Acid Loving Plant Specimen Tree For Sale In Virginia

* 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 , this species can be seen to typify all flowering plants.

The trunk is usually straight and monopodial, but very rarely is forked. This is the parent of a large number of cultivars, it is native from coastal Canada to Minnesota and south to Georgia and Alabama.

It grows in forests near the coast on moderate to fertile soils in a protected, sunny position. It is one of the species whose leaves are used for food by Koalas. * Tallowwood is so named owing to the greasy feel of the wood when cut.

* A most unusual bayberry, a small tree with narrow 5" leaves and 1" deep reddish-purple berries, which are edible and are used to make a drink. * Besides fresh consumption, the fruits may be dried, canned, soaked in baijiu (Chinese liquor), or fermented...

It is prized for its fragrant white flowers, similar to camellia blossoms. * Franklinia alatamaha is a deciduous large shrub or small tree growing to 10 m (33 ft) tall, but commonly 4.5–7.5 m (15–25 ft).

To be able to compete successfully in such habitats, it has adapted greater shade tolerance than most other pines. This pine is a straight-growing, medium-sized species, attaining heights of 20-35 m.

It is native to northern Iran , where it is endemic in the Alborz mountains. * Parrotia persica ( Persian Ironwood ) is a deciduous tree in the family Hamamelidaceae , the sole species in the genus Parrotia but closely related to the genus Hamamelis (Witch-hazels).

* Persea borbonia is a species of plant in the Lauraceae family, with several common names including redbay, tisswood, scrubbay, shorebay, and swampbay. Redbay is a perennial, with a non-herbaceous stem that is lignified.

* 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 , this species can be seen to typify all flowering plants.

It is also known as Farges' fir, after the French missionary, botanist and plant collector, Paul Guillaume Farges, 1844-1912. * Abies fargesii is a species of fir, which is a conifer in the Pinaceae family.

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. * Pterostyrax corymbosa is a deciduous Tree growing to 12 m (39ft 4in) at a fast rate.It is hardy to zone 6.

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

* It is in flower in April, and the seeds ripen from June to July. * The plants are covered with one inch wide white flowers in spring, followed by edible black berries. * A decidious Shrub growing to 6 m.

* Native to the Himalayas * Vladimir Dinets (e-mail 2004.11.14) reports trees in Ayubia National Park, Pakistan, growing up to 60 m tall. * It is a large evergreen tree growing to 40-60 m tall, and with a trunk diameter of up to 2-2.5 m.

It is prized for its fragrant white flowers, similar to camellia blossoms. * Franklinia alatamaha is a deciduous large shrub or small tree growing to 10 m (33 ft) tall, but commonly 4.5–7.5 m (15–25 ft).

* Trees may live up to 500 years according to the USDA , and a living example of 326 years was noted in 2001 by Orwig et al. * Tolerate: Drought, Dry Soil, Black Walnut, Air Pollution.

* The resins are obtained by tapping the trunk, or by destructive distillation of the wood. In general, trees from warmer areas of distribution give the higher yields. Turpentine has a wide range of uses including as a solvent for waxes etc, for making...

It is native to northern Iran , where it is endemic in the Alborz mountains. * Parrotia persica ( Persian Ironwood ) is a deciduous tree in the family Hamamelidaceae , the sole species in the genus Parrotia but closely related to the genus Hamamelis (Witch-hazels).

It is also a popular Christmas tree. Glauca is hardy to Zone 4). * The specific epithet, menziesii, is after Archibald Menzies, a Scottish physician and rival naturalist to David Douglas.

* Drooping branchlets, 1 1/2" needles, dull green; 4" cones; native to Central Asia. It grows at altitudes of 1,300-3,600 metres, usually in pure forests, sometimes mixed with the Tien Shan variety of Siberian Fir ( Abies sibirica var.

* Taiwania (Taiwania cryptomerioides) is a large coniferous tree in the cypress family Cupressaceae, formerly listed in the segregate family Taxodiaceae. * It is one of the largest tree species in Asia, reported to heights of 80 m tall and with a trunk...

* This species has a deeply penetrating root system that firmly anchors the tree against winds. * It is also grown for the cut Christmas tree industry. * It is a popular ornamental tree found far beyond its native range.

Increase in the girth of trees grown in the open can be quite fast, averaging 3cm a year. Growth increases somewhat with age and can average 30cm a year in older trees. * A strikingly attractive tree when mature; horizontal major branches curve up at...

Indivisa is very distinctive. * The foliage, which droops with age, is blue-green and shaped like a broad sword, with a broad and conspicuous midrib which is often tinged red, orange red or golden.

Plant nurseries grow Pinus contorta subsp. * Widely employed medicinally by several native North American Indian tribes who used it especially for its antiseptic and healing properties on wounds, infections etc, and also for its beneficial effects upon...

* Trees to 30 m tall and 60 cm dbh, with a conical crown. * It is closely related to the Dragon Spruce from western China. * Picea meyeri (Meyer's Spruce);is a species of spruce native to Nei Mongol in the northeast to Gansu in the southwest and also...

* Common names include Orchid tree and Mountain-ebony. * Purple or lavender terminal flowers. * A decidious Tree growing to 12m. * Native to India and China.