Plant With Winter Interest Shade Tolerant Plant For Sale In Ontario

* 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.

Striped maple ACPE Summary Duration Perennial Growth Habit Tree, Shrub Native Status L48 (N), CAN (N) Federal T/E Status National Wetland Indicator FACU-, FACU Morphology/Physiology Active Growth Period Spring and Summer After Harvest Regrowth Rate Bloat...

* A maple in the snake-bark maple group. * It is native to mountains forests of Japan.

* It is also grown for the cut Christmas tree industry. * It is a popular ornamental tree found far beyond its native range. * This species has a deeply penetrating root system that firmly anchors the tree against winds.

* The common name 'arborvitae' is from Latin, 'tree of life', and is based on its association with long life and vitality in Buddhist thought in China. * Platycladus is a distinct genus of evergreen coniferous tree in the cypress family Cupressaceae ,...

* 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 .

* Fruits are an important food source for dozens of species of birds , which then distribute the seeds. * The most familiar of the dogwoods; a small tree with low branches that tend to form horizontal tiers.

This species is excellent when used in groupings, in groves, or even as a single specimen. An old English recipe for the beer is as follows:- "To every Gallon of Birch-water put a quart of Honey, well stirr'd together; then boil it almost an hour with...

* A lovely, useful plant with white or gray bark, shiny dark green leaves, translucent quarter-inch scarlet fruit in large quantities; takes well to pruning, adaptable regarding soil; "very picturesquefruit is truly beautiful" (Dirr); native from...

Common names include Mexican Palo Verde , Parkinsonia , Jerusalem Thorn , and Jellybean Tree . * Parkinsonia aculeata is a species of flowering tree in the pea family, Fabaceae . * Large yellow fragrant flowers in loose clusters, in spring; green branches,...

It has a shallow, wide-spreading root system. It is especially suitable for making levers and is also a good fuel. American hornbeam is also known as blue-beech, ironwood, and musclewood.

* 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 .

Striped maple ACPE Summary Duration Perennial Growth Habit Tree, Shrub Native Status L48 (N), CAN (N) Federal T/E Status National Wetland Indicator FACU-, FACU Morphology/Physiology Active Growth Period Spring and Summer After Harvest Regrowth Rate Bloat...

, ( Firmiana simplex , syn. * The seed is antiphlogistic, expectorant and refrigerant. * The Chinese parasol tree or wutong , Chinese : ?? It is used for coarse cordage and cloth. * A fibre is obtained by retting the bark.

* It climbs by means of aerial rootlets which cling to the substrate. * It is an evergreen climbing plant, growing to 20–30 m high where suitable surfaces ( trees , cliffs , walls ) are available, and also growing as ground cover where there are no...

In the Sierra Nevada, Foxtail pines are limited to the area around Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks . * Stiff 1 1/2 " dark needles; cones to 5"; looks like Pinus aristata with shorter needles and smaller cones; native to California.

Known for its small leaves and gnarly roots this bonsai is dramatic over rock . * It is a small to medium-sized deciduous tree reaching a height of 5-20 m with a trunk up to 50 cm diameter.

* The crushed leaves have a strong lemony scent. Thus it can be used for making tubs for storing food items. Therefore a little bluer in color than the Colorado and a little more cold hardy than the Arizona.

* Fruit - raw or cooked. * Shiny leathery leaves, coarse, evergreen, dark green or blue green. * Very fragrant yellow flowers in early spring. A pleasant acid flavour, it is nice when added to muesli or porridge.

* Yellow-green spiny leaves; red fruit almost 1/2" wide, lasting into winter; of pyramidal habit in youth, later more open, with horizontal branches, sometimes contorted; must have male and female to get fruit; parent of many varied cultivars; native...

* Fall color is sensational. * Hardier than green-leaved types. * As with all seed collected from cultivars the resulting seedlings may not resemble the mother tree. * This variety has glossy deep purple-red leaves that hold their color well into the...

* Rich, deep orange fall color. * The spring and Summer foliage is a deep, rich green.

* Yellow-green spiny leaves; red fruit almost 1/2" wide, lasting into winter; of pyramidal habit in youth, later more open, with horizontal branches, sometimes contorted; must have male and female to get fruit; parent of many varied cultivars; native...

Harvested in early spring, before the leaves unfurl, by tapping the trunk. The flow is best on warm days that follow frosty nights. It ranges from southeastern Ontario east to Nova Scotia , and south to Pennsylvania and New Jersey , with disjunct populations...

, ( Firmiana simplex , syn. * The seed is antiphlogistic, expectorant and refrigerant. * The Chinese parasol tree or wutong , Chinese : ?? It is used for coarse cordage and cloth. * A fibre is obtained by retting the bark.

* The red (cranberry-like) berries mature in late summer and persist into winter. * Foundation plant. * Low informal hedge. * Versatile shrub that can be used to cover large areas.

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