Latin
Name: Rhodendron Ponticum
Type:
Evergreen
Location:
Fletcher Moss
Ultimate
height: 5m
Located
Rhodendron Ponticum height: 1m
Leaf
Shape: Large linear shaped leaves, smooth at touch.
Bark:
Reddish/brown in colour, flakey texture.
Preferred
soil type: Acidic soils
Fruit/Flowers:
Flowers being 3.5 – 5cm in diameter, violet purple in colour. Fruit being dry
capsules, 1.5 – 2.5cm long.
Distribution:
Europe
This particular Rhodendron Ponticum is located alongside
a hard public footpath amongst various other shrubs and trees. It stands in
close proximity to a man made pond. The ground conditions were moist but quite
loose. I took a sample of lower level soil and carried out soil pH tests which
read to have a pH of indicating the soil to be
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| My illustration of the Rhododendron Ponticum |
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