Drought Tolerant Plant Evergreen Plant For Sale In Simi Valley

Trees from the Mexican highlands achieve a notable stoutness. It is a large evergreen or semi-evergreen tree growing to 40 m (130 ft) tall and with a trunk of 1–3 m (3.3–9.8 ft) diameter (occasionally much more; see below).

It is part of the red oak group. It typically matures to 15-20' tall and 8-10' wide, but occasionally rises to as much as 35' tall. Untoothed margins are rolled under. It has leaves with no teeth or lobes, hairless on the upperside and also on the underside...

It is used as a houseplant and conservatory tree in colder climates. It may also occur naturally in Vietnam. The foliage grows in dense, usually moderately decumbent and pendulous sprays of bright green, very slender, slightly flattened shoots.

* Unlike most species of pine. * Mountain Pine or Mugo Pine ( Pinus mugo ) is a high-altitude European pine , found in the Pyrenees , Alps , Erzgebirge , Carpathians , northern Apennines and Balkan Peninsula mountains from (mostly) 1,000 m to 2,200 m,...

The foliage grows in dense sprays, varying from dull gray-green to bright glaucous blue-green in color. * It is a medium-sized evergreen tree with a conic to ovoid-conic crown. The cones remain closed for many years, only opening after the parent tree...

The entire native (world) population of the tree was reduced down to thirty to forty individual trees by the 2003 Cedar Fire. * It is an IUCN Red List Critically endangered species, and a California Native Plant Society Inventory of Rare and Endangered...

* The seed is used in pinole or ground into a meal and used as a thickener in making bread or mixed with flour in making bread. * Shadscale fruits and leaves provide important winter browse for both domestic livestock and native herbivores.

Ponderosa subsp. Washoensis populations do not warrant distinction as a variety or even a subspecies of P. Ponderosa is distinguishable in the field and certainly occurs at the type locality (Mount Rose, Nevada).

* A delicious tea is made by steeping the green or dried twigs inboiling water until they turn an amber or pink colour. * Ephedra nevadensis ( Nevada ephedra ) is a species of Ephedra native to dry areas of western North America.

* This is currently one of Mexico's more important timber trees, and logging is a widespread and commercially important activity in its range. Perry (1991) reports that logging has greatly reduced its range, but based on my observations in 2007 around...

Sinaloa to Chiapas - and Guatemala in montane, relatively open pine or pine-oak forests at altitudes from 900 to 2500 m. * It is one of the most elementally Mexican of pines. * These trees project a sense of vigorous strength, for though not generally...

* Rue has a long history of use as a domestic remedy, being especially valued for its strengthening action on the eyes. It is native to southern Europe . It also is grown as both a medicinal herb and as a condiment.

They keep their blue color well after drying. * This is an excellent plant to use for cut flowers and dried flowers. * It is very cold hardy, coming from Siberia, and will also tolerate drought and saline conditions.

* Requires a well-drained sandy soil and a sunny position. * The leaves are used for flavouring rice dumplings. Established plants are drought tolerant.

* It is a popular ornamental tree , extensively planted in parks and gardens in hot dry areas such as southern California. * Turpentine consists of an average of 20% of the oleo-resin.

They drop their leaves, and grow new ones, within a few weeks in spring. * Depending on the growing conditions, live oaks vary from the shrubby to large and spreading: typical open-grown trees reach 15 meters (50 feet) in height, but may span nearly 50...

The species is often smaller, stunted and twisted in coastal exposures. * The Bishop Pine ( Pinus muricata ) is a pine with a very restricted range: mostly California , USA , including some offshore islands, and a few locations in Baja California , Mexico...

* 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 also grown for the cut Christmas tree industry.

* Cycas revoluta ( sago cycad ), is an attractive plant native to southern Japan . * The leaves are used in the treatment of cancer and hepatoma. * This very symmetrical plant supports a crown of shiny, dark green leaves on a thick shaggy trunk that is...

The Purple D'Oro daylily prefers full sun. The Purple D'Oro daylily is a wonderfully colored reblooming daylily. You'll be thrilled with the first flush of 3'' purple blooms from June to October.

Very vigorous, it can swamp out small plants. A yellow-orange dye is obtained from the flowers. * A good ground cover plant, succeeding in the heavy shade of trees and in dry shade.

It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. It is the natural symbol of the island of Tenerife, together with the Blue Chaffinch. Each branch grows for about 10–15 years and re-branches, so a mature plant has an umbrella-like...

* The Gray Pine ( Pinus sabineana ) is a pine endemic to California in the United States ; historically and internationally, the common name has been more frequently termed Digger Pine .

Only Bailey's Pocket Mouse , however, is known to be able to digest the wax found inside the jojoba nut. The flowers are small, greenish-yellow, with 5–6 sepals and no petals. * Jojoba grows to 1–2 metres (3.3–6.6 ft) tall, with a broad, dense crown.

It has also been introduced to Belize , Costa Rica and Nicaragua , growing at 1200–3000 m altitude. * Cupressus lusitanica , ( Cedro Blanco ; Teotlate , distinctive names used in Mexico); Cedro Blanco means White Cedar and is also known as Mexican White...

It often occurs in association with Blue Pine ( Pinus wallichiana ) and Deodar Cedar ( Cedrus deodara ). Used like pistachio nuts. * Flaky bark, 4" blue-green needles, 9" cones; edible seed; native to Himalayas.

It is closely related to Juniperus communis (Common Juniper) and Juniperus conferta (Shore Juniper), the latter sometimes treated as a variety or subspecies of J. Established plants are drought tolerant, succeeding in hot dry positions.