Hedge Plant Urban Tolerant Plant For Sale In Durham

* A good fast growing hedge for the milder areas of Britain, tolerating maritime exposure. The surviving trees from this forest are as old as 2000 years. In the wild, the species is confined to two small populations, near Monterey and Carmel .

* 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.

* Remove dead flowers to extend the flowering period. It is the wild ancestor of the garden Carnation . * Succeeds in a sunny position in most good soils tolerating a pH range from 6 to 8 but disliking acid soils.

In the UK the tree is planted as an ornamental tree in parks and gardens. * In the US and Canada, the European black pine is planted as a street tree, and as an ornamental tree in gardens and parks.

Spain, Portugal. & Reut.) Hand.-Mazz. Bulgaria east to Georgia. Baeticum (Boiss. The flowers are 3.5-5 cm diameter, violet-purple, often with small greenish-yellow spots or streaks.

The leaves are dark, glossy and slender, with 20-24 pairs of parallel sunken veins; every third tooth is whisker-tipped. It grows to 12-15m tall with leaves that are longer and darker than the European Hornbeam (Carpinus betulus).

* Lance-leaved coreopsis produces yellow flowers in late summer. This perennial is a native plant found throughout the eastern part of the United States and in many parts of the western U.S., Canada , and Mexico .

In the UK the tree is planted as an ornamental tree in parks and gardens. * In the US and Canada, the European black pine is planted as a street tree, and as an ornamental tree in gardens and parks.

Gleditsia sinensis has been used in China for at least 2000 years as a detergent. * The fruit extract of Gleditsia sinensis also has inhibitory effects on isolated cancer cell cultures.

* ariable; crown is rounded; gray branches; white flowers with yellow anthers; red fruit to 1" wide; may have 2" thorns; susceptible to rust; native to eastern and central U.S. * The plant is tolerant of being trimmed and will even resprout if cut back...

* Prunus laurocerasus (common name Cherry laurel and sometimes called English laurel in North America) is a species in the genus Prunus , native to regions bordering the Black Sea in southwestern Asia and southeastern Europe , from Albania and Bulgaria...

Numerous cultivars with flowers in shades of white, pink and red have been selected. * A decidious Shrub growing to 3 m (9ft) by 5 m (16ft). * A constituent of its extract has been found to be an effective and selective dopamine reuptake inhibitor.

* Numerous flower stems rise in summer from the foliage mound to a height of 3' bearing wide, airy panicles (to 20" long) of tiny, variably-colored flowers (tones of gold, silver, purple and green) which form a cloud over the foliage that is particularly...

* Lance-leaved coreopsis produces yellow flowers in late summer. This perennial is a native plant found throughout the eastern part of the United States and in many parts of the western U.S., Canada , and Mexico .

* Because of its resistance to pollution and salt, it is a popular horticultural tree. Needles tend to be quite long but can be reduced with the pruning techniques. * Native to Japan.

* An upright bush with evergreen leaves; five-petaled very fragrant flowers at the tips of branches, throughout the year in hot areas; parents of this strain have pink flowers; doesn't mind wind, salt, poor soil; all parts of the plant are highly toxic;...

* It is also widely planted in gardens, and has spread as a garden escape in many areas outside its native range. The seed germinates better if it is given a period of cold stratification.

* A large specimen planted in 1550 stands before the church in the village perche of Fox-Amphoux in the Provence region of southern France. * An excellent fuel. * The European nettle tree also known as European Hackberry or Lote tree ( Celtis australis...

Seed from a red fruit should be sown in the spring. When eating the fruit you should spit out the large seed found in the fruit's centre. With this lower estimate, Taxus baccata is the longest living plant in Europe.

The underside of each leaf has two broad yellow stripes and is densely covered with minute projections. It is commonly called the Chinese yew, though this term also refers to Taxus celebica or Taxus sumatrana.

* Both the berries and the root are used and traditionally the plant is believed to promote long life. * Chinese boxthorn is a major Chinese tonic herb with a history of almost 2,000 years of medicinal use.

* Modern research has shown that yew trees contain the substance 'taxol' in their shoots and bark. Usually of conical form; Hortus says it's the typical species. * 'Capitata' is a tree form often used for screening and hedging in the East and Midwest.

* The Siberian Elm is usually a small to medium-sized, often bushy, tree growing to 10 - 20 m tall, with a trunk up to 80 cm d.b.h . The leaves are deciduous in cold areas, but semi-evergreen in warmer climates, < 7 cm long and < 3 cm broad, with an oblique...

A winter mulch will also help to further their chances of survival in these areas. Removing spent flowers and seed heads will promote the production of wave after wave of new flowers throughout the summer and into fall.

Quercus dumosa revoluta Sarg.) is an oak endemic to California . This plant is often used as an urban tree and medicinal plant. * Quercus durata ( California Scrub Oak , Leather Oak ; syn.

* A variable evergreen of upright, rounded habit, with 1/2" white flowers in small clusters; 1" green or red berries; likes moist soil, part shade; emerging leaves bronzy to reddish, later leathery, dark green; leaves to 4" x 1 1/2", turning bronzy-red...

* An excellent windbreak for maritime areas, it grows quite quickly and establishes well even in very windy sites. * This is an excellent pioneer species for re-establishing woodlands on disused farmland, difficult sites etc.