Acid Loving Plant Edible Fruit Or Nut Plant For Sale In Grand Rapids

But it is thinly distributed over much of its native range, and is becoming rare in many areas. * Halesia tetraptera, commonly known as the common silverbell is a species in the family Styracaceae, native to the southeastern United States.

* Few trees flower more elegantly-- white, bell-shaped, 3/4" blooms dangling like raindrops in rows along year-old branches; spring flowering; the limbs arch up and out to form a rounded, horizontal canopy; few pests; likes rich, acid soil; an understory...

* An extract from fruit called myricerone blocks a receptor for the peptide, endothelin, an important mediator of blood vessel constriction, indicating potential for drug development.

* The most important of the edible blueberries, but also a good ornamental; dark green or blue-green leaves, turning yellow, orange, red, and bronzy in fall; masses of white or pinkish flowers with the new leaves; blue-black berries to 1/2" starting in...

Prefers a sheltered semi-shaded position and a light deep moist soil. * Requires a lime-free soil. * A very ornamental shrub. * The seed is eaten raw or cooked. Conservation Plant Characteristics Chrysolepis sempervirens (Kellogg) Hjelmqvist bush chinquapin...

It is rather small, about 8mm in diameter. * Amelanchier spicata has clusters of small white flowers that bloom in spring. * Amelanchier spicata, also referred to as the thicket shadbush, low juneberry, dwarf serviceberry, or low serviceberry (historically...

* The fruits are eaten by birds (birds do not taste astringency and feed on them readily), which then disperse the seeds in their droppings. * The chokeberries ( Aronia ) are two to three species of deciduous shrubs in the family Rosaceae , native to...

Used for small articles. * Amelanchier ovalis , commonly known as Snowy Mespilus , is a serviceberry shrub. Its pome fruits are edible and can be eaten raw or cooked. * Wood - fine grained, hard, very heavy, reddish.

The stems may be smooth or fuzzy, and are often glandular. * Arctostaphylos viscida is a species of manzanita known by the common names whiteleaf manzanita and sticky manzanita . This is a treelike shrub reaching up to five meters in height.

* The whole plant is antiseptic, astringent, emmenagogue, galactogogue and odontalgic. The dried leaves are a very pleasant tea substitute. * All strawberries have a base haploid count of 7 chromosomes.

Tolerates light shade, though it fruits better in a sunny position. It is widespread in British Columbia. If you have sufficient seed it can be sown in an outdoor seedbed. * Succeeds in most reasonably good soils in an open sunny position.

* Its fruit is about 3 centimeters long and has a a soft whitish sour flesh and green to yellow skin. * The tree has long been cultivated in rural Nepal for its fruit. The fruit is made into pickles, fruit tarts, and sour, spicy candy in Nepal.

* The fruit of many members of this genus is a very rich source of vitamins and minerals, especially in vitamins A, C and E, flavanoids and other bio-active compounds. Canina, differing in having smaller prickles, shorter pedicels, and more persistant...

* The seed is edible raw or cooked. The poor taste is probably due, at least in part, to the presence of tannins. Not of a good taste. It is an evergreen tree growing up to 15 metres tall.

* The seed can be eaten raw or cooked. Araucaria araucana is the hardiest species in the conifer genus Araucaria. Because of the great age of this species it is sometimes described as a living fossil.

* The fruit has a slightly acid, sweet aromatic flavour, they can be eaten out of hand or cooked in pies, sauces, jellies etc. * It is an evergreen large shrub or small tree , with a rounded crown, short trunk and woolly new twigs.

* Crataegus azarolus is a species of hawthorn known by the common names azarole , mosphilla , and Mediterranean medlar . * When growing in the wild the azerole bears plentiful crops of haw fruits, which are similar to the haws of the European common hawthorn,...

* The (Italian) Stone Pine (or Umbrella Pine ) ( Pinus pinea ; family Pinaceae ) is a species of pine native to Southern Europe , North Africa and the Levant in the Mediterranean region .

* This is the commercial cranberry we eat during the holidays; an attractive plant in its own right, making a low, dense groundcover, with narrow 3/4" shiny dark green leaves, turning reddish purple in fall; pretty little pinkish flowers in May and June;...

* The seed can be eaten raw or cooked. The roasted seed can be used as a coffee substitute. However according to Cancer Research UK, "there is no scientific evidence to prove that flower remedies can control, cure or prevent any type of disease, including...

In English it is known as salal , shallon , or in Britain simply Gaultheria . * A low, suckering shrub, member of the heath family; flowers white, resemble blueberry flowers; purple or black edible fruit; habit depends on growing conditions, scrambling...

Prefers a sheltered semi-shaded position and a light deep moist soil. * Requires a lime-free soil. * A very ornamental shrub. * The seed is eaten raw or cooked. Conservation Plant Characteristics Chrysolepis sempervirens (Kellogg) Hjelmqvist bush chinquapin...

* Vaccinium membranaceum grows at higher elevations in subalpine and alpine environments. The leaves and stems of the huckleberry are resistant to low-intensity fires, and if burned away they will resprout vigorously from rhizomes buried under the soil.

It is a very worthy landscape shrub! * Common name is in reference to the tart and bitter berries which are technically edible but so astringent as to cause choking in those who try.

* Valued more as a novelty, the fruit looks somewhat like a deep-purple coloured sausage. The flavour can be enhanced by the addition of a little lemon juice. * The fruit has a delicate flavour and a soft juicy texture.

It grows to 1.5 m (5 ft) and is a popular ornamental plant in cold temperate regions, valued for its profuse spring blossom and exceptional winter hardiness. 'Fire Hill' is a popular cultivar with red flowers.

Its leathery leaves resemble holly and the stems and twigs have a thickened, corky appearance. Its berries attract birds. Dark green, violet and dark blue-purple dyes are obtained from the fruit.