Hedge Plant Seeds For Sale In Illinois

Buxus colchica of western Caucasus and B. * Although the wood is rather small, it is highly valued on account of its hardness - it is twice as hard as oak (Quercus species). Hyrcana of northern Iran and eastern Caucasus are commonly treated as synonyms...

* Wahoo was used in various ways by the North American Indians, for example as an eye lotion, as apoultice for facial sores and for gynaecological conditions. * Because of the shape and color of the fruit, it has been called Hearts Bursting with Love.

* Distylium racemosum is an evergreen Shrub growing to 2 m (6ft) by 3 m (9ft) at a slow rate. * A very valuable wood, it is used for small articles, musical instruments etc. * The ashes of the wood are used in glazing porcelain.

* Stored seed should be sown as early in the year as possible and given cold stratification - it might not germinate until spring of the following year.

* Ilex montana ( Mountain Winterberry ; also "Mountain Holly" which is more typically Ilex mucronata ) is a species of holly native to the United States , ranging along the Appalachian Mountains from southeast Massachusetts to northeast Alabama and northern...

This easy-growing elderberry is an excellent choice to add color and texture to your garden. Reminiscent of a finely cut Japanese maple, these vigorous, deer-resistant plants adapt to almost any soil type, and take well to heavy pruning.

* This Hornbeam is one of the best for use as bonsai. * Forestfarm states on their website: An attractive & almost unknown small, shrubby tree (to 15') with slender pendulous branches & bright-green corrugated leaves on dark maroon-brown shoots; looks...

In the wild, the species is confined to two small populations, near Monterey and Carmel . * A good fast growing hedge for the milder areas of Britain, tolerating maritime exposure.

* Plants can be grown as an informal (untrimmed) hedge, though they are also amenable to trimming. * The cultivar 'Tallhedge' has been selected for hedging. * This variety is upright growing, very columnar.

This is probably based on the tree's unchangingevergreen nature in the cold dry climate of northwest China, and its longevity; some of the larger specimens planted around Buddhist temples in China are said to be in excess of 1,000 years old.

* It is grown for its timber in Japan, where it is used as a material for building palaces, temples, shrines and baths, and making coffins, though less valued than the timber of C.

It is a deciduous shrub up to 2 m high, in late summer bearing conspicuous brilliant red inedible fruits superficially resembling cherries. Schmidt, which is native to Sakhalin , Kurile Islands , Hokkaido and Honshu , is sometimes considered as a geographically...

Only Bailey's Pocket Mouse , however, is known to be able to digest the wax found inside the jojoba nut. * A much-branched evergreen shrub; dull-green or sage-green leaves; small green flowers, male and female on separate plants; produces edible nuts,...

* An evergreen shrub with dark green leaves, 2" golden-yellow bowl-shaped flowers in July; native to China, Japan. Wood - close grained, moderately hard. * Plants are sometimes grown as a hedge.

* A very tolerant and easily grown plant, it succeeds in any soil that is not impoverished or water-logged. * The fruit is used in herbal medicine as a cardiotonic, diuretic, laxative and tonic treatment.

This native cultivar is deer-resistant and fast growing. An easy and economical choice for creating a hedge or screen, ‘Chicago Lustre' is covered with thick, glossy leaves, puts on copious white fragrant flowers in the spring, and displays decorative...

* Rhodotypos scandens , the sole species of the genus Rhodotypos , is a deciduous shrub in the family Rosaceae , closely related to Kerria and included in that genus by some botanists.

* Berberis thunbergii ( Japanese barberry or Thunberg's Barberry , also Red Barberry ) is a species of Berberis , native to Japan and eastern Asia . * Bright green leaves, very dense, with a horizontal habit; orange, scarlet, and reddish purple in fall;...

It is native to Japan but it is used throughout the world as an ornamental plant in landscaping and as cut foliage . They are leathery, hairless, and darker and shinier on the upper surfaces.

Wood - hard, handsome with a marble-like grain. Used for small turnery. * A green dye is obtained from the immature fruit. The colours are rich but fugitive. Often grown as an informal hedge, it is also amenable to trimming.

It is a shrub growing to heights of 12 feet or more and is a perennial . It is commonly grown throughout the northern hemisphere as a landscaping plant and ornamental . Typically, it has a moderate to fast growth rate, being able to grow one to three...

* Juniperus scopulorum ( Rocky Mountain Juniper ) is a species of juniper native to western North America , in Canada in British Columbia and southwest Alberta , in the United States from Washington east to North Dakota , south to Arizona and also locally...

* Rosa rubiginosa ( Sweet briar or Eglantine Rose ; syn. * 1" fragrant single pink roses in small clusters; 1/2" orange to scarlet hips lasting well into winter; often grows on lime; with erect, arching branches; native to Europe and western Asia, where...

It is hardy to zone 4. Plants are hardy to about -15°c. A very ornamental plant. * The seed can take 18 months to germinate. Wood - heavy, hard, close-grained. Prefers a well-drained loamy soil.

* A poultice made from the bark is used to close cuts and wounds. * The nuts make an excellent dessert. * The nuts produced by American hazelnut are a preferred mast by squirrels, deer, turkey, woodpeckers, pheasants and other animals.

* Ribes alpinum , or Alpine Currant , is a small deciduous shrub native to central and northern Europe from Finland and Norway south to the Alps and Pyrenees ; in the south of its range, it is confined to high altitudes.

* It is long-lived; some individuals can live well over a thousand years, with the oldest verified being 1,460 years. * A decoction of the leaves has been used in the treatment of colds.