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

* 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...

The range extends from northern Pakistan ( North-West Frontier Province , Azad Kashmir ), across northern India ( Jammu and Kashmir , Punjab , Himachal Pradesh , Uttarakhand , Sikkim ) and Nepal to Bhutan .

* For those people with sensitive taste buds, this is a fruit that can be enjoyed when eaten in moderate quantities. * The fruit itself has the texture of a lush tropical fruit and has a delicate pleasant flavour.

* 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.

It typically grows on dry to moist sandy and gravel soils in steppes, meadows or woodland edges. Good when added to soups they also make an excellent jelly. * The fruit can be eaten raw or cooked.

* The thin, shiny brown branches bear shiny heart-shaped leaves which are light green early in the season and darken as they age. Cercis orbiculata Greene) is a small tree or shrub in the legume family.

* It differs from all other pinyon species in that it has very massive cones and large seeds. * It has started being cultivated recently and is a very attractive ornamental tree. In cultivation, leaves up to 23 cm long may be produced.

Fruiting in September. E Gansu, Hebei, Heilongjiang (Daxinganling), Henan (Funiu Shan), ?Hubei, Jilin (Changbai Shan), Liaoning, Nei Mongol, Shaanxi, Sichuan [Japan, Korea, Russia (Far East)].

A sugar can be extracted from the seed. The tannin renders the young growing wood durable and resistant to outdoor use, thus suitable for posts, fencing or stakes. * The seed can be eaten raw or cooked.

* The fruit is eaten raw, cooked or dried for later use. The fruit can also be made into preserves, pies, drinks etc or be dried and used like raisins. Sweet and juicy with a pleasant flavour, it makes good raw eating.

This is a treelike shrub reaching up to five meters in height. * Arctostaphylos viscida is a species of manzanita known by the common names whiteleaf manzanita and sticky manzanita .

* The plant from which cultivated red raspberries were derived. * Raspberry fruit may protect the liver. * Polyphenolic compounds from raspberry seeds are efficient antioxidants. * A purple to dull blue dye is obtained from the fruit.

* A native of the West, Golden Currant has been planted eastward in the United States and has escaped from cultivation and naturalized in many places. It is native to Canada , most of the United States (except the southeast) and northern Mexico .

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

* This is a climbing plant, supporting itself by twining around branches etc. * Actinidia arguta ( hardy kiwi ) is a perennial vine native to Korea , Northern China , and Russian Siberia , producing a small fruit resembling the kiwifruit .

It is native to southwestern Asia , where it has been cultivated for so long that its precise natural range is unknown. * A delicious slightly acid flavour, it makes an excellent dessert fruit and can be eaten in quantity.

When large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots of fairly rich soil and grow them on fast, planting them out after the last expected frosts and giving them some protection (such as a cloche) until they have settled down and are...

* The seedpods are filled with a saccharine pulp and can be eaten both green or dried. * Carobs are also known as St. John's bread because, according to tradition of some Christians, St. John the Baptist subsisted on them in the wilderness.

Flowers are small, white and borne profusely in panicles at the ends of the drooping branches. * A resinous gum obtained from the bark has been used in folk medicine to treat digestive disorders.

Its deadwood is full of character and can sometimes flower and fruit. * 1-3" evergreen gray-green leaves; many fragrant flowers. * Makes a good ornamental. * Grown commercially in California for olives.

* Forestfarm states on their website: "Polished green leaves and red & yellow fruits" (Hillier) distinguish this small (10-20') tree/shrub; "good street or park trees, often with picturesque crowns & attractive fall foliage" (Krussmann).

* The bush grows to a maximum height of 13 feet (4 m ), and the prickles are sparse to scattered along the stalks.

* When baked it becomes even sweeter and develops a floury texture, it makes an excellent potato or cereal substitute. * Native Americans made an infusion of chinkapin leaves to relieve headaches and fevers.

* Pinus coulteri is a substantial coniferous evergreen tree in the genus Pinus. Coulter pines produce the largest cones of any pine tree species (people are actually advised to wear hardhats when working in Coulter pine groves), although the slender cones...

It grows to 1.5 m (5 ft) and is a popular ornamental plant in cold temperate regions, valued for its profuse spring blossom and exceptional winter hardiness. * Prunus tenella Batsch, Dwarf Russian Almond , is a species of deciduous shrubs in the genus...

* The bush grows to a maximum height of 13 feet (4 m ), and the prickles are sparse to scattered along the stalks.

Pistacia vera often is confused with other species in the genus Pistacia that are also known as pistachio. Vera by their geographic distributions (in the wild) and their nuts. * The pistachio ( Pistacia vera L., Anacardiaceae ) is a small tree native...