Plant With Winter Interest Wildlife Food For Sale In Colorado

* Malus honanensis is a wild species in the genus Malus (mostly referred for the crabapple or wild apple), in the family Rosaceae, with no established common name, and used as rootstock for the domesticated apple.

* The Douglas fir's useful wood and its quick growth make it the crop of choice for many timber companies, which typically replant a clear-cut area with Douglas fir. It grows at higher elevations (to 9500') with a slower growth rate, and has shorter cones...

It is sometimes known as a Concolor fir. * It is popular as an ornamental landscaping tree and as a Christmas Tree. * The New Mexico sources of Abies concolor will be intermediate between the Arizona and the Colorado.

They exhibit a blue/green color and do their best in zones 4 and 5. Thus it can be used for making tubs for storing food items. * The Colorado sources of Abies concolor are the hardiest that we sell.

* Betula lenta ( Sweet Birch , also known as Black Birch , Cherry Birch , Mahogany Birch , or Spice Birch ) is a species of birch native to eastern North America , from southern Maine west to southernmost Ontario and southern Michigan , and south in the...

The tree is an important source of pulpwood and a breeze moving through a stand of aspen, ruffling every leaf as it passes, is a magical sight; the fall color is yellow. * A tall, fast growing tree, usually 20–25 metres (66–82 ft) at maturity, with...

* Cornus alba (red-barked or Siberian dogwood) is a species of flowering plant in the family Cornaceae, native to Siberia, northern China and Korea. It is a large suckering shrub that can be grown as a small tree.

* It is also grown for the cut Christmas tree industry. * This is our most popular Blue Spruce seed. * It is a popular ornamental tree found far beyond its native range. * The trees are faster growing and have softer needles than the average Blue Spruce.

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

It is sometimes known as a Concolor fir. * It is popular as an ornamental landscaping tree and as a Christmas Tree. * The New Mexico sources of Abies concolor will be intermediate between the Arizona and the Colorado.

* Arctostaphylos viscida is a species of manzanita known by the common names whiteleaf manzanita and sticky manzanita . The stems may be smooth or fuzzy, and are often glandular. This is a treelike shrub reaching up to five meters in height.

These trees will not prove as winter hardy as the Colorado sources, but are highly recommended in zones 6 and 7. Thus it can be used for making tubs for storing food items. * The Apache Arizona source exhibits a nice blue color.

Occidentalis; creamy bark; resistant to anthracnose. * The oriental plane is found naturally in riverine settings, together with such trees as alder , willow and poplar . * As a very large and wide tree with broad, thick leaves that tend to orient horizontally,...

* 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. * The fruit is a good wildlife food source, especially for birds.

* Yellow flowers, bright red or purple fruit that lasts into winter; upright, with a pendulous, weeping crown; fruits used in jams and jellies; scarlet autumn color; a Eurasian native.

* The bark is a cork substitute. * Phellodendron Amurense is a deciduous Tree growing to 12 m (39ft) by 15 m (49ft). * Dark green compound leaves 10-15" long; in habit, usually broader than tall when mature and grown in the open, with a few massive spreading...

* This species is occasionally used for hedging in the southern states of America. * 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...

* Arctostaphylos viscida is a species of manzanita known by the common names whiteleaf manzanita and sticky manzanita . The stems may be smooth or fuzzy, and are often glandular. This is a treelike shrub reaching up to five meters in height.

It is native to the western half of Canada and the United States and extends south into northern Mexico. Due to its potentially toxic nature, it should be used with some caution and preferably only under the supervision of a qualified practitioner.

It is used in the treatment of skin diseases. It is water soluble. However, some people who weave wool still prefer to use teasels for raising the nap, claiming that the result is better; in particular, if a teasel meets serious resistance in the fabric,...

* The seed can be eaten raw or cooked. * 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 soil; Dirr notes that the native species outgrows and...

These trees will not prove as winter hardy as the Colorado sources, but are highly recommended in zones 6 and 7. Thus it can be used for making tubs for storing food items. * The Kaibab Arizona source exhibits a nice blue color.

* 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. * The fruit is a good wildlife food source, especially for birds.

Drupe fruits are red (or rarely yellow), shiny, and globose (spherical, or nearly so), with a diameter of 4-8mm. Leaves are obovate , simple, alternating, deciduous , and grow to 2.5-7.5 cm long.

* The bark is a cork substitute. * Phellodendron Amurense is a deciduous Tree growing to 12 m (39ft) by 15 m (49ft). * Dark green compound leaves 10-15" long; in habit, usually broader than tall when mature and grown in the open, with a few massive spreading...

* 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.

In both areas, it is often a tree line species. * Stiff 1 1/2 " dark needles; cones to 5"; looks like Pinus aristata with shorter needles and smaller cones; native to California. Austrina in the southern Sierra Nevada .