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Plant
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| Cal
Poly University's Tree Selection Guide |
If you want to make sure a tree is compatible
with your site. The trees listed in this resource are meant to create
an awareness of the great variety of trees that will grow in California,
and to encourage people to think about planting a greater variety
of trees. |
| Colorado
State University's Entomology Dept. |
Learn more about insects at this website
from Colorado State University. This is the first Entomology website
in the world, and went into operation on 27 February 1994. |
| Plant
Facts from Ohio State University |
guides for answering questions from
46 different universities and government institutions across the U.S.
and Canada. Site also has information research and training
at 40 university departments. |
| Encyclopedia
of Plants |
Complete resource for all of your Gardening
Needs. It provides information regarding the general description of
the plants, the various methods of cultivation, such as indoor or
outdoor planting, soil and temperature requirements, pruning, and
other important details, the means of propagation (seeds, cuttings,
division, etc.), and the different varieties and hybrids |
| The
PLANTS DATABASE of the U.S. Department of Agriculture |
A single source of standardized information
about plants. The database focuses on vascular plants, mosses, liverworts,
hornworts, and lichens of the U.S. and its territories. It includes
names, checklists, automated tools, identification information, species
abstracts, distributional data, crop information, plant symbols, plant
growth data, plant materials information, plant links, references,
and other plant information. |
| Botanical
Data Overview |
The U.C. Berkeley Digital Library Project
provides access to information about all 8,375 currently recognized
vascular plants in California, including over 660,000 records of plant
observations and 20,000 photographs. Users may browse these collections
by scientific or common names, or search by name, location, and other
attributes. |
| The
Plant Dictionary of Ohio State University |
An indexed system of teaching resources
for the discipline of Horticulture and Crop Science. It includes plants,
pests and diseases, history of horticulture, biology, and plant technology. |
USDA
guide to the hardiness zones of North America
how they work (and how they don't)
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| Because plants vary in the temperatures
they can endure plant hardiness zone maps have been developed to help
you decide which plants you can grow in the area where you live. The
zones are based on the average coldest temperatures for each area.
Keep in mind, though, that the average minimum temperature is
not the only factor to consider. You also have to think about
soil type, rainfall, daytime temperatures, day length, wind, etc.
Even within a city or town there can be microclimates that affect
how your plants will grow. The USDA zonal map, however, is
a good start. To check it out, just click on the USDA hotlink on
the lefthand side of the screen.
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| ZONE NUMBER |
TEMPERATURE RANGE |
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BELOW 50°F |
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-50°F - -40°F
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| 3 |
-40°F - -30°F
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| 4 |
-30°F - -20°F
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| 5 |
-20°F - -10°F
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| 6 |
-10°F - 0°F
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| 7 |
0°F -
10°F |
| 8 |
10°F - 20°F
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| 9 |
20°F - 30°F
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| 10 |
30°F - 40°F
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| 11 |
ABOVE 40°F |
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