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 lilly-pilly tree (Acmena smithii) is native to Australia, but thrives in U.S Department of Agriculture hardiness zones 9 through 11.It can grow as a tree or shrub, producing small clusters of white flowers in the summer and edible white, lavender or pink berries in winter.The plants can grow up to 10 to 25 feet tall and 8 to 15 feet wide. Lilly-pilly is fairly hardy, but susceptible to thrips, root rot and phytophthora.he lilly-pilly tree (Acmena smithii) is native to Australia, but thrives in U.S Department of Agriculture hardiness zones 9 through 11.