Plants Blog
Friday, 14 March 2014
Year 3 Plants blog: Sorbus aria; 'Whitebeam'
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A deciduous medium sized tree often with the appearance of a shrub with a spreading and sometimes domed crown. The leaves have a green ...
Thursday, 13 March 2014
Malus domestica; 'Apple'
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There are around 25 species of Malus in the northern temperate region, and are generally planted for the fruit which these trees yield,...
Calluna vulgaris; 'Heather'
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Heather can dominate large areas of heath, moor and bog, it likes poor acidic, sandy or peaty soils.It’s a low growing bushing evergree...
Urtica dioica; 'stinging nettle'
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A very common plant in a wide range of habitats, sunny and shaded and preferably rich in nutrients, especially phosphates and prefers d...
Larix decidua; 'Larch'
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The bark becomes increasingly fissured with age, with the bark thickening over time also. The branches grow horizontally from the trunk...
Galanthus nivalis; 'snowdrop'
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Commonly found in damp woodlands and other shady places, a very noticeable species which flowers January to march. Snowdrops ar...
Wednesday, 12 March 2014
Metasequioa glyptostroboides; 'Dawn Redwood'
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Originally from south west china but now has become a popular garden and city plant often found in commercial areas as a form of decora...
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