Honey Bee Food Edible Fruit Or Nut Plant For Sale In Florida

* 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 .

* 1 3/4" pink or, less commonly, white flowers, in summer; round hips; native from Minnesota to British Columbia, south to northern Mexico. The plant reproduces sexually by seed and vegetatively by sprouting from the root crown, layering , and by producing...

It was originally found near the coast from St. Andrews Bay in the Florida panhandle to extreme southern coast of North Carolina, and throughout most of the Florida peninsula. The wood is also largely manufactured into canes.

Fruit from the typical species is about 1cm in diameter, though there are sub-species and cultivated forms with considerably larger fruits. A sour taste, but the fruit is palatable.

* The fruit contains about 2.8% dry weight vitamin C. * 2" pinkish-purple flowers; scarlet hips to 1/2"; red branches; spreads into dense thickets by suckering from roots.

* The leaves contain up to 2.4% of an antibacterial substance called 'phloretin'.This inhibits the growth of a number of gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria in as low a concentration as 30 ppm.

Fruit from the typical species is about 1cm in diameter, though there are sub-species and cultivated forms with considerably larger fruits. A sour taste, but the fruit is palatable.

It produces nuts with a width of 1/2—3/4 in. * The seed is sweet and oily but it is rather small and has a thick shell. * A shrub or small tree, thick-shelled round nuts, 3/4"; native to south central U.S. and northern Mexico.

It is native to eastern North America, but is very uncommon north of the Ohio River. It is usually not found among other hackberries, although when other hackberry species occur in proximity to dwarf hackberry, intermediate forms may occur.

* Rubus spectabilis ( Salmonberry ) is a species of Rubus native to the west coast of North America from west central Alaska to California . * The fruit is juicy with a very good flavour.

* A very poular tree for bonsai due to its dwarf size and small fruit.

Despite its Latin name, which means German or Germanic Medlar, it is indigenous to southwest Asia and also southeastern Europe , mostly the Black Sea coasts of modern Turkey, and was introduced to Germany by the Romans .

The seed, which has a hard shell, is of relatively good flavour. * Corylus heterophylla , the Asian Hazel , is a species of hazel native to eastern Asia , from northern China , eastern Mongolia , Korea , Japan , and southeastern Siberia .

The fruits ( hips ) of Nootka rose are somewhat bitter but edible. The 2-3 inch pink (5-8cm) flowers usually occur singly, but may appear in groups of 2 or 3. Nootka rose serves as the larval host of the Mourning Cloak and Grey Hairstreak butterflies.

* A very poular tree for bonsai due to its dwarf size and small fruit.

* The fruit is rich in iron and copper. It is rather small, about 8mm in diameter. * Amelanchier spicata, also referred to as the thicket shadbush, low juneberry, dwarf serviceberry, or low serviceberry (historically also called "pigeon berry"), is a...

Very popular in America, the seed is sweet and well-flavoured with a thin shell. The seed ripens in mid to late autumn and will probably need to be protected from squirrels. * The seed can be eaten raw or cooked.

* The seed is eaten raw or cooked. A sweet taste, it is an important item of food for the Indians in S. * Emory oak ( Quercus emoryi ) is a species of oak common in Arizona , New Mexico and western Texas ( Big Bend National Park ), USA , and northern...

* In milder climates, borage will bloom continuously for most of the year. They are also added whole as a flavouring to various drinks such as Pimms and wine-based drinks. * The flowers are rich in a sweet nectar and are very attractive to bees.

Very popular in America, the seed is sweet and well-flavoured with a thin shell. The seed ripens in mid to late autumn and will probably need to be protected from squirrels. * The seed can be eaten raw or cooked.

* Chokecherry is also used to craft wine in the western United States mainly in the Dakotas and Utah as well as in Manitoba, Canada. * The chokecherry fruit can be used to make a tasty jam, jelly, or syrup.

The skin (or pellicle) of the seed is easily peeled. * Chinese chestnuts have evolved over a long period of time in coexistence with the bark fungal disease chestnut blight and have evolved a very successful resistance to the blight, probably more so...

Many kinds of wildlife eat the fruits and it is a favored honey tree. * Water Tupelo often occurs in pure stands. Resents root disturbance. It has a swollen base that tapers to a long, clear bole and its root system is periodically under water.

It ripens fairly late, specimens seen at the end of October 1998 were not quite fully ripe. It contains several medically active constituents including flavonoids and organic acids.

The fruit has high contents of anthocyanins and ellagic acid. * A refreshing tea can be made from the leaves - it is high in vitamin C. * It is closely related to the eastern black raspberry Rubus occidentalis.

It is noted for its bright shiny green leaves and edible fruits. Frangula caroliniana ), the Carolina Buckthorn , is an upright shrub or small tree native to the Southeastern United States .

The fruit has high contents of anthocyanins and ellagic acid. * A refreshing tea can be made from the leaves - it is high in vitamin C. * It is closely related to the eastern black raspberry Rubus occidentalis.