Christmas Tree Specimen Tree For Sale In Newport News

* The specific epithet, menziesii, is after Archibald Menzies, a Scottish physician and rival naturalist to David Douglas. * The foliage is consumed by grouse and by deer and elk; birds and mammals eat the seeds.

* The Jezo spruce or Yezo spruce ( Picea jezoensis or Picea yezoensis ) is a large evergreen tree growing to 30-50 m tall and with a trunk diameter of up to 2 m. It is native to northeast Asia , from the mountains of central Japan and the Changbai Mountains...

* One of the smaller firs, preferring cooler climates.

* The resin is used internally in propriety mixtures to treat coughs. * Very popular as Christmas Trees, especially in the northeastern USA.

Glauca) spruce. * Picea orientalis , commonly known as the Caucasian Spruce or Oriental Spruce , is a spruce native to the Caucasus and adjacent northeast Turkey . It is a large evergreen tree growing to 30-45 m tall (exceptionally to 57 m), and with...

* 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. * The cones are cylindrical, 9-18 cm long, greenish-pink to purple before maturity.

The blue-green needles are up to 1/2" and it produces 1 1/2 - 3" cones. It is also a very long-lived tree in the wild, specimens have been found that are 3500 years old. * This species is the biggest (but not the tallest) tree in the world and can weigh...

The plant was re-discovered by the English plant-collector, Charles Maries in 1877 near Aomori on the main Japanese island of Honsh?, who initially thought it to be a variety of Abies veitchii.

* It is planted as a specimen tree or in mass screenings. * The specific epithet, menziesii, is after Archibald Menzies, a Scottish physician and rival naturalist to David Douglas.

* The Jezo spruce or Yezo spruce ( Picea jezoensis or Picea yezoensis ) is a large evergreen tree growing to 30-50 m tall and with a trunk diameter of up to 2 m. It is native to northeast Asia , from the mountains of central Japan and the Changbai Mountains...

* The genus Davidia is named for Father Armand David (1826–1900), ("Pere David"), a French Vincentian missionary and keen naturalist who lived in China. * A splendid sight in flower, a substantial tree covered with white bracts the size of a dove (8"...

* Often flat-topped and asymmetrical; 6" bright green stiff needles; cones about 5"; 1/2" edible seeds (pignolia nuts); native to northern Mediterranean. They are rich in oil and have a soft texture with a hint of resin in the flavour.

* Nordmann Fir ( Abies nordmanniana ) is a fir native to the mountains south and east of the Black Sea , in Turkey , Georgia , Russian Caucasus and northern parts of Armenia. * Ambrolauri source is the most popular for Christmas tree production.

The plant was re-discovered by the English plant-collector, Charles Maries in 1877 near Aomori on the main Japanese island of Honsh?, who initially thought it to be a variety of Abies veitchii.

* The specific epithet, menziesii, is after Archibald Menzies, a Scottish physician and rival naturalist to David Douglas. Mice, voles, shrews, and chipmunks consumed an estimated 65 percent of a Douglas fir seed crop following dispersal in western Oregon.

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

* The undersides of the leaves also have orange hairs on the veins and the spring buds and seed wings are red in color. * This lovely small tree closely resembles its relative Acer heldreichii.

Avoid whittling the sides of the trunk down to fit a stand. Make a fresh cut to remove at least a 1/2-inch thick disk of wood from the base of the trunk before putting the tree in the stand.

* Higan cherry is a medium sized deciduous tree growing to 40-50' tall. Best flowering in full sun. Pendula forms are sometimes top grafted. * Best grown in moist, fertile, well-drained loams in full sun to part shade.

Thus it can be used for making tubs for storing food items. These trees will not prove as winter hardy as the Colorado sources, but are highly recommended in zones 6 and 7. * The crushed leaves have a strong lemony scent.

* Fir native to the mountains south and east of the Black Sea, in Turkey, Georgia, Russian Caucasus and northern parts of Armenia. * Nordmann Fir ( Abies nordmanniana ) is a fir native to the mountains south and east of the Black Sea , in Turkey , Georgia...

* Ambrolauri source is the most popular for Christmas tree production. * Fir native to the mountains south and east of the Black Sea, in Turkey, Georgia, Russian Caucasus and northern parts of Armenia.

* Celtis sinensis (English: Chinese Hackberry; Chinese: ?? * As an ornamental plant it is used in classical East Asian garden design. * The leaves of seedlings often have a lot of white patches without chlorophyll, this is normal and older plants produce...

It is also valued for its use in the pulp industry to make paper and is commonly used to produce stringed musical instruments. * A narrow, upright cone, bright or dark green foliage; young cones green or purple green; timber has been used for flooring...

It is found in Japan and Russia . * 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.

Quinquepeta; large spreading shrub or small tree; flowers of plants from seed, 5-10", may be white, pink, or purplish, usually darker on the outside, whitish inside; flowers before leafing out, and sporadically thereafter--but flowers sometimes damaged...

* Coast redwoods have a conical crown, with horizontal to slightly drooping branches. * It is a long-lived tree in the wild, often living 1000 years and with some specimens 2200 years old recorded.