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A winter mulch will also help to further their chances of survival in these areas. For optimum results provide your Vitex with a full to mostly sunny location and a well-drained soil.

* 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 .

* The flexible thin shoots are used as walking sticks. * An excellent fuel. * The European nettle tree also known as European Hackberry or Lote tree ( Celtis australis ), is a deciduous tree that can grow 20 or 25 meters in height.

* The seeds have been roasted and used as a coffee substitute. * Our "Thornless" seed comes very true. The pods have been seen as a good antidote for children's complaints. There will be a few seedlings that develop thorns, but not many.

It is sometimes grown as an ornamental plant in gardens , especially because of its bluish leaves, and also sometimes for its tolerance of hot and dry soil conditions. * Rue has a long history of use as a domestic remedy, being especially valued for its...

Good tree for beginners because the stems are flexible and responsive to shaping. A black dye can also be obtained from the fruit as well as an ink. One thing to remember is a tree is grown indoors, it needs to acclimate to natural outdoor weather changes.

* An easily grown plant, it succeeds in any soil of good or moderate fertility, ranging from acid to shallow chalk. * The tree is regarded as attractive because of its wide spreading shelving branches and flat-topped head, and is often used in ornamental...

They are often, but not always, sweetly scented. The fruit is a long narrow capsule 5–23 cm (2.0–9.1 in) long, which splits open at maturity to release numerous downy seeds .In the past, scented plants were sometimes treated as the distinct species...

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

* This 6-8' shrub is "of matchless elegance a its fleecy sprays lovely in their silken lightness" (A. Johnson) & contrasting beautifully with the lush pinnate foliage, in its first reddish growth or its later fresh-green.

* These shrubs are usually found in wooded and bushy areas, on sunny, warm and dry slopes and around forest edges. They can be found at an altitude of 0–1,850 metres (0–6,070 ft).

* 11-15 tapering, pointed leaflets make up the feathery leaves of this little known 20-30' tree & are carried on red shoots; its 4-6" clusters of early flowers are followed by creamy-yellow fruit tinted with pink...

* Fontanesia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Oleaceae , usually treated as comprising a single species Fontanesia philliraeoides , though some authors split this into two species (see below).

* A drought resistant plant once established. * Tolerant of constant cutting, this plant is often grown in lawns. * This is one of the food plants for the caterpillars of several butterflies and moths, including the Gatekeeper and the Meadow Brown.

* Ilex aquifolium ( Holly , or European Holly to distinguish it from related species, may also be called Christmass Holly or Mexican Holly) is a species of holly native to western and southern Europe , northwest Africa and southwest Asia .

* 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.

* An easily grown plant, it succeeds in any soil of good or moderate fertility, ranging from acid to shallow chalk. * The tree is regarded as attractive because of its wide spreading shelving branches and flat-topped head, and is often used in ornamental...

These two small populations represent what was once a very large forest on the west coast. It can be trimmed so long as it is not cut back into old wood. * A good fast growing hedge for the milder areas of Britain, tolerating maritime exposure.

* Dracaena draco is cultivated and widely available as an ornamental tree for parks, gardens, and drought tolerant water conserving sustainable landscape projects. Descending along the trunk, they cling tightly to the trunk, integrate with it and contribute...

* Shadscale fruits and leaves provide important winter browse for both domestic livestock and native herbivores. * The seed is used in pinole or ground into a meal and used as a thickener in making bread or mixed with flour in making bread.

* The Siberian Elm is usually a small to medium-sized, often bushy, tree growing to 10 - 20 m tall, with a trunk up to 80 cm d.b.h . The wind-dispersed fruit develops in a flat, oval membranous wing ( samara ) 1 - 1.5 cm long and notched at the outer...

* 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.

The layers of annual growth are hardly distinguishable. 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 habit is pleasingly pyramidal. Taxol has shown exciting potential as an anti-cancer drug, particularly in the treatment of ovarian cancers. * Modern research has shown that yew trees contain the substance 'taxol' in their shoots and bark.

Plant out in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts, and give some protection from the cold for at least their first few winters. * The heart of the plant is very rich in saccharine matter and can be eaten when baked.

Caffeine should not be taken when using this herb. It is commonly called eleuthero , and was previously marketed in the United States as Siberian Ginseng as it has similar herbal properties to those of Panax ginseng .

* Horticulturally, it is a popular choice for street trees in urban settings because it is very drought tolerant and can survive harsh environments. * Used as a street and shade tree in Florida.