Edible Fruit Or Nut Plant Herbaceous Plant For Sale In Brownsville

* The plant has a folk history in the treatment of cancer, modern research has isolated certain compounds from the plant that show anticancer activity. * The flavonol miquelianin (Quercetin 3-O-glucuronide), as well as the alkaloids (+)-1(R)-coclaurine...

* The seed can be eaten raw or cooked. * The use as food and an ornamental tree caused it to be introduced throughout western Europe, localised populations and cultivation occur on other continents.

* Crimson Sweet is a heirloom variety that has been around a long time. * It was an All American winner in 1964. * It is currently still one of the most popular varieties in the world! * Produces 20-25 lb.

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

The Coulter pine has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. * The Coulter pine produces the heaviest cone of any pine tree. The trunk is vertical and branches horizontal to upcurved.

* The mild-flavoured leaves (cooked as a spinach) are rich in vitamins and minerals. * This species was in use as a food source in Central America as early as 4000 BC. * The seeds are very small but easy to harvest and very nutritious.

Specimens as large as 300 pounds have been grown. * Best planted between two and four weeks after the average last frost, Big Max pumpkins typically become ripe 110 to 120 days after sowing.

* The saguaro (Carnegiea gigantea) is an arborescent (tree-like) cactus species in the monotypic genus Carnegiea, which can grow to be over 70 feet (21 m) tall. This characteristic enables the saguaro to survive during periods of drought.

* The legume is a used as a vegetable in interiors of central and south central India, though not commercially farmed. In Telugu it is called 'chamma kaya' also called 'Tammi kaya' * The fruits are eaten as a vegetable in Africa and Asia.

* Choerospondias axillaris , known as Lapsi ("candy tree") in Nepal, is a tree in the family Anacardiaceae . The fruit is nutritious and has a price comparable to the mandarin orange on the Nepalese market.

It was the main commercial tomato grown in New Jersey for many years. * This heirloom variety was created by Rutgers University in the 1930's. It produces an abundance of medium sized round bright crimson tomatoes.

* Gaultheria procumbens ( Eastern Teaberry , Checkerberry , Boxberry , or American Wintergreen ) is a species of Gaultheria native to northeastern North America from Newfoundland west to southeastern Manitoba , and south to Alabama .

* Cornus officinalis is a species of dogwood known also as Japanese cornel or Japanese cornelian cherry or Cornelian cherries. Mas but is more tree-like in its habit. * Resembles Cornus mas, but its exfoliating bark is more colorful, in rich grays, browns,...

* Choerospondias axillaris , known as Lapsi ("candy tree") in Nepal, is a tree in the family Anacardiaceae . The fruit is nutritious and has a price comparable to the mandarin orange on the Nepalese market.

* Araucaria araucana is a popular garden tree, planted for its unusual effect of the thick, 'reptilian' branches with a very symmetrical appearance. This is a delicious seed and it makes very pleasant eating.

* A herb tea is made from the dried leaves. * The fruit is delicious when eaten out of hand, the fruit is also used in pies, preserves etc. * The plant from which cultivated red raspberries were derived.

* The wood is heavy, hard, durable, close grained, seasons and polishes well. It is a light-demanding species, requiring full sun to grow well. A very valuable timber tree, it is used for furniture making, veneer etc.

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

* Rapeseed ( Brassica napus ), also known as rape , oilseed rape , rapa , rappi , rapaseed and (in the case of one particular group of cultivars , canola ) is a bright yellow flowering member of the family Brassicaceae (mustard or cabbage family).

In cooler zones, however, the fruit does not develop so well and is best cooked or used in preserves. * A native of the eastern Mediterranean; sparse white flowers with purple anthers; edible fruit, orange-red or yellow, 3/4"; few thorns

It usually grows to only 3-5' tall and features 5-petaled, showy, white flowers in drooping clusters which appear before the leaves emerge in early spring. * The fruit is sweet and juicy with a good flavour that has a hint of apple.

* It can be used in making delicious jams, syrups etc. * During World War II in the United States Rosa canina was planted in victory gardens. * In Bulgaria, where it grows in abundance, the hips are used to make a sweet wine.

* In its native habitat Actinidia chinensis grows in thickets, thick (oak) forests (e.g. Quercus aquifolioides, Quercus oxyodon, Quercus lamellosa), and light secondary forests and bushland.

The thin outer bark can be peeled off the tree in the same way as birch trees. It is sometimes used for furniture because it takes a high polish. It has been used to make baskets, mats, ropes and as an ornament on bows, arrows etc.

* Physalis alkekengi ( Bladder cherry , Chinese lantern , Japanese lantern , or Winter cherry ; Japanese: h?zuki ), is a relative of P. * A perennial grown for its 2" bright red-orange inflated husk in fall, which encloses an edible red berry; the plant...

They are held in the mouth, or rubbed over the teeth, to remove tartar. Small but delicious, up to 20mm in diameter. Tolerates semi-shade though fruit production will be reduced when plants grow in such a position.

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