Flowering Tree Drought Tolerant Plant For Sale In Ann Arbor

The Poinciana is also the national flower of St. Kitts and Nevis. * In areas with a marked dry season, it sheds its leaves during the drought, but in other areas it is virtually evergreen.

* Calia secundiflora is a species of flowering shrub or small tree in the pea family, Fabaceae , that is native to the southwestern United States ( Texas , New Mexico ) and Mexico ( Chihuahua and Coahuila south to Hidalgo , Puebla and Queretaro ).

The species is one of three closely related trees known as bristlecone pines and is sometimes known as the Intermountain or Western bristlecone pine . * Pinus longaeva , the Great Basin Bristlecone Pine , is a long-living species of tree found in the...

Quercus myrtifolia ( myrtle oak ) is a North American species of oaks in the beech family . Leaves are obovate with bristle at the rounded tip. Quercus myrtifolia is an evergreen tree that can reach 12 meters (40 feet) tall or shrub in drier sites.

* Distribution and Ecology USA: Montana (E from 112° W), North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Utah, E Nevada, Colorado, Nebraska, Oklahoma. Mostly at 1000-3000 m (Kral 1993). * Ponderosa pine was employed medicinally by several native North American...

* Cupressus lusitanica , ( Cedro Blanco ; Teotlate , distinctive names used in Mexico); Cedro Blanco means White Cedar and is also known as Mexican White Cedar , is a species of cypress native to Mexico and Central America ( Guatemala , El Salvador and...

Scattered stands of the trees have been cut down for firewood . The trees grow on saline soils that do not allow for other trees. The species is a valuable source of charcoal and lumber and the leaves and fruits are also food for goats .

* The fruit is a source of oil. * This species is closely related to C. * An easily grown plant, it succeeds in any soil of good or moderate fertility, ranging from acid to shallow chalk.

* This makes a beautiful flowering tree all on its own even though it is primarily grown as an extremely cold hardy rootstock for grafting edible pear varieties. * Used as a rootstock for P.

* Grown for its yellow or orange fruit, to 1 1/2", in fall. * Persimmons are consumed fresh and are used to make puddings, cakes, and beverages. * The fruit can also be dried and used in bread, cakes etc.

* The acorns usually mature around fall. The amount of acorns produced can also vary year to year, one year there may be about 32,000 acorns and the next year there may be very few.

* Halesia tetraptera, commonly known as the common silverbell is a species in the family Styracaceae, native to the southeastern United States. * The species is found in scattered populations over much of the eastern United States, as far north as West...

* Crataegus crus-galli is a species of hawthorn known by the common names cockspur hawthorn and cockspur thorn . * A small, rounded tree with dense, horizontal branches; 2" thorns; white flowers with pink anthers; shiny dark green leaves, reddish purple...

* Under warm conditions, this is one of the most drought-tolerant pines, living even with less than 200 mm per year. * Drooping yellow branchlets; needles to 12", light green, drooping; 8" cones; similar to P.

On the Pacific coast of Mexico, throughout Central America and the Caribbean, to the lowlands and foothills of most of South America up to 1,200 metres (3,900 ft) altitude, finding its southern limit at about latitude 28°S in Argentina.

* A very ornamental plant! * Succeeds in ordinary rich garden soils so long as they are well-drained. * A decoction of the leaves has been used in the treatment of chills and fevers.

* Makes a good ornamental. * The ancient olive variety Canino originated in the area around Rome and has been grown there for centuries to produce some of the finest extra virgin olive oils in the world.

* Cynoglossum amabile is a flowering plant native to Asia , which is also called Chinese hound's tongue , or Chinese forget-me-not . This plant is often used as an ornamental plant in gardens.

* Native to the Rocky Mountains in North America. * It is closely related to Acer saccharum (Sugar Maple).

Has a very pleasant flavour with a sweet and juicy succulent flesh, it makes an excellent dessert fruit and can be eaten in quantity. White flowers with greenish centers grow in bunches at the ends of each thin branch.

* Growing up to 25-30m high and up to 1m in diameter. * Can tolerate dry and warm sites, can grow on various types of soil. * The cones are cylindrical, 9-18 cm long, greenish-pink to purple before maturity.

* Wiliwili, with the scientific name Erythrina sandwicensis, is a species of flowering tree in the pea family, Fabaceae that is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands. * Wiliwili trees grow to a height of 4.5–9 m (15–30 ft) with a gnarled and stout trunk...

* The leaves are bipinnate, 20-40 cm long, bearing 3-10 pairs of pinnae, each with 6-10 pairs of leaflets 15-25 mm long and 10-15 mm broad. * The flowers are borne in racemes up to 20 cm long, each flower with five yellow, orange or red petals.

* The specific epithet, menziesii, is after Archibald Menzies, a Scottish physician and rival naturalist to David Douglas. * Douglas fir seeds are an extremely important food for small mammals.

* It is a popular ornamental tree found far beyond its native range. * The specific epithet pungens means "sharply pointed", referring to the leaves. * This species has a deeply penetrating root system that firmly anchors the tree against winds.

It is also much planted as a landscape ornamental plant. * Succeeds in most soils and pH types, but dislikes growing in wet soils, especially when these are of clay. Prefers a deep sandy loam and a very sunny position.

* The American Turkey Oak ( Quercus laevis ) is a member of the red oak group of oaks . It is native to the southeastern United States , occurring on the coastal plain from Delaware south to central Florida , and west to southeast Louisiana .