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

* Berberis vulgaris ( European barberry )/ ( Jaundice berry)/( Ambarbaris) is a shrub in the family Berberidaceae , native to central and southern Europe , northwest Africa and western Asia ; it is also naturalised in northern Europe, including the British...

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

During the colder months, they turn maroonish in color. * The fruit grow as small, showy, apple -like, red pomes , ripening in September to October, and enduring into the winter. * The scientific name 'salicifolius', described by the botanist Franchet...

It is native to Japan where it is widespread and often one of the dominant trees of Japan's deciduous forests. * Fagus crenata , known as the Japanese beech , Siebold's beech , or buna , is a deciduous tree of the beech family Fagaceae .

It does well in humid tropics with high rainfall. The yields of pods average 250 - 500g per m². They are used like spinach. * Young seedpods - cooked for a few minutes. They are very nutritious, being rich in oil (up to 17%), protein, vitamin E and calcium.

* 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,...

* This is a dual purpose herb. * Coriander is native to southern Europe and North Africa to southwestern Asia. * Plants yield about 1¾ tonnes of seed per acre. The leaves provide Cilantro and the seeds are Coriander.

* Malva moschata ( Musk-mallow ) is a species of Malva native to Europe and southwestern Asia , from Spain north to the British Isles and Poland , and east to southern Russia and Turkey .

* Celastrus scandens , commonly called American Bittersweet or Bittersweet , is a species of staff vines that blooms mostly in June and is commonly found on rich, well-drained soils of woodlands .

* Actinidia kolomikta is an ornamental plant for gardens and a houseplant. * Actinidia kolomikta is cultivated in cold temperate regions as an ornamental plant, largely for the striking random variegation in pink and white of some its leaves but also...

* The bottle gourd, Lagenaria siceraria (synonym Lagenaria vulgaris Ser.), also known as opo squash, or long melon, is a vine grown for its fruit, which can either be harvested young and used as a vegetable, or harvested mature, dried, and used as a bottle,...

* This tree responds very well to coppicing, which is still practised in Britain, and produces a good crop of tannin-rich wood every 12 to 30 years, depending on intended use and local growth rate.

It is best known as the species that bears the tamarillo, an egg-shaped edible fruit. Sometimes they have dark, longitudinal stripes. They fruit best with a temperature range of 16 - 22°c in the growing season.

Horizontal branches may root where they touch the ground. * Cotoneaster adpressus, sometimes commonly called creeping cotoneaster, is a prostrate, slow-growing, deciduous shrub that grows to only 1' tall but spreads to 6' wide.

* The saguaro blossom is the state wildflower of Arizona. * The image of the saguaro is indelibly linked with that of the American Southwest, especially in western films. The fruits are edible and prized by local people.

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

It is a light-demanding species, requiring full sun to grow well. * Juglans regia is a large deciduous tree attaining heights of 25–35 m, and a trunk up to 2 m diameter, commonly with a short trunk and broad crown, though taller and narrower in dense...

The fruit shown are mature for juicing and culinary use. The ripe aromatic fruit is allowed to wrinkle and develop sweetness, it is then eaten raw, juiced, made into a syrup or used in sauces, cakes etc.

The bark, especially the root bark, and the fruits arealso very rich in tannin. Hirta ) is a deciduous shrub to small tree in the Anacardiaceae or Cashew family, native to eastern North America .

* The ripe fruit of the papaya is usually eaten raw, without skin or seeds. * The leaves are large, 50–70 cm (20–28 in) in diameter, deeply palmatelylobed, with seven lobes. * The papaya is a small, sparsely branched tree, usually with a single stem...

* Seed - if sown in situ during March or April, the plant will usually flower in the summer and complete its life cycle in one growing season. This fairly typical thistle has red to purple flowers and shiny pale green leaves with white veins.

The flowers are produced in early spring, 2 cm diameter with five white petals. When fully ripe it can be eaten raw. The leaves are 6-12 cm long and 2.5-5 cm broad, with a serrated margin.

* It is an evergreen tree is up to 25–35 m height, and 2 m trunk diameter. * A notable specimen in the Pirin Mountains of Bulgaria, known as Baikushev's pine, is 24 metres (79 ft) tall, 2.2 metres (7 ft 3 in) in diameter, and is estimated to be over...

* The American Chestnut is a prolific bearer of nuts , usually with three nuts enclosed in each spiny green burr. * The chestnuts are in the beech family along with beech and oak, and are not closely related to the horse-chestnut, which is in the family...

It is hardy in USDA Zone 4 . However, there is a hybrid selection titled "Eastern Prince" which has perfect flowers and is self-fertile. * A twining vine grown for its clusters of red fruit in fall; 4" shiny leaves; 1/2" white or pink fragrant flowers...

E Gansu, Hebei, Heilongjiang (Daxinganling), Henan (Funiu Shan), ?Hubei, Jilin (Changbai Shan), Liaoning, Nei Mongol, Shaanxi, Sichuan [Japan, Korea, Russia (Far East)]. * Native to temperate forests, thickets; 400-2600 m.

* The dried flowering heads of female plants are used as a flavouring and preservative in beer. The fragrant flower cones impart bitterness and flavor, and also have preservative qualities.