"the rings on its trunk were counted, it was found to be about 200 years old. A new dule tree, grown from a cutting taken from the old one, a plane tree or sycamore maple now stands on the original site. John or Johnny Faa, King of the Gypsies is said to have been hanged from the Cassillis Dule Tree, together with some of his supporters. On the Water of Minnoch is a deep pool known as the 'murder hole' in which a family from Rowantree dumped their victims; they were caught, confessed and were the last to be hanged"
"the close resemblance of both trees. One might mistake it as a tree with effectively no branches, but in fact a ""Polyalthia"" allowed to grow naturally (without trimming the branches out for decorative reasons) grows into a normal large tree with plenty of shade. Common names include false ashoka, the Buddha tree, Indian mast tree, and Indian fir tree. Its names in other languages include ""Ashoka"" in Sanskrit, ""Unboi"" (উনবৈ) or ""Debadaru"" (দেৱদাৰু) in Assamese, ""Debdaru"" in Bengali and Hindi, ""Asopalav"" (Gujarati), ""Glodogan tiang"" (Indonesian), ""Ashok"" in Marathi and ""Nettilinkam"" நெட்டிலிங்கம் in Tamil, and araNamaram: അരണമരം (Malayalam). The False ashoka"
"American botanist Solomon White Conrad. False Rosemary is adapted to dunes and open, scrubby areas. It is a woody perennial shrub, often with masses of white to lavender blooms in the early spring or fall. These blooms attract several species of bees. ""Conradina"" often has a scrubby appearance; however some plants seem to have a denser habitus. ""Conradina"" is found growing in association with sand pines and oaks, and may be a pioneer species in disturbed areas. Terpenes released from False rosemary are allelopathic, and suppresses the growth of grasses. This is thought to help prevent wildfires. The plants are"
"of plane trees in the genus ""Platanus"", the prefix ""pseudo-"" (from Ancient Greek) meaning ""false"". However, the two genera are in different families that are only distantly related. ""Acer"" and ""Platanus"" differ in the position in which leaves are attached to the stem (alternate in ""Platanus"", paired or opposite in ""Acer"") and in their fruit, which are spherical clusters in ""Platanus"" and paired samaras (winged fruit) in ""Acer"". The common name ""sycamore"" originally applied to the fig species ""Ficus sycomorus"", the sycamore or sycomore referred to in the Bible, that is native to southwest Asia. Other common names for the"
"Pseudotsuga Pseudotsuga is a genus of evergreen coniferous trees in the family Pinaceae (subfamily Laricoideae). Common names include Douglas fir, Douglas-fir, Douglas tree, and Oregon pine. ""Pseudotsuga menziesii"" is widespread in western North America and is an important source of timber. The number of species has long been debated, but two in western North America and two to four in eastern Asia are commonly acknowledged. Nineteenth-century botanists had problems in classifying Douglas-firs, due to the species' similarity to various other conifers better known at the time; they have at times been classified in ""Pinus"", ""Picea"", ""Abies"", ""Tsuga"", and even ""Sequoia""."
"The Travellers and the Plane Tree The travellers and the plane tree is one of Aesop's Fables, numbered 175 in the Perry Index. It may be compared with The Walnut Tree as having for theme ingratitude for benefits received. In this story two travellers rest from the sun under a plane tree. One of them describes it as useless and the tree protests at this view when they are manifestly benefiting from its shade. The historian Plutarch quotes Themistocles as applying the fable to himself, saying 'that the Athenians did not honour him or admire him, but made, as it"
"tree include false plane-tree, great maple, Scottish maple, mount maple, mock-plane, or Celtic maple. The sycamore is a large, broadleaved deciduous tree that reaches tall at maturity, the branches forming a broad, domed crown. The bark of young trees is smooth and grey but becomes rougher with age and breaks up into scales, exposing the pale-brown-to-pinkish inner bark. The buds are produced in opposite pairs, ovoid (approximately oval in shape) and pointed, with the bud scales (the modified leaves that enclose and protect the bud) green, edged in dark brown and with dark brown tips, 0.5–1 cm (0.2-0.4 in). When"
"Hippobromus pauciflorus Hippobromus pauciflorus (Afrikaans: Baster-perdepis = False horse urine), commonly known as false horsewood, is a small South African semi-deciduous tree occurring on the margins of forest, stream banks and in scrub forest. Frequently growing as a tall, slender sapling and accordingly prized as wattle for hut-building. Leaves 75 mm to 150 mm long, paripinnate with some 5 pairs of leaflets which are extremely variable in shape, wedge-shaped at the base, entire, dentate or deeply lobed, sessile and winged on the rachis between leaflets. Panicles up to 75 mm long and many-flowered. Fruits are about 8 mm in diameter,"
"The tree is commonly used because of its resilience to warm weather, its benefits as a shade tree, resistance to breakage and tolerance of urban pollution. When quarter-sawn the timber has a distinctive and highly decorative appearance of dark reddish-brown flecks against a lighter background and is known as lacewood. Platanus × acerifolia Platanus"" × ""acerifolia, the London plane, London planetree, or hybrid plane, is a tree in the genus ""Platanus"". It is often known by the synonym Platanus"" × ""hispanica. It is usually thought to be a hybrid of ""Platanus orientalis"" (oriental plane) and ""Platanus occidentalis"" (American sycamore). Some"
"Platanus × acerifolia Platanus"" × ""acerifolia, the London plane, London planetree, or hybrid plane, is a tree in the genus ""Platanus"". It is often known by the synonym Platanus"" × ""hispanica. It is usually thought to be a hybrid of ""Platanus orientalis"" (oriental plane) and ""Platanus occidentalis"" (American sycamore). Some authorities think that it may be a cultivar of ""P. orientalis"". The London plane is a large deciduous tree growing , exceptionally over tall, with a trunk up to or more in circumference. The bark is usually pale grey-green, smooth and exfoliating, or buff-brown and not exfoliating. The leaves are"
"tree that cannot be used because it is 'knotty and ill-favoured'. Two hundred years later Roger L'Estrange included the story in his ""Fables of Aesop and Other Eminent Mythologists"" (1692) and was followed shortly afterwards by Edmund Arwaker in his verse collection, ""Truth in Fiction"" (1708). All teach that one should be content with one's looks for 'beauty is often harmful'. 20th century illustrations from books online The Travellers and the Plane Tree The travellers and the plane tree is one of Aesop's Fables, numbered 175 in the Perry Index. It may be compared with The Walnut Tree as having"
"It often grows in association with oneseed juniper ""(Juniperus monosperma)"", alligator juniper ""(J. deppeana)"", true pinyon ""(Pinus edulis)"", gray oak ""(Quercus grisea)"", skunkbush sumac ""(Rhus trilobata)"", mountain mahogany ""(Cercocarpus breviflorus)"" and antelope bitterbrush ""(Purshia tridentata)"". Fendlera rupicola Fendlera rupicola, commonly known as the cliff fendlerbush or the false mockorange, is a shrub that grows in dry locations in the south central mountain regions of North America. The fendlerbush is a deciduous shrub that grows one to three metres tall. The branches are tough and wiry, grey with furrowed bark. The leaves are opposite, oblong, entire, thick and twisted, with three"
"Platanus orientalis Platanus orientalis, the Old World sycamore, or Oriental plane, is a large, deciduous tree of the Platanaceae family, growing to or more, and known for its longevity and spreading crown. The species name means 'eastern'. (In comparison, the 'western' plane (or American sycamore) is named ""Platanus occidentalis"") The eastern plane's original distribution was eastward from the Balkans. The tree was called ""platane"" in ancient Greek history and literature and by related names in continental Europe. Equally well known in Asia and from Anatolia to India and usually called ""chinar"" or ""chenar"". In the Kashmir Valley region, the native"
"in dry to moist habitats, ranging from bogs, marshes, wet woods to dry woods, and dry to damp sandy thickets False chinaroot is listed as extirpated in Pennsylvania, endangered in New York, and threatened in Maryland. Smilax pseudochina Smilax pseudochina is a perennial herb in the greenbriar family. It is commonly called bamboo vine or false chinaroot. Its range extends up the Atlantic Coast of the United States, from Long Island in New York State south to Georgia. ""Smilax pseudochina"" is a climbing herbaceous vine which grows up to 2 meters (7 feet) tall, the thornless stems only live one"
"where Hanuman first meets Sita. A popular tree known as ""false ashoka tree"" or even as ""ashoka tree"", ""Polyalthia longifolia"", is cultivated to resemble the growth pattern of erect ""pillar-like"" Mediterranean cypress trees. It is a popular park and garden plant, much used in landscaping on the Indian subcontinent, known also as ""Devadaar"" or ""Debdaru"". This tree can easily be distinguished by its compound leaves and very different flowers. Ashoka flowers are red (initially orange in color) while False Ashoka flowers are apple green in color. Ashoka fruits look like broad beans containing multiple seeds while false ashoka fruits are"
"use of these trees is as ornamental trees, especially in urban areas and by roadsides. The London plane is particularly popular for this purpose. The American plane is cultivated sometimes for timber and investigations have been made into its use as a biomass crop. The oriental plane is widely used as an ornamental and also has a number of minor medicinal uses. Most significant aspects of cultural history apply to ""Platanus orientalis"" in the Old World. The tree is an important part of the literary scenery of Plato's dialogue Phaedrus. Because of Plato, the tree also played an important role"
"no vertices, if such are allowed) has depth and height −1. A ""k-ary tree"" is a rooted tree in which each vertex has at most ""k"" children. 2-ary trees are often called ""binary trees"", while 3-ary trees are sometimes called ""ternary trees"". An ""ordered tree"" (or ""plane tree"") is a rooted tree in which an ordering is specified for the children of each vertex. This is called a ""plane tree"" because an ordering of the children is equivalent to an embedding of the tree in the plane, with the root at the top and the children of each vertex lower"
"side bud to become the new leader, can create picturesque angling trunks and branches on older specimens. It is also widely planted horticulturally as a landscape tree in public landscapes and private gardens. New appreciation for how it shades sun in summer and lets sun through in winter has led to its use in green architecture and sustainable design. The aesthetics of its bark and its overall form add interest. Platanus racemosa Platanus racemosa is a species of plane tree known by several common names, including California sycamore, western sycamore, California plane tree, and in North American Spanish aliso. ""Platanus"
"Amorpha Amorpha is a genus of plants in the pea family, Fabaceae. All the species are native to North America, from southern Canada, most of the United States (US), and northern Mexico. They are commonly known as false indigo. The name ""Amorpha"" means ""deformed"" or ""without form"" in Greek and was given because flowers of this genus only have one petal, unlike the usual ""pea-shaped"" flowers of the Faboideae subfamily. ""Amorpha"" is missing the wing and keel petals. The desert false indigo or indigo bush (""Amorpha fruticosa""), is a shrub that grows from 3 m to 5 m tall. The"
"peels off or exfoliates easily in irregularly shaped patches, producing a mottled, scaly appearance. On old trunks, bark may not flake off, but thickens and cracks instead. There are two subgenera, subgenus ""Castaneophyllum"" containing the anomalous ""P. kerrii"", and subgenus ""Platanus"", with all the others; recent studies in Mexico have increased the number of accepted species in this subgenus. Within subgenus ""Platanus"", genetic evidence suggests that ""P. racemosa"" is more closely related to ""P. orientalis"" than it is to the other North American species. There are fossil records of plane trees as early as 115 million years (the Lower Cretaceous)."
"tortrix moth ""Cydia illutana"" have been specifically recorded on ""P. menziesii"". A California Native American myth explains that each three-ended bract is the tail and two tiny legs of a mouse that hid inside the scales of the tree's cones during forest fires, and the tree was kind enough to be its enduring sanctuary. A Douglas-fir species, ""Pseudotsuga menziesii"", is the state tree of Oregon. Pseudotsuga Pseudotsuga is a genus of evergreen coniferous trees in the family Pinaceae (subfamily Laricoideae). Common names include Douglas fir, Douglas-fir, Douglas tree, and Oregon pine. ""Pseudotsuga menziesii"" is widespread in western North America and"
"Pioneer Cabin Tree The Pioneer Cabin Tree, also known as The Tunnel Tree, was a giant sequoia in Calaveras Big Trees State Park, California. It was considered one of the U.S.'s most famous trees, and drew thousands of visitors annually. It was estimated to have been more than 1,000 years old, and measured in diameter; its exact age and height were not known. The tree was topped before 1859. It fell and shattered during a storm on January 8, 2017. The Pioneer Cabin Tree got its name from its distinctively hollow trunk, partially burnt by lightning strikes and forest fire."
"Prometheus (tree) Prometheus (recorded as WPN-114) was the oldest known non-clonal organism, a Great Basin bristlecone pine (""Pinus longaeva"") tree growing near the tree line on Wheeler Peak in eastern Nevada, United States. The tree, which was at least 4,862 years old and possibly more than 5,000, was cut down in 1964 by a graduate student and United States Forest Service personnel for research purposes. Those involved did not know of its world-record age before the cutting, but the circumstances and decision-making process remain controversial. The tree's name refers to the mythological figure Prometheus, who stole fire from the gods"
"plane (""P. × hispanica""; hybrid ""P. occidentalis × P. orientalis"") is planted instead. The terms under which the New York Stock Exchange was formed are called the ""Buttonwood Agreement,"" because it was signed under a buttonwood (sycamore) tree at 68 Wall Street, New York City in 1792. The sycamore made up a large part of the forests of Greenland and Arctic America during the Cretaceous and Tertiary periods. It once grew abundantly in central Europe, from which it has now disappeared. It was brought to Europe early in the 17th century. Platanus occidentalis Platanus occidentalis, also known as American sycamore,"
"Mississippi Valley dialect of French spoken at the time, referred to either the American sycamore or the red maple, both of which resembled the European plane tree either in their palmate leaves or similar bark. This meaning of ""plaine"" survives in Canadian French: ""Plaine"" or ""Plaine rouge"" refers to an Acer rubrum and Acer saccharinum is sometimes named a ""plaine blanche"". The English word for the plane tree came from the 14th century Old French word ""la plane"". Since the later 18th century, the French word for the plane tree has evolved into ""le platane"". As the Latin name for"
"Hungry Tree The Hungry Tree is a tree in the grounds of the King's Inns in Dublin, Republic of Ireland. An otherwise unremarkable specimen of the London plane, it has become known for having partially consumed a nearby park bench. It has become a tourist attraction and is frequently photographed. The Hungry Tree was the subject of a campaign by Green Party politician Ciarán Cuffe to ensure its preservation. The tree lies just inside the south gate of the grounds of the King's Inns (the Irish inn of court) on Constitution Hill in Dublin. It is a London Plane (""Platanus"
"searching in vain for nectar. ""Enemion biternatum"" is listed as a schedule 1 threatened species in Canada, where only 6 populations were reported in southwestern Ontario. It is listed as an endangered species in Florida, where it has only been reported in Jackson and Washington counties. Enemion biternatum Enemion biternatum (syn. ""Isopyrum biternatum""), commonly known as the false rue-anemone, is a spring ephemeral native to moist deciduous woodland in the eastern United States and extreme southern Ontario. The plant sends up evergreen basal leaves in the fall, flower stems in the spring, and goes dormant in late spring and early"
"Lone Cypress The Lone Cypress (also sometimes referred to as the ""Lonely Cypress,"" the ""Lone Tree,"" or erroneously as the ""Lone Oak"") is a Monterey cypress tree in Pebble Beach, California. Standing on a granite hillside off the 17-Mile Drive, the tree is a Western icon, and has been called one of the most photographed trees in North America. It is located between Cypress Point Golf Course and the Pebble Beach Golf Links, two of world's best-known golf courses. Possibly as old as 250 years, the cypress has been scarred by fire and has been held in place with cables"
"pear (""Pyrus pashia""), sumac (""Rhus"" spp.), Himalayan maple (""Acer oblongum""), box myrtle (""Myrica esculenta""), magnolia (""Michelia"" spp.), and birch (""Betula"" spp.). Some other common trees and large shrub species of subtropical forests are ""Semecarpus anacardium, Crateva unilocularis, Trewia nudiflora, Premna interrupta,"" vietnam elm (""Ulmus lancifolia""), ""Ulmus chumlia, Glochidion velutinum,"" beautyberry (""Callicarpa arborea""), Indian mahogany (""Toona ciliata""), fig tree (""Ficus"" spp.), ""Mahosama similicifolia, Trevesia palmata,"" brushholly (""Xylosma longifolium""), false nettle (""Boehmeria rugulosa""), ""Schefflera venulosa, Casearia graveilens, Actinodaphne reticulata, Sapium insigne,"" Nepalese alder (""Alnus nepalensis""), marlberry (""Ardisia thyrsiflora""), holly (""Ilex"" spp), ""Macaranga pustulata, Trichilia cannoroides,"" hackberry (""Celtis tetranda""), ""Wenlendia puberula, Saurauia nepalensis,"""
"written as Douglas-fir (a name also used for the genus ""Pseudotsuga"" as a whole). The specific epithet ""menziesii"" is after Archibald Menzies, a Scottish physician and rival naturalist to David Douglas. Menzies first documented the tree on Vancouver Island in 1791. Colloquially, the species is also known simply as Doug fir or Douglas pine (although the latter common name may also refer to ""Pinus douglasiana""). Other names for this tree have included Oregon pine, British Columbian pine, Puget Sound pine, Douglas spruce, false hemlock, red fir, or red pine (although again the latter may refer to a different tree species—""Pinus"
"Enemion biternatum Enemion biternatum (syn. ""Isopyrum biternatum""), commonly known as the false rue-anemone, is a spring ephemeral native to moist deciduous woodland in the eastern United States and extreme southern Ontario. The plant sends up evergreen basal leaves in the fall, flower stems in the spring, and goes dormant in late spring and early summer after the seed ripens. Leaves are twice or thrice compound with groups of three leaflets. Leaflets are smooth-edged, irregularly and deeply lobed twice or thrice, often with one to three secondary shallow lobes. Basal leaves are held on long stalks, and there are leaves arranged"
"2005. It is however possible that specimens still survive in the wild. Amorpha fruticosa 'Pendula' ""Amorpha fruticosa"" 'Pendula', or Weeping Desert False Indigo, was a weeping shrub and a cultivar of ""Amorpha fruticosa"", the Desert False Indigo. It was first described in 1868 by Élie-Abel Carrière from France. No trees are known to survive of this cultivar. Apart from the clone found in France it also seems to have been reported from the wild in Florida. A large shrub with arching branches forming a dome shape. This cultivar never seems to have been widely cultivated and no specimens could be"
"and replanted in appropriate soil, where they will grow into new plants. Oxalis triangularis Oxalis triangularis, commonly called false shamrock, is a species of edible perennial plant in the Oxalidaceae family. It is endemic to Brazil. This woodsorrel is typically grown as a houseplant but can be grown outside in USDA climate zones 8a–11, preferably in light shade. The deep maroon leaves are trifoliate, like species in the clover genus ""Trifolium"" which are commonly called shamrock, hence the name “false shamrock”. An interesting feature is that the leaves close like an umbrella at night (See the timelapse video below). The"