Flowering Tree Wildlife Food For Sale In Seattle

* An easily grown plant, it succeeds in most fertile soils, preferring a moisture retentive well-drained loamy soil. * The fruit can be eaten raw or cooked. The fruit is abundantly produced and hangs on the tree well into winter.

Rich in pectin, so it can be added to pectin-low fruits when making jams or jellies. Harsh and acid, it is mainly used for jellies but can be eaten raw when it is fully ripe. Pectin is also said to protect the body against radiation.

* Sorbus mougeotii ( Vosges Whitebeam or Mougeot's Whitebeam ) is a species of whitebeam native to the mountains of central and western Europe from the Pyrenees east through the Alps to Austria , and north to the Vosges Mountains .

It is frequently planted as an ornamental tree in parks, or as a shade tree or a lawn tree. * Tilia platyphyllos is a deciduous tree native to much of Europe , including locally in southwestern Great Britain , growing on lime -rich soils.

* The resin is used internally in propriety mixtures to treat coughs. * Very popular as Christmas Trees, especially in the northeastern USA. * Needles very aromatic; symmetrical, cone-shaped habit, especially when young; prefers cool, moist conditions.

The flowers are small wind-pollinated catkins , produced in spring. * It is a large deciduous tree , growing up to 35 meters tall (exceptionally to 47 m), with a trunk up to 1 m diameter.

* The very large showy white flowers and large-leaved, coarse-textured foliage make this an attractive ornamental tree. * A good seed crop occurs only about every 4–5 years. * The fruit is eaten by wildlife, helping disperse the seeds.

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 .

* Seed - requires 2 - 3 months cold stratification and is best sown in a cold frame as soon as it is ripe. A dark grey to green dye can be obtained from the fruit. Sow stored seed in a cold frame as early in the year as possible.

* It has greenish yellow flowers in May and the dark green leaves turn yellow to pumpkin-orange in the fall. * It is a medium-sized deciduous tree growing to 20-47 m tall. * A species of buckeye native to the Ohio Valley and Appalachian Mountains of the...

* The Blackjack oak grows in poor, thin, dry, rocky or sandy soils where few other woody plants can thrive, usually on low ground, from sea level up to 900 m altitude. It is native to the southern and central United States , with populations following...

* Lithocarpus densiflorus , commonly known as the Tanoak or Tanbark-oak , is an evergreen tree in the beech family Fagaceae , native to the western United States , in California as far south as the Transverse Ranges and north to southwest Oregon .

* It is named for Oglethorpe County, Georgia, where it was first discovered. * Trees grow to approximately 25 meters in height, with a diameter at breast height of about 80 cm. * The species is found in the Piedmont of Georgia and South Carolina, and...

* The bracts subtending seed scales are longer, visible on the closed cone. * The buds of bracted balsam break later in the spring allowing it to be grown in colder microclimates. * The needles on bracted balsam grow around the branch giving a fuller...

The tree has 3/8" dark purple fruit. It grows single pink flowers on 1 inch pedicels, which result in purple-black fruit in summer. The fruit is a favorite of birds, but because of their size (small, pea sized) and color are considered inconspicuous to...

The dried flower stems repel insects and rodents. * A decoction of the leaves, when watered on plants, repels caterpillars. * A shrub or small tree with bright green compound leaves; yellow-white flowers in 4-6" flat-topped clusters, followed by quantities...

Tomentosa Michx.) is a species of Fraxinus (ash) native to eastern North America , primarily in the United States , with a scattered distribution on the Atlantic coastal plain and interior lowland river valleys from southern Maryland northwest to Indiana...

Winter buds: Dark red, acute, one-fourth to three-quarters of an inch long. * The American Mountain-ash attains its largest specimens on the northern shores of Lake Huron and Lake Superior .

* A decidious Tree growing to 30 m. * It is native to Greece and Albania. * It is in flower in May, and the seeds ripen in September. * With its white flowers it is beloved of bees in May and children in fall for the mahogany nuts.

* The Bird Cherry ( Prunus padus ) is a species of cherry , native to northern Europe and northern Asia , growing even north of the Arctic Circle in Norway , Sweden , Finland and Russia .

* Cherrybark oak is found in the Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain, from southeastern Virginia to northwestern Florida; west to eastern Texas; and north in the Mississippi Valley to extreme southeastern Oklahoma, southeastern Missouri, southern Illinois...

* The fruit can be eaten raw or cooked. * It is a medium-sized deciduous tree growing to 10–20 m tall with a trunk up to 30 cm diameter and grey bark ; the crown is columnar or conic in young trees, becoming rounded with age, with branches angled upwards,...

All parts of the plant contain tannin and can be used as a black dye. Trees are very wind resistant and can be used in shelterbelt plantings. In the south of its range in the Mediterranean region it is confined to high altitudes in mountains.

* It is a moderately long-lived tree, with ages of up to 258 years known. * Native Americans prepared decoctions of the inner bark for cough medicines and tea-like cold remedies. * The wood of P.

Showy mountain-ash is very similar to the closely related American mountain-ash. * Sorbus decora, commonly known as the showy mountain-ash or "dogberry" is a deciduous shrub or very small tree native to northeastern North America.

* Quercus falcata , commonly known as the Southern Red Oak or Spanish Oak , is a tree in the red oak section ( Lobatae ) of the genus Quercus native to the southeastern United States .

It is also a popular Christmas tree. * The specific epithet, menziesii, is after Archibald Menzies, a Scottish physician and rival naturalist to David Douglas. * It is planted as a specimen tree or in mass screenings.