Flowering Shrub Edible Fruit Or Nut Plant For Sale In Springfield

* Best in shrub borders or as a small ornamental tree. * Amelanchier x grandiflora is a cross between A. * This hybrid apple serviceberry cultivar is a deciduous, early-flowering large shrub or small tree which typically grows 15-25' tall.

* The fruit contains about 2.8% dry weight vitamin C. * 2" pinkish-purple flowers; scarlet hips to 1/2"; red branches; spreads into dense thickets by suckering from roots.

* The bark of chokecherry root was once made into an asperous-textured concoction used to ward off or treat colds, fever and stomach maladies by native Americans. * Chokecherry is also used to craft wine in the western United States mainly in the Dakotas...

* The dried young leaves are used as a tea substitute. * The fruit has a delicate flavour and a soft juicy texture. The fruit is 7 - 13cm long. * Valued more as a novelty, the fruit looks somewhat like a deep-purple coloured sausage.

* An infusion of the leaves has been used as a spring tonic. It is native to North America including much of Canada and Alaska and the western and central United States. It is a bushy shrub which grows up to three meters tall, the stems studded with prickles...

* Rubus spectabilis ( Salmonberry ) is a species of Rubus native to the west coast of North America from west central Alaska to California . * The fruit is juicy with a very good flavour.

* They are commonly served raw and peeled. * 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.

Because of its suckering habit, it also makes a good dense ground cover plant. Its leathery leaves resemble holly and the stems and twigs have a thickened, corky appearance. Oregon-grape is resistant to summer drought, tolerates poor soils, and does not...

* The fruit is often sold in local markets and the plant is of potential commercial importance. * Tolerates maritime exposure. * It is a deciduous shrub, in its natural sand dune habitat growing 1–2 m high, although it can grow larger, up to 4 m tall,...

* Running serviceberry is a deciduous, early-flowering, stoloniferous shrub which typically suckers and spreads to form thickets. It usually grows to only 3-5' tall and features 5-petaled, showy, white flowers in drooping clusters which appear before...

* The plant is high in certain antioxidants. * In Bulgaria, where it grows in abundance, the hips are used to make a sweet wine. * During World War II in the United States Rosa canina was planted in victory gardens.

The flowers, which appear in early summer, can have a pleasantly strong fragrance. * Rosa nutkana ( Nootka Rose , Bristly rose , Wild rose ) is a 2-10 foot (60cm-3m) tall perennial shrub in the Rose family ( Rosaceae ).

It is being investigated as a food that is capable of reducing the incidence of cancer and also as a means of halting or reversing the growth of cancers. * A variation on R. It is also a fairly good source of essential fatty acids, which is fairly unusual...

Arabica contains less caffeine than any other commercially cultivated species of coffee. * The flowers are white, 10–15 mm in diameter and grow in axillary clusters. Wild plants grow to between 9 and 12 m tall, and have an open branching system; the...

It is rather small, about 8mm in diameter. * Amelanchier spicata, also referred to as the thicket shadbush, low juneberry, dwarf serviceberry, or low serviceberry (historically also called "pigeon berry"), is a species of serviceberry that has edible...

Arabica contains less caffeine than any other commercially cultivated species of coffee. * The flowers are white, 10–15 mm in diameter and grow in axillary clusters. Wild plants grow to between 9 and 12 m tall, and have an open branching system; the...

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

* Elaeagnus commutata ( American Silverberry or Wolf-willow ), is a species of Elaeagnus native to western North America , from southern Alaska through British Columbia east to Manitoba , and south to Utah and across the upper Midwestern United States...

Fairly large and flavourful. They make an acceptable dessert fruit and are also used in jellies, sauces and pies. It is native to Canada , most of the United States (except the southeast) and northern Mexico .

* The name Rosa arkansana comes from the Arkansas River in Colorado. * A low shrub found on dry slopes and prairies. * The fruit is being investigated as a food that is capable of reducing the incidence of cancer and also as a means of halting or reversing...

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

* Elaeagnus angustifolia ( Russian Silverberry , Oleaster , or Russian-olive ) is a species of Elaeagnus , native to western and central Asia , from southern Russia and Kazakhstan to Turkey and Iran .

* Amelanchier ovalis , commonly known as Snowy Mespilus , is a serviceberry shrub. Used for small articles. * Wood - fine grained, hard, very heavy, reddish. Its pome fruits are edible and can be eaten raw or cooked.

* The seed is a good source of vitamin E, it can be ground into a powder and mixed with flour or added to other foods as a supplement. It is native to western North America from British Columbia to northern California, where it generally grows in moist...

* Leycesteria formosa ( Himalayan Honeysuckle , Flowering Nutmeg , Himalaya Nutmeg or Pheasant Berry ) is a deciduous shrub in the family Caprifoliaceae , native to the Himalaya and southwestern China .

* Indian hawthorn is a mainstay horticultural specimen in southern United States. * Plants can be used for informal hedging in areas that are frost free or almost so. It is often found in commercial as well as in private landscapes.

* Vaccinium ovatum is a true huckleberry plant, growing well in shade or sun and thriving in acidic soils. * Vaccinium ovatum is a small to medium sized evergreen shrub native to the Western Pacific Coast of the United States and coastal British Columbia.