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

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).

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

* The fruit contains up to 5 times the vitamin C content of blackcurrants. * This is a climbing plant, supporting itself by twining around branches etc. * Actinidia arguta ( hardy kiwi ) is a perennial vine native to Korea , Northern China , and Russian...

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 ,...

This species is used for similar purposes in southern China. * A twining vine grown for its clusters of red fruit in fall; 4" shiny leaves; 1/2" white or pink fragrant flowers in small clusters; need both sexes to produce fruit; native to China.

Less likely to suffer leaf curl in hot weather than the species. It grows 15 to 20 feet tall and has beautiful exfoliating bark, many long-lasting flowers, good fall color, and attractive fruit.

* Cornus officinalis is a species of dogwood known also as Japanese cornel or Japanese cornelian cherry or Cornelian cherries. * Cornelian cherry juices are rich in potassium, calcium, sodium, iron, zinc, manganese, and copper.

It is a food that can easily be eaten in quantity and can be used as a staple food in the diet. * Araucaria araucana (commonly called the monkey puzzle tree, monkey tail tree, Chilean pine, or pehuen) is an evergreen tree growing to 40 metres (130 ft)...

It can quickly establish itself in open sunny locations and so can be used as a pioneer species for establishing woodlands. * Compound leaves with 11-31 leaflets; scarlet, orange, and purple in fall; good for dry, poor soil; tends to form colonies; greenish...

Fresh berries were eaten in large quantities, or used for fish bait because of the slight resemblance to salmon eggs. The branches were used as brooms, and the twigs were used to fasten western skunk cabbage leaves into berry baskets.

They can also be sprouted and used in salads. * This species was in use as a food source in Central America as early as 4000 BC. * Amaranthus cruentus is a common flowering plant species that yields the nutritious staple amaranth grain .

This is a tough and adaptable plant that can withstand poor soils. Established plants tolerate drought. Horizontal branches may root where they touch the ground. Container-grown plants may be spaced 3' apart for mass plantings.

Regia has insecticidal properties: at a concentration of 10 mg/ml, it killed 98% of Tetranychus cinnabarinus (carmine spider mites) in one study. * This is the common thin shelled walnut found in grocery stores and widely used for food.

* The woolly inflorescences remain attractive well into winter. * This sedge is very variable in appearance. * Scirpus cyperinus, commonly called woolgrass, is a grass-like, rhizomatous, emergent aquatic perennial of the sedge family that grows in dense...

It is a food that can easily be eaten in quantity and can be used as a staple food in the diet. * Araucaria araucana (commonly called the monkey puzzle tree, monkey tail tree, Chilean pine, or pehuen) is an evergreen tree growing to 40 metres (130 ft)...

* Physalis alkekengi ( Bladder cherry , Chinese lantern , Japanese lantern , or Winter cherry ; Japanese: h?zuki ), is a relative of P. It is native from southern Europe east across southern Asia to Japan .

* The plant is extremely hardy, to USDA Zone 3. It is a large suckering shrub that can be grown as a small tree. * Cornus alba (red-barked or Siberian dogwood) is a species of flowering plant in the family Cornaceae, native to Siberia, northern China...

* Prosopis chilensis , carob , is a species of South American legume family which dwells mainly central Chile, south of Peru , Andean- Chaco ecotone in Argentina . It lies between 500-1850 m It is a medium low tree, no more than 3-12 m in height and 6...

* The fruit can be made into jams and preserves.

This is a treelike shrub reaching up to five meters in height. The stems may be smooth or fuzzy, and are often glandular. * Arctostaphylos viscida is a species of manzanita known by the common names whiteleaf manzanita and sticky manzanita .

It is also known as Foothill Pine , Ghost Pine , California Foothill Pine , Bull Pine and Nut Pine . * Yields an essential oil called 'Abietine'. * The Gray Pine ( Pinus sabineana ) is a pine endemic to California in the United States ; historically and...

This will force the plant to produce side branches that will produce fruit much sooner and more flowers and more fruits. * A poultice of the boiled seeds has been used in the treatment of boils.

A sugar can be extracted from the seed. The tannin renders the young growing wood durable and resistant to outdoor use, thus suitable for posts, fencing or stakes. * The use as food and an ornamental tree caused it to be introduced throughout western...

* It can be used in making delicious jams, syrups etc. * The dried leaves are used as a tea substitute. * The dog rose was the stylized rose of medieval European heraldry, and is still used today.

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 fruit contains up to 5 times the vitamin C content of blackcurrants. * This is a climbing plant, supporting itself by twining around branches etc. * Actinidia arguta ( hardy kiwi ) is a perennial vine native to Korea , Northern China , and Russian...

They can be collectedas they fall in the autumn and used as a brown dye or as a mordant. * The Staghorn Sumac ( Rhus typhina , synonym: R. Hirta ) is a deciduous shrub to small tree in the Anacardiaceae or Cashew family, native to eastern North America...