Plant With Winter Interest Heat Tolerant For Sale In Houston

1977 Name verified on: 01-Apr-1999 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Check AABGA/NAPCC Contact person for genus for possible non-NPGS germplasm. Check PlantSearch database of Botanic Gardens Conservation International for possible non-NPGS germplasm.

* It has green arching foliage to 3 feet in USDA 8, with highlights of orange, copper, and gold, especially in drier soils. * The only known species is Anemanthele lessoniana, often called gossamer grass or New Zealand wind grass or pheasant's tail grass.

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

* The tree reaches 40-50 m in height, developing an irregular oblate crown with large branches. Generally, it grows in regions with a more continental climate than the other two Keteleeria species.

* Very shiny dark green leaves, spiny; ultimately forms a dense, rounded crown; attractive gray bark, berries in various shades of red, lasting long into winter; parent of many cultivars.

Noxious weed in California * Ilex aquifolium ( Holly , or European Holly to distinguish it from related species, may also be called Christmass Holly or Mexican Holly) is a species of holly native to western and southern Europe , northwest Africa and southwest...

* Tufted hair grass is clump-forming, cool season grass which is often grown as an ornamental. * Typical native grass associates in the far western North American coastal prairies are Festuca idahoensis and Nassella pulchra.

The fruits are not comsumed in the fall by birds so it does provide a nice winter food source. Therefore, it was heavily planted in the midwest and eastern US. It has since been determined to be very invasive and so is being eradicated many places.

The tree has a good quality timber. * Resembles Celtis but has winged fruits to 3/4"; dark green foliage; "gray-brown bark exfoliates in patches and is quite handsome...for the plant collector this is a treasure to be unearthed" (Dirr); native to northern...

Prefers a deep rich moist soil in sun or light shade. * Of upright, arching form; green leaves; flowers in late summer, flowering section of spike to 15" long; likes full sun or part shade, rich soil; tolerates salt, wet conditions; native to cool temperate...

Branches stout, pithy, and blunt; roots fibrous. It usually separates 3 to 4½ meters (10–15 feet) from the ground into three or four divisions which spread slightly and form a narrow pyramidal head; or when crowded by other trees, sending up one tall...

* This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. * This very symmetrical plant supports a crown of shiny, dark green leaves on a thick shaggy trunk that is typically about 20 cm (7.9 in) in diameter, sometimes wider.

* Bright green leaves, very dense, with a horizontal habit; orange, scarlet, and reddish purple in fall; yellow flowers followed by bright red fruit, very attractive in winter; generally a good, tough plant; good deciduous hedge plant.

Prefers a deep rich moist soil in sun or light shade. * Of upright, arching form; green leaves; flowers in late summer, flowering section of spike to 15" long; likes full sun or part shade, rich soil; tolerates salt, wet conditions; native to cool temperate...

It is used for general construction, veneer, low-grade furniture, lumber and pulp. * Pinus echinata ( Shortleaf Pine ) is a species of pine native to the eastern United States from southern New York south to northern Florida , west to the extreme southeast...

Drupe fruits are red (or rarely yellow), shiny, and globose (spherical, or nearly so), with a diameter of 4-8mm. * Distinguishing features of this species are crenate leaf margins and fruiting pedicels that are 2–8 mm long.

* Fragrant white flowers on old wood followed by masses of 1 1/2" edible yellow fruit, very dramatic in the landscape; fruits used as a lemon substitute and for marmalade; dark green shiny leaves and branches; thorny, so used as a barrier hedge especially...

* The flowers are bright yellow, and pea-like, which cover the tree in late spring. * Parkinsonia florida, the blue palo verde (syn. In 1966, it was also named the "city tree" of South Miami, Florida.

* Phellodendron Amurense is a deciduous Tree growing to 12 m (39ft) by 15 m (49ft). * The bark is a cork substitute. * Native to eastern Asia; northern China, Manchuria, Korea, Ussuri, Amur, and Japan.

* 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. * The specific epithet pungens means "sharply pointed", referring to the leaves.

Its historical use to construct religious temples and in landscaping around temples is well recorded. * Deodar is in great demand as building material because of its durability, rot-resistant character and fine, close grain, which is capable of taking...

* Carpinus orientalis (Oriental Hornbeam) is a hornbeam native from southeastern Europe to northern Iran and occurs usually on hot dry sites at lower altitudes in comparison to the European Hornbeam.

Elliptic, serrate, pale green leaves (to 3" long) turn yellow in fall. * This species of pearlbush is an early-blooming, upright deciduous shrub that is native to Manchuria and Korea.

Prune in early spring. Can be grown as a hedge. Tolerates wide range of soils, including dry rocky or sandy soils. Also tolerates some drought. Blooms on new growth. * Garden Uses Mass or group in the shrub border or native plant garden.

* The fruit is eaten raw, cooked or dried for later use. * A low, suckering shrub, member of the heath family; flowers white, resemble blueberry flowers; purple or black edible fruit; habit depends on growing conditions, scrambling up to some height in...

* The glorious elm that used to line American streets. * The American elm occurs naturally in an assortment of habitats, most notably rich bottomlands, floodplains, stream banks, and swampy ground, * The American Elm is the state tree of both Massachusetts...

* A graceful, stately tree of conical form, reddish-brown bark peeling in thin strips, and green or blue-green foliage on small drooping branchlets. * It is a very large evergreen tree , reaching up to 70 m (230 ft) tall and 4 m (13 ft) trunk diameter,...