Drought Tolerant Plant Specimen Tree For Sale In North Carolina

* Fraxinus velutina ( Velvet Ash or Arizona Ash or Modesto Ash ) is a species of Fraxinus native to southwestern North America , in the United States from southern California east to Texas , and in Mexico from northern Baja California east to Coahuila...

The foliage grows in dense sprays, varying from dull gray-green to bright glaucous blue-green in color. The seed cones are globose to oblong, 15-33 mm long, with 6 or 8 (rarely 4 or 10) scales, green at first, maturing gray or gray-brown about 20–24...

* This species of spruce should be grown in areas where drought may be a concern. It is found only in China . It is much more drought tolerant than most spruce species. * Picea crassifolia is a species of conifer in the Pinaceae family.

* A deciduous Tree growing to 15 m, at a fast rate. * A maple native to much of Europe , north to southern England (where it is the only native maple), Denmark , Poland and Belarus , and also southwest Asia from Turkey to the Caucasus , and north Africa...

Obovate-elliptic to elliptic leaves (to 3 1/2" long) are glossy dark green. The species is cultivated as an ornamental plant for landscape design use in gardens. * The plant species is endemic to Southeast China in forest thicket habitats at 500–800...

* Cupressus lusitanica , ( Cedro Blanco ; Teotlate , distinctive names used in Mexico); Cedro Blanco means White Cedar and is also known as Mexican White Cedar , is a species of cypress native to Mexico and Central America ( Guatemala , El Salvador and...

* Distribution and Ecology USA: Montana (E from 112° W), North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Utah, E Nevada, Colorado, Nebraska, Oklahoma. Mostly at 1000-3000 m (Kral 1993). * Branches usually drooping, smaller in all its parts, of more columnar habit.

* Carpinus orientalis (Oriental Hornbeam) is a hornbeam native from southeastern Europe to northern Iran and occurs usually on hot dry sites at lower altitudes in comparison to the European Hornbeam.

* The American Turkey Oak ( Quercus laevis ) is a member of the red oak group of oaks . It is native to the southeastern United States , occurring on the coastal plain from Delaware south to central Florida , and west to southeast Louisiana .

* A species of Albizia , native to tropical southern Asia , and widely cultivated and naturalised in other tropical and subtropical regions. * A tropical tree with compound leaves and clustered yellow-green flowers.

* The leaves are eaten by a number of insects, particularly certain moth caterpillars. * The fruits were eaten by the Apache, Chiricahua, and Mescalero, fresh and preserved for food.

Ponderosa subsp. It is a climax species at the lower limits of the coniferous forests, and a seral species in higher elevation mesic forests where more competitive conifers are capable of growing.

* The acorns usually mature around fall. The amount of acorns produced can also vary year to year, one year there may be about 32,000 acorns and the next year there may be very few.

* This beautiful tropical flowering tree from the Carribean will do well in protected locations in zone 9 and anywhere in zones 10 and 11.

* Cupressus lusitanica , ( Cedro Blanco ; Teotlate , distinctive names used in Mexico); Cedro Blanco means White Cedar and is also known as Mexican White Cedar , is a species of cypress native to Mexico and Central America ( Guatemala , El Salvador and...

* The kernel is sweet, though the shell is thick. The seed is up to 3cm long. Hicoria floridana) the scrub hickory, is a tree native to the southeastern United States, where it is endemic in central Florida.

Its historical use to construct religious temples and in landscaping around temples is well recorded. * Thrives on most soils, being very tolerant of dry sites and of drought when it is established.

* 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.

Useful in coastal landscapes, it adds texture and unique architecture to large scale plantings. Dark green needles, to 18" (9" in older trees), in tufts at ends of branchlets; hangs on to its cones (to 20") for as long as 20 years; native from Virginia...

* Grevillea robusta , commonly known as the southern silky oak or Silky-oak , or Australian Silver-oak , is the largest species in the genus Grevillea . This can be sucked directly from the flowers, shaken into a bowl or washed out in a small quantity...

This tree transplants well. Mugo pine is most attractive with its natural shape. Plant seeds in the fall and deep soil evenly moist in deep well-drained soil. The Mugo Pine has small dark green evergreen needles helping it to look great all year.

* The Blue Oak ( Quercus douglasii ) is an oak in the white oak section of the genus, Quercus sect. * Recent research has found several unlogged stands of Blue Oak woodlands, suggesting that the state may harbor over 500,000 acres (2,000 km2) of such...

* Abies numidica is a medium-sized to large evergreen tree growing to 20–35 m tall, with a trunk up to 1 m diameter. * Algerian Fir is grown as an ornamental tree in parks and large gardens.

* This is perhaps the most strongly scented flower in the world! * Exceptionally large trees recorded include a 35 m (114 ft) high specimen from the Chickasawhay District, DeSoto National Forest in Mississippi which measured 17 feet 8 inches in circumference...

* Extremely slow growing, 4' in 16 years, extremely long lived, to thousands of years--is yours a patient and stationary family?; shrubby, has great character even when young; blue-green foliage, needles to 1 1/2"; needs protection from dry wind in cold...

* A handsome species, one of the rarest in cultivation (rare even in its own Yalung R.valley) * A small, 8-30' tree/shrub.

* An essential oil is distilled from the shoots. * A popular wood for building uses, cabinet making and wardrobes, especially since it retains its fragrance, repels moths and is impervious to woodworm.