an ice cube, a glass of cold water, and a swimming pool are each exposed to the same amount of sunlight on a hot day. after five minutes, the ice cube is melted and the cold drink is two degrees warmer, but the temperature of the swimming pool remains unchanged. what is the ...
TREES & plants. Sweet birch. Sweet birch is an attractive tree for lawns and naturalized areas, with shiny, red-brown bark and yellow foliage. Native to the eastern United States, the tree also attracts beautiful butterflies to the landscape, serving as a caterpillar/larval host. This species is resistant to bronze birch borer (BBB).
The rose plant family (Rosaceae) includes fruiting and flowering peach, almond, plum and cherry trees of the genus Prunus. Cherry tree varieties range naturally through temperate climate zones and into the subtropics, displaying wide variations of fruiting, flowering and growing habit..S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 5 through 8 support sweet cherry trees (Prunus avium), which require a period of winter chilling. Dozens of commercially available trees bearing sweet, luscious cherries include Bing, Black Tartarian, Stella and Ranier..