Salt Tolerant Plant Seeds For Sale In Elgin

* When the bark or leaves are cut they secrete a reddish resin, one of several sources of substances known as dragon's blood. * Being a monocotyledon, it does not display any annual or growth rings so the age of the tree can only be estimated by the number...

* 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 .

* The plant can tolerate maritime exposure. Ptarmica yields an essential oil that is used in herbal medicine. * Leaves can be eaten raw or cooked. * The leaves are used as an insect repellent.

Its value as a street tree is largely due to its resistance to salt spray (from road de-icing salt) and various industrial pollutants (including ozone), and its intermediate drought tolerance.

This bushy tree apparently grows without the benefit of rainfall, and obtains some water from dew . The trees grow on saline soils that do not allow for other trees. The species is a valuable source of charcoal and lumber and the leaves and fruits are...

The water in which the leaves are cooked is used in making corn pudding . * Shadscale fruits and leaves provide important winter browse for both domestic livestock and native herbivores.

* Good for seashore planting; native to Mediterranean region. * Turpentine consists of an average of 20% of the oleo-resin. * It is widely planted for timber in its native area, being one of the most important trees in forestry in Algeria and Morocco.

* A decidious Tree growing to 18m. * A species of alder with a wide range across the cooler parts of the Northern Hemisphere .

* The leaves are used for flavouring rice dumplings. * Requires a well-drained sandy soil and a sunny position. Established plants are drought tolerant.

In general, trees from warmer areas of distribution give the higher yields. Mainly used for charcoal and fuel, it is occasionally sawn into lumber. Turpentine consists of an average of 20% of the oleo-resin and is separated by distillation.

Araucaria araucana is the hardiest species in the conifer genus Araucaria. * Its conservation status was enhanced to Endangered by the IUCN in 2013 due to its declining abundance. The seed is soft like a cashew nut and has a slight flavour of pine nuts.

* In vitro studies showed that extracts of Devil's Club inhibit tuberculosis microbes. * It is noted for its large palmate leaves and erect, woody stems covered in stinging spines.

In the wild, the species is confined to two small populations, near Monterey and Carmel . It can be trimmed so long as it is not cut back into old wood. The surviving trees from this forest are as old as 2000 years.

They can grow at severe angles, and Native Americans used to bend saplings over so that they would grow at extreme angles, to serve as trail markers. * Depending on the growing conditions, live oaks vary from the shrubby to large and spreading: typical...

* The beach plum is cultivated for its edible fruit in N. * 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...

* When the bark or leaves are cut they secrete a reddish resin, one of several sources of substances known as dragon's blood. * Being a monocotyledon, it does not display any annual or growth rings so the age of the tree can only be estimated by the number...

* 3" yellow-orange flowers in midsummer; native to southern U.S. * Coreopsis grandiflora is a perennial plant species of the tickseed genus, Coreopsis, in Asteraceae. The common name is large-flowered tickseed.

America, saplings grow slowly at first, but the growth rate speeds up over the next 50 years. Europe, as a timber tree. It is similar in appearance to the Green Ash, making identification difficult.

* A wax on the fruit is obtained by simmering the fruit in hot water and skimming off the wax as it rises to the surface. It is native to the southwestern United States , in Utah , Nevada , Arizona , western New Mexico , western Colorado , Wyoming , southern...

The thorns of Gleditsia sinensis are used as a medicinal herb in China and Korea and may have antitumor properties. (Leguminosae) have been used in traditional medicine for the treatment of inflammatory diseases including swelling, suppuration, carbuncle...

* Plants have an extensive root system and can be grown on sand or thin coastal soils in order to bind the soil. * Baccharis halimifolia ( Eastern Baccharis) , commonly called groundsel bush, consumption weed, cotton-seed tree, groundsel tree or silverling)...

Noxious weed in California. And it is considered a noxious weed in California! * Very tolerant of maritime exposure and salt-laden winds, it is also very fast growing. Increases in height of between 1 and 2.5 metres per year have been recorded even in...

* The wild carrot, when freshly cut, will draw or change color depending on the color of the water it is in. Carnation also exhibits this effect. * A teaspoon of crushed seeds has long been used as a form of natural birth control; its use for this purpose...

Its value as a street tree is largely due to its resistance to salt spray (from road de-icing salt) and various industrial pollutants (including ozone), and its intermediate drought tolerance.

* 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.

* Leycesteria formosa ( Himalayan Honeysuckle , Flowering Nutmeg , Himalaya Nutmeg or Pheasant Berry ) is a deciduous shrub in the family Caprifoliaceae , native to the Himalaya and southwestern China .

* Both the berries and the root are used and traditionally the plant is believed to promote long life. * Wolfberry species are deciduous woody perennial plants , growing 1–3 m high.