They are followed by small oval fruit. * Gardenia jasminoides fructus (fruit) is used within Traditional Chinese Medicine to "drain fire" and thereby treat certain febrile conditions.
* Native American Californians used the hard wood for arrows, digging, spearing fish, and digging. * The Cercocarpus betuloides leaves are distinctive in that they have smooth edges from the base to about half way up, then are wavy or toothed to the rounded...
A yellow dye is obtained from the bark. Often grown as an informal hedge, it is also amenable to trimming. Yellow, orange and brownish dyes can also be obtained. Used for small turnery.
* A dark red dye is obtained from the leaves. * Nice shiny dark green leaves to 3"; large shrub, small tree; quarter-inch bright red fruit in fall; best of the hardy evergreen hollies, Dirr says; may not do well in hot regions; native to Japan and China.
* The fruits of the woodland elaeocarpus are edible. * The wood does not resist water, so it is not considered good timber, but it is used for growing shiitake mushrooms. The oil from the seeds may be processed into soap or lubricants.
* The dried flowering heads of female plants are used as a flavouring and preservative in beer. Lupulus is the main ingredient of many beers, and as such is widely cultivated for use by the brewing industry.
Individual plants can produce as many as 400-1800 fruits with three seeds each. It is the source of a high quality charcoal that is used by artists. Fruit is small black berries that drop in late summer to early fall.
* An excrescence produced on the leaf by an insect Melaphis chinensis or M. Paitan is antiseptic, astringent and haemostatic. It is used applied externally to burns, bleeding due to traumatic injuries, haemorrhoids and ulcers in the mouth.
It prefers moist soil. * The tree is native in the Mediterranean region, Iran and parts of central Asia. * The species is grown as an ornamental tree for its strongly fragrant flowers.
* The fruits of the woodland elaeocarpus are edible. * The wood does not resist water, so it is not considered good timber, but it is used for growing shiitake mushrooms. The oil from the seeds may be processed into soap or lubricants.
* The species is also planted as an ornamental, particularly the varieties with bright pink pods. * It is best known as the source of the natural pigment annatto , produced from the fruit .
* Calia secundiflora is a species of flowering shrub or small tree in the pea family, Fabaceae , that is native to the southwestern United States ( Texas , New Mexico ) and Mexico ( Chihuahua and Coahuila south to Hidalgo , Puebla and Queretaro ).
Occidentalis; creamy bark; resistant to anthracnose. * As a very large and wide tree with broad, thick leaves that tend to orient horizontally, it is especially prized for the shade and coolness it provides during the hot season.
A tea made from the plant has been used as an insecticide. * Linaria vulgaris ( Common Toadflax , Yellow Toadflax , or Butter-and-eggs ) is a species of toadflax ( Linaria ), native to most of Europe and northern Asia , from the United Kingdom south to...
* Leaves and inner bark can be used as an insecticide and a dye. * The fruit is a dark purple to black berry 3–5 mm diameter, produced in drooping clusters in the fall. * Sambucus canadensis is a deciduous Shrub growing to 4 m (13ft) by 4 m (13ft) at...
Species: canadensis
Height: 12 feet
Minimum Hardiness Zone: 4
Common Name: American Elder, Elderberry, Common Elder, Sweet Elder, Blackberry Elder, American Elderberry
* It is sometimes used for afforestation on infertile soils which it enriches by means of its nitrogen-fixing nodules, while not growing large enough to compete with the intended timber crop.
* Many birds and animals eat the fruit, and both white-tailed deer and mule deer feed on twigs and leaves. * Farms use medium to tall shrubs or trees for windbreaks, and highway or riverside plantings.
Occidentalis; creamy bark; resistant to anthracnose. * As a very large and wide tree with broad, thick leaves that tend to orient horizontally, it is especially prized for the shade and coolness it provides during the hot season.
* Covered in beautiful white flowers! * The Forking Larkspur ( Consolida regalis syn. Delphinium consolida ) is an annual plant in the Buttercup family Ranunculaceae . * A strong tincture of the fresh seed is used externally to kill lice and nits in the...
Germination: 74%
Common Name: Royal Knight's-spur, Larkspur, White King Larkspur
Will produce a complete cover in a few months. Has fair drought and poor shade tolerance. Yellow flowers from May to July. A useful green manure plant, fixing atmospheric nitrogen.
Height: 1ft
Common Name: Birdsfoot Trefoil, Bird's-foot Trefoil, Birdfoot Deervetch
Poles should be set before beans are planted. Yard Long Beans mature in 70 days. Planting guide: After danger of frost is past and ground has become warm, plant in hills three feet apart in the row, 5 to 6 seeds to a hill.
Will produce a complete cover in a few months. Has fair drought and poor shade tolerance. Yellow flowers from May to July. A useful green manure plant, fixing atmospheric nitrogen.
21 Days baby, 50 Days full size. Sweet, tender, blue-green leaves with white ribs. Tolerates wet soil, very cold hardy, excellent for multiple harvests.
Make sure that your hardiness zone lies within the zone compatability range of this variety before ordering. Low-maintenance and productive — a sure thing. Ripens in June. Enjoy large yields of big, red, sweet strawberries.
Make sure that your hardiness zone lies within the zone compatability range of this variety before ordering. Self-pollinating. May be covered by USPP #22449 or other patents.The USDA hardiness zones offer a guide to varieties that will grow well in certain...
Soil Composition: Loamy
Ripens/Harvest: First Year Canes July, Second Year Canes June
