Plants > Fabaceae
The Kentucky Coffeetree (Gymnocladus dioicus) is a majestic, ancient legume tree that produces the largest leaves of any native tree in North America, with colossal twice-compound leaves spanning up to three feet long. An evolutionary anachronism whose rock-hard,...
Plants > Theaceae
The Loblolly Bay (Gordonia lasianthus) is an elegant, evergreen wetland tree belonging to the tea family (Theaceae), native to the mystical blackwater swamps and pocosins of the American Southeast. Celebrated for its handsome, leathery dark green foliage and its...
Plants > Rhamnaceae
The St Helena Olive (Nesiota elliptica) is a tragic icon of modern plant extinction and the sole species belonging to the monotypic genus Nesiota, endemic strictly to the remote volcanic island of Saint Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean. Despite its common name, it...
Plants > Fabaceae
The Toromiro (Sophora toromiro) is an extraordinary and sacred legume tree that was once an integral component of the native forest canopy on Easter Island (Rapa Nui). Possessing dense, finely grained, beautiful reddish wood, it was historically revered by the...
Plants > Deciduous Trees
The Vine Maple (Acer circinatum) is an enchanting, multi-stemmed small tree that forms the vibrant understory heart of Pacific Northwest temperate rainforests. Renowned for its tortuous, vine-like arching branches that snake through deep shade beneath towering Douglas...
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