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The Judas tree (Cercis siliquastrum) is 10–15 m tall tree native to the south of Europe and southwest Asia. It is found in Iberia, southern France, Italy, Bulgaria, Greece, and Asia Minor, and forms a low tree with a flat spreading head. In early spring it is covered with a profusion of magenta flowers which appear before the leaves.
Chorizema cordatum is an erect, scrambling or climbing shrub that typically grows up to 1 m (3 ft 3 in) high and 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) wide. Its leaves are heart-shaped, 30–50 mm (1.2–2.0 in) long with a stipule at the base of the petiole, and often have wavy, toothed or lobed edges.
Its leaves are dotted with resin glands [2] [3] The leaf base is cordate (heart-shaped) [2] [3] [4] Young shoots are not hairy. [4] It is generally diploid (28 chromosomes) [2] Since many of these characteristics vary from tree to tree, ideally several of these characteristics should be noted before making a positive identification.
Leaves are hairless, of two sorts. Small, scale-like leaves adhere to the underground rhizomes, while larger green, heart-shaped leaves emerge above ground. Flowers are formed one at a time, on the ends of the rhizomes. [3] [4] [5] Foliage Hexastylis arifolia Hexastylis arifolia flower, cut to reveal the internal structures.
The annual plant grows during the warmer seasons, germinating in the spring and flowering in the summer. Velvetleaf's leaves are large and heart-shaped with pointed tips at their ends, which grow alternately at different points along the length of the stem. The leaves are attached to thick, long stems, and when crushed, release an odor. [4]
Cercidiphyllum magnificum, known as the large-leaf katsura [2] or magnificent katsura tree, [3] is a species of flowering tree in the family Cercidiphyllaceae native to Honshu, Japan. It is sometimes called caramel tree for the light, sweet smell it emits during leaf fall, sometimes compared to cotton candy (candyfloss) or "freshly baked ...
Arborists revised those calculations in 2006 after examining samples of a limb that had blown down in a high wind. The limb was estimated at 226 years, leading some arborists to believe the bur ...
Antigonon leptopus is a species of perennial vine in the buckwheat family commonly known as coral vine or queen's wreath.This clambering vine is characterized by showy, usually pink flowers that can bloom throughout the year and large, heart-shaped leaves.