Hedge Plant Urban Tolerant Plant For Sale In Iowa

* Cotoneaster franchetii ( Franchet's Cotoneaster ) is a species of Cotoneaster native to southwestern China , in the provinces of Guizhou , Sichuan , Xizang , and Yunnan , and also in adjacent northern Myanmar and northern Thailand .

* This 6-8' shrub is "of matchless elegance a its fleecy sprays lovely in their silken lightness" (A. Johnson) & contrasting beautifully with the lush pinnate foliage, in its first reddish growth or its later fresh-green.

They are very tolerant of trimming and have prickles which make them an effective barrier to larger creatures. * Berberis thunbergii ( Japanese barberry or Thunberg's Barberry , also Red Barberry ) is a species of Berberis , native to Japan and eastern...

* Seed - sow the seed thinly in early spring in a cold frame in light shade. * Mature shoots are bound into bunches and used as scourers or as besoms. Grow the seedlings on in the pot in light shade in the greenhouse for their first growing season, giving...

The plant contains flavonoids (notably rutin) that reduce capillary fragility, which might explain the plants reputation as an eye strengthener. * A hardy perennial with gray or blue-gray rather frilly leaves, extremely fragrant (although many dislike...

Its growth is quite variable under both cultivated and wild conditions. * Roots yield up to 6% gutta-percha, a non-elastic rubber used as an electrical insulator and in making plastics etc.

They are leathery, hairless, and darker and shinier on the upper surfaces. The fruit is a hairy, woody capsule about a centimeter wide divided into three valves. It can be used in shelterbelt plantings.

The flower consists of six petals curving backward from the center. The bulb is roundish with a diameter of about 2 cm. The seeds mature from August to September. * The plant flowers in June and July with one to six upright, dish-shaped flowers.

* Of spreading, mound-like habit; shiny dark green leaves; fall color can be long-lasting and impressive in purples, reds, and yellows; dark red fruit; Dirr says it does well in the U.S. Midwest and East, less well in the South; native to China * A rose-tan...

* Hibiscus syriacus is the national flower of South Korea. Shoots make interesting indoor vase cuttings, as they stay green for a long time. However, numerous buds are produced on the shrub's new growth, which provides prolific flowering over a long summer...

In the UK the tree is planted as an ornamental tree in parks and gardens. * Pinus nigra is moderately fast growing, at about 30–70 centimetres (12–28 in) per year. The bark is grey to yellow-brown, and is widely split by flaking fissures into scaly...

The fruit is an acorn-shaped ovoid, three-angled capsule 1–2 centimetres (0.39–0.79 in) long, partly enclosed at the base by the sepals. An average-size bush produces 1 kilogram (2.2 lb) of pollen , to which few humans are allergic.

* In North America it is known as Hedge Maple and in Australia it is sometimes called Common Maple. * A deciduous Tree growing to 15 m, at a fast rate. * A maple native to much of Europe , north to southern England (where it is the only native maple),...

* Dirr calls this tree "genuinely beautiful" but says it's not for the Southeast states in U.S.; matures into a flat-topped tree with horizontal branches; good dark green foliage; good salt tolerance; native to coastal California.

* Shrubs evergreen, 1–3 m tall. Petiole 4–8 mm, initially densely yellow tomentose, subglabrous when old; stipules linear-lanceolate, 4–5 mm, sparsely tomentose or glabrescent at fruiting; leaf blade obovate to elliptic, 2–4.5 × 1.2–2.8 cm,...

This is one of the best woody species for binding moving sand. * The yellow flowers appear in early spring and late winter. * Makes a good screen or hedge in warm temperate areas. * It is used for reclaiming eroded hillsides and wastelands and for stabilizing...

In cultivation, it is sometimes grown as a large shrub or screen. Doubly-serrate, heart-shaped, prominently-veined, dark green leaves to 5.5” long are attractive throughout the growing season.

It is used in Korea in the treatment of lumbago, neuralgia, arthritis and oedema. * The root bark contains saponins, acanthosides, cardiac glycosides and polysaccharides. It is adaptogenic, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antipyretic and diuretic.

& Reut.) Hand.-Mazz. Description It is a dense, suckering shrub or small tree growing to 5 m tall, rarely 8 m. The flowers are 3.5-5 cm diameter, violet-purple, often with small greenish-yellow spots or streaks.

The flower consists of six petals curving backward from the center. The bulb is roundish with a diameter of about 2 cm. The seeds mature from August to September. * The plant flowers in June and July with one to six upright, dish-shaped flowers.

* 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 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;...

* 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 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;...

* Many species of birds feed on the fruits. Red stem color is more easily seen after the fruits are gone, and red color often persists into early winter. * Terminal stems holding the flowers are distinctively red and provide interesting contrast to the...

* Paliurus spina-christi , commonly known as Jerusalem Thorn , Garland Thorn , Christ's Thorn , or Crown of Thorns , is a species of Paliurus native to the Mediterranean region and southwest and central Asia , from Morocco and Spain east to Iran and Tajikistan...

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