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Cover photo for Conifers With Scale-Like Leaves: What Makes a Leaf?

Conifers With Scale-Like Leaves: What Makes a Leaf?

Japanese falsecypress (Chamaecyparis pisifera), Arizona cypress (Hesperocyparis arizonica), Eastern arborvitae (Thuja occidentalis), and Leyland cypress (X Hesperotropsis leylandii) are examples of …

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Is That Mole Cricket Damage?

According to entomologists at NC State University, over the past several years mole crickets have become the number one …

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Do Ginkgo Trees Produce Fruit?

Ginkgo trees (Ginkgo biloba) produce something that certainly looks like a fruit, but these trees are actually gymnosperms. Gymnosperms …

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Datura vs. Brugmansia

Do the names Datura and Brugmansia represent the same plant? No – but these two genera are in the …

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Loblolly Pine or Shortleaf Pine?

Loblolly pine (Pinus taeda) may sometimes be confused with shortleaf pine (Pinus echinata), but a comparison of foliage and …

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