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But before ripping the trees out, they planted replacement conocarpus trees, or buttonwoods, nearby and gave them time to grow.

Sycamores are also called buttonwoods because they’re good for making buttons.

The Bogans came to love the rough appeal of the buttonwood, named, supposedly, because Native Americans used its hard wood for buttons.

Two buttonwood trees with crowns that poked above the scrub were “Big Bob” and “Little Bob.”

White cherry trees and silvery buttonwood hedges lined the marble walkway, and security on this side of the bridge seemed decidedly more relaxed.