Acid Loving Plant Specimen Tree For Sale In Texas

* Synonymous with Halesia tetraptera (tetraptera meaning four-winged). 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.

* The species is found in scattered populations over much of the eastern United States, as far north as West Virginia, south to northern Florida, and west to Oklahoma. But it is thinly distributed over much of its native range, and is becoming rare in...

It is in flower from Jun to July. The plant prefers loamy acid and neutral soils, and can grow in very acid soils.It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. * White flowers in long clusters; may be a tree or shrub; egg-shaped fruit with five...

* 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.

Elliptic-ovate, glossy, medium to deep green leaves (to 3” long). It is noted for its pendulous clusters of bell-shaped, mildly fragrant, 5-petaled, waxy white flowers (each to 3/4” diameter) that bloom in May-June.

* White flowers; birds enjoy the berries. * Fall color yellow, orange, dusky red. * The trees have an extensive root system and can be planted on banks etc for erosion control. * Native to eastern North America from the Gulf Coast north to Thunder Bay...

It is an evergreen tree that is native to the Southeastern United States in North America. * The wood is hard, heavy, close-grained, very strong, rather brittle. These trees are capable of producing fruit that is a small, blue or black drupe.

Used commercially like Q. * It is native to the eastern United States, where it is one of the most important ridgetop trees from southern Maine southwest to central Mississippi, with an outlying northwestern population in southern Michigan.

Laevis and either A. * It is a form of serviceberry shrub. Canadensis ) and therefore under the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature it would be known as Amelanchier × lamarckii .

* The leaves or bark have been placed in cupped hands over the nose and inhaled as a mild hallucinogen. * It was the first magnolia to be scientifically described, and is the type species of the genus Magnolia ; as Magnolia is also the type genus of all...

* Dirr describes this as a really beautiful plant. * A tea is made from the leaves. * It was the first magnolia to be scientifically described, and is the type species of the genus Magnolia ; as Magnolia is also the type genus of all flowering plants...

The flow is best on warm sunny days following a hard frost. * This is the superb white-barked native birch that offers better resistance to the borer than other birches. * It is a medium-sized deciduous tree reaching 20 m tall (exceptionally to 35 m)...

* One of the smaller firs, preferring cooler climates.

* The Douglas fir's useful wood and its quick growth make it the crop of choice for many timber companies, which typically replant a clear-cut area with Douglas fir. * Douglas fir seeds are an extremely important food for small mammals.

* The specific epithet pungens means "sharply pointed", referring to the leaves. * This species has a deeply penetrating root system that firmly anchors the tree against winds. * It is a popular ornamental tree found far beyond its native range.

It is used to make oil presses, spokes, tool handles etc. In forests or among bushes on mountain slope, ravines by streams and woodland slopes at elevations of 800 - 1400 metres. The flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs).

* Needles to 10", cones to 3 1/2"; native to Yunnan, China. * Yunnan Pine ( Pinus yunnanensis ) is a species of conifer in the Pinaceae family. It is found only in China ( Yunnan ).

* It is one of the largest tree species in Asia, reported to heights of 80 m tall and with a trunk up to 4 m diameter above buttressed base. The tallest individual ever found measures about 65 meters high.

* The wood is beautifully grained. Used for pianos, violins, interiors of buildings etc. * Picea glehnii ( Glehn's Spruce ) is a species of conifer in the Pinaceae family. It is also valued for its use in the pulp industry to make paper.

* This species is grown as an ornamental and used for timber. * Native to evergreen broad-leaved forests; 500-1700 m. N and W Guangdong, NE and SE Guangxi, Guizhou, S and W Hunan, S Jiangxi, SE Yunnan [N Vietnam].

* The cones are cylindrical, 9-18 cm long, greenish-pink to purple before maturity. * Growing up to 25-30m high and up to 1m in diameter. * Can tolerate dry and warm sites, can grow on various types of soil.

* Native to the Himalayas * Vladimir Dinets (e-mail 2004.11.14) reports trees in Ayubia National Park, Pakistan, growing up to 60 m tall. * Fir native to the western Himalaya and adjacent mountains, from northeast Afghanistan east through northern Pakistan...

* It is naturally a wetland tree, and develops a shallow, fibrous root system, unlike many oaks , which have a strong, deep taproot when young. The leaves are deeply lobed, pointy 3-6" and turn winey red, russet-red or bronzy in fall.

* The acorns are eaten by jays, pigeons, and squirrels . * Most planting in North America was carried out for wildlife food provision, as the species tends to bear heavier crops of acorns than other native American oak species.

* The cones are cylindrical, 9-18 cm long, greenish-pink to purple before maturity. * Growing up to 25-30m high and up to 1m in diameter. * Can tolerate dry and warm sites, can grow on various types of soil.

* Cupressus funebris is cultivated as an ornamental tree, due to its graciously weeping form and texture, and planted in gardens and public parks in other warm temperate regions, such as California.

* The glossy green foliage turns yellow in the fall. * The parent is a vigorous cultivar said to be more resistant to birch borers and tolerant to heat. * This deciduous tree has bark that is white and does not exfoliate (peel off).