Shade Tolerant Plant Wildlife Food For Sale In California

It is a deciduous shrub up to 2 m high, in late summer bearing conspicuous brilliant red inedible fruits superficially resembling cherries. * Alpine Honeysuckle ( Lonicera alpigena L.

Its native from southeastern Canada and northeastern United States . * Many species of birds feed on the fruits. * Plants can produce many stems and suckers, with older stems, which can reach 5 metres (16 ft) in height, having distinctive gray bark.

* The blossoms have been used in the treatment of measles. The fruits are popular with birds, who distribute the seeds. * The fruit is a bright red or sometimes purple drupe containing 3 to 5 seeds.

* Quercus falcata , commonly known as the Southern Red Oak or Spanish Oak , is a tree in the red oak section ( Lobatae ) of the genus Quercus native to the southeastern United States .

Ecologically and taxonomically, it remains a poorly understood species. In certain portions of its range, it can be an undesirable competitor of commercial species during early stages of stand development.

* A large roundish or oval shrub or small tree; inconspicuous creamy flowers, dark blue fruit on red stems; likes moist acid soil, full sun or part shade; native to swamps but does well in drier conditions; salt tolerant; native from Delaware to Florida.

It has escaped from cultivation and become naturalized in New Zealand and the eastern United States ; in the forests of the latter, it has become an important invasive species . It is listed as an endangered species in Japan.

The fruit is up to 15mm in diameter and is borne in small clusters of 2 - 3. This resistance to splitting led to its use for making mauls, pulleys, wheel hubs, agricultural rollers, bowls, and paving blocks.

They drop their leaves, and grow new ones, within a few weeks in spring. 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.

* A maple in the snake-bark maple group. * It is native to mountains forests of Japan.

The common name Large-leaved Linden is in standard use throughout the English-speaking world except in Britain, where it has largely (but not universally) been replaced by the name Large-leaved Lime .

* It is the most abundant of the hickories. * A high percentage of the wood is used for products where strength, hardness, and flexibility are needed. * It is long lived, sometimes reaching the age of 500 years.

The species is rare in the lower Mississippi Delta. These sites occur along both large and small streams of the southeastern Coastal Plain and the Mississippi Valley north into Missouri and Illinois.

* Seed germination appears to be dependent on about a 2-week period of moistened seed at a time when soil temperatures have reached 60 degrees Fahrenheit. * Big Bluestem is a perennial grass.

Used for tool handles, furniture etc. It weighs 44lbper cubic foot. * Green Ash is one of the most widely planted ornamental trees throughout the United States and much of Canada but mostly Alberta, including in western areas where it is not native.

Hybridizes freely with other members of this genus. * Shrubs evergreen, 1–3 m tall. They are very attractive to bees whilst the fruit is a good winter food source for many species of birds.

It has been planted in many climates, ranging northwards to Anchorage, Alaska, and as far south as Mission, Texas. * Quercus macrocarpa is a large deciduous tree growing up to 30 m (100 ft), rarely 40 m (130 ft), in height, and is one of the most massive...

* Tolerates most soils and conditions, including poor soils and amongst the roots and under the drip of trees. * 3" grayish leaves; in early summer, bell-shaped 1/4" pink flowers, with protruding stamens and style; white fruit; native from British Columbia...

* Ephedra viridis is a species of Ephedra known by the common names green ephedra and green Mormon tea . * The stems of most members ofthis genus contain the alkaloid ephedrine and are valuable in the treatment of asthma and many other complaints of therespiratory...

* It will tolerate the wetter sites in association with other oak species but will not live with continuous or prolonged flooding. * It is commonly used as an ornamental tree in landscaping because of its fast growth and pleasing appearance.

* Popular ornamental tree in parks and large gardens. * Excellent red autumn color. * Fast growth and tolerance to adverse climatic and soil conditions. * A hybrid of the red and silver maples, combining the best of both species.

* Carolina buckthorn is a deciduous shrub or small tree that typically grows to 10-15' (infrequently to 30') tall. There is a local disjunct population in Mexico as well. It is native from New York to Nebraska south to Mexico and Florida.

The common name Large-leaved Linden is in standard use throughout the English-speaking world except in Britain, where it has largely (but not universally) been replaced by the name Large-leaved Lime .

* Willow oaks can grow moderately fast (height growth up to 60 cm / 2 feet a year), and tend to be conic to oblong when young, rounding out and gaining girth at maturity (i.e. more than 50 years) * The willow oak has leaves,somewhat like the willow.

* The species is being tested as a potential source of genes for resistance to emerald ash borer. * It is also highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even grow well in inner city environments.

* In Britain, it grows best in eastern and south-eastern areas of England probably needing a continental climate in order to thrive. * Commonly known as Ohio buckeye , American buckeye , or fetid buckeye.

* The acorns are eaten by jays, pigeons, and squirrels . * Quercus acutissima lives in deciduous forests at altitudes of up to 2,200 metres (7,200 ft) in South Asia and South East Asia.