Plant With Winter Interest Drought Tolerant Plant For Sale In Waterbury

This maple needs full sun but should be given partial shade in the summer. The trunk thickens fast and develops some rust colored peeling appearance. * It is a small to medium-sized deciduous tree reaching a height of 5-20 m with a trunk up to 50 cm diameter.

* A maple in the snake-bark maple group. * It is native to mountains forests of Japan.

* Very shiny dark green leaves, spiny; ultimately forms a dense, rounded crown; attractive gray bark, berries in various shades of red, lasting long into winter; parent of many cultivars.

Large, brown fruit shaped like apples follow after flowering. The flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs) and are pollinated by Insects. Serotina, differing mainly in having smaller fruit.

* Bright green leaves, very dense, with a horizontal habit; orange, scarlet, and reddish purple in fall; yellow flowers followed by bright red fruit, very attractive in winter; generally a good, tough plant; good deciduous hedge plant.

* It will also tolerate more moist conditions if it is given well drained soil. * Templetonia is a dryland shrub that grows 3-7 feet tall. It is covered in red flowers in the winter and spring.

Fortunei, but is shorter, broader, and more densely branched; small whitish flowers; native to Asia Minor. It is native to southern Europe ( Sicily ), southwestern Asia ( Lebanon , Syria , Turkey ) and eastern Asia ( China ), with two well-separated populations.

* It occurs from 300 to 2,500 m (980 to 8,200 ft), in Mexico mainly in highlands at 1,600 m (5,200 ft) and 2,300 m (7,500 ft) altitude. The leaves are spirally arranged but twisted at the base to lie in two horizontal ranks, 1–2 cm (0.39–0.79 in)...

* The glorious elm that used to line American streets. * Dirr notes that several forms occur, but the one most of us recall fondly divided into several major trunks topped by spreading, arching, pendulous branches.

* The silk floss tree is cultivated mostly for ornamental purposes. * The natural habitat of the silk floss tree is the north-east of Argentina, east of Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay and southern Brazil.

* Arctostaphylos viscida is a species of manzanita known by the common names whiteleaf manzanita and sticky manzanita . This is a treelike shrub reaching up to five meters in height.

* Molasses can be made from the fruit pulp. * About the size of a plum, the fruit has an exquisitely rich flavour when it is fully ripe. Opossums, raccoons, skunks, deer, and birds also feed upon the fruit.

It can be fermented into 'Mescal', a very potent alcoholic drink. * The heart of the plant is very rich in saccharine matter and can be eaten when baked. Varieties of the species include the Nevada agave and Kaibab agave.

The wood, after soaking in water, polishes to a brilliant black finish. * This plant is cultivated in gardens, producing valued flower colour in the dormant season. * The flowers are very fragrant, they are used in pot-pourri and to make perfumes.

Modern research has shown that there are many health benefits to drinking tea, including its ability to protect the drinker from certain heart diseases. * The source of tea; white flowers in fall; tolerates shade or sun well; an attractive small shrub...

* Holds its color well in the summer and then turns a beautiful scarlet in the fall. * More upright than many cultivars and then cascades down from a higher starting point.

* Hardier than green-leaved types. * Fall color is sensational. * The mother trees are mound forming red cut leaved types.

* Unique bark appearance, corky and rough with many cracks in it. * Leaves similar to that of Japanese Maple.

* It is a popular ornamental tree found far beyond its native range. * It is also grown for the cut Christmas tree industry. * The specific epithet pungens means "sharply pointed", referring to the leaves.

Leaves are obovate , simple, alternating, deciduous , and grow to 2.5-7.5 cm long. The pulp is bitter; they contain 3-5 seeds and mature in autumn. Bark is "light brown to gray" in color and may be smooth or "warty and roughened".

* Japanese Maple has been cultivated in Japan for centuries and in temperate areas around the world since the 1800s * Of easy cultivation, it succeeds in most soils preferring a good moist well-drained soil on the acid side and partial shade * Grown for...

* Light green leaves of this "little dwarf overlay each other like shingles on a roof."

* Eucalyptus camaldulensis is an evergreen Tree growing to 30 m (98ft) by 20 m (65ft) at a fast rate. * The wood, durable, easy to saw, yet resistant to termites, is widely used in Australia for strong durable construction, interior finish, flooring,...

It also grows in Canada (southwest Quebec and southeast Ontario), Mexico (central and southern), Guatemala, and western Honduras. * It is a shade-loving tree, which prefers moderate soil fertility and moisture.

The crown is narrow, dense and conical. * In cultivation, it rarely tops 40' in height and often grows in a shrubby form. Young shoots are short, palely pubescent and bright orange to red-brown in colour.

* The Common Rue ( Ruta graveolens ), also known as Herb-of-grace , is a species of rue grown as a herb . It is sometimes grown as an ornamental plant in gardens , especially because of its bluish leaves, and also sometimes for its tolerance of hot and...

* It has gracefully arching branches and grows somewhat faster than other cultivars. * The fall color is golden to red.