Annual Plant Edible Fruit Or Nut Plant For Sale In Pittsburgh

* Crimson Sweet is a heirloom variety that has been around a long time. * It was an All American winner in 1964. * It is currently still one of the most popular varieties in the world! * Produces 20-25 lb.

Deliciosa, the kiwi fruit, the skin is smooth and can be eaten with the fruit. Sweeter than A. * The fruit can be eaten raw, cooked or dried for later use. * Actinidia arguta ( hardy kiwi ) is a perennial vine native to Korea , Northern China , and Russian...

Conservation Plant Characteristics Avena sativa L. Used as a cereal, it is probably best known as the breakfast cereal porridge but it can also be used in many other ways. Oats are a nutrient-rich food associated with lower blood cholesterol when consumed...

This fairly typical thistle has red to purple flowers and shiny pale green leaves with white veins. * Research suggests that milk thistle extracts both prevent and repair damage to the liver from toluene and/or xylene.

* The Coulter pine produces the heaviest cone of any pine tree. The size ranges from 10–24 m (33–79 ft) tall, and a trunk diameter up to 1 m (3.3 ft). Although it has a limited range in the wild, it is a popular ornamental tree.

* This is a dual purpose herb. * The fresh leaves (Cilantro) are probably the most widely used flavouring herb in the world. The leaves provide Cilantro and the seeds are Coriander.

Conservation Plant Characteristics Avena sativa L. Used as a cereal, it is probably best known as the breakfast cereal porridge but it can also be used in many other ways. Oats are a nutrient-rich food associated with lower blood cholesterol when consumed...

* Requires a rich, well-drained moisture retentive soil and a very warm, sunny and sheltered position. Grow them on fast and plant out after the last expected frosts. Evolutionarily speaking the genus is relatively recent in origin as no species within...

* In 2007, Guinness World Records certified that the Ghost Pepper (Bhut Jolokia) was the world's hottest chili pepper, 400 times hotter than Tabasco sauce! * Bhut Jolokia pods are unique among peppers, with their characteristic shape, and very thin skin.

Flesh is juicy, acid, whitish and aromatic. * The fruit is dark green, prickly (or bristled), egg-shaped and can be up to 30 centimetres (12 in) long, with a moderately firm texture.

* The bush grows to a maximum height of 13 feet (4 m ), and the prickles are sparse to scattered along the stalks.

The seeds are used to relieve intoxication due to wine. * The Japanese Raisin Tree ( Hovenia dulcis ) is a hardy tree that occurs from Japan , over Eastern China and Korea to the Himalayas (up to altitudes of 2,000 m), growing preferably in a sunny position...

* The dog rose was the stylized rose of medieval European heraldry, and is still used today. * It can be used in making delicious jams, syrups etc. * The dried leaves are used as a tea substitute.

* 2" white or pale pink flowers in small clusters in summer. * 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.

Flesh is juicy, acid, whitish and aromatic. * The fruit is dark green, prickly (or bristled), egg-shaped and can be up to 30 centimetres (12 in) long, with a moderately firm texture.

They can survive slight frosts, however, and have succeeded outdoors in the Scilly Isles. * This species is a small tree; its leaves are simple with toothed margins and are 7 to 15 cm in length.

This has led to their being very useful as natural dyes. * The common wild black raspberry; 1/2" white flowers followed by clusters of delicious shiny black fruit; arching canes root where the tips touch ground.

* The Manchurian walnut ( Juglans mandshurica Maxim. ) is a deciduous tree of the genus Juglans (section Cardiocaryon ), native to the Eastern Asiatic Region ( China , Russian Far East , North Korea and South Korea ).

* 2" white or pale pink flowers in small clusters in summer. * 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.

* Significant progress has been reported on polyphenols, particularly ellagic acid, tannins and anthocyanins, antioxidant activity, anti-cancer and anti-viral properties. * An extract from fruit called myricerone blocks a receptor for the peptide, endothelin,...

They are also medicinal. * The dried flowering heads of female plants are used as a flavouring and preservative in beer. Strictly speaking it is a bine rather than a vine, using its own shoots to act as supports for new growth.

* This variety is perfect for growing in containers or restricted spaces. * It will yield normal sized cucumbers but not take up as much room in the garden.

Frangula caroliniana ), the Carolina Buckthorn , is an upright shrub or small tree native to the Southeastern United States . * Rhamnus caroliniana ( syn. In Missouri, it is typically found along woodland streams, open wooded hillsides, upland ridges,...

* A very poular tree for bonsai due to its dwarf size and small fruit.

* Rosa rubiginosa ( Sweet briar or Eglantine Rose ; syn. Eglanteria ) is a species of rose native to Europe and western Asia . * 1" fragrant single pink roses in small clusters; 1/2" orange to scarlet hips lasting well into winter; often grows on lime;...

* The fruit skins have been eaten in the treatment of stomach complaints. * White or pink flowers to 2 1/2"; pear-shaped 1/3-2/3" hips, shiny red or red-orange; suckers to form thickets; native to woods, dunes, and prairies from Nova Scotia to Maryland...

* It is native to western North America, including British Columbia and much of the western United States. * Easily grown in a moisture retentive but well-drained loamy soil of at least moderate quality.