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

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. * The fruit are edible raw or cooked.

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 ,...

* A herb tea is made from the dried leaves. * A purple to dull blue dye is obtained from the fruit. * Polyphenolic compounds from raspberry seeds are efficient antioxidants. * The fruit is delicious when eaten out of hand, the fruit is also used in pies,...

* They are used internally in the treatment of coughs, haemorrhages, excessive menstruation, bronchitis, asthma, skin infections, mumps, bacterial dysentery, arthritic pain and premature baldness.

* In culture, since 1882. Fruiting in September. In Russia cultivated in St. Petersburg and Moscow . * Native to temperate forests, thickets; 400-2600 m. * The nuts are edible. E Gansu, Hebei, Heilongjiang (Daxinganling), Henan (Funiu Shan), ?Hubei, Jilin...

It is often dried for winter use and also makes an excellent jelly. A sour taste, but the fruit is palatable. Fruit from the typical species is about 1cm in diameter, though there are sub-species and cultivated forms with considerably larger fruits.

* Beautiful snakebark maple. * Known for its intense fall colors of red and yellow.

This is an ornamental pear with a vertical manner of growth and a round to broad oval crown. Large, brown fruit shaped like apples follow after flowering. The fruit often remain on the tree until deep into the winter.

The extract consists of about 65–80% silymarin (a flavonolignan complex) and 20–35% fatty acids, including linoleic acid. Around the 16th century the milk thistle became quite popular and almost all parts of it were eaten.

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. * Another vigorous scrambling vine grown for its yellow-orange fruit capsules and crimson seeds; likes full sun;...

* 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. * It can grow in heavy clay soil, in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade,...

It is one of the earliest producing crookneck squash on the market that produces all summer long. They are best harvested when 8" long. Golden summer turns deeper yellow as it matures.

* 2" white or pale pink flowers in small clusters in summer. * The fruit of many members of this genus is a very rich source of vitamins and minerals, especially in vitamins A, C and E, flavanoids and other bio-active compounds.

* The seed can be eaten raw or cooked. It can be dried and ground into a powder, then used with cereal flours in making bread, cakes etc. Rich in oil, the seed also contains up to 22% protein.

* Originally imported as food for silkworms. Pinkish, or purple violet; much loved by birds in June and July. * Berries, white. * Dense, round-domed tree with variable shiny dark green leaves.

If trying them outdoors, give the plants some protection from the cold for their first few winters. An edible oil is obtained from the seed. Growth is optimal between temperatures of 20 - 25°c, ceasing when they fall below 10°c or rise above 30°c.

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

* Very ornamental tree. * Grown mostly for its striking red and multicolored bark that peels off to reveal other shades and colors. * It is a larger tree so should be given some room to grow.

* This plant is widely cultivated in temperate regions for its twining habit and its showy flowers which appear early in the season - occasionally even in midwinter. * A constituent of its extract has been found to be an effective and selective dopamine...

* Seedlings have up to 24 cotyledons on germination (the most of any plant)! * It differs from all other pinyon species in that it has very massive cones and large seeds. * The Mexican government has declared this species endangered.

It is gentle, and very harmless in operation within the body, and exceedingly sharpens the Appetite, being drunk ante pastum.". Short-lived, it is a common pioneer species on abandoned fields and burned areas.

* 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. * It can grow in heavy clay soil, in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade,...

An edible oil is obtained from the seed. When kept in a cool place, and not shelled, the seed should store for at least 12 months. Very popular in America, the seed is sweet and well-flavoured with a thin shell.

* 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 because of the relatively small (2-5 g or 0.07- 0.18 ounces) kiwifruit-like...

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.

* An annual or, in tropical areas, perennial; 4-5" yellow flowers with a brownish-red base; calyx (the leafy external bud covering) becomes large, fleshy, and bright red as the plant sets seed and is used for drink flavorings and jelly; altogether a handy...

* Mostly solitary rose-pink flowers, 1 1/2-2 1/2'; round hips to about 1", bright red; native to the Rocky Mountains, California to Alaska. The flowers, which appear in early summer, can have a pleasantly strong fragrance.