Edible Fruit Or Nut Plant Seeds For Sale In Kent

The flowers are produced in early spring, 2 cm diameter with five white petals. The fruit is a drupe 4-7 cm in diameter with yellow-pink flesh; it can be harvested in the summer. It grows up to 10 m tall, and has reddish-brown shoots.

* Umbellularia californica is a large tree native to coastal forests of California and slightly extended into Oregon .

* A very poular tree for bonsai due to its dwarf size and small fruit.

The seed has a strong bitter taste that, in parts of the Mediterranean, is dried, ground and used as a spice in breads and pastries. * It is cultivated for a spice obtained from the seeds inside the cherry stones.

* Prunus mume , commonly known as ume or Japanese apricot , or Chinese plum is a species of Asian plum in the family Rosaceae . Apricots are technically edible fresh from the plant (some say bitter and inedible), but are at any rate of very poor quality...

* The fruit can be made into jams and preserves.

* During World War II in the United States Rosa canina was planted in victory gardens. * The plant is high in certain antioxidants. * The dried leaves are used as a tea substitute.

The fruit is nutritious and has a price comparable to the mandarin orange on the Nepalese market. * The tree has long been cultivated in rural Nepal for its fruit. * Its fruit is about 3 centimeters long and has a a soft whitish sour flesh and green to...

Peanut shells are used in the manufacture of plastic, wallboard, abrasives, fuel, cellulose (used in rayon and paper) and mucilage (glue). * The peanut or groundnut (Arachis hypogaea) is a species in the family Fabaceae (commonly known as the bean, pea...

However, a useful distinguishing feature of this species is its shiny, sticky buds. It occurs throughout the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Mixedwood forest region, the New England-Acadian forest region, and the eastern Canadian boreal forests.

Eglanteria ) is a species of rose native to Europe and western Asia . * 1" fragrant single pink roses in small clusters; 1/2" orange to scarlet hips lasting well into winter; often grows on lime; with erect, arching branches; native to Europe and western...

* Rhamnus caroliniana ( syn. Frangula caroliniana ), the Carolina Buckthorn , is an upright shrub or small tree native to the Southeastern United States . It is native from New York to Nebraska south to Mexico and Florida.

Chokeberries are cultivated as ornamental plants and also because they are very high in antioxidant pigment compounds, like anthocyanins. They are most commonly found in wet woods and swamps.

* 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. The flowers, which appear in early summer, can have a pleasantly strong fragrance.

The inner bark and the wood are used in the treatment of malaria, debility and menorrhagia. The root is galactogogue and is also used in the treatment of amenorrhoea. It grows up to 6 m high.

The fruit shown are mature for juicing and culinary use. An agreeable cooling taste, somewhat like an orange with a mixture of acid. It is cultivated commercially in frost-free areas for its fruit and is widely grown in India , Sri Lanka , New Zealand...

* It is a relative of Phoenix dactylifera, the true date palm. * It can be cultivated where temperatures never fall below -10/-12 °C for extended periods, although it will require some protection if cold periods are longer than normal.

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

Anthocyanins are also antioxidants, so there is interest in black raspberries for their potential nutraceutical value. This has led to their being very useful as natural dyes. * Black raspberries are high in anthocyanins.

The seed, which has a hard shell, is of relatively good flavour. * The seed can be eaten raw or cooked. The seed ripens in mid to late autumn and will probably need to be protected from squirrels.

This involves storing the fruit in a cool dry place until it is almost but not quite going rotten. At this stage the fruit has a delicious taste, somewhat like a luscious tropical fruit.

The seeds are often added to ice cream, cakes, puddings etc. * Often flat-topped and asymmetrical; 6" bright green stiff needles; cones about 5"; 1/2" edible seeds (pignolia nuts); native to northern Mediterranean.

* This species contains the gallotannin 1,2,3,4,6-penta-O-galloyl-beta-D-glucose, a compound that may be used in radioprotection. The oil from the seeds may be processed into soap or lubricants.

The jay uses the seeds as a food resource. * The seed is up to 25mm long. * 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...

It is found from the Oshima Peninsula in Hokkaid? It is native to Japan where it is widespread and often one of the dominant trees of Japan's deciduous forests. * Fagus crenata , known as the Japanese beech , Siebold's beech , or buna , is a deciduous...

* The fragrant flowers emerge in early summer and are light pink in color. * The fruit skins have been eaten in the treatment of stomach complaints. * It is a fairly good source of essential fatty acids, which is fairly unusual for a fruit.

* The fruits are the sweetest when soft and orange. * 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.