Acid Loving Plant Edible Fruit Or Nut Plant For Sale In Vancouver

* The fruit is not at all insipid, it has a very strong spicy taste of germolene, just like being in a hospital waiting room. * Gaultheria procumbens ( Eastern Teaberry , Checkerberry , Boxberry , or American Wintergreen ) is a species of Gaultheria native...

In the wild, Carolina silverbell typically does not exceed 35' in height (though specimens have been found in the 80-100' range), and is frequently shrubby in habit. Unripe fruits are sometimes pickled.The fruit is about 4cm in diameter.

The amount of fruit produced by these shrubs is legendary, with stories being told of mountain sides turned purple by all of the fruit, or shrubs being weighed to the ground by large, and abundant berries * The plant also provides a key food source for...

* The fruit is not at all insipid, it has a very strong spicy taste of germolene, just like being in a hospital waiting room. * Gaultheria procumbens ( Eastern Teaberry , Checkerberry , Boxberry , or American Wintergreen ) is a species of Gaultheria native...

Tenella yields small almond -like hairy fruits with characteristic flavor. 'Fire Hill' is a popular cultivar with red flowers. It grows to 1.5 m (5 ft) and is a popular ornamental plant in cold temperate regions, valued for its profuse spring blossom...

Tenella yields small almond -like hairy fruits with characteristic flavor. 'Fire Hill' is a popular cultivar with red flowers. It grows to 1.5 m (5 ft) and is a popular ornamental plant in cold temperate regions, valued for its profuse spring blossom...

A somewhat astringent taste raw, it improves considerably when cooked and is delicious baked with a floury texture and a flavour rather like sweet potatoes. * The seed can be eaten raw or cooked.

* This plant grows best in wooded or open areas with well-drained acidic soils. * The Vaccinium angustifolium plant is fire-tolerant and its numbers often increase in an area following a forest fire.

It is still used in Mexico and Guatemala, with the seeds sometimes ground, while whole seed is used for nutritious drinks and as a food source. It was cultivated by the Aztec in pre-Columbian times, and was so valued that it was given as an annual tribute...

It is being investigated as a food that is capable of reducing the incidence of cancer and also as a means of halting or reversing the growth of cancers. * A variation on R. Canina, differing in having smaller prickles, shorter pedicels, and more persistant...

* 1" fragrant single pink roses in small clusters; 1/2" orange to scarlet hips lasting well into winter; often grows on lime; with erect, arching branches; native to Europe and western Asia, where it grows in hedgerows and along forest edges; naturalized...

The Coulter pine has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. The leaves are needle-like, in bundles of three, glaucous gray-green, 15–30 cm (5.9–11.8 in) long and stout, 2 mm (0.079 in) thick.

* The fruit contains up to 5 times the vitamin C content of blackcurrants. * A very hardy plant, tolerating temperatures down to -30°c or more, but the young spring growth is susceptible to frost damage.

The amount of fruit produced by these shrubs is legendary, with stories being told of mountain sides turned purple by all of the fruit, or shrubs being weighed to the ground by large, and abundant berries * The plant also provides a key food source for...

* Produces an abundance of long yellow sweet peppers from mid summer until frost.

This is a treelike shrub reaching up to five meters in height. 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 .

* When found in a truly wild situation this species is considered to be an indication of primary woodland. * Sorbus torminalis ( syn. * White flowers in May in loose clusters to 4", followed by 1/2" brown fruits, edible when overripe, formerly used in...

* Researchers report that the lotus has the remarkable ability to regulate the temperature of its flowers to within a narrow range just as humans and other warmblooded animals do. * The Sacred water lotus has been used in the Orient as a medicinal herb...

* 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.

Conservation Plant Characteristics Pinus lambertiana Douglas sugar pine PILA Summary Duration Perennial Growth Habit Tree Native Status L48 (N) Federal T/E Status National Wetland Indicator Morphology/Physiology Active Growth Period Spring, Summer, Fall...

* Used as a rootstock for the cultivated cherries * Flowers bloom in mid spring and are pollinated mainly by bees and insects. It prefers moist soil. * It is cultivated for a spice obtained from the seeds inside the cherry stones.

* Cornus canadensis is native to Northern China, far eastern Russia, Japan and North America in montane coniferous forests, where it is found growing along the margins of moist woods, on old tree stumps, in mossy areas and amongst other open and moist...

* It is a fairly good source of essential fatty acids, which is fairly unusual for a fruit. * The fruit skins have been eaten in the treatment of stomach complaints. * Though one of the most shade-tolerant roses, this species grows best in open, sunny...

* The variety Brilliantissima tends to be more compact than the species. It also has more intense fall color, glossier leaves and more abundant fruit production. Fruits are sometimes used to make tasty jams and jellies.

* Rhododendron viscosum , commonly known as swamp azalea or clammy azalea , is a deciduous shrub which is endemic to the United States .

* An extract from the leaves has been reportedly successful in lowering elevated blood pressure by its decreasing peripheral vascular resistance. The fruit is usually called soursop due to its slightly acidic taste when ripe.

* A good bee and butterfly plant. The common name "Honesty" arose in the 16th century, and it may be due to the translucent seed-pods which are like flattened pea-pods and borne on the plant through winter.