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Bois Dentelle Facts The somewhat poetic term of Bois Dentelle serves as the generally accepted term for an exceedingly beautiful variety of tree. Quite unfortunately, this marvel of Nature also qualifies as one of the rarest known species of tree in the entire world. Also bearing the truly cumbersome scientific name of the Elaeocarpus Bojeri, […]Read More
Monkey Puzzle Tree Facts The eye-catching term of Monkey Puzzle Tree serves as the colloquial name for the Araucaria araucana. And in many ways, the name fits perfectly. This plant species also remains an ancient one that often gets called a living fossil. The completely unique name for the tree also originated in the year […]Read More
Cannonball Tree Facts Quite amazingly, the attention-grabbing term of Cannonball Tree serves as the common name for the Couroupita guianensis. This truly awesome tree quite clearly stands out. It also represents a highly distinctive tree native to only a specific portion of the world. This remarkable and fascinating species, however, now exists in cultivation in […]
Bismarck Palm Facts Perhaps most notably, the remarkable Bismarck Palm evolved as native to a small, isolated part of the world. However, in the past few decades, the truly fascinating species has become quite popular as an ornamental. This, at least, helps to ensure the continued survival of this species, which also represents the only […]
Dawn Redwood Facts Perhaps most notably, the magnificent Dawn Redwood forms one of only three known varieties of redwood trees known to man. That fact alone makes it worthy of note, to those who appreciate the grandeur and majesty of these large-growth trees. The great majority of botanists, however, had believed the fabulous species to […]
Korean Fir Facts This fabulous example of the wonders of nature bears the common name of the Korean Fir. Among professional researchers, however, it has a different somewhat harder to pronounce name. That’s because its official scientific designation is Abies koreana. The famed British explorer and collector of plants, Ernest Henry Wilson, made the first […]
Ackee Tree Facts Perhaps most notably, the amazing Ackee Tree is a species that many people outside of its native habitat remain completely unaware of. Its scientific name, Blighia sapida, actually honors Captain William Bligh, who first introduced the species to science, in England, in 1793. In a rather interesting quirk of Nature, the unripe […]
Jackfruit Tree Facts Firstly, the astonishing Jackfruit Tree constitutes the species of tree that produces the largest known tree-borne fruit on earth. Furthermore, although now extensively cultivated in parts of the world, it evolved as native to a highly restricted habit range. In addition to the many uses for its enormous fruit, the wood of […]
Boojum Tree Facts Firstly, the extremely unique and fascinating variety of flora known as the Boojum Tree possesses a highly distinctive physical nature. Secondly, as a result, the fabulous plant easily stands out from other related species. Furthermore, its rather colorful and quite memorable common name was taken from the famous poem by Lewis Carroll. […]
Jabuticaba Facts Remarkably, the truly unique Jabuticaba constitutes a one-of-a-kind tree that also happens to inhabit a highly restricted range of the world. The most obvious and immediately recognizable feature of this particular species, though, involves its fruit. That statement remains true because of one simple fact. That’s the utterly unparalleled manner in which its […]
Kauri Tree Facts Better known by its common name of the Kauri Tree, the magnificent Agathis australis inhabits a highly restricted habit range. Its common name also derives directly from the language of the indigenous Maori people, who inhabit its native territory. It also represents an extremely long-lived species. Many individual trees have stood for […]
Rainbow Eucalyptus Facts The living kaleidoscope known as the absolutely beautiful Rainbow Eucalyptus forms the only species of eucalyptus tree endemic to the Northern Hemisphere. It can also now be found growing in numerous other parts of the world. This has come about due to its (eminently understandable) popularity as an ornamental tree. Yet beauty […]
