Siberian Pea Tree (Noun)
Meaning
Large spiny shrub of eastern Asia having clusters of yellow flowers; often cultivated in shelterbelts and hedges.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The Siberian pea tree naturalized in the United States and Canada has been utilized as an ornamental and a wildlife habitat component.
- On occasion a highly vigorous Siberian pea tree cultivar is chosen over the native American green ash to serve as a forest windbreak.
- Following establishment in nursery plantings the Siberian pea tree tends to flourish.
- The Siberian pea tree retains many of its leaves year-round but sometimes goes dormant for brief periods.
- Historically the Siberian pea tree has come to be regarded as a valuable means to establish living snow fences in the northern Great Plains.