Heat Tolerant Drought Tolerant Plant For Sale In Houston

* In recent years, this species has been extensively used in Bonsai. * Carpinus orientalis (Oriental Hornbeam) is a hornbeam native from southeastern Europe to northern Iran and occurs usually on hot dry sites at lower altitudes in comparison to the European...

* Turpentine consists of an average of 20% of the oleo-resin. * It is widely planted for timber in its native area, being one of the most important trees in forestry in Algeria and Morocco.

* It is typically found in Hawaiian tropical dry forests on leeward island slopes up to an elevation of 600 m (2,000 ft). * Native Hawaiians made a number of items from wiliwili wood because of its low density, such as mouo (fishing net floats), ama (outrigger...

* Cotinus coggygria, syn. The flowers are numerous, produced in large inflorescences 15–30 cm (5.9–12 in) long; each flower 5-10 mm diameter, with five pale yellow petals * It is commonly grown as an ornamental plant.

* A widespread urban myth is that pampas grass is used by swingers to advertise their presence to other swingers in the area. The most commonly repeated version states that in the UK and Ireland a patch of pampas grass is planted somewhere in the front...

* Found mostly on flat-topped limestone hills. * A shrub or small tree with light gray, flaking bark. * Forms thickets on shallow soil, seldom a single tree.

The specific epithets sebifera and sebiferum mean "wax-bearing" and refer to the vegetable tallow that coats the seeds. The plant sap and leaves are reputed to be toxic, and decaying leaves from the plant are toxic to other species of plant .

Americana, though it is usually sold under that name. Used for tool handles, furniture etc. * Green Ash is one of the most widely planted ornamental trees throughout the United States and much of Canada but mostly Alberta, including in western areas where...

* The Chinese Elm is a tough landscape tree, hardy enough for use in harsh planting situations such as parking lots, in small planters along streets and in plazas or patios. * Chinese Elms are frequently used in bonsai; they are considered a good choice...

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

Dark green needles, to 18" (9" in older trees), in tufts at ends of branchlets; hangs on to its cones (to 20") for as long as 20 years; native from Virginia to Florida and Mississippi.

* Atriplex canescens ( Chamiso , Chamiza , Four wing saltbush , Four-wing saltbush , Fourwing saltbush ) is a species of evergreen shrub in the Amaranthaceae family, which is native to the western United States .

* Often has drooping branchlets; foliage green; half-inch cones; native to Mexico and Central America. * Cupressus lusitanica , ( Cedro Blanco ; Teotlate , distinctive names used in Mexico); Cedro Blanco means White Cedar and is also known as Mexican...

Named for Ferdinand Roemer, a German geologist who collected specimens in the New Braunfels, Texas, area from 1845-47. The leaves are long-stalked and uniquely divided into two leaflets about 1 1/2 inches long.

* Pretoria, the administrative capital of South Africa is popularly and poetically known as Jacaranda City or Jakarandastad in Afrikaans. * Water extract of Jacaranda mimosifolia shows higher antimicrobial action against Bacillus cereus and Escherichia...

The foliage is upright growing or horizontally orientated, with leaves having narrowly winged petioles or being unwinged. A very nutritious food, 100g of the raw leaves contain about 2.7g.

* The tree reaches its best development in the Gympie region, where some magnificent forest trees attain heights near 60 metres. * Eucalyptus cloeziana, Gympie Messmate, is a small to tall tree with rough bark on most or the whole of the trunk and larger...

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. * One of the largest southwestern oaks, this handsome tree reaches its greatest size in canyons and other moist...

* Juniperus rigida (Temple Juniper) is a species of juniper, native to northern China, Korea, Japan, and the far southeast of Russia (Primorsky Krai), occurring at altitudes of 10-2,200 m.

* A conifer of narrow conical form with green, gray-green, or blue-green foliage; shiny reddish brown bark exfoliates in scales; likes heat, drought, and full sun; best in dry western regions.

* It is typically found in Hawaiian tropical dry forests on leeward island slopes up to an elevation of 600 m (2,000 ft). * Native Hawaiians made a number of items from wiliwili wood because of its low density, such as mouo (fishing net floats), ama (outrigger...

* It is a fan palm (Arecaceae tribe Corypheae), with the leaves with a long petiole terminating in a rounded fan of 10-20 leaflets; each leaf is up to 1-1.5 m long, with the leaflets 50-80 cm long.

* Introduced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to the southwest U.S. because it tolerates dry winds and alkaline soils. It was introduced to the U.S. in the middle of the 20th century and was not distributed until the 1960s.

* A handsome species, one of the rarest in cultivation (rare even in its own Yalung R.valley) * A small, 8-30' tree/shrub.

After leaf drop and throughout winter, the exfoliating reddish-brown bark, for which this plant is named, is best observed. * Very hardy; white or pinkish flowers in small clusters; brown bark peels off in strips; tough, easy to grow, and adaptable, albeit...

* Will grow on alkaline soils while withstanding climatic extremes; hot, cold and dry! * This small tree or shrub is well adapted to harsh conditions. * It has lovely red fall color.

It is also a popular Christmas tree. Glauca is the commonly cultivated variety of this tree for areas outside of the Pacific Northwest, and is clearly a better selection for midwestern climates than the species because of its better cold tolerance (species...