Northern Red-Oak Kermes, Kermes Scale (suggested common names), Allokermes kingii (Cockerell) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Kermesidae) by Jay Cee Turner, Eileen Buss

“…The kermes scale, Allokermes kingii (Cockerell), is an important pest on oak (Quercus spp.) trees. This document is EENY-338, one of a series of Featured Creatures from the Entomology and Nematology Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. …”
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Le Jardin du Trocadéro : un arboretum dans le parc de Saint-Cloud by Pauline Choulet

“…From its creation, there was a desire to turn it into a real arboretum: it was planted with numerous species of rare and exotic trees and shrubs. Moreover, the principles governing the composition of the Trocadéro garden corresponded to those set out in the treatises of the first half of the nineteenth century concerning the composition of paths, plant masses, viewpoints, colours and movement. …”
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Field Production of Palms by Timothy K. Broschat, Alan W. Meerow, Jack Miller

“…When dug and tied properly, many more palms can be loaded into a standard shipping container than could similarly sized trees. Palms also offer great versatility in the method of field harvesting. …”
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Bean Plataspid: Megacopta cribraria (Fabricius) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Plataspidae) by Ashley Poplin, Amanda Hodges

“…Adults from established populations overwinter on light colored structures, in leaf litter, and underneath the bark of trees. Also, like stink bugs, adults tend to excrete an odor as a defense mechanism when disturbed. …”
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Forest Semiosis by Jacob Vangeest

“…Peirce, Gilles Deleuze, and Felix Guattari, an alternative formulation of epiphylogenetic memory is provided through the interrelation of trees and forests: in particular the coastal redwood (sequoia sempervirens). …”
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Lobate Lac Scale, Paratachardina lobata lobata (Chamberlin) (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Coccoidea: Kerriidae) by Forrest W. Howard, Avas Hamon, Greg S. Hodges, Catharine M. Mannion, Jeanette Wofford

“… A species of scale insect new to Florida is potentially one of the most devastating pests of trees and shrubs in the state's history. The lobate lac scale, Paratachardina lobata lobata (Chamberlin) (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Coccoidea: Kerriidae), a scale insect native to India and Sri Lanka, was found for the first time in Florida in August 1999 by personnel of the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry (DPI) (Hamon 2001). …”
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Applying Randomness Effectively Based on Random Forests for Classification Task of Datasets of Insufficient Information by Hyontai Sug

“…Since random forests could generate good results with an appropriate combination of parameters like the number of randomly selected attributes for each split and the number of trees in the forests, an effective data mining procedure considering the property of the target dataset by way of trial random forests is investigated. …”
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Hollies at a Glance by Sydney Park Brown, Dewayne L. Ingram, William E. Barrick

“…Diverse sizes, forms, and textures exist, ranging from large trees to dwarf shrubs. Some hollies can be used as informal or formal hedges or as foundation plants, while others make beautiful accent or specimen plants. …”
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Northern Red-Oak Kermes, Kermes Scale (suggested common names), Allokermes kingii (Cockerell) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Kermesidae) by Jay Cee Turner, Eileen Buss

“…The kermes scale, Allokermes kingii (Cockerell), is an important pest on oak (Quercus spp.) trees. This document is EENY-338, one of a series of Featured Creatures from the Entomology and Nematology Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. …”
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Japanese Persimmon Cultivars in Florida by Ali Sarkhosh, Peter C. Andersen, Dustin M. Huff

“… Japanese persimmons were first grown in Florida in the 1870s, but as of 2017, most US plantings are on a small scale; however, even as the overall acreage has decreased, the number of farms in Florida growing the fruit increased from 2012 to 2017. Trees grow and fruit best in central and northern Florida and can produce high yields of good-quality fruit. …”
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Le voyage des orangers by Chiara Santini

“…The shrubs (especially the orange trees) were in fact one of the major elements for decorating these gardens. …”
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Lobate Lac Scale, Paratachardina lobata lobata (Chamberlin) (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Coccoidea: Kerriidae) by Forrest W. Howard, Avas Hamon, Greg S. Hodges, Catharine M. Mannion, Jeanette Wofford

“… A species of scale insect new to Florida is potentially one of the most devastating pests of trees and shrubs in the state's history. The lobate lac scale, Paratachardina lobata lobata (Chamberlin) (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Coccoidea: Kerriidae), a scale insect native to India and Sri Lanka, was found for the first time in Florida in August 1999 by personnel of the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry (DPI) (Hamon 2001). …”
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Le bois d’aloès, « le Bois des Dieux » by Gerard A. Persoon

“…As initial efforts seem to be successful, interested parties from other areas are eager to start growing Aquilaria trees at well.…”
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Microsprinkler Irrigation for Cold Protection of Florida Citrus by Lawrence R. Parsons, Brian J. Boman

“… Millions of boxes of fruit and thousands of acres of citrus trees have been lost in freezes and frosts. Oranges are usually damaged when the fruit are exposed to temperatures of 28°F or lower for 4 hours or more. …”
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La haie coupe, l’eau relie. Les continuités écologiques requalifiées par les agriculteurs by Sandrine Petit, Perrine Vandenbroucke

“…For them, more than corridors, hedges are viewed as barriers to the wind, prevent people and animals from moving, and require trees to be pruned. But hedges, as natural resources, are also come under intimate experience, and involve past generations and actors of the territory. …”
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Red Ring Nematode, Bursaphelenchus cocophilus (Cobb) Baujard (Nematoda: Secernentea: Tylenchida: Aphelenchina: Aphelenchoidea: Bursaphelechina) formerly Rhadinaphelenchus cocophilu... by Angela S. Brammer, William T. Crow

“…., which is attracted to fresh trunk wounds and acts as a vector for B. cocophilus to uninfected trees. This document is EENY-236, one of a series of Featured Creatures from the Entomology and Nematology Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. …”
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Tarnished Plant Bug, Lygus lineolaris (Palisot de Beauvois) (Insecta: Heteroptera: Miridae) by Wayne N. Dixon, Thomas R. Fasulo

“… Lygus lineolaris (Palisot de Beauvois), the tarnished plant bug, attacks a wide variety of economically important herbaceous plants, vegetable crops, commercial flower plants, fruit trees, and nursery stock (Kelton 1975). In fact, over half of the cultivated plant species grown in the United States are listed as host plants for tarnished plant bugs (Capinera 2001). …”
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Field Production of Palms by Timothy K. Broschat, Alan W. Meerow, Jack Miller

“…When dug and tied properly, many more palms can be loaded into a standard shipping container than could similarly sized trees. Palms also offer great versatility in the method of field harvesting. …”
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Common Pines of Florida by Niels Proctor, Martha C. Monroe

“… Pine trees are highly important to Florida’s ecosystems and economy. …”
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Hollies at a Glance by Sydney Park Brown, Dewayne L. Ingram, William E. Barrick

“…Diverse sizes, forms, and textures exist, ranging from large trees to dwarf shrubs. Some hollies can be used as informal or formal hedges or as foundation plants, while others make beautiful accent or specimen plants. …”
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