Edible Fruit Or Nut Plant Drought Tolerant Plant For Sale In Salem

Fruiting in September. * Native to temperate forests, thickets; 400-2600 m. E Gansu, Hebei, Heilongjiang (Daxinganling), Henan (Funiu Shan), ?Hubei, Jilin (Changbai Shan), Liaoning, Nei Mongol, Shaanxi, Sichuan [Japan, Korea, Russia (Far East)].

* 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...

This fruit tree can be grown outdoors in a Mediterranean climate and indoors in a warm, sunny site with some shade in the winter. The glossy green leaves are narrow and like full sun in the summer and indoors but less in the winter.

Scrub jays cache about 5,000 acorns each year over an average home range of about 6.2 acres (2.5 ha), effectively seedling at a rate of 800 acorns per acre (2,000 per ha). With age, it develops deep furrows, ridges, and a thickness of about 8 to 9% of...

The name derives from the Latin for turnip , r?pum or r?pa , and is first recorded in English at the end of the 14th century. Sow 5-15 lbs./acre. Added to salads or used as a potherb.

* Loquats are unusual among fruit trees in that the flowers appear in the autumn or early winter, and the fruits are ripe in late winter or early spring. * The fruit has a slightly acid, sweet aromatic flavour, they can be eaten out of hand or cooked...

It is an excellent tonic and restorative, helping in stressful times and increasing zest for life. * Schisandra chinensis ( pinyin : literally "five flavor berry") is a deciduous woody vine native to forests of Northern China and the Russian Far East.

It is dioecious , with male and female cones on separate plants, which are wind pollinated. It is a shrub or small tree , very variable and often a low spreading shrub, but occasionally reaching 10 m tall.

Wild collected seed will produce smaller harder shelled nuts. * The pecan (pronounced /p??k??n/ , /p??kaen/ , or /?pi?kaen/ ), Carya illinoinensis or illinoensis , is a species of hickory , native to south-central North America , in Mexico from Coahuila...

* Stiff 1 1/2 " dark needles; cones to 5"; looks like Pinus aristata with shorter needles and smaller cones; native to California. * Foxtail Pines occur in the subalpine forest in these mountains: at an elevation of 1950-2750 m in the Klamath range, and...

* An extract of the root is used as a cosmetic and is particularly useful in treating rose-coloured rashes and capillary weaknesses. * White flowers to 3" across. * The flower buds are pickled and used as a flavouring in sauces, salads etc.

* It was an All American winner in 1964. Oval to round fruit with red sweet flesh and small seeds, maturing in 85 days. * Crimson Sweet is a heirloom variety that has been around a long time.

The young plants can also be eaten as a slightly spicy tasting micro-green. * A very versatile and easy to grow vegetable. It's flavor is mild and is great fresh, in salads or sandwiches.

* Leycesteria formosa ( Himalayan Honeysuckle , Flowering Nutmeg , Himalaya Nutmeg or Pheasant Berry ) is a deciduous shrub in the family Caprifoliaceae , native to the Himalaya and southwestern China .

* When baked it becomes even sweeter and develops a floury texture, it makes an excellent potato or cereal substitute. * It is very acceptable raw and has a superior flavour to sweet chestnuts (C.

* Plants can be used for informal hedging in areas that are frost free or almost so. * The fruit is edible when cooked, and can be used to make jam. * It is grown for its decorative pink flowers, and is popular in bonsai culture.

* Plants can be grown as a hedge in exposed positions, tolerating maritime exposure. * Appealing silvery-green leaves; small but fragrant flowers; likes sun; a tough plant, doesn't mind drought, or poor soil, very salt-tolerant; native over a wide swathe...

* Trees are probably much hardier when grown in areas with hot summers. * Source of the commercial pecan; a tall, straight-trunked tree, fastest growing of the hickories; likes deep, rich soil; native to central midwest south to Mexico

* It is loaded with nutrients and antioxidants so is often recommended as a nutraceutical supplement. * Native to Ethiopia but now found all over the tropics. * The fruits are beautiful hanging on the vines so it is recommended to grow on a trellis if...

* The fruit tends to be quite large and fragrant, and when carefully wrapped (it has a tendency to bruise because of its juiciness), it can last for several weeks or more in a cold, dry place.

* California black oak comprises a total volume of 29% of California's hardwood timber resources, and is the major hardwood sawn into lumber there. * The tree can grow in many types of soils, but it is important that the soil be well-drained.

* The fruit is eaten raw or dried for later use. * Paliurus spina-christi , commonly known as Jerusalem Thorn , Garland Thorn , Christ's Thorn , or Crown of Thorns , is a species of Paliurus native to the Mediterranean region and southwest and central...

It is also efficient in nitrogen fixation, at more than 500 kg/ha/year. It has also been described as a "conflict tree" in that it is both promoted for forage production and spreads like a weed in some places.

* The kernel is sweet, though the shell is thick. Hicoria floridana) the scrub hickory, is a tree native to the southeastern United States, where it is endemic in central Florida. The seed ripens in late autumn and, when stored in its shell in a cool...

The pomegranate is native to the Iranian Plateau , and has been cultivated in the Caucasus since ancient times. Introduced into Latin America and California by Spanish settlers in 1769, pomegranate is now cultivated in parts of California and Arizona...

* Rosa dumalis ( Glaucous Dog Rose ) is a species of rose native to Europe and southwest Asia . * The fruit of many members of this genus is a very rich source of vitamins and minerals, especially in vitamins A, C and E, flavanoids and other bio-active...

The large size of the cones has earned them the nickname "widowmakers" among locals. * The Coulter pine or big-cone pine, Pinus coulteri, is a native of the coastal mountains of Southern California and northern Baja California (Mexico).