understorey
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№ 117TreesHop-Hornbeam: Iron Wood and Papery Hops
A small, tough understorey tree with wood dense enough to sink and fruit clusters that look like hops — one of many trees called ironwood.
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№ 187TreesPawpaw and Persimmon: North America's Forgotten Fruit
A tropical-tasting custard fruit dispersed by extinct megafauna, and an astringent persimmon that only ripens after frost.
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№ 216TreesRedbud and Sassafras: Flowers on Bare Wood, Leaves in Three Shapes
A nitrogen-fixing legume that flowers straight out of its trunk, and an aromatic tree with three different leaf shapes on one branch.
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№ 259TreesSpindle and Dogwood: The Understorey Shrubs Nobody Names
Two hedgerow shrubs with spectacular autumn colour, winter stems worth cutting for, and a role in ancient woodland indication.
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