Plant With Winter Interest Evergreen Plant For Sale In Indianapolis

Synonyms include Ilex monticola . * 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).

* The crushed leaves have a strong lemony scent. * Plants are very shade tolerant but growth is slower in dense shade. It is sometimes known as a Concolor fir. * It is popular as an ornamental landscaping tree and as a Christmas Tree.

* 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 1300 years old.

* The red (cranberry-like) berries mature in late summer and persist into winter. * Foundation plant. * Effective on banks or slopes for erosion control. * Low informal hedge. * The leaves turn attractive shades of purple, red and bronze in autumn.

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

Typically grows 10-25' tall. Gray bark fissures on older trees revealing an attractive orange inner layer and resulting winter interest. Flowers appear in May-June (somewhat late for trees) and give way to grayish-brown drupes which persist into late...

* Prefers growing on a north-facing slope. * It is a large evergreen tree typically up to 40-60 m tall and 2 m trunk diameter. * Grows well in heavy clay soils, requiring a cool position in a good moist but not water-logged soil.

* It is more of a bronze-red when compared with other cultivars such as 'Inaba shidare,' 'Ever Red,' or 'Crimson Queen.' I * Stands out well in the landscape.

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.

* It has relatively large leaves and a cascading mound shape. * Rich red-orange leaf color.

It grows at higher elevations (to 9500') with a slower growth rate, and has shorter cones (to 3"), blue-green needles and better winter hardiness. Glauca is the Rocky Mountain variety of this tree.

* This deciduous tree has bark that is white and does not exfoliate (peel off). * The glossy green foliage turns yellow in the fall. * The parent is a vigorous cultivar said to be more resistant to birch borers and tolerant to heat.

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.

* It has almost star shaped leaves with very rich purple-red or black-red color. * One of the better dark-toned palmatums.

* It is an evergreen tree that can grow 15-27m tall, with brown main shoots bearing whorls of 7–12 cm long flexible green cladodes that look like, and perform the function of, leaves but are actually composed of stem tissues; occasionally, a cladode...

Since it is not appreciably absorbed by the body, it is used orally in the treatment of various enteric infections, especially bacterial dysentery. * The fruit is an excellent safe and gentle laxative.

* Spiny, shiny, dark green leaves, fragrant white flowers in May; quarter-inch red fruit, very attractive; parent of many cultivars. Noxious weed in California * Ilex aquifolium ( Holly , or European Holly to distinguish it from related species, may also...

* Best grown in moist, loamy, well-drained soils in full sun to part shade. * 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.

* This species has a deeply penetrating root system that firmly anchors the tree against winds. * It is also grown for the cut Christmas tree industry. The blue color is quite intense and a high percentage of the seedlings will exhibit the lovely blue...

* The flowers are small, yellow, with five sepals and petals. * The bark is smooth, olive-green with regular narrow pale vertical stripes on young trees. * It is a small deciduous tree growing to 10–15 m tall with a trunk up to 40 cm diameter.

* The spring color is bright purple-red, black red or maroon in summer, changing to green red or brown red in late summer and then crimson in the fall. * It is strong growing an reaches 4 meters in height.

* A great deal of variation can be expected when growing this plant. * It grows as a mound and holds its red color well in the summer.

* Leaves similar to that of Japanese Maple. * Unique bark appearance, corky and rough with many cracks in it.

* The specific epithet pungens means "sharply pointed", referring to the leaves. * This species has a deeply penetrating root system that firmly anchors the tree against winds. * It is a popular ornamental tree found far beyond its native range.

* Fall color is various shades of yellow. * It is densely branched and has bright green bark.

* A shrub with evergreen 2" x 1" shiny leaves; fragrant white flowers in April; round red fruit to 1/4"; grows well in dry shade; easy to grow; native to central and Western China, where it grows in forests and on cliffs, especially on limestone.

Unique individuals will most likely result which can be even more interesting than the parent. * Seeds colected from cultivars such as this may not resemble the mother tree. * Maturing at about 4 meters.