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... trees by cre- ating openings through which disease agents may enter , although wounds in healthy trees rapidly heal . Piciform birds that excavate their nests usually choose dead or dy- ing trees , but some excavate in live trees or ...
... trees by cre- ating openings through which disease agents may enter , although wounds in healthy trees rapidly heal . Piciform birds that excavate their nests usually choose dead or dy- ing trees , but some excavate in live trees or ...
Page 160
... trees . Characteristic trees include the green pine ; aliso , a shrub- like tree ; laurel ; cedar ; tarco , a shade tree producing masses of yellow - white flowers ; and saúco , which yields fruit used to make medicinal syrups . The ...
... trees . Characteristic trees include the green pine ; aliso , a shrub- like tree ; laurel ; cedar ; tarco , a shade tree producing masses of yellow - white flowers ; and saúco , which yields fruit used to make medicinal syrups . The ...
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... trees of the forested highlands of northern Central America are the pine ( Pinus ) and the oak ( Quercus ) , as in Mexico . The pines extend no farther south than north- central Nicaragua ; in the Cordillera de Talamanca in Costa Rica ...
... trees of the forested highlands of northern Central America are the pine ( Pinus ) and the oak ( Quercus ) , as in Mexico . The pines extend no farther south than north- central Nicaragua ; in the Cordillera de Talamanca in Costa Rica ...
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