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

* Requires a lime-free soil. * The seed is eaten raw or cooked. Very sweet and much appreciated, tasting somewhat like a hazel nut. Prefers a sheltered semi-shaded position and a light deep moist soil.

While the crown is perennial, the canes are biennial, growing vegetatively one year, flowering and fruiting the second, and then dying. * It is a deciduous shrub growing to 0.5–3 m tall, with prickly shoots.

The fruit can also be made into preserves, pies, drinks etc or be dried and used like raisins. In English it is known as salal , shallon , or in Britain simply Gaultheria . * A low, suckering shrub, member of the heath family; flowers white, resemble...

* 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.

* An extremely hardy apple with very fragrant white flowers, dark red or yellow fruits, 3/8" (but variable), persisting into winter; of full rounded habit; formerly much used in hybridizing to improve hardiness; native to northeast Asia.

The raw seed should not be eaten in large quantities since it is believed to cause enteritis. * An imposing, sturdy looking native with smooth gray bark and dark green leaves, a glorious dark golden-brown in fall; edible nut; likes moist acid, woodland...

The fruit is rather small and with very little flesh, but it is produced on fairly large panicles and so is easily harvested.When soaked for 10 - 30 minutes in hot or cold water it makes a very refreshing lemonade-like drink (without any fizz of course).

* Prunus tenella Batsch, Dwarf Russian Almond , is a species of deciduous shrubs in the genus Prunus , native to steppes of Eastern Europe and Western Siberia , as well as dry open sites of Caucasus , Western and Central Asia .

* Parkinsonia florida grows to heights of 10–12 metres (33–39 ft). He obtained specimens near Hermosillo, in Sonora, Mexico, in 1830. Cercidium floridum), is a species of palo verde native to the Sonoran Deserts in the Southwestern United States and...

A sugar can be extracted from the seed. * The seed can be eaten raw or cooked. However according to Cancer Research UK, "there is no scientific evidence to prove that flower remedies can control, cure or prevent any type of disease, including cancer".

* The bush grows to a maximum height of 13 feet (4 m ), and the prickles are sparse to scattered along the stalks.

* 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 .

* Raspberry fruit may protect the liver. * A herb tea is made from the dried leaves. * A purple to dull blue dye is obtained from the fruit. * The fruit is delicious when eaten out of hand, the fruit is also used in pies, preserves etc.

* The tree is native in the Mediterranean region, Iran and parts of central Asia. * It is cultivated for a spice obtained from the seeds inside the cherry stones. The seed has a strong bitter taste that, in parts of the Mediterranean, is dried, ground...

* It occurs in China, Japan and Korea where it is used as a food plant and as a medicinal plant-Shan-zhu-yu,(Chinese) San-syu-yu (Japanese). * Resembles Cornus mas, but its exfoliating bark is more colorful, in rich grays, browns, and oranges, and the...

* Golden Wax bean produces excellent yields of golden yellow wax beans. Good for any climate. Pods are stringless, straight, and posses a rich buttery flavor. It provides continuous pods throughout the season.

A sugar can be extracted from the seed. * The seed can be eaten raw or cooked. However according to Cancer Research UK, "there is no scientific evidence to prove that flower remedies can control, cure or prevent any type of disease, including cancer".

* Plants can be grown as a medium-size hedge. * Berberis thunbergii ( Japanese barberry or Thunberg's Barberry , also Red Barberry ) is a species of Berberis , native to Japan and eastern Asia .

It requires full sun. It is a good forage crop for livestock and wildlife especially for wetter sites. These are perennial rhizomatous grasses found in wet areas in temperate regions worldwide.

* 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...

It is cultivated commercially in frost-free areas for its fruit and is widely grown in India , Sri Lanka , New Zealand , the Caribbean , Brazil, Colombia , Ecuador , Indonesia , Peru , California , Florida , Haiti , Hawaii , Australia , East Africa ,...

* This red chokeberry cultivar is a deciduous shrub which typically grows slowly to 6-8' tall and is perhaps most noted for its attractive glossy red berries and red fall foliage color.

* A poultice of the boiled seeds has been used in the treatment of boils. * This gourd is often dried when ripe and used as a percussion instrument called an ipu heke in contemporary and ancient hula.

The leaves are used to impart a green colouring to oils and fats. * 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 compound leaves; multistemmed; native from...

* In 2007, Guinness World Records certified that the Ghost Pepper (Bhut Jolokia) was the world's hottest chili pepper, 400 times hotter than Tabasco sauce! * Bhut Jolokia pods are unique among peppers, with their characteristic shape, and very thin skin.

It is cultivated commercially in frost-free areas for its fruit and is widely grown in India , Sri Lanka , New Zealand , the Caribbean , Brazil, Colombia , Ecuador , Indonesia , Peru , California , Florida , Haiti , Hawaii , Australia , East Africa ,...

* The fruit has been part of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) for thousands of years, used to treat arthritis, leg edema, and cramping in the calf muscle. * The flowering quince, with flowers of red, scarlet, pink, white, and variations thereof, in...