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A Tree Sacred and Deadly

Ancient people's regarded yew trees as magical or sacred, but they often used their wood for deadly purposes

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The British Oak

Oak trees are inextricably linked with Britishness, for if there is a national tree that stands as a symbol of the island of Britain it is the mighty oak.

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American Chestnut by Susan Freinkel: The Life, Death, and Rebirth of a Perfect Tree

American Chestnut by Susan Freinkel traces the cultural, political, and scientific events that describe the life, death, and rebirth of a perfect tree.

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Eastern Redbud: Spring's Early Pleasing Pastel of Magenta Pink

New World native Eastern redbud is one of the first trees to flower in spring.

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Grapefruit Trees: An Anatomical Tour of Citrus x paradisi

Every part of a grapefruit tree exudes grace. Citrus x paradisi has a generous, giving anatomy, with a use for every part.

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Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida): Spring's Early Pink, Red, Salmon, or White Pastels

Flowering dogwood (Cornus florida), a New World native flowering tree, gloriously proclaims the arrival of spring with its pastel flowers.

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Grapefruit Ethnobotany: Generous Versatility of Citus x paradisi as Food Sources and So Much More

Grapefruit trees add beauty and commercial value to the landscape. All parts of a grapefruit tree have a use, of which the best known and most beloved is as a food source.

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UGLI Fruit (Citrus reticulata x Citrus paradisi): Beauty Is Not Just Skin Deep

UGLI fruits are native to the Caribbean island of Jamaica. Seemingly unattractive exteriors give no hint of their delicious, luscious, nutritious interior.

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Grapefruit Cultivation: The Realities of Back Yard Grapefruit Tree Growing

Grapefruit trees are not found in only orchards. They also may flourish in back yards and in greenhouses.

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Socotra Cucumber Tree (Dendrosicyos socotrana): Isolated Isle's Weird Fantastic Vulnerable Tree

Socotra's Indian Ocean remoteness auspiciously preserves unusual plants, such as its threatened cucumber trees, and promotes eco-tourism but inauspiciously lures pirates.

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Socotran Fig Tree (Dorstenia gigas): Extraordinary Forms of a Near Threatened Bottle Tree

Socotran Fig Trees, common fig's distant, wild relatives, grow wild only on Socotra in the Indian Ocean. This near-threatened bottle tree responds to precise growing conditions.

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Grapefruits: Forbidden Fruits or Monstrous Oranges?

Grapefruit's origins are shrouded in mystery. The juicy fruit previously was known as "forbidden fruit" and thought to be an orange. A grapefruit by any name is alluring.

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Apples and Their Trees

Apple trees may be cultivated in back yards, greenhouses, and orchards.

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Socotra Dragon's Blood Tree (Dracaena cinnabari): Vulnerability of Intricately Branched Giving Tree

Dragon Blood Trees growing wild only on Yemeni island of Socotra offer ornamental or practical uses of their parts. This vulnerable species responds to precise growing conditions.

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Socotra Pomegranate Tree (Punica protopunica): The Vulnerable Predicament of the "Other Pomegranate"

Lesser known precursors of modern pomegranates, environmentally vulnerable Socotran Pomegranate Trees, grow wild only on Socotra and may be propagated by cuttings, grafts or seeds.

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Socotra Frankincense Tree (Boswellia socotrana): Island of the Phoenix and Its Vulnerable Incense

Socotran Frankincense Trees growing wild only on Socotra are vulnerable to climate and land use patterns but respond to cultivation under proper growing conditions.

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Tenerife Dragon Tree: A Woody Plant of Ancient Lineage Becomes the Canary Islands' Icon

Tenerife, an idyllic Atlantic Ocean island, is home to a world-famous woody plant known as the Tenerife Dragon Tree.

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Schefflera-actonophylla

The schefflera actonophylla tree is grown in tropical and sub-tropical areas of the world. It's the parent plant to the schefflera arboricola plant which is a common houseplant.

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