Flowering Shrub Edible Fruit Or Nut Plant For Sale In Birmingham

* Resembles Cornus mas, but its exfoliating bark is more colorful, in rich grays, browns, and oranges, and the flower display more impressive. Compared to other juices obtained from plum, pear, and apple, Cornelian cherry juice contained higher levels...

Tenella yields small almond -like hairy fruits with characteristic flavor. * Prunus tenella Batsch, Dwarf Russian Almond , is a species of deciduous shrubs in the genus Prunus , native to steppes of Eastern Europe and Western Siberia , as well as dry...

* This kiwi is a relatively fast-growing, deciduous, woody vine which typically grows 15-20' and features tiny, slightly fragrant, greenish-white flowers in early summer and attractive, heart-shaped (to 5" long), green foliage variegated with white and/or...

* It is native to western North America, including British Columbia and much of the western United States. * Often cultivated for its edible fruit in N. * Easily grown in a moisture retentive but well-drained loamy soil of at least moderate quality.

It is widely cultivated throughout Armenia , Azerbaijan , Iran , Afghanistan , Pakistan , Turkey , India , the drier parts of southeast Asia , Indonesia , peninsular Malaysia , the Mediterranean and Southern Europe and tropical Africa .

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

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

* Prunus pumila, commonly called sand cherry with eastern, western, Great Lakes and Susquehana varieties, is a species of Prunus native to eastern and central North America, from New Brunswick west to Ontario and Montana, south to North Carolina, and...

* A twining vine grown for its clusters of red fruit in fall; 4" shiny leaves; 1/2" white or pink fragrant flowers in small clusters; need both sexes to produce fruit; native to China.

In Denmark it is known as Judaspenge and in The Netherlands as Judaspenning (coins of Judas) because of its resemblance to silver coins, a reference to Judas Iscariot . In South-East Asia and elsewhere, it is called the Money Plant, because its seed pods...

The vitamin C content is about 12mg per 100g. Mature bushes in the wild yield about 650g of fruit over 2 - 3 pickings. Because airborne nitrogen can be fixed in its roots, it has the capability to grow in infertile habitats.

And as a flavouring for sloe gin and other liqueurs. * Prunus spinosa ( blackthorn or sloe ) is a species of Prunus native to Europe , western Asia , and locally in northwest Africa .

* Succeeds in most soils. * Tolerates dry sites. Requires a sunny position and a well-drained soil. * Although only 4 - 8mm long, it's fruit has been suggested as a substitute for the true olive, Olea europaea.

* Wolfberry species are deciduous woody perennial plants , growing 1–3 m high. * Both the berries and the root are used and traditionally the plant is believed to promote long life.

* China is the world's largest producer of peaches and nectarines. * They are also long lived. * The peach, Prunus persica, is a deciduous tree, native to North-West China, in the region between the Tarim basin and the north slopes of the Kunlun Shan...

* The seeds are diuretic and are used in the treatment of alcohol overdose. Dry and sub-acid. The fruit is sweet and fragrant with a pear-like flavour. The fruit is up to 3cm long, it contains 11.4% glucose, 4.7% fructose and 12.6% sucrose.

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.

The seed contains about 20% of an edible semi-drying oil. * The dried fruit, known as prunes, is a safe and effective laxative. It has an agreeable almond smell and flavour. Their early flowering and fruiting means that they require a sheltered spot away...

The bark can also be made into a string. It has been used to make baskets, mats, ropes and as an ornament on bows, arrows etc. It is sometimes used for furniture because it takes a high polish.

* China is the world's largest producer of peaches and nectarines. * They are also long lived. * The peach, Prunus persica, is a deciduous tree, native to North-West China, in the region between the Tarim basin and the north slopes of the Kunlun Shan...

* The seeds are diuretic and are used in the treatment of alcohol overdose. Dry and sub-acid. The fruit is sweet and fragrant with a pear-like flavour. The fruit is up to 3cm long, it contains 11.4% glucose, 4.7% fructose and 12.6% sucrose.

It can be eaten out of hand. In cooler zones, however, the fruit does not develop so well and is best cooked or used in preserves. It is native to the Mediterranean Basin and it is grown there and elsewhere as an ornamental tree and for its fruit.

The rich aromatic juice, as tart as a lemon, is squeezed and used for culinary purposes. The fruit is apple-shaped and about 4cm in diameter. It is a deciduous shrub. Very harsh and acid raw but fragrant when cooked, imparting a strong pleasant flavour...

* In Bulgaria, where it grows in abundance, the hips are used to make a sweet wine. * Used as understock for hybrid tea roses. * The dried leaves are used as a tea substitute. * During World War II in the United States Rosa canina was planted in victory...

Berberine, universally present in rhizomes of Mahonia species, has marked antibacterial effects and is used as a bitter tonic. The flowers and fruit are like those of other Oregon-grapes; like them they are edible but just as sour.

* Rosa rubiginosa ( Sweet briar or Eglantine Rose ; syn. 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;...

* Development of suckers from the root system makes American plum effective in stabilizing stream banks and gullies. * Farms use medium to tall shrubs or trees for windbreaks, and highway or riverside plantings.