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Bayberry, Chinese bayberry, and yangmei: a field guide to the genus that keeps changing its name
Field Guide · Southeastern Natives · Rare Edibles Bayberry, Chinese bayberry, and yangmei: a field guide to the genus that keeps changing its name The word "bayberry" has been...
Myrica rubra (Yangmei): The Fruit That Won’t Wait
Plant Profile • Orchard Curiosity • Cultural Fruit Myrica rubra (Yangmei): The Fruit That Won’t Wait An evergreen tree with a famously brief season—part botanical riddle, part culinary obsession, and...
Autumn Care for the Southeast’s Heirloom Woody Plants
There’s a certain sleight of hand in the Southeastern autumn. A kind of quiet alchemy, almost invisible if you only watch the trees from above ground. The leaves do their...
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