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AT A GLANCECommon Name: Australian BaobabScientific Name: Adansonia gregoriiType: Flora (Pachycaul Deciduous Tree / Baobab, Malvaceae)Size: Height: 9–15 m (30–50 ft); Trunk circumference: 10–25 m (33–82 ft)Weight: Mature trees weigh 30–80 metric tons (largely stored...
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AT A GLANCECommon Name: Western Australian Christmas TreeScientific Name: Nuytsia floribundaCategory: PlantsSubcategory: TreesSize: Tree height: 26–33 ft (8–10 m); Can reach up to 40 ft (12 m)Weight: Mature woody tree biomass: several metric tons; the world’s...
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AT A GLANCECommon Name: Madagascar BaobabScientific Name: Adansonia madagascariensisCategory: PlantsSubcategory: TreesSize: Height: 35–65 ft (10–20 m); Trunk diameter: 10–16 ft (3–5 m)Weight: Wood biomass contains up to 80% water by weightLifespan: 500–1,000+...
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AT A GLANCECommon Name: Fony BaobabScientific Name: Adansonia rubrostipaCategory: PlantsSubcategory: TreesSize: Height: 16–40 ft (5–12 m); Trunk diameter: 6–13 ft (2–4 m)Weight: Massive succulent woody biomass storing thousands of gallons of waterLifespan: 500–1,000+...
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AT A GLANCECommon Name: TanoakScientific Name: Notholithocarpus densiflorusCategory: PlantsSubcategory: TreesSize: Height 20 to 45 m (65 to 148 ft); trunk diameter 0.6 to 1.5 m (2.0 to 4.9 ft)Weight: Heavy, dense evergreen hardwood tree weighing tens of tonsLifespan:...
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AT A GLANCECommon Name: Golden ChinquapinScientific Name: Chrysolepis chrysophyllaCategory: PlantsSubcategory: TreesSize: Height 15 to 35 m (50 to 115 ft); trunk diameter 0.5 to 1.0 m (1.6 to 3.3 ft)Weight: Medium to large evergreen forest tree with dense...
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AT A GLANCECommon Name: Canyon Live OakScientific Name: Quercus chrysolepisCategory: PlantsSubcategory: TreesSize: Height 10 to 25 m (33 to 82 ft); massive spreading crown width up to 30 m (100 ft)Weight: Dense, exceptionally heavy hardwood timber treeLifespan: 300 to...
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OverviewThe Eastern Redbud (Cercis canadensis) is one of the most beloved, breathtaking, and culturally celebrated native flowering deciduous understory trees in North America. Belonging to the legume family (Fabaceae), this small, graceful tree heralds the arrival of...
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OverviewThe Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda), celebrated as the principal economic workhorse of the southern American timber industry, is the most abundant and commercially vital pine species across the southeastern United States. Dominating millions of acres of coastal...
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OverviewThe Sassafras (Sassafras albidum), affectionately celebrated as the ‘root beer tree’, is one of the most aromatic, culturally historic, and botanically enchanting deciduous trees native to North America. Belonging to the laurel family (Lauraceae),...
