Edible Fruit Or Nut Plant Seeds For Sale In Indianapolis

* This plant is widely cultivated in temperate regions for its twining habit and its showy flowers which appear early in the season - occasionally even in midwinter. It is hardy to zone 5 and is not frost tender.

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

* Vaccinium arboreum ( Sparkleberry or Farkleberry ) is a species of Vaccinium native to the southeastern United States , from southern Virginia west to southeastern Missouri , and south to Florida and eastern Texas .

* When growing in the wild the azerole bears plentiful crops of haw fruits, which are similar to the haws of the European common hawthorn, but plumper. It is native to the Mediterranean Basin and it is grown there and elsewhere as an ornamental tree and...

* The fruit can be used for jams and preserves. * In the past, midland hawthorn was widely but incorrectly known by the name C. * Hawthorn is an extremely valuable medicinal herb. It is used mainly for treating disorders of the heart and circulation system,...

* Mostly solitary rose-pink flowers, 1 1/2-2 1/2'; round hips to about 1", bright red; native to the Rocky Mountains, California to Alaska. * A poultice of the chewed leaves has been used to alleviate the pain of bee stings.

The resulting trees are more tolerant of wet soils, more cold hardy, and disease resistant. * Although its botanical name Prunus persica refers to Persia (present Iran) from where it came to Europe, genetic studies suggest peaches originated in China.

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

The fruit is a drupe 4-7 cm in diameter with yellow-pink flesh; it can be harvested in the summer. The leaves are 6-12 cm long and 2.5-5 cm broad, with a serrated margin. When fully ripe it can be eaten raw.

It is native to Japan where it is widespread and often one of the dominant trees of Japan's deciduous forests. It grows in large stands from sea level up to 1400 metres but in the south-west of its range it is restricted to mountainous areas and occurs...

* It is the national tree of Chile. * Its conservation status was enhanced to Endangered by the IUCN in 2013 due to its declining abundance. Because of the great age of this species it is sometimes described as a living fossil.

The fruit is 7 - 13cm long. The flavour can be enhanced by the addition of a little lemon juice. * The dried young leaves are used as a tea substitute. * The fruit has a delicate flavour and a soft juicy texture.

They make a very good perennial substitute for lettuce in a salad, producing fresh leaves from spring until the middle of summer, or until the autumn from spring germinating plants.

Germination usually takes place quickly and freely. * 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;...

* The fruit contains about 4.9% sugars, 3.2% protein, 0.9% pectin. * The average yield from wild trees in the Himalayas is 83kg per year, though some trees yield up to 200kg. * The fruit tends to be quite large and fragrant, and when carefully wrapped...

* The Shagbark Hickory's nut is edible and has a very sweet taste. * It is a large deciduous tree, growing up to 27 m tall, and will live up to 200 years. * The following are some of the consumers of hickory nuts: Red squirrels, Gray squirrels, Raccoons,...

* During the mid-nineteenth century, many Pinyon groves were cut down to make charcoal for ore-processing, destroying the traditional lifestyle of the Native Americans who depended on them for food.

* The cones are stout and heavy, typically 8–15 cm (3.1–5.9 in) long and broad, and contain large, hard-shelled, but edible, pine nuts. They are used in native plant and drought tolerant gardens and landscapes.

* The most important of the edible blueberries, but also a good ornamental; dark green or blue-green leaves, turning yellow, orange, red, and bronzy in fall; masses of white or pinkish flowers with the new leaves; blue-black berries to 1/2" starting in...

* This palm grows up to 6m (exceptionally 8m) in a slow but steady manner. * The seed contains up to 45% of an edible oil, it is used mainly for margarines. * The fruit is sweet and aromatic with the flavour of apricots.

* Prefers a fertile, well-drained, moisture retentive soil in a sunny position. Fragaria virginiana is octoploid, having eight sets of these chromosomes for a total of 56. * The Virginia strawberry, wild strawberry, or common strawberry (Fragaria virginiana)...

The fruit has high contents of anthocyanins and ellagic acid. * The fruit is 1–1.2 cm diameter, red to reddish-purple at first, turning dark purple to nearly black when ripe. While the crown is perennial, the canes are biennial, growing vegetatively...

A pleasant mild flavour, with a similar texture to the leaves, they make a pleasant and pretty addition to the salad bowl. * The flowers can be added to salads or used as a garnish.

The best edible roots should be produced from a May/June sowing, whilst sowing the seed in the spring as well as the summer should ensure a supply of edible leaves all year round. * Research suggests that milk thistle extracts both prevent and repair...

* The shoots, tendrils, and leaves of the plant may also be eaten as greens. * The bottle gourd, Lagenaria siceraria (synonym Lagenaria vulgaris Ser.), also known as opo squash, or long melon, is a vine grown for its fruit, which can either be harvested...

Tall, with fragrant, showy, white flowers displayed before the leaves appear. * Bigtree or Mexican plum is a single-trunked, non-suckering tree, 15-35 ft. It has a single trunk and reaches a height of 15–38 feet (4.6–12 m).

* Over most of the range, acorns fall in October. * Valley oak tolerates cool wet winters and hot dry summers, but requires abundant water. A variety of mammals and birds eat them, including the Acorn Woodpecker, Western Scrub Jay, Yellow-billed Magpie,...