Category: Trees
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Opuntia Basilaris
Image by Shaun Roche Common Name(s): Prickly Pear Cactus Phonetic Spelling: oh-PUN-tee-uh bah-SIL-uh-ris Description: Has both long and short spikes. Also characterized by its red to purple fruit, often referred to as the “tuna.” Has both edible and medicinal purposes. Both the fruit and the pads of the cactus are edible; however, it is best…
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Pinus Koraiensis
Image by: Hannah Ko (July 2020) Common Name(s): Korean Pine, Jat-Namu Phonetic Spelling: PY-nus kor-ee-EN-siss Description: Stands at 30-50 feet tall, but has the potential to grow up to 100 feet in native habitats. Characterized by thin and pointy needles appearing in bundles of 5. Maintains a sharp pyramidal shape that becomes rounded and branched out with age and…
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Picea Pungens
Common Name(s): Blue Spruce, Green Spruce Phonetic Spelling: PY-see-uh PUN-jenz Description: Can grow to around 75-100 feet tall. Notable characteristics include its dense leaves and branches, silvery blue pines, and conic shape. Older trees may have drooping lower branches. Often used as Christmas trees. In its natural habitat, it can grow around 10 feet in…
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Phaeolus schweinitzii
Common Name(s): Velvet-top fungus, dyer’s polypore, dyer’s mazegill, pine dye polypore Phonetic Spelling: FEE-oh-luss shvyn-EET-see-eye Description: Often found in the base of tree trunks. Characterized by its brown to olive cap which ranges from 7-30 centimeters wide. During its youth, it has a more vibrant red or yellow pore surface and margin. However, as it…
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Sequoiadendron Giganteum
Common name(s): Giant Sequoia, Giant Redwood, Sierra redwood Phonetic Spelling: Sih-KWOY-uh-DEN-dron jy-GAN-tee-um Description: Due to its ability to pull water from the ground, the giant sequoias can grow up to 325 feet tall. Its circumference at ground level can reach up to 102 feet. The oldest giant sequoias have been estimated to have been 3,266…