Salt Tolerant Plant Seeds For Sale In Des Moines

* The mature trees grow to a height of 15-25 m, rarely up to 34 m, with a trunk diameter of up to 1.2 m. The species is often smaller, stunted and twisted in coastal exposures. * The Bishop Pine ( Pinus muricata ) is a pine with a very restricted range:...

Tolerates atmospheric pollution. Where it is colder in the winter it needs protection as it does not tolerate frost in containers. * Taxodium distichum ( Baldcypress , Bald Cypress , or Swamp Cypress ) is a species of conifer native to the southeastern...

* A very tolerant plant, succeeding in the salt laden air and strong winds of the coast as well as in the sulphur polluted air of cities. * Dianthus caryophyllus ( Clove Pink ) is a species of Dianthus .

* Devil's club was widely employed medicinally by several native North American Indian tribes who used it especially for its pain-relieving properties. * It is noted for its large palmate leaves and erect, woody stems covered in stinging spines.

* Excellent as a fresh cut flower and for dried arrangements. * Native to the Mediterranean region, statice (also commonly called notchleaf status) is noted for producing clusters of papery, funnel-shaped flowers in summer.

* Turpentine consists of an average of 20% of the oleo-resin. * Thrives in a light well-drained sandy or gravelly loam. * It is widely planted for timber in its native area, being one of the most important trees in forestry in Algeria and Morocco.

The layers of annual growth are hardly distinguishable. * Wood - very light, soft, close grained. This is one of the lightest known woods, it weighs about 12½lb per cubic foot, is lighter than cork and is used for floats etc.

The bulk of its range is in Turkey, but it also extends to the East Aegean Islands of Greece, the Crimea, Iran, Georgia, Azerbaijan, northern Iraq, western Syria, Israel, Lebanon, and Cyprus.

* The small lavender flowers have a sweet flavour and can be eaten in salads or used as a garnish. * Perovskia atriplicifolia, Russian sage, is a flowering herbaceous perennial plant or subshrub that is native to central Asia in an area that includes...

* Maritime pine is closely related to Turkish pine, Canary Island pine and Aleppo pine, which all share many features with it. It was introduced into Britain by the Earl of Aberdeen in 1725.

* Turpentine consists of an average of 20% of the oleo-resin. * Thrives in a light well-drained sandy or gravelly loam. * It is widely planted for timber in its native area, being one of the most important trees in forestry in Algeria and Morocco.

Many birds and small mammals use it for food and cover. These saponins can be toxic, but when applied externally they have a gentle cleansing and healing effect upon the skin, killing body parasites and helping in the healing of wounds.

* The seeds have been roasted and used as a coffee substitute. Seedpods - the pulp is sweet and can be eaten raw or made into sugar. * Our "Thornless" seed comes very true. It is very adaptable to soils and displays excellent salt tolerance.

The leaves are oval in shape with edges that curl under and measure up to 10 centimeters in length. Inside are black seeds in a bed of resinous pulp. * Pittosporum tobira is a species of flowering plant in the Pittosporum family known by several common...

Branchlets dark purplish brown to grayish brown, cylindric, initially densely yellow tomentose, glabrous when old. * Shrubs evergreen, 1–3 m tall. Petiole 4–8 mm, initially densely yellow tomentose, subglabrous when old; stipules linear-lanceolate,...

The leaves are in pairs or whorls of three, thick and leathery, dark green, narrow lanceolate, 5–21 cm (2.0–8.3 in) long and 1–3.5 cm (0.39–1.4 in) broad, and with an entire margin.

Roseus can be extremely toxic if consumed orally by humans. * It is native and endemic to Madagascar, but grown elsewhere as an ornamental and medicinal plant, a source of the drugs vincristineand vinblastine, used to treat cancer.

Many birds and small mammals use it for food and cover. These saponins can be toxic, but when applied externally they have a gentle cleansing and healing effect upon the skin, killing body parasites and helping in the healing of wounds.

* A variable evergreen of upright, rounded habit, with 1/2" white flowers in small clusters; 1" green or red berries; likes moist soil, part shade; emerging leaves bronzy to reddish, later leathery, dark green; leaves to 4" x 1 1/2", turning bronzy-red...

* The fruit is often sold in local markets and the plant is of potential commercial importance. * Plum Island, Massachusetts and Plum Island, New York are named after the Beach Plum; as are Plum Cove Beach in Lanesville, Gloucester, Massachusetts; and...

* Wolfberry species are deciduous woody perennial plants , growing 1–3 m high. * The fruit is one of the most popular tonics used in Chinese herbal medicine. * Chinese boxthorn is a major Chinese tonic herb with a history of almost 2,000 years of medicinal...

* Ilex opaca is often cultivated by plant nurseries for use as a broadleaf evergreen ornamental plant, planted as a shrub or slower growing ornamental tree. * American holly is the state tree of Delaware.

* Scots pine is the only pine native to northern Europe. * 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.

Tolerates atmospheric pollution. Where it is colder in the winter it needs protection as it does not tolerate frost in containers. * Taxodium distichum ( Baldcypress , Bald Cypress , or Swamp Cypress ) is a species of conifer native to the southeastern...

It is endemic to Australia, occurring in every mainland state except South Australia. * Mirbelia is a plant genus belonging to the Fabaceae family.

Branchlets dark purplish brown to grayish brown, cylindric, initially densely yellow tomentose, glabrous when old. * Shrubs evergreen, 1–3 m tall. Petiole 4–8 mm, initially densely yellow tomentose, subglabrous when old; stipules linear-lanceolate,...

* The Lebanon Cedar is widely planted as an ornamental tree in parks and large gardens, often being planted in landscape avenues, and as focal point trees in large landscapes. * The crown is conic when young, becoming broadly tabular with age with fairly...