Plant For Screen Or Windbreak Heat Tolerant For Sale In District Of Columbia

* 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...

* Although only 4 - 8mm long, it's fruit has been suggested as a substitute for the true olive, Olea europaea. Requires a sunny position and a well-drained soil. * Tolerates dry sites.

It was once classified as Laurocerasus caroliniana. It is not to be confused with its European relative Prunus laurocerasus, which is also called Cherry Laurel, though mainly known as English Laurel in the U.S. * A handsome, evergreen, ornamental and...

It is possibly native to Madagascar . * It is also found in West Africa , where it is known as the Filao Tree and is planted to prevent erosion in sandy soils . * These plants are an invasive species in Florida , known as Australian pines.

It has narrow-elliptic to elliptic-lanceolate leaves, 12-20cm long, and small flowers appear in slender greyish catkins in spring; male and female borne on separate plants. * Wood - very light, soft, close grained.

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

The wood can also be stained to imitate ebony. * The Ilex opaca species typically grows as an understory tree in forests. * Ilex opaca is often cultivated by plant nurseries for use as a broadleaf evergreen ornamental plant, planted as a shrub or slower...

Hybrids between this species and C. It can even be buried in sand and find its way to the surface. It can withstand cold, heat, and drought. It sends roots down really fast to lock itself onto shifting sands and in search of moisture.

* Before the invention of barbed wire in the 1880's, the Osage Orange was planted in hedges to contain farm animals. The dense mass was "pig tight, horse high and bull strong." The name Hedge Apple derives from this application.

* In the far west of its range, it hybridizes readily with the closely related lodgepole pine ( P. * The trees have an extensive root system and are well adapted for growing in poor sandy soils, they are often used as a pioneer tree for reforestation.

The common name of heartleaf hornbeam and the specific epithet both are in reference to the heart-shaped leaf bases. Bigleaf hornbeam is an additional common name sometime used for this tree.

In suitable climates, the plant is much used in windbreaks, shelterbelts and for land reclamation. * The River Oak is an attractive evergreen tree with fine greyish green needle-like foliage that grows to a height of 60 metres (200 ft) with a spread of...

It is native to east central and southeast China , Japan , Korea , Laos , Northern Thailand , and Vietnam . It has several common names, including Bamboo-leaf Oak , Chinese Evergreen Oak , and Chinese Ring-cupped Oak .

The grey-coloured bark is smooth and fairly thin with lenticels ; however it can thicken significantly with age. * Banksia ericifolia responds to fire by seeding, the parent plant being killed.

The leaves are spirally arranged, 3-7 cm long with a 1.5-6 cm long petiole. The flowers are trumpet-shaped, 4-9 cm diameter, most commonly blue with a white to golden yellow centre.

* 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...

It is noted for its pubescent twigs, pinkish-white spring flowers, dull green foliage, interesting fall color and persistent black fruits. Lucidus, which see, but leaves are not shiny; black fruit; native to northern and western China and Himalayas.

* A tea is made from the fruits and young shoots. It grows at altitudes of 500-2,700 m on dry soils, often together with other juniper species. * A narrow tree with several trunks; foliage dark, bluish, or light green; doesn't mind drought; native to...

* When jatropha seeds are crushed, the resulting jatropha oil can be processed to produce a high-quality biofuel or biodiesel that can be used in a standard diesel car or further processed into jet fuel, while the residue (press cake) can also be used...

* This species grows up to 50 feet, and has yellow flowers. Mediterranean and Asia Minor. * Sun- and drought-tolerant.

The edges of the lobes are fringed by stiff hair-like protrusions or cilia, which mesh together and prevent large prey from escaping. * When grown from seed, plants take around four to five years to reach maturity and will live for 20 to 30 years if cultivated...

It is fairly fast-growing and very tolerant of pruning, but is rather open in habit and does not form a dense screen. * An essential oil obtained from the flowers is used in perfumery.

* Chickasaw plums tend to bloom early in the spring. * The fruit is eaten by various animals. * Chickasaw plum grows 12 to 20 feet tall and 15 to 20 feet wide in an irregular shape.

In suitable climates, the plant is much used in windbreaks, shelterbelts and for land reclamation. * The River Oak is an attractive evergreen tree with fine greyish green needle-like foliage that grows to a height of 60 metres (200 ft) with a spread of...

* Native to central and Southern Japan * Momi Fir is sometimes used as an ornamental tree, particularly in warm temperate regions with hot, humid summers such as the southeastern United States.

The wood can also be stained to imitate ebony. * The Ilex opaca species typically grows as an understory tree in forests. * Ilex opaca is often cultivated by plant nurseries for use as a broadleaf evergreen ornamental plant, planted as a shrub or slower...

* 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...