Nitrogen Fixing Plant Drought Tolerant Plant For Sale In Anchorage

* This species has a symbiotic relationship with certain soil bacteria, these bacteria form nodules on the roots and fix atmospheric nitrogen. Some of this nitrogen is utilized by the growing plant but some can also be used by other plants growing nearby.

It has the ability to fix nitrogen in the soil, and with light shade it does not inhibit growth of annual and perennial herbs. Rill erosion that exposes the roots stimulates root suckering there by creating a denser growth.

Fast growing, showy color. * Lupinus albicaulis is a species of lupine known by the common name sickle-keel lupine . It is native to the western United States from Washington to California , where it grows mostly in mountain habitat.

* Crotalarias are grown in the tropics as green manure cover crops due to their nitrogen fixing capabilities and drought tolerance. * They are occationally grown as ornamentals for their yellow flowers and interesting rattling seed pods.

* A yellow dye is obtained from the flowers. * Acacia dealbata is widely cultivated as an ornamental plant in warm temperate regions of the world, and is naturalised in some areas.

Montanus often remains under 1 metre (3.3 ft) in height because of browsing by elk and deer, but can reach 20 feet (6.1 m). It is found in Nebraska, western Oklahoma, southwestern South Dakota, Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, New Mexico, and Texas.

The root is cardiac and febrifuge. They are best used with Foeniculum vulgare seeds in order to counteract a tendency to cause gripe. The seedpods can also be used and are milder but slower in their action.

Experimentally, it has demonstrated antitumor activity against Walker-256 carcinosarcoma and is also reportedly effective in lowering blood cholesterol levels. * A deep rooted legume found on a variety of soils in prairies & open woods.

The attractive seeds are used in Costa Rica to make jewelry. Frequently, guanacaste trees grow as single specimens in a sunny pasture. * The abundance of this tree, especially in Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica, where it is prized for the shady relief...

* Wood - dark, durable, closely grained, nicely marked, not as heavy as that of other members of this genus. It is often planted along the sides of streams to protect them from erosion.

* Small, gray-green compound leaves, light yellow flowers in May and June; native to Siberia and northern China; Hortus says this species only gets 3' tall and has a spreading habit; may vary with provenance of seed.

* An evergreen shrub with compound leaves, 1" violet-blue fragrant flowers in 2-3" pendulous clusters; pods 1-7"; seeds are bright red, sometimes used for necklaces, but are said to be poisonous; native to Texas, New Mexico, and Mexico.

It is drought-tolerant and grows on dry, rocky soil. Muricata has been used in plantations with resultant growth rates higher than in the wild . The species is often smaller, stunted and twisted in coastal exposures.

* Crotalarias are grown in the tropics as green manure cover crops due to their nitrogen fixing capabilities and drought tolerance. * They are occationally grown as ornamentals for their yellow flowers and interesting rattling seed pods.

The leaves are scale-like, 2-5 mm long, and produced on rounded (not flattened) shoots. The cones remain closed for many years, only opening after the parent tree is killed in a wildfire , thereby allowing the seeds to colonize the bare ground exposed...

* The seedpods are filled with a saccharine pulp and can be eaten both green or dried. * Carobs are also known as St. John's bread because, according to tradition of some Christians, St. John the Baptist subsisted on them in the wilderness.

It generally occurs in foothills , being most abundant in the lower altitudes of the Sierra Nevada , but also widespread in the Pacific Coast Ranges and the San Gabriel Mountains .

Used for bearings, turnery, cabinet work, ornamental uses etc. * Beautiful 2" golden yellow pealike flowers in pendulous clusters to 8", in May; pod, to 7", has four wings; evergreen or semideciduous compound leaves; native to both Chile and New Zealand.

* With needles 4-6", stiffer and darker green than the typical species. * The "Lone Pine", a prominent landmark tree at an ANZAC First World War battle at Gallipoli, was this species.

From 26° to 15° north latitude, from Sinaloa , Mexico to Honduras . It has been introduced in New Zealand near sea level and has done well. It grows between 1300-3250 m. * Smooth-bark Mexican Pine ( Pinus pseudostrobus ), ( Chamite and Pacingo ) distinctive...

* This is one of ther best species for soil stabilization and reviatalization in cold arid zones where few plants will survive. It is good fodder for animals, improves the soil, allows natural vegetation to become established, and prevents soil erosion...

* The flexible thin shoots are used as walking sticks. * A yellow dye is obtained from the bark * It is often planted as an ornamental as it is resistant to air pollution and long-living.

* This plant occurs in northeastern Spain and in central Mediterranean countries up to northern Europe and to Asia Minor and Tunisia. They can be found at an altitude of 0–1,850 metres (0–6,070 ft).

Useful in coastal landscapes, it adds texture and unique architecture to large scale plantings. * A vanillin flavouring is obtained as a by-product of other resins that are released from the pulpwood.

Utahensis ) is a shrub or small tree reaching 3-6 m (rarely to 9 m) tall. * A wax on the fruit is obtained by simmering the fruit in hot water and skimming off the wax as it rises to the surface.

The leaves are spirally arranged but twisted at the base to lie in two horizontal ranks, 1–2 cm (0.39–0.79 in) long and 1–2 mm (0.039–0.079 in) broad. Trees from the Mexican highlands achieve a notable stoutness.

* It is one of the most elementally Mexican of pines. Sinaloa to Chiapas - and Guatemala in montane, relatively open pine or pine-oak forests at altitudes from 900 to 2500 m. * Pinus devoniana is closely related to Pinus montezumae (the Montezuma Pine).