What is Arkansas plant life?

This southeastern state is home to more than 2,600 species of native plants, from water-loving cypresses that thrive in river valleys to forests of pines and oaks that populate the state's southern mountain ranges and colorful native orchids and passion flowers.

1. What is the most common tree in Arkansas?
2. What is Arkansas state flower?
3. What are the purple trees in Arkansas?
4. What food is Arkansas famous for?
5. What planting zone is Arkansas?
6. What evergreen trees grow in Arkansas?
7. What is a Thuja Green Giant?
8. What planting zone is Hot Springs Village Arkansas?
9. What planting zone is Hot Springs AR?

What is the most common tree in Arkansas?

Common Trees in Arkansas

The most common trees found in Arkansas are typically oaks, maples, hickories, plums and cherries, and hawthorns. These genera of trees make up 110 of the 185 woody plants considered trees in the state, and some are considered native to the state whereas others are not.

What is Arkansas state flower?

In 1901, the Arkansas General Assembly designated the apple blossom—Malus (Pyrus) coronaria—the official floral emblem of Arkansas, the second state to adopt the bloom (Michigan was the first).

What are the purple trees in Arkansas?

Redbud Tree – Cercis canadensis (eastern redbud) is a large deciduous shrub or small tree, native to eastern North America. Did you ever wonder what those striking, beautiful purple/pink blooming trees are that you see around NW Arkansas every spring?

What food is Arkansas famous for?

Finally, Arkansas' cuisine is integral to its culture with such foods as barbecue, traditional country cooking, fried catfish and chicken, wild duck, rice, purple hull peas, okra, apples, fried green tomatoes and grits being part of the people of Arkansas's diet and economy.

What planting zone is Arkansas?

Arkansas is in USDA plant hardiness zones 6-8.

What evergreen trees grow in Arkansas?

English yew, English holly, atlas cedar, small-leaf cotoneaster, bigleaf maple, and kurume azalea grow beautifully in Northwest Arkansas as well.

What is a Thuja Green Giant?

Thuja 'Green Giant' is a large, needled, evergreen, conifer tree that is a hybrid cultivar of T. plicata and T. ... This tree does best in a moist, full-sun location with light afternoon shade. It tolerates a wide range of soils and, in optimal conditions, can grow 3-4 feet per year.

What planting zone is Hot Springs Village Arkansas?

Hot Springs Village, Arkansas is in USDA Hardiness Zones 7b.

What planting zone is Hot Springs AR?

Hot Springs, Arkansas is in USDA Hardiness Zones 7b.