- Arboreal: (adj) Pertaining to or resembling a tree; living in trees
- Burgeon: (v) To put forth new buds, leaves or branches; to develop rapidly; flourish
- Deciduous: (adj) Shedding foliage at the end of the growing season
- Fauna: (n) The animals of a particular region, period or environment
- Flora: (n) The plants of a particular region, period or environment
- Germination: (n) The process of beginning to grow or develop
- Horticultural: (adj) Relating to the science or art of cultivating plants, flowers, fruits, and vegetables; having to do with tending a garden
- Lichen: (n) Plants that form a crustlike or scaly growth on rocks or tree trunks; a plant consisting of a fungus combined with an algae
- Sylvan: (adj) Abounding in trees; pertaining to or characteristic of woods or forest regions
- Verdant: (adj) Green with vegetation