Plant With Winter Interest Edible Fruit Or Nut Plant For Sale In Carlsbad

* Newer varieties have taken over the commercial world, as you may notice in your grocery store, that are flavorless and hardBut great for shipping!! This old standby will not disappoint.

Since it is not appreciably absorbed by the body, it is used orally in the treatment of various enteric infections, especially bacterial dysentery. The leaves are compound , with 9-19 leaflets; each leaflet is strongly toothed, reminiscent of holly ,...

It is a folk remedy for chronic liver and skin ailments (including skin cancer), rheumatism, leucorrhoea, dysentery and suppressed menses. * Climbing bittersweet was employed medicinally by a number of native North American Indian tribes, though it is...

A sugar can be extracted from the seed. The roasted seed can be used as a coffee substitute. The seed is rich in carbohydrates, it can be dried, then ground and used as a flour in breads, puddings, as a thickener in soups etc.

* The fruit are also interesting. * This tree is very similar to Cornus kousa. The only real differences are the flowers, leaves and fruit are somewhat larger in chinensis, and it is slightly faster growing.

GOOD LUCK! * The world record holder weighed in at 2009 pounds! * There is an art to growing the giants so don't be discouraged if you don't get pumpkins weighing hundreds of pounds on your first try.

Synonyms include Ilex monticola . * Sometimes a tree, more often a shrub to about 15'; bright red fruits; grows on woody slopes from New York south to Georgia, west to Alabama (range of origin).

It is being investigated as a food that is capable of reducing the incidence of cancer and also as a means of halting or reversing the growth of cancers. Not all authorities accept it as distinct, with the Flora Europaea treating it as a synonym of Rosa...

* The nuts also provide a significant food source for wildlife. * It makes an excellent food and can be used as a staple food in much the same way as potatoes or cereals. The skin (or pellicle) of the seed is easily peeled.

* The oil-rich seed has a delicious taste with a slightly resinous flavour, it used to be gathered in large quantities by the local Indians who ate it as a staple food. The large size of the cones has earned them the nickname "widowmakers" among locals.

* Fruits ripen throughout the season. * Potato leaf plants. * The heirloom tomato that started a movement! * Pink fruits grow to 1-2 lbs. * Meaty beefsteak fruits have few seeds and little cracking.

* The whole plant is used in the treatment of arthritis, recurring fever in pulmonary tuberculosis, tubercular lymph nodes, joint pained and lumbago. * Very shiny dark green leaves, spiny; ultimately forms a dense, rounded crown; attractive gray bark,...

* An understorey shrub of broad-leaved, mainly deciduous woodlands in low-lying river terrace areas and other sites where water at the roots is readily available. Usually stemless, the leaves arising from an underground stock.

* Native to temperate forests, thickets; 400-2600 m. * In culture, since 1882. But little is known as an ornamental. * Blossoms in May. E Gansu, Hebei, Heilongjiang (Daxinganling), Henan (Funiu Shan), ?Hubei, Jilin (Changbai Shan), Liaoning, Nei Mongol,...

* The fruit can be made into jams and preserves.

* It will yield normal sized cucumbers but not take up as much room in the garden. * This variety is perfect for growing in containers or restricted spaces.

* The nuts also provide a significant food source for wildlife. * It makes an excellent food and can be used as a staple food in much the same way as potatoes or cereals. The skin (or pellicle) of the seed is easily peeled.

* The dried leaves are used as a tea substitute. * During World War II in the United States Rosa canina was planted in victory gardens. * In Bulgaria, where it grows in abundance, the hips are used to make a sweet wine.

* This variety is very heavy yielding over a long season. * The fruits are dark green maturing to red. * The seed germinates in 2-3 weeks and should be started indoors in April/May.

'Fire Hill' is a popular cultivar with red flowers. Tenella yields small almond -like hairy fruits with characteristic flavor. It grows to 1.5 m (5 ft) and is a popular ornamental plant in cold temperate regions, valued for its profuse spring blossom...

The leaves are used to impart a green colouring to oils and fats. They are often used to make a sparkling wine. * A shrub with very strongly scented yellow-white flowers in 4-8" flat-topped clusters in June, followed by 1/4" shiny black fruits; dark green...

* Easily grown in a good well-drained loamy soil in sun or semi-shade[ * Black raspberries are high in anthocyanins. This has led to their being very useful as natural dyes. Anthocyanins are also antioxidants, so there is interest in black raspberries...

If you like to eat them, you definitely should grow them! * The radish ( Raphanus sativus ) is an edible root vegetable of the Brassicaceae family that was domesticated in Europe in pre- Roman times.

* Vaccinium arboreum ( Sparkleberry or Farkleberry ) is a species of Vaccinium native to the southeastern United States , from southern Virginia west to southeastern Missouri , and south to Florida and eastern Texas .

* Low informal hedge. * Effective on banks or slopes for erosion control. * The red (cranberry-like) berries mature in late summer and persist into winter. * Foundation plant. * Versatile shrub that can be used to cover large areas.

* A decidious Shrub growing to 3 m (9ft) by 5 m (16ft). * This plant is widely cultivated in temperate regions for its twining habit and its showy flowers which appear early in the season - occasionally even in midwinter.

It is being investigated as a food that is capable of reducing the incidence of cancer and also as a means of halting or reversing the growth of cancers. Not all authorities accept it as distinct, with the Flora Europaea treating it as a synonym of Rosa...