“Darwin’s Barberry is native to Chile and Argentina. It can grow to 13 feet in height and was discovered by Charles Darwin in South America in 1835. It is one of the many species named in honour of him. The flowers are bright orange found in drooping clusters over a long period in spring. The […]
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Daripalli Ramaiah, a 68 year old is credited by people for planting over 10 million trees!
He is on a mission to bring back India’s green cover and on March 2015, his efforts were acknowledged and he was felicitated by President Pranab Mukherjee at National Innovations and Outstanding Traditional Knowledge Awards. He is a native of Khammam, Telangana in India and is better known locally as ‘Chetla Ramaiah’, Chettu means tree. […]
Tree House by Dan Phillips
“One man’s rubbish is another man’s gold’ and Dan Phillips has proven that age old truism through his construction business. The Tree House is located 35 feet above the ground on top of a Bois d’arc tree and consists of a complete main house, a working art studio and a large patio area. It features […]
Amazing Cypress Trees Tunnel at KPH Station, California!
This almost heavenly entrance way leads to the historic KPH Point Reyes Receiving Station in USA. The Monterey cypress tree tunnel is a signature landscape feature that evokes some of the prestige of the Radio Corporation of America. Native to California, the Monterey cypress can live a few hundred years reaching a height of 40 […]
Cucumber tree
“Cucumber tree is native to North America. It is a large forest tree that can reach a height of around 100 feet. A tree in Ohio, USA measures 8 feet in diameter and 96 feet tall. It is named for its immature fruits as they appear like a cucumber. These fruits later turn red and […]
Crack Willow
Crack Willow is often found along the banks of streams and rivers. It is a fast-growing tree and can reach a height of 50 to 100 feet. It flowers from April to May and is known to attract wildlife. It gets its name as it is very susceptible to wind, ice and snow and parts […]
Crab’s Eye seed
“Crab’s Eye seeds were once used to weigh gold in India! Native to India, its seeds are called ratti in Hindi and are very consistent in weight. These seeds were used to weigh gold using a measure called a ‘Ratti’, where 8 Ratti is 1 Masha and 12 Masha is 1 Tola (11.6 Grams). In […]
Cocoa Tree
“Cocoa Tree is famous worldwide for its beans used in making chocolate. It can grow up to 30 feet in height and its fruit is long, yellow when ripe and called a pod. The pod contains around 20 to 60 seeds that is the main ingredient of chocolate. The seed contains a significant amount of […]
Coastal Maire
“Coastal Maire is native to New Zealand and some surrounding islands. It can grow to 20 feet in height. The berries are eaten by birds and can be found from January to April. Its flowers are white in colour and found from October to January. It is an attractive tree and known for its hard […]
Cloud forest
“A Cloud forest is also called a fog forest. The sun has a hard time breaking through this thick veil of clouds and this causes a slower rate of evaporation thus providing the plants with a bounty of life-giving moisture. Much of the moisture available to plants arrives in the form of fog drip, where […]