Plant With Winter Interest Edible Fruit Or Nut Plant For Sale In Grand Rapids

A pleasant acid flavour, it is nice when added to muesli or porridge. * Very fragrant yellow flowers in early spring. * Shiny leathery leaves, coarse, evergreen, dark green or blue green.

Berberine, universally present in rhizomes of Mahonia species, has marked antibacterial effects and is used as a bitter tonic. Since it is not appreciably absorbed by the body, it is used orally in the treatment of various enteric infections, especially...

* 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). * Ilex montana ( Mountain Winterberry ; also "Mountain Holly" which is more typically Ilex...

* Theplant has an extensive root system and is fairly wind tolerant, though branches can be broken off in very strong winds.It is planted for soil stabilization and as a shelter screen.

Evolutionarily speaking the genus is relatively recent in origin as no species within the genus is genetically isolated from all the other species. Moschata acts as the genetic bridge within the genus and is closest to the genus' progenitor.

* This heirloom variety was created by Rutgers University in the 1930's. * 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...

The tree usually forms a single upright trunk with lateral branches. The fruits are very high in vitamins and iron and low in calories (only about 40 calories per fruit). Plants are very prone to wind damage.

* 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 is a small tree usually thirty to eighty feet (ten to twenty-four meters) in height,...

The leaves are a tea substitute. Palatable and thirst quenching, it is much used in China and leaves are exported from Shasi for this purpose. Up to 1 cm in diameter, it has a sour taste.

GOOD LUCK! * The world record holder weighed in at 2009 pounds! * These are the seeds that can grow the largest pumpkin in the world! * They have pink/orange ribbed skin and given the proper conditions can grow to be HUGE! 800 to 1500 pounds can be achieved.

* This kiwi is a relatively fast-growing, deciduous, woody vine which typically grows 15-20' and features tiny, slightly fragrant, greenish-white flowers in early summer and attractive, heart-shaped (to 5" long), green foliage variegated with white and/or...

Rich in vitamin C, the fruit has a very acid flavour and is mainly used in preserves, though children and some adults seem to like it raw when it is fully ripe. * Yellow flowers, bright red or purple fruit that lasts into winter; upright, with a pendulous,...

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

* Common in mixed and coniferous forests as undergrowth , sometimes, especially in the burned areas and clearings , forms thickets. In Russia cultivated in St. Petersburg and Moscow .

* 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,...

Grows well in heavy clay soils. A very ornamental tree. 10 cm Application: parks and gardens Soil type: places little demands Wind resistance: good Origin: China Winter hardiness zone: 6 Synonym: - Native to China and rarely cultivated here.

* Prunus tomentosa, is native to northern and western China, Japan, Korea, Tibet, Kashmir and the Himalayas. This is a dense, twiggy, deciduous shrub that typically grows to 6-10' tall but spreads to 15' wide.

In Telugu it is called 'chamma kaya' also called 'Tammi kaya' * The fruits are eaten as a vegetable in Africa and Asia. * Canavalia gladiata, usually called Sword Bean, is a domesticated plant species in the legume (Fabaceae) family.

Be careful that root suckers do not take over from the grafted plant. The base of each leaf has a flagellate-twining tendril 5–10 cm long, which twines around supporting vegetation to hold the plant up.The flower is complex, about 10 cm in diameter,...

* Gaultheria shallon is a leathery-leaved shrub in the heather family ( Ericaceae ), native to western North America . The fruit can also be made into preserves, pies, drinks etc or be dried and used like raisins.

* The dog rose was the stylized rose of medieval European heraldry, and is still used today. * The dried leaves are used as a tea substitute. * In Bulgaria, where it grows in abundance, the hips are used to make a sweet wine.

It is often dried for winter use and also makes an excellent jelly. * Resembles the species but among the earliest of all crab apples to flower; fruit bright red, to 1/2"; native to Manchuria, China.

The name derives from the Latin for turnip , r?pum or r?pa , and is first recorded in English at the end of the 14th century. Added to salads or used as a potherb. * Wichita Canola Rape was developed by the Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station 1n 1999.

* The plant is extremely hardy, to USDA Zone 3. * Cornus alba (red-barked or Siberian dogwood) is a species of flowering plant in the family Cornaceae, native to Siberia, northern China and Korea.

* Fragrant white flowers on old wood followed by masses of 1 1/2" edible yellow fruit, very dramatic in the landscape; fruits used as a lemon substitute and for marmalade; dark green shiny leaves and branches; thorny, so used as a barrier hedge especially...

Sepals 5, persistent, similar to bracteoles, ovate, obovate, or orbicular, 1.2-1.8 × 0.7-1 cm, basally connate, margin irregularly undulating, apex acute to rounded. Branches ascending, usually several from base; outer bark on current year branchlets...

* Linseed has a long history of medicinal use, its main effects being as a laxative and expectorant that soothes irritated tissues, controls coughing and relieves pain. The seed, or the oil from the seed are normally used.