For a tree to be admired at a distance – as a lawn centrepiece, for example – white-stemmed birches are widely planted: Betula utilis subsp. jacquemontii “Doorenbos”, for example, or for orange bark ...

Hickory trees have dark gray or brown bark with deep patterned furrows that ... containing anywhere from 3 to 17 serrated ...

When mature, this rapidly growing tree can reach a diameter of six feet and a height of 80 feet. Saplings have smooth, ...