Edible Fruit Or Nut Plant Evergreen Plant For Sale In Elk Grove

* The wood does not resist water, so it is not considered good timber, but it is used for growing shiitake mushrooms. * This species contains the gallotannin 1,2,3,4,6-penta-O-galloyl-beta-D-glucose, a compound that may be used in radioprotection.

* A perennial grown for its 2" bright red-orange inflated husk in fall, which encloses an edible red berry; the plant itself is rather lax and weedy, spreading by underground stems; nodding white flowers; native from southeast Europe to Japan.

* The seed has a pleasant sweet nutty flavour, with a hint of resin. * The Sugar Pine ( Pinus lambertiana ; family Pinaceae ) is a species of pine that occurs in the mountains of Oregon and California in the western United States , and Baja California...

Deliciosa, the kiwi fruit, the skin is smooth and can be eaten with the fruit. * Actinidia arguta ( hardy kiwi ) is a perennial vine native to Korea , Northern China , and Russian Siberia , producing a small fruit resembling the kiwifruit .

They are rich in oil and have a soft texture with a hint of resin in the flavour. * Often flat-topped and asymmetrical; 6" bright green stiff needles; cones about 5"; 1/2" edible seeds (pignolia nuts); native to northern Mediterranean.

* The seed has a slightly resinous flavour, but delicious raw or cooked. * The seeds are dispersed by the Pinyon Jay , which plucks them out of the open cones. * The seed can be ground into a meal and used in stews, making bread, cakes etc and in making...

* The fruit develops a very nice flavour in British gardens and the plant can also yield well here, especially on the eastern side of the country. * The fruit is 1–1.2 cm diameter, red to reddish-purple at first, turning dark purple to nearly black...

* A yellow dye is obtained from the inner bark of the stem and roots. Its leathery leaves resemble holly and the stems and twigs have a thickened, corky appearance. It is green according to another report.

Plants can only be grown in oceanic and Mediterranean climates, thriving in Britain. * The seed is eaten raw or cooked. Prefers a sheltered semi-shaded position and a light deep moist soil.

* Thin 6" needles, bright green; broadly conical when mature; big, heavy cones; resembles P. Esteemed as a great delicacy, the oil-rich seed has a slightly resinous flavour. Up to 13mm x 11mm.

The fruit is a drupe 4-7 cm in diameter with yellow-pink flesh; it can be harvested in the summer. * Prunus salicina ( syn. The flowers are produced in early spring, 2 cm diameter with five white petals.

* Used as a rootstock for the cultivated cherries * Flowers bloom in mid spring and are pollinated mainly by bees and insects. It prefers moist soil. * Prunus mahaleb is a deciduous Tree growing to 9 m (29ft) by 9 m (29ft).

) is a deciduous tree of the genus Juglans (section Cardiocaryon ), native to the Eastern Asiatic Region ( China , Russian Far East , North Korea and South Korea ). It grows to about 25 m.

* This palm grows up to 6m (exceptionally 8m) in a slow but steady manner. * They can also be made into jellies, jams, pies, cakes etc. * The seed contains up to 45% of an edible oil, it is used mainly for margarines.

A sugar can be extracted from the seed. * The seed can be eaten raw or cooked. * Sweet chestnut has been listed as one of the 38 substances used to prepare Bach flower remedies, a kind of alternative medicine promoted for its effect on health.

* 2 1/2" deep purple flowers on a plant that resembles a small hollyhock; likes full sun; biennial or perennial; native to Europe, north Africa, and northwest China. * The flowers can be added to salads or used as a garnish.

In the Sierra Nevada, Foxtail pines are limited to the area around Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks . * Stiff 1 1/2 " dark needles; cones to 5"; looks like Pinus aristata with shorter needles and smaller cones; native to California.

* A herb tea is made from the dried leaves. * Polyphenolic compounds from raspberry seeds are efficient antioxidants. * Raspberry fruit may protect the liver. * The fruit is delicious when eaten out of hand, the fruit is also used in pies, preserves etc.

* The species name torreyana is named for John Torrey, an American botanist, after whom the coniferous genus Torreya is also named. It is an endangered species growing only in the Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve, coastal northern San Diego county,...

This plant is native to Western North America where it grows in moist openings and less often on open hillsides. The flowers, which appear in early summer, can have a pleasantly strong fragrance.

* The species name torreyana is named for John Torrey, an American botanist, after whom the coniferous genus Torreya is also named. It is an endangered species growing only in the Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve, coastal northern San Diego county,...

It is a member of the Ericaceae (heath family). * An evergreen groundcover, a source of wintergreen oil; 1/4" very light pink or pinkish white flowers in summer, scarlet fruit; wants acid, woodland-type soil; native to eastern and central North America...

'Fire Hill' is a popular cultivar with red flowers. 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.

The fragrant flower cones impart bitterness and flavor, and also have preservative qualities. It is a dioecious, perennial, herbaceous climbing plant which sends up new shoots in early spring and dies back to a cold-hardy rhizome in autumn.

They are reliably profuse, arranged in clusters on scarlet pedicels and are 1.5–2 cm in diameter. It infrequently grows as a small tree. The bark is glabrous and copper-tinted black.

The bark has been chewed in the treatment of colds. Stored seed germinates better if given 2 weeks warm then 14 - 16 weeks cold stratification, so sow it as early in the year as possible.

* A perennial with striking pink or white five-petaled 2" flowers in summer; often a weed, but a very pretty one; likes sun, grows in grassy places, especially on limestone, often in ditches along roads; native to Europe.