Edible Fruit Or Nut Plant Wildlife Food For Sale In Kansas

* The seed is sweet and oily but it is rather small and has a thick shell. The seed is the smallest of this genus. The pinnately compound leaves bear 7—25 untoothed to finely-toothed leaflets, each 1/4—1/2 in wide.

* 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 .

It is usually not found among other hackberries, although when other hackberry species occur in proximity to dwarf hackberry, intermediate forms may occur. * The flexible thin shoots are used as walking sticks, the wood is also an excellent fuel.

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

The fruit is juicy and refreshing, though it must be used as soon as it is ripe. It is native to southwestern Asia , where it has been cultivated for so long that its precise natural range is unknown.

* The seeds are extensively harvested and sold as pine nuts, particularly in northeastern China; it is the most widely traded pine nut in international commerce. Korean pine nuts Korean pine differs from the closely related Siberian pine in having larger...

* The fruits are 1.5 to 3 centimeters in diameter and are somewhat sweet yet sour, bitter and astringent. They are sometimes used in the production of schnapps. The leaves become smooth with age and prickles less evident.

* Indigenous peoples of North America found the plant and its fruit very useful. * The fruit is an edible red to orange berry 6-millimetre (0.24 in) to 10-millimetre (0.39 in) in diameter.

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

* The seed can be eaten raw or roasted and used in breads, cakes, biscuits, sweets etc. * One of the species grown for its nuts; may grow as a tree or, more often, a multi-stemmed shrub; dark green leaves; native to Europe, western Asia, north Africa.

* Oats are an easily grown crop that succeeds in any moderately fertile soil in full sun. Oats are a nutrient-rich food associated with lower blood cholesterol when consumed regularly.

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

* A decoction of the root bark has been used to treat internal pains. Any galls produced on the tree are strongly astringent and can be used in the treatment of haemorrhages, chronic diarrhoea, dysentery etc.

* In culture, since 1882. E Gansu, Hebei, Heilongjiang (Daxinganling), Henan (Funiu Shan), ?Hubei, Jilin (Changbai Shan), Liaoning, Nei Mongol, Shaanxi, Sichuan [Japan, Korea, Russia (Far East)].

* The seeds are extensively harvested and sold as pine nuts, particularly in northeastern China; it is the most widely traded pine nut in international commerce. Korean pine nuts Korean pine differs from the closely related Siberian pine in having larger...

* The cooked seed was used as a staple food by several native North American Indian tribes * Oaks may be the single most important genus used by wildlife for food and cover in California forests and rangelands.

However, a useful distinguishing feature of this species is its shiny, sticky buds. * A decoction of the peeled stems has been drunk in the treatment of backaches. Like the American mountain-ash (Sorbus Americana), the showy mountain-ash has pinnately...

A pleasant acid flavour, it is nice when added to muesli or porridge. * Shiny leathery leaves, coarse, evergreen, dark green or blue green. * Fruit - raw or cooked. * Very fragrant yellow flowers in early spring.

Protect the seed from mice etc. The scientific name describes the flower clusters, known as umbels, that are rounded, with equal stalks like an umbrella. The seed can be rather slow, sometimes taking 18 months to germinate.

* Over most of the range, acorns fall in October. A variety of mammals and birds eat them, including the Acorn Woodpecker, Western Scrub Jay, Yellow-billed Magpie, and California ground squirrel.

It is used in preserves. * Edible Uses: Fruit - cooked. Known for its 1/2-3/4 in. Long, dark-green leaves are velvety beneath. * A tree to 60 ft. A lime substitute. One to several trunks are crooked and the 4-6 in.

* The fruit is often sold in local markets and the plant is of potential commercial importance. * Plum Island, Massachusetts and Plum Island, New York are named after the Beach Plum; as are Plum Cove Beach in Lanesville, Gloucester, Massachusetts; and...

And as a flavouring for sloe gin and other liqueurs. * The fruit is usually used in jellies, syrups, conserves etc. * Prunus spinosa ( blackthorn or sloe ) is a species of Prunus native to Europe , western Asia , and locally in northwest Africa .

And as a flavouring for sloe gin and other liqueurs. * The fruit is usually used in jellies, syrups, conserves etc. * Prunus spinosa ( blackthorn or sloe ) is a species of Prunus native to Europe , western Asia , and locally in northwest Africa .

(the apples) and Pyrus spp. * It is a wonderful plant to use around ponds, lakes and streams but also does well on drier soils. * The fruit contains a few small seeds at the centre, it has a sweet flavour with a hint of apple.

It is often dried for winter use and also makes an excellent jelly. * The fruit can be eaten raw or cooked. Fruit from the typical species is about 1cm in diameter, though there are sub-species and cultivated forms with considerably larger fruits.

The poor taste is probably due, at least in part, to the presence of tannins. It is an evergreen tree growing up to 15 metres tall. Not of a good taste. The process can be speeded up by grinding the seed into a powder prior to soaking.