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Rhus ovata, commonly known as sugar bush or sugar sumac, [1] is a shrub or small tree found growing in the canyons and slopes of the chaparral and related ecosystems in Southern California, Arizona, Baja California and Baja California Sur. It is a long lived-plant, up to 100 years, and has dense evergreen foliage that make it conspicuous.
A sugar shack among the trees of a sugar bush (1872) After tapping (c. 1902) Sugar bush refers to a forest stand of maple trees, scientifically known as Acer saccharum, [1] which is utilized for maple syrup. This was originally an Indigenous camp set up for several weeks each spring, beginning when the ice began to melt and ending when the tree ...
Protea (/ ˈ p r oʊ t iː ə / [2]) is a genus of South African flowering plants, also called sugarbushes (Afrikaans: suikerbos).It is the type genus of the Proteaceae family. [3]About 92% of the species occur only in the Cape Floristic Region, a narrow belt of mountainous coastal land from Clanwilliam to Grahamstown, South Africa.
Acer saccharum, the sugar maple, is a species of flowering plant in the soapberry and lychee family Sapindaceae. It is native to the hardwood forests of eastern Canada and the eastern United States. [3] Sugar maple is best known for being the primary source of maple syrup and for its brightly colored fall foliage. [4]
The Comfort Maple Tree, Pelham, Ontario. The Comfort Maple tree is an individual sugar maple (Acer saccharum) located in Comfort Maple Conservation Area in the Town of Pelham, Ontario. The tree is estimated (not based upon a complete ring count) to be about 500 years old. [1] [2] If correct, it would make this one of the oldest sugar maple ...
P. roupelliae roupelliae, on the other hand, may grow to be a small tree of about 8 metres in height. [3] Protea roupelliae is placed in the subfamily Proteoideae, which is found mainly in Southern Africa. This subfamily is defined as those species having cluster roots, solitary ovules and indehiscent fruits.
Protea neriifolia, also known as the narrow-leaf sugarbush, [4] [5] [6] oleander-leaved sugarbush, [4] blue sugarbush, [4] [7] or the oleanderleaf protea, [citation needed] is a flowering plant in the genus Protea, [6] which is endemic to South Africa.
Protea comptonii habitus. This plant is a smallish tree, 4–8 metres (13–26 ft) tall, with a rounded, open crown and a trunk up to 50 centimetres (20 in) in diameter.