A few decades ago, tea olive trees (often accompanied by azaleas and camellias) were standard landscape components in Central Florida. Indeed, the species (Osmanthus fragrans) was cherished for ...

It's tea olive, the glossy-leaved shrub known by the scientific name Osmanthus fragrans. Commonly, you can call the plant tea ...

Despite its exalted namesake, the Tree of Heaven is a legitimate nightmare to control. The fast-growing tree — up to 1 inch a week in some documented instances, according to botanist John Knapp ...

Scientists first surmised it was a candidate for the “Judean Balsam” or “Balm of Judea,” a highly fragrant tree or shrub exclusive to the region and cultivated in antiquity. Judean Balsam ...

The ficus tree features a leafy crown of ... producing unobtrusive white blooms that are fragrant. Sweet olive and other types of osmanthus shrubs do fine in unclipped hedges, producing ...

Anise tree (Illicium spp ... producing unobtrusive white blooms that are fragrant. 11. Osmanthus (Osmanthus spp.) 11. Osmanthus (Osmanthus spp.) Hardy in USDA Zones 7 through 11, It doesn ...

There is an old adage that says the best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago and the second-best time is today. That rings true in autumn in Greater Columbus as September and October can be the ...

Nutmeg (Myristica fragrans Houtt.) is a spice that comes from a tropical evergreen tree native to Indonesia. It's been used as a spice since the Middle Ages and is a key ingredient in popular ...

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. How many types of trees are there in the United States? A U.S. Forest ...

Study Reveals Urban Trees Suffer More from Heat Waves and Drought Than Their Rural Counterparts Aug. 13, 2024 — A recent study details how trees in New York City and Boston are more negatively ...

It’s 4 p.m. in Joshua Tree National Park and the air temperature is hovering around 99 degrees — relatively mild for an August afternoon. But at ground level, the sand along the popular Hidden ...

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