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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 ...
The sugar maple also exhibits a greater susceptibility to pollution than other species of maple. Acid rain and soil acidification are some of the primary contributing factors to maple decline. Also, the increased use of salt over the last several decades on streets and roads for deicing purposes has decimated the sugar maple's role as a street ...
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 ...
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.
Lagunaria: lagunaria trees; Lagunaria patersonia: cow itch tree; primrose tree; Norfolk Island hibiscus; pyramid tree Malvaceae (mallow family) Thespesia: thespesia trees; Thespesia populnea: portia tree; milo Malvaceae (mallow family) Melastomataceae: melastome family; Tetrazygia: tetrazygia trees; Tetrazygia bicolor: Florida tetrazygia
Native Americans used the sap of wild trees to make sugar, as medicine, and in bread. They used the wood to make baskets and furniture. [7] An infusion of bark removed from the south side of the tree is used by the Mohegan as cough medicine. [16] The Cherokee take an infusion of the bark to treat cramps, menstrual pains, dysentery, and hives. [17]
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. The thick, corky bark is coloured grey, it forms a layer up to 20 centimetres (7.9 in) thick. [5] It is a long-lived species with a generation length of 50 to 100 years. [2]