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LANDSCAPE
Landscape comprises the visible features of an area of land including the physical elements of
landforms such as (ice-capped) mountains, hills, water bodies such as river ,lakes , ponds and the sea
living elements of land cover including indigenous vegitation , human elements including different
forms of land use, buildings and structures, and transitory elements such as lighting and weather
conditions.
TREES IN LANDSCAPE
BOTONICAL
NAME
LAGERSTROEMIA
SPECIOSA
COLVILLEA RACEMOSA
GREVILLEA
ROBUSTA
COMMON
NAME
JARUL
COLVILLE
SILVER OAK
DESIGN
QUILITY
Ornamental tree
medium
size,smooth,falky bark
Leaves are decidous
SESIONAL
CHARACTERIS
TICS
GROWTH
Used to form
shady avenues
Adapts well to
different conditions
Needs plenty of
sunlight
It is a fast growing
evergreen tree
BOTONICAL
NAME
PARMENTIERA
CERTIFERA
HEVEA BRASILIENSIS
MAGNOLIA
GARANDIFLORA
COMMON
NAME
CANDLE TREE
Rubber tree
magnolia
Its trunk is
typically straight
and erect with
spreading
branches that form
a dense, broadly
pyramidal crowm
Heavy rainfall
Evergreen tree
300 years
DESIGN
QUILITY
COMMONLY
CULTIVATTED
SPECIMEN IN
BOTANICAL GARDENS
SESIONAL
CHARACTERIS
TICS
GROWTH
BORN ON WIGED
PETIOLES. The flower
is solitary or borne in
a cluster of up to four.
The fruit is a teper
shaped berry up to 60
centimeters long.
BOTONICAL
NAME
COCCOLOBA UNIFERA
ARTOCARPUS
HETEROPHYLLUS
DILLENIA INDICA
COMMON
NAME
SEA GRAPE
ELEPHANT APPLE
DESIGN
QUILITY
Coccoloba uvifera in
wind resistant
moderately tolerant of
shade, and highly
tolerant of salt
It is also planted as an
ornamental shrub
SESIONAL
CHARACTERIS
TICS
Capable of surviving
down to
approximately 20c
GROWTH
Tropical lowland
Evergreen large
shrubs or medium
sized tree
ANGELS
TRUMPET
BANANA
SHRUB
Simply trat it as an
exotic
The evergreen
shrubs flush of
flower
White,pink
Yellow/gold, pin/rose,
bicolor
GROWTH
HEIGHT
12
DESIGN QUILITY
SESIONAL
CHARACTERISTICS
ANDROMEDA
Broadleaf
evergreen shrub
white, pink