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

Fruit from the typical species is about 1cm in diameter, though there are sub-species and cultivated forms with considerably larger fruits. * An extremely hardy apple with very fragrant white flowers, dark red or yellow fruits, 3/8" (but variable), persisting...

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

It was the main commercial tomato grown in New Jersey for many years. The flavor is good. It produces an abundance of medium sized round bright crimson tomatoes. * This heirloom variety was created by Rutgers University in the 1930's.

* Fruit - raw or cooked. 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.

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

* The fruit is 1–1.2 cm diameter, red to reddish-purple at first, turning dark purple to nearly black when ripe. The fruit has high contents of anthocyanins and ellagic acid. * Rubus leucodermis (blackcap raspberry, black raspberry, whitebark raspberry,...

It would be difficult to use too many Kousa Dogwoods. It grows 15 to 20 feet tall and has beautiful exfoliating bark, many long-lasting flowers, good fall color, and attractive fruit.

* A stunning flowering tree or large shrub with good fall color. * The fruit can be eaten raw or cooked. * A beautiful small tree of horizontal, tiered habit; long-lasting creamy bracts appear a few weeks after those of C.

* The Irish botanist Thomas Coulter was the first to categorize Parkinsonia florida. In 1966, it was also named the "city tree" of South Miami, Florida. * The flowers are bright yellow, and pea-like, which cover the tree in late spring.

Sweeter than A. * This is a climbing plant, supporting itself by twining around branches etc. * A very hardy plant, tolerating temperatures down to -30°c or more, but the young spring growth is susceptible to frost damage.

It has a sturdy perennial vine that may have twining , woody stems that are 30 feet (9.1 m) or longer and an inch or more thick at the base. The root is diaphoretic, diuretic and emetic.

* For therapeutic purposes drink 1 cup of tea/day. The leaves can be trimmed of prickles and boiled and make a good spinach substitute or they can also be added raw to salads. Make tea by pouring boiling water over 2 teaspoons of ground seed.

* The smallest crab; fragrant half-inch white flowers; dark red fruit "about the size of a small pea" (Wyman), borne annually; forms a dense, rounded shrub; native to Japan. * The fruit is a good wildlife food source, especially for birds.

An edible oil is obtained from the seed. Immature seeds are used in soups etc. They tastes like French beans (Phaseolus vulgaris). * Young seedpods - cooked for a few minutes. Use the young pods before they mature for best flavor.

* Platycladus is a distinct genus of evergreen coniferous tree in the cypress family Cupressaceae , containing only one species, Platycladus orientalis , also known as Chinese Arborvitae or Biota .

The large size of the cones has earned them the nickname "widowmakers" among locals. * 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.

* 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 .

* Chia (Salvia hispanica) was the third most important food of the Aztecs in the time of Cortez (behind corn and beans and in front of amaranth), and has long been an important crop in Mesoamerica for the unique nutritional qualities of its seed.

* Succeeds in a sunny position in any well-drained soil. Red fruits are more acetous, yellow and orange fruits are sweeter. The tree usually forms a single upright trunk with lateral branches.

Prefers a sheltered semi-shaded position and a light deep moist soil. Very sweet and much appreciated, tasting somewhat like a hazel nut. * A very ornamental shrub. Conservation Plant Characteristics Chrysolepis sempervirens (Kellogg) Hjelmqvist bush...

* 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 skin (or pellicle) of the seed is easily peeled. * Plants can fruit in 5 - 7 years from seed and yields from mature trees are around 25 - 60 kilos per tree. * It makes an excellent food and can be used as a staple food in much the same way as potatoes...

* Malus honanensis is a wild species in the genus Malus (mostly referred for the crabapple or wild apple), in the family Rosaceae, with no established common name, and used as rootstock for the domesticated apple.

It is an annual or perennial herb or woody-based subshrub , growing to 2–2.5 m (7–8 ft) tall. The leaves are deeply three- to five-lobed, 8–15 cm (3–6 in) long, arranged alternately on the stems.

Peruviana (Cape Gooseberry), easily identifiable by the larger, bright orange to red papery covering over its fruit, which resemble Chinese lanterns . * A perennial grown for its 2" bright red-orange inflated husk in fall, which encloses an edible red...

* Umbellularia californica is a large tree native to coastal forests of California and slightly extended into Oregon .

* It is very productive and a vigorous grower. * It matures in 90 days from seed and produces 3-4 lb. Well rounded, heavily netted medium ribbed fruit. * It is recommended to be grown in full sun.