Edible Fruit Or Nut Plant Drought Tolerant Plant For Sale In Virginia Beach

* 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 .

Introduced into Latin America and California by Spanish settlers in 1769, pomegranate is now cultivated in parts of California and Arizona for juice production. It is widely cultivated throughout Armenia , Azerbaijan , Iran , Afghanistan , Pakistan ,...

Fairly large and flavourful. The fruit can also be dried for winter use. Odoratum H.Wendl.; Buffalo Currant ; Clove Currant ; Golden Currant ; Missouri Currant ) is a species of small to medium-sized deciduous shrubs 2 to 3 meters tall in the genus Ribes...

* The seed is edible raw or cooked. * Flaky bark, 4" blue-green needles, 9" cones; edible seed; native to Himalayas. Rich in oil, they have a pleasant flavour with a hint of resin and can be used as a staple food.

The leaves are 5 to 6 centimeters long, glossy dark green in color and turning gold to red in the fall. * This is a small tree growing up to about 10 meters tall and 8 meters wide, rounded in form when young and spreading and flattening as it matures.

* Produces an abundance of long yellow sweet peppers from mid summer until frost.

Workers who had been exposed to vapors from toluene and/or xylene for 5–20 years were given either a standardized milk thistle extract (80% silymarin) or placebo for 30 days.[16] The workers taking the milk thistle extract showed significant improvement...

It is used mainly for treating disorders of the heart and circulation system, especially angina. * The fruit can be used for jams and preserves. * Western herbalists consider it a 'food for the heart', it increases the blood flow to the heart muscles...

It produces an abundance of medium sized round bright crimson tomatoes. It was used for canning, juice and fresh market. * This heirloom variety was created by Rutgers University in the 1930's.

May be grown as a large, multi-stemmed shrub or trained as single trunk tree. * The ripe fruit is chewed for its acidity. * A Southeast U.S. native, small understory tree with a broad, rounded crown or a large shrub.

It is native from New York to Nebraska south to Mexico and Florida. It is noted for its bright shiny green leaves and edible fruits. * Rhamnus caroliniana ( syn. Frangula caroliniana ), the Carolina Buckthorn , is an upright shrub or small tree native...

* When baked it becomes even sweeter and develops a floury texture, it makes an excellent potato or cereal substitute. * It is a spreading shrub or small tree, reaching 2–8 m in height at maturity.

A yellow dye can be obtained from the roots. A black ink can be made by boiling the leavesand the fruit. * The leaves are rich in tannin, up to 48% has been obtained in a controlled plantation.

The fruit are 5-7 mm diameter round drupes with woody seeds that turn from green to red, pink or purplish, carried in dense clusters of hundreds of berries that can be present year-round.

* Chickasaw plum grows 12 to 20 feet tall and 15 to 20 feet wide in an irregular shape. * Because of its attractive bark, small leaves and thin branches, Chickasaw plum is also sometimes used for bonsai.

The fruit is juicy and refreshing, though it must be used as soon as it is ripe. * A delicious slightly acid flavour, it makes an excellent dessert fruit and can be eaten in quantity.

* A shrub or small tree with bright green compound leaves; yellow-white flowers in 4-6" flat-topped clusters, followed by quantities of dark blue-black berries used in jelly, pie, and wine; native to Pacific Northwest.

Such hybrids are usually referred to as the Quercus × undulata complex because of widespread application of the latter name to various populations. * A decoction of the root bark has been used to treat internal pains.

The fully ripe fruit is quite pleasant but slightly astringent. The fruit contains about 8.6% sugars, 2.9% malic acid, 0.74% ash. It is deciduous , bearing deeply-veined oval green leaves in season which turn red before falling.

The leaves are 5 to 6 centimeters long, glossy dark green in color and turning gold to red in the fall. * This is a small tree growing up to about 10 meters tall and 8 meters wide, rounded in form when young and spreading and flattening as it matures.

Well rounded, heavily netted medium ribbed fruit. * It matures in 90 days from seed and produces 3-4 lb. * It is very productive and a vigorous grower. * Seeds germinate in 10-15 days.

A thin dry flesh with a resinous flavour. It is rarely, if at all, used in modern herbalism. * The seed requires a period of cold stratification. * The cones are an important food for several birds, including American robin, Clark's nutcracker, phainopepla...

* The fruit has a slightly acid, sweet aromatic flavour, they can be eaten out of hand or cooked in pies, sauces, jellies etc. * The fruits are the sweetest when soft and orange. * Loquats are unusual among fruit trees in that the flowers appear in the...

Their nuts are much smaller, have a strong flavor of turpentine , and have a shell that is not hard. Vera by their geographic distributions (in the wild) and their nuts. These species can be distinguished from P.

It can grow up to 6 meters in height and grows in plains and dry forests. * 3" leaves, blue green or gray green; reddish-yellow fruit; native to western Asia, southeast Europe. * Forestfarm states on their website: "Polished green leaves and red & yellow...

Because it has a wide-ranging root system, forms thickets and is wind tolerant, it is sometimes planted for erosion control. A red dye is obtained from the fruit. * The plants can be grown as a hedge and windbreak.

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