Salt Tolerant Plant Evergreen Plant For Sale In Des Moines

* An easily grown and very tolerant plant, it succeeds in most positions in any good soil in sun or partial shade. Thrives in a bog garden. * Iris foetidissima ( Stinking Iris , Gladdon , Gladwin Iris , Roast-beef Plant , Stinking Gladwin ), is a species...

This tree transplants well. * Mountain Pine or Mugo Pine ( Pinus mugo ) is a high-altitude European pine , found in the Pyrenees , Alps , Erzgebirge , Carpathians , northern Apennines and Balkan Peninsula mountains from (mostly) 1,000 m to 2,200 m, occasionally...

* Conical when young, branches broadening with age to become a picturesque wide pyramid with age; slow growing; green or blue-green needles, 1 1/2"; "a choice, extremely graceful small conifer...a perfect tree for the small place...artistic growth habit"...

* Dirr calls this tree "genuinely beautiful" but says it's not for the Southeast states in U.S.; matures into a flat-topped tree with horizontal branches; good dark green foliage; good salt tolerance; native to coastal California.

Taeda ), Shortleaf Pine ( P. Echinata ), and Pond Pine ( P. In general, trees from warmer areas of distribution give the higher yields. * The resins are obtained by tapping the trunk, or by destructive distillation of the wood.

* Japanese Black Pine can reach the height of 40 m, but rarely achieves this size outside its natural range. * Of irregular habit, roughly conical. This hardy pine species is relatively disease free and tolerates poor soil conditions, making it a good...

They are used in small quantities as a flavouring in soups and stews, with vegetables such as peas and spinach, and with sweet dishes such as biscuits cakes, jams and jellies. It is said to be especially nice when mixed with tansy.

Tolerates trimming. * The plant can be grown as an informal windbreak hedge in all but the most exposed situations. The leaves are oval-acute, 2–3.5 centimetres (0.79–1.4 in) long and 1–1.5 centimetres (0.39–0.59 in) broad, shiny green above,...

* Juniperus rigida (Temple Juniper) is a species of juniper, native to northern China, Korea, Japan, and the far southeast of Russia (Primorsky Krai), occurring at altitudes of 10-2,200 m.

Besides mescaline, it also contains varying phenethylamines and other substances in minimal proportions * Today it is still used by Curanderos (medicine men) of northern Peru. * The active compound is 3,4,5-trimethoxyphenethylamine or mescaline which...

* Light blue to light green foliage, 3/4" needles; in habit a broad column, narrowing toward the top; Wyman notes that it is very dense because it holds its foliage for as long as 7 years, and that it is an excellent seashore tree; much used by the Chinese...

* Pinus clausa ( Sand Pine , Sandhill Pine ) is a small, often shrubby tree from 5–10 m (16–33 ft), exceptionally to 21 m (69 ft) tall, found in two separate locations, one across central peninsular Florida , and the other in the western Florida panhandle...

* Devil's club was widely employed medicinally by several native North American Indian tribes who used it especially for its pain-relieving properties. * In vitro studies showed that extracts of Devil's Club inhibit tuberculosis microbes.

* Succeeds in a sunny position in most good soils tolerating a pH range from 6 to 8 but disliking acid soils. * Dianthus caryophyllus ( Clove Pink ) is a species of Dianthus . It is the wild ancestor of the garden Carnation .

The leaves vary in color from bright green to dark green. It has evergreen leaves that are about 3 to 6 inches long with a lance shape. It is an evergreen tree that is native to the Southeastern United States in North America.

* 3-5" dark blue-green needles; young trees conical, more open with age; grows quickly; blackish bark when young, reddish brown later; very adaptable to poor conditions; native from New York to Georgia, west to Texas.

* The plant can tolerate maritime exposure. Ptarmica yields an essential oil that is used in herbal medicine. * So called because the roots were once ground for snuff. * Leaves can be eaten raw or cooked.

Untoothed margins are rolled under. * Myrtle oak features shiny, leathery leaves (to 2” long) which are dark green above and yellow-green to orange-brown beneath. It typically matures to 15-20' tall and 8-10' wide, but occasionally rises to as much...

* Oleander grows to 2–6 m (6.6–20 ft) tall, with spreading to erect branches. The flowers grow in clusters at the end of each branch; they are white, pink, red or yellow, 2.5–5 cm (0.98–2.0 in) diameter, with a deeply 5-lobed corolla with a fringe...

It grows between 1300-3250 m. It has been introduced in New Zealand near sea level and has done well. * Thin 8" needles; 4" cones; native to Mexico. From 26° to 15° north latitude, from Sinaloa , Mexico to Honduras .

* It was one of the first trees introduced to North America, in about 1600. * Scots pine is an important tree in forestry. The wood is used for pulp and sawn timber products. * Scots pine is the only pine native to northern Europe.

Sieboldii Hort. The leaves are spirally-arranged, large, 20–50 cm (7.9–20 in) in width and on a petiole up to 50 cm (20 in) long, leathery, palmately lobed, with 7–9 broad lobes, divided to half or two-thirds of the way to the base of the leaf;...

Taxol has shown exciting potential as an anti-cancer drug, particularly in the treatment of ovarian cancers. * Modern research has shown that it contains the substance 'taxol' in its shoots and bark.

The best quality is from young leaf stalks still in the bud, whilst coarser material is obtained from older leaves or the bases of old leaf stalks surrounding the bud. * The leaves are used for making baskets, chair seats or thatch.

* It is a medium-sized evergreen tree with a conic to ovoid-conic crown. The foliage grows in dense sprays, varying from dull gray-green to bright glaucous blue-green in color. The seed cones are globose to oblong, 15-33 mm long, with 6 or 8 (rarely 4...

* Deep green needles, 5"+; 6" cones; a source of pulp, timber, rosin, and turpentine; native to the southeast U.S. It is fast-growing, but not very long-lived by pine standards (to 200 years), and prefers humid climates and moist soil.

Noxious weed in California. Increases in height of between 1 and 2.5 metres per year have been recorded even in exposed positions, it makes an excellent shelterbelt tree. * Pinus radiata (family Pinaceae) is known in English as Monterey Pine or the Insignis...