Plant For Moist Soil Drought Tolerant Plant For Sale In Anchorage

The specific name palustris means "of swamps ". The acorns are 1/2"; the tree grows quickly; needs acid soil, is subject to chlorosis and likes full sun. * It is naturally a wetland tree, and develops a shallow, fibrous root system, unlike many oaks ,...

It is found in Lebanon , Syria , and Turkey . These forests occur between 800 and 2100 meters elevation. Produced in areas of greater Syria and Asia Minor, this resin and its oil derivative were used in mummification, as an antiseptic, a diuretic, to...

* A perennial herb with 8" leaves covered with prickly hairs; flowers to 1/2", yellowish white, pink, or purplish, in summer, in nodding clusters; rather coarse; likes rich, moist, limestone soils; native to Europe, where it is used medicinally; a weed...

The wood is strongly resistant to rot, is not eaten by termites, and is easily worked. The general shape of the tree is conical with tiered, horizontal branches that are often somewhat pendulous toward the tips.

* The fruits, stems and roots are diuretic, febrifuge and sedative. They are used in the treatment of stones in the urinary tract, rheumatoid arthralgia, cancers of the liver and oesophagus.

* Early America settlers boiled parts of the plant to make into candy and they also used it as an ingredient in cake . * In Europe it was believed that the plant could cure alcoholism .

* Pinus glabra differs markedly from most other pines in that it does not occur in largely pure pine forests, but is typically found as scattered trees in moist woodland habitats in mixed hardwood forest.

* Fraser Fir has been used more times as the Blue Room Christmas tree (the official Christmas tree of the President of the United States's White House) than any other type of tree.

The wood is also used for pallets, rough floors, pulpwood, and firewood. Pleasantly acidulous. This resistance to splitting led to its use for making mauls, pulleys, wheel hubs, agricultural rollers, bowls, and paving blocks.

It is native from Spain and Morocco through central Europe (north to Germany and Poland ) to central Asia . It grows in moist sites, often by watersides, in regions with hot summers and cold to mild winters.

), is a medicinal plant of the Liliaceae (lily family) or Melanthiaceae which is native to Europe . * Upright stems topped by 1/2-1" flowers in a branched flower head, white, green, or yellowish; grows in wet, grassy subalpine meadows and open woods;...

The tree doesn't mind shade but dislikes high temperatures and drought. It is best planted out of strong winds and sun in moist, acid soil, although may tolerate some lime. It adapts well to pruning and makes a magnificent hedge.

This species can be found in China and Japan. * The berries are bitter and are unfit for culinary use. * Lavender flowers from June until August, followed by violet fruits in October; extremely attractive, smaller than C.

* The seeds are eaten by a wide variety of birds. Manchurian Ash can be used as a medium height wind break for a farmstead. * It is also highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even grow well in inner city environments.

The branches, roots, leaves, and seeds are a source of many alkaloids, which are used to treat leukaemia and lymphosarcoma. It is native to central and southern China. The wood is used to make furniture, farm implements, crafts, and utensils.

* Needles to 1" long, in 2 rows forming a trough; barrel-shaped cones, 4", dark violet-black. * Native to Yunnan in southwest China and adjoining border areas in southeastern Tibet , far northeastern India , northern Myanmar , and far northwestern Vietnam...

Gallberry nectar is the source of a pleasant honey that is popular in the southern United States. * A good hedging plant. * Shiny dark green, evergreen leaves; upright, rounded, densely branched; unique among hollies in that it often spreads by suckering;...

Also effective in shrub borders, roadside plantings, wet or low areas or as a screen. Rich in vitamin C. * Sambucus canadensis is a deciduous Shrub growing to 4 m (13ft) by 4 m (13ft) at a fast rate.

It was previously considered a subspecies of the redbay P. * Persea palustris , commonly known as the swampbay , is a tree native to eastern North America, from Texas eastwards to Florida and then extending north to Delaware, mostly on the Gulf Coastal...

* Plants can produce many stems and suckers, with older stems, which can reach 5 metres (16 ft) in height, having distinctive gray bark. * Terminal stems holding the flowers are distinctively red and provide interesting contrast to the clusters of small...

Plants are not hardy in Britain, requiring a minimum temperature of 5°c. They can be grown successfully in a plastic basin or in a pot that is standing in a deep saucer of water. This conflicts with the hardiness rating of 7 (temperatures down to between...

* Cohosh comes from an Algonquin word meaning rough in reference to the appearance of plant rhizomes. * Native Americans used black cohosh to treat gynecological and other disorders, including sore throats, kidney problems, and depression.

Wood found buried in swamps for hundreds of years is perfectly sound and not water-logged. * The wood is reported to endure moisture indefinitely; it has been used for fence-posts, ties and shingles.

* The European Larch is a popular Bonsai Species, with many unique specimens available in European Circles, and is popularly used in Bonsai Forest Groups. It only grows on well-drained soils, avoiding waterlogged ground.

Leaves dark green above, lighter green beneath with some rusty hairs, Fall color yellow. Extremely hardy and fond of wet areas and sites with poor drainage; native to central and northeastern U.S. * Logs of wood can be beaten with mauls to separate the...

The flowers are inconspicuous, whitish to greenish-yellow, produced on slender peduncles 25 mm or more long; it is usually dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate plants.

It weighs 40lb per cubic foot. The leaves vary in color from bright green to dark green. The wood works well and is suitable for interior uses such as cabinets, but trees with large straight trunks are not sufficiently common to make the tree of commercial...