Shade Tolerant Plant Specimen Tree For Sale In District Of Columbia

Found on rich bottom lands throughout the Mississippi River valley; will grow in the shade and often becomes a dense undergrowth in the forest. It is also much planted as a landscape ornamental plant.

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

* Native to the U.S. Southwest, where it is sometimes used as a street or shade tree; 3-5 leaflets per leaf; dark gray scaly ridged bark; velvety young shoots, downy leaves. * A fairly wind resistant tree, it can be grown as part of a shelterbelt planting.

The European cork industry produces 300,000 tonnes of cork a year, with a value of €1.5 billion and employing 30,000 people. * Natural stands of cork oak can support diverse ecosystems.

Over much of its range, giant chinkapin shows several growth forms; it grows in a wide variety of habitats but is rarely a dominant component of any stand. Giant chinkapin (Castanopsis chrysophylla), also called golden chinkapin, giant evergreen-chinkapin,...

* Bark smooth to wrinkled. * Maple makes a handsome street tree in SE China. * The trees are evergreen, 12 to 15 m tall.

Davidiana is considered to have a remarkable resemblance to the American Elm U. * A tree with 4" leaves; branches usually have 2 corky wings; native to northern China . The perfect wind-pollinated apetalous flowers are produced on second-year shoots in...

It is a large forest tree of the northeastern United States and Southern Ontario Canada . * A decidious Tree growing to 20 m (65ft) by 10 m (32ft) at a medium rate. It is in flower from May to July.

* This beautiful large flowering shrub deserves much wider use in the landscape. It is somewhat slow to establish, but if given space to fully develop becomes a magnificent specimen.

Quercus * It is endemic to California and is found in foothills surrounding the Central Valley of California and certain locations in the California Coast Ranges , USA . * It prefers dry soil and plenty of sunlight.

* The tree lives in the cold boreal climate on moist soils in mountains or river basins at elevations of 1900-2400 m. * Essential oils extracted from the leaves are used in aromatherapy and perfumes.

* This beautiful large flowering shrub deserves much wider use in the landscape. It is somewhat slow to establish, but if given space to fully develop becomes a magnificent specimen.

It is among the first to take on colour, usually creamy yellow but also orange at times, and has usually dropped its leaves by the time other trees and shrubs start to turn. * Distinguishing bearded maple from other similar species is quite easy if you...

Found on rich bottom lands throughout the Mississippi River valley; will grow in the shade and often becomes a dense undergrowth in the forest. It is also much planted as a landscape ornamental plant.

* Fall color orange, scarlet, yellow; extremely hardy Conservation Plant Characteristics Acer spicatum Lam. Mountain maple ACSP2 Summary Duration Perennial Growth Habit Tree, Shrub Native Status L48 (N), CAN (N), SPM (N) Federal T/E Status National Wetland...

Tolerant of light shade. It is native from Virginia to southern Indiana and Missouri south to Florida and Texas. The canopy form is variable, from pyramidal to rounded. The reddish samarae are relatively small, < 8 mm long, narrowly elliptic with two...

* A tropical tree with compound leaves and clustered yellow-green flowers. * A species of Albizia , native to tropical southern Asia , and widely cultivated and naturalised in other tropical and subtropical regions.

* The Missouri Botanic Garden sates on their website: London planetree is a hybrid cross between American sycamore (P. City planting spread to America where this hybrid today is common in such distant locations as Brooklyn, New York and San Francisco,...

* This species is unusual in having alternate leaves whilst almost all other members of this genus have opposite leaves. * An easily grown plant, it succeeds in any soil of good or moderate fertility, ranging from acid to shallow chalk.

Tolerant of light shade. It is native from Virginia to southern Indiana and Missouri south to Florida and Texas. The canopy form is variable, from pyramidal to rounded. The reddish samarae are relatively small, < 8 mm long, narrowly elliptic with two...

* This is one of our most popular bonsai seeds. It is a very hard to secure item. * Pinus longaeva , the Great Basin Bristlecone Pine , is a long-living species of tree found in the higher mountains of the southwest United States .

* The sap sometimes stains yellow on fingers and clothes. * The flower bud is ampule-shaped and contains water. * In Neotropical gardens and parks, their nectar is popular with many hummingbirds, such as the black-throated mango (Anthracothorax nigricollis),...

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

* The fruit is edible raw or cooked. It can be oval, elliptical or obovate, and 5–12 cm (2–5 in) long. * The leaf of Black Gum is variable in size and shape. A thin sharply acid pulp that is pleasant to roll in the mouth as a masticatory, it is also...

* Current research is examining the leaves as a potential source of anticancer compounds. The juiceof the pods is antiseptic. Seedpods - the pulp is sweet and can be eaten raw or made into sugar.

1977 Name verified on: 01-Apr-1999 by ARS Systematic Botanists. * The leaves almost resemple Acer ginnala and have a nice red to yellow fall color. The 5 historical accession(s) associated with this name.

It is well-adapted to urban areas; its elm-like shape and warty bark make it an attractive landscape tree. Common names include Sugarberry, Southern Hackberry, or in the southern U.S. Sugar Hackberry or just Hackberry.