Volume I: Part I: Section 4: Chapter 5: 4.5.48 Populus alba 1.1.3. Populus alba Its green-and-white leaves make it an effective ornamental tree. It is planted to strengthen coastal sand dunes because of its extensive root system and tolerance of salt. Description:
1.1.4. Prunus armeniaca Seeds or kernels of the apricot are so sweet that they may be substituted for almonds. They are used in the treatment of cancer, heart diseases. They can be eaten as dry fruits.
It is a medium-sized deciduous tree, growing to heights of up to 16-27 m (rarely more), with a trunk up to 1 m diameter and a broad rounded crown. The bark is smooth and greenish-white to grayish-white with characteristic diamond-shaped dark marks on young trees, becoming blackish and fissured at the base of old trees. The young shoots are covered with whitish-grey down, including the small buds. The leaves are 4-15 cm long, five-lobed, with a thick covering of white scurfy down on both sides but thicker underneath; this layer wears off the upper side but not the lower, which stays white until autumn leaf fall. The flowers are catkins up to 8 cm long, produced in early spring; they are dioecious, with male and female catkins on separate trees.99
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It is a small tree, 8–12 m tall, with a trunk up to 40 cm diameter and a dense, spreading canopy. The leaves are ovate, 5–9 cm long and 4–8 cm wide, with a rounded base, a pointed tip and a finely serrated margin. The flowers are 2–4.5 cm diameter, with five white to pinkish petals; they are produced singly or in pairs in early spring before the leaves. The fruit is a drupe similar to a small peach, 1.5– 2.5 cm diameter (larger in some modern cultivars), from yellow to orange, often tinged red on the side most exposed to the sun; its surface is usually pubescent. The single seed is enclosed in a hard stony shell, often called a "stone", with a grainy, smooth texture except for three ridges running down one side.100
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