the southern magnolia tree is known for …
Sequoiadendron Giganteum Giant redwoods are the only surviving member of the genus sequoiadendron. There are 3 members of the redwood family, the coastal redwood (sequoia sempervirens), the dawn redwood (metasequoia glyptostroboides), and the giant redwood. They are all part of the cupressaceae botanical family (cypress). This giant tree is also commonly known as the giant …
Metasequoia Glyptostroboide There are only 3 living species of redwoods, and each member belongs to its own genus. There is the coast redwood (sequoia sempervirens) which accounts for the tallest and oldest trees on the planet, the giant redwood (Sequoiadendron gigantism) which accounts for the largest trees on the planet, and then there is the …
Thuja Occidentalis Northern white cedars are one of the most popular ornamental conifers in North America. They are most commonly used as hedge and screen trees. They’re valued for their attractive evergreen foliage and dense crowns. Part of the cypress family (Cupressaceae), the northern white cedar tree is commonly known as an eastern white cedar, …
Thuja Plicata Western red cedars are evergreen coniferous trees that are part of the cypress family (cupressaceae), and are not actually part of the genus cedrus, which is the true cedar family. This causes a lot of confusion between cedars, junipers, and cypress, but there are many instances of casual tree names coming from other …
Cedrus Atlantica The atlas cedar tree is a proud member of the pine family (Pinaceae) and the genus Cedrus, meaning that it is a true cedar. There are many cypress and juniper species with common names indicating they are a cedar tree, like the northern white cedar tree, when they are actually part of a …
Chamaecyparis Thyoides The Atlantic white cedar may also be known by the names of Atlantic white cypress, southern white cedar, false cypress, or swamp cedar (because of their growing condition). This tree species is part of the Cupressaceae family (cypress) and is not actually a true cedar, which would be part of the genus Cedrus. …
Agonis Flexuosa Some of the coolest trees on the planet can be found in Australia, and agonis flexuosa is no exception. Most commonly known as the peppermint tree, they are also sometimes referred to as the Western Australian Peppermint tree, the Swan river peppermint tree, or the Australian willow myrtle tree (because of its weeping …
Cocos Nucifera Is there one specific image that your mind conjures when one utters the word “tropical”? Chances are it’s either a Pina Colada or a palm tree. This remarkable tree is remarkable for so many reasons, so stick around for a while and come get to know cocos Nucifera. Coconut palm trees are part …
Juniperus Occidentalis Juniperus occidentalis, or the western juniper tree, is a large shrub or small tree that is native to the western United States. Part of the Cupressaceae family, this tree only grows at the high altitudes in the rocky mountains of the Pacific Northwest. The juniper family is a proud botanical family. Members of …
Wollemia Nobilis There’s a chance that you’ve never heard of a Wollemi pine tree before, and there is good reason for that. This is a tree species that was only discovered in 1994, there are only 100 adult trees known to exist at this point in time, and they are one of the worlds oldest …
Tsuga Mertensiana Mountain hemlocks are a species of tree that is part of the Pinaceae botanical family and the genus tsgua. They are a native tree to the west coast of North America and are very closely related to the western hemlock tree (tsuga heterophylla). The scientific term mertensiana comes from a German botanist named …
Tsuga Heterophylla The western hemlock tree, or sometimes the western hemlock spruce tree, is a tree that is native to the west coast of North America in very specific ranges. They are an integral member of the Pacific Northwest coastal forest ranges, where they are a very successful climax species. Western hemlocks are the very …
Citrus Japonica/ Fortunella Japonica I’ll never forget the first time that I saw a kumquat tree in person. Walking down a quiet neighborhood in New Orleans, and spotting these gorgeous little fruit trees that seemed to be very popular choices for the locals’ front gardens and reaching over a short white picket fence to pluck …
Olea Europaea Where would we be in the world if we didn’t have olive trees? Salads would be dry without extra virgin olive oil, food would constantly be stuck to our pans, and pizzas would be significantly less adorned with little salty bombs of flavor. The olive is a small fruiting tree that is part …
Abies Fraseri The Fraser fir tree is a fir species that is native to the Appalachian mountains of the southeastern United States. This tree is very closely related to the Balsam fir tree (abies balsamea) and is sometimes considered as being a subspecies. Fraser firs are sometimes misspelled Frazier, Frasier, or Frazer; but the tree …
Cupressus Nootkatensis/ Chamaecyparis Nootkatensis ‘Pendula’ The Nootka cypress tree goes by many names. They are also referred to as the yellow cypress, weeping cypress, weeping Nootka cypress, weeping Alaskan cedar, Alaskan cypress, Alaskan cedar, Nootka cedar, yellow cedar, and finally, the Alaskan yellow cedar. The epithet nootkatensis comes from the First Nations people of Vancouver …
Corymbia Ficifolia/Eucalyptus Ficifolia Referred to as the Albany red flowering gum tree to locals, and as the red flowering gum tree to those who want to save a little time, this tree is a beautiful member of the Myrtaceae family and genus eucalyptus. It is a very small tree that is endemic to Western Australia. …
Tristaniopsis Laurina Tristaniopsis laurina is a tree species that is native to Australia. They are commonly called either a water gum tree or a kanooka tree. Water gums are part of the Myrtaceae botanical family and are very closely related to eucalyptus trees. These small trees are known for their easy care but slow growth …
Eucalyptus Camaldulensis Part of the Myrtaceae botanical family, the red river gum tree (sometimes called river red gum) is a familiar and iconic tree of the Australian outback. These trees are endemic to Australia, meaning that they have only ever grown naturally there, and nowhere else. There are many tree and plant species like this …
Larix Lyallii Larches are a very cool tree species. They grow in crazy remote and harsh places, they are long-lived, resilient, and turn a brilliant yellow autumn color in the fall. Larix lyallii, or the alpine larch tree, is also known by the names of the golden larch tree, the subalpine larch tree, the mountain …
Larix Occidentalis The western larch tree is a species of larch that is native to very specific regions in western North America. They will only grow in mountainous regions in British Columbia and Alberta in Canada, and Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana in the United States. This species is the most productive and prosperous of …
Magnolia Virginiana Sweetbay magnolia trees are one of the most beloved of the magnolia family (Magnoliaceae). They are well-loved for their glossy green leaves, showy white flowers that have a combined smell of vanilla and citrus, and their attractive crown shape. These trees can be either an evergreen magnolia (green leaves all year long) or …
Magnolia Fraseri You may have heard the mountain magnolia tree called by a different name. Folks also call it a mountain-oread, an ear leaf cucumbertree, and sometimes the Fraser magnolia tree as well. The scientific name for this tree comes from a Scottish botanist named John Fraser, who is responsible for bringing many wonderful North …
Magnolia Liliiflora Lily magnolia trees are the smallest of the genus magnolia. They are so small that they are often labeled as a shrub, though they are in fact a tree. Because of their open branching habit, it would be easy to mistake this small tree for a shrub. Lily magnolias are native to southwestern …
Prunus Avium Otherwise known as the wild cherry tree, the gean cherry tree, or most popularly, the bird cherry tree, the sweet cherry tree is a flowering plant that is a proud member of the rose family (Rosaceae). This cherry variety is best known for its contribution to fresh-eating cherries, whereas the sour cherry tree …
Prunus Cerasus The sour cherry tree goes by a couple of other names, including the tart cherry tree or the dwarf cherry tree. This small deciduous tree is native to certain parts of Europe and southwestern Asia, though they have been naturalized all over the world since their early cultivation. These trees are very closely …
Fagus Sylvatica The European beech tree is a member of the Fagaceae botanical family. The beech forest natural range occurs, as you guessed it, all over Europe. They grow in abundance in Sweden, France, England, Portugal, Spain, Turkey, and many other places as well. This deciduous tree has an average life expectancy of between 150-200 …
Ficus Carica The common fig tree is a member of the mulberry family, the genus ficus, and is a flowering plant that is native to the Mediterranean and Western Asia. Since its early cultivation, the common fig tree has now been naturalized in various locations in North America as well. It is known that the …
Pyrus Communis Either referred to as the European pear tree or the common pear tree, this tree is a small deciduous variety that is native to central and eastern Europe, as well as southwestern Asia. Pear trees are a very important fruit tree to temperate regions, along with apple trees and peach trees. It is …
Prunus Persica The peach tree is part of the genus prunus, which is host to members like apricots, almonds, plums, a cherries. These are all members of the rose family (Rosaceae) and many of them are drupes. Drupes are fleshy fruits that contain one single large seed in the center, these are also referred to …
Malus Domestica The common apple tree i the most cultivated tree on the entire planet, and the apple tree is the most widely grown species in the entire genus malus. These deciduous trees are short but very important to farmers and small-scale apple growers alike. The apple trees that we know today all originated from one …
Cupressus Arizonica/ Hesperocyparis Arizonica The Arizona cypress tree is native to very specific regions in North America. They will only grow in the southwestern United States, and they exist in very scattered populations rather than in significant stands. This coniferous evergreen tree grows at a medium rate and is a rather short-lived tree — usually …
Fitzroya Cupressoides The Patagonian cypress tree is part of the cypress family (cupressoides) and genus fitzroya. It is a coniferous evergreen. This means that the tree possesses cones instead of flowers, and does not shed its foliage seasonally as a deciduous tree would. These tall trees are native to southern Chile and Argentine, specifically growing …
Araucaria Araucana There’s a good chance that you’ve seen a monkey puzzle tree and were marveled by its strange appearance. This evergreen conifer tree is the hardiest species of the genus araucaria, that both the Norfolk island pine and bunya tree are both members of as well. Some people know the monkey puzzle tree as …