Crop Plant Wildlife Food For Sale In Austin

* Alopecurus arundinaceus ( Creeping meadow foxtail , Creeping foxtail ) is a rhizomatous perennial species in the Grass family ( Poaceae ). * Native to Eurasia and widely introduced elsewhere, this sod forming grass is useful as a forage and for erosion...

* A herbaceous, perennial grass, very winter hardy, provides wildlife habitat, erosion control and ground cover. * Festuca rubra is a species of grass known by the common name red fescue .

The leaves are gray-green and pale and fuzzy underneath, and several centimeters long. This is an evergreen tree growing to 12 meters in height and width. * The fruit has a bitter-sweet flavour, tasting like an over-ripe banana.

* This tree is widely grown because it is the most cold hardy of all the Eucalyptus species. It is obtained by making wounds in the bark during spring. The essential oil is a common ingredient in many over-the-counter cold remedies.

They really are perfect hearts! * The fruit is a nut , produced in bunches of 4-10 together; the nut is spherical, 3-5 cm long and broad, surrounded by a green husk before maturity in mid autumn.

The leaves are gray-green and pale and fuzzy underneath, and several centimeters long. This is an evergreen tree growing to 12 meters in height and width. * The fruit has a bitter-sweet flavour, tasting like an over-ripe banana.

* This tree is widely grown because it is the most cold hardy of all the Eucalyptus species. It is obtained by making wounds in the bark during spring. The essential oil is a common ingredient in many over-the-counter cold remedies.

* Northern Highbush Blueberry ( Vaccinium corymbosum ) is a species of blueberry native to eastern North America , growing from Nova Scotia and Ontario south to Alabama , and west to Wisconsin .

* Chinese chestnuts have evolved over a long period of time in coexistence with the bark fungal disease chestnut blight and have evolved a very successful resistance to the blight, probably more so than any other species of chestnut.

* Native to semiconsolidated sand dunes; 900-2400 m. * This is one of ther best species for soil stabilization and reviatalization in cold arid zones where few plants will survive.

Cerifera' s root system is fire-resistant. In winter, the seeds are important foods for the Carolina Wren and species of Tree Sparrow . Specimens in drier and sandier areas are shrub-like, have rhizomes and smaller leaves than usual.

The leaves are deciduous , rounded, 6–12 cm long and across, softly hairy on both surfaces, and with a double-serrate margin. * Common hazel is typically a shrub reaching 3–8 m tall, but can reach 15 m.

Timothy-grass can be confused with Meadow Foxtail ( Alopecurus pratensis ) and Purple-stem Cat's-tail ( Phleum phleoides ). * Timothy-grass ( Phleum pratense ), is an abundant perennial grass native to most of Europe except for the Mediterranean region...

Pectin is also said to protect the body against radiation. A good flavour but very astringent. The fruit is rich in pectin and can be added to fruits that are low in this substance when making jams etc.

The European Pear is one of the most important fruits of temperate regions, being the species from which most orchard pear cultivars grown in Europe, North America and Australia are developed.

* It is sown as quickly as possible after the removal of a grain crop at the rate of 20-22 kg/ha. It grows rapidly in spring, and yields an abundant crop of green food, particularly palatable to live stock.

* It is an evergreen tree reaching 25-45 m in height, with a broad, rounded crown of long branches. * The leaves are needle-like, dark green, with two per fascicle, 12-20 cm long and 0.8-1 mm wide, the persistent fascicle sheath 1.5-2 cm long.

In Missouri, it is typically found along woodland streams, open wooded hillsides, upland ridges, thickets and glades primarily in limestone areas south of the Missouri River and throughout the Ozarks (Steyermark).

This bushy tree apparently grows without the benefit of rainfall, and obtains some water from dew . It is only found in northern Chile , particularly in the Pampa del Tamarugal , some 70 km (43 mi) east of the city of Iquique .

At all ages, it is distinguished by the slightly pendulous branchlet tips. It is adaptable to a wide variety of climatic conditions and is widely used as an ornamental (Burns & Honkala 1990) (USDA hardiness zone 5).

The berries are an important food resource for numerous species of birds. * The species occurs particularly in wetland habitats, but also on dry sand dunes and grassland. * Ilex verticillata ( American Winterberry ) is a species of holly native to eastern...

* Vaccinium arboreum ( Sparkleberry or Farkleberry ) is a species of Vaccinium native to the southeastern United States , from southern Virginia west to southeastern Missouri , and south to Florida and eastern Texas .

* The buds of bracted balsam break later in the spring allowing it to be grown in colder microclimates. * The bracts subtending seed scales are longer, visible on the closed cone. * The needles on bracted balsam grow around the branch giving a fuller...

* It is a medium-sized deciduous tree growing to 20-47 m tall. * It has greenish yellow flowers in May and the dark green leaves turn yellow to pumpkin-orange in the fall. * A species of buckeye native to the Ohio Valley and Appalachian Mountains of the...

* The sprouted seeds can be eaten. * The latex in the stems is a suitable replacement for chicle and can be made into a chewing gum. They taste somewhat like peas. It grows in sandy soils and appreciates lots of sunlight.

* Pinus clausa ( Sand Pine , Sandhill Pine ) is a small, often shrubby tree from 5–10 m (16–33 ft), exceptionally to 21 m (69 ft) tall, found in two separate locations, one across central peninsular Florida , and the other in the western Florida panhandle...

A very pleasant sweet taste. Eucalyptus manna,which exudes from punctures in summer months, is sometimes consumed. * A manna is exuded from the leaves (from the bark as well according to some reports) as a result ofinsect damage.