Shade Tree Drought Tolerant Plant For Sale In Modesto

* A fairly wind resistant tree, it can be grown as part of a shelterbelt planting. * Fraxinus velutina ( Velvet Ash or Arizona Ash or Modesto Ash ) is a species of Fraxinus native to southwestern North America , in the United States from southern California...

Americana, though it is usually sold under that name. Used for tool handles, furniture etc. * A fairly wind resistant tree, it can be grown as part of a shelterbelt planting. The wood is of poorer quality than F.

Seedpods - the pulp is sweet and can be eaten raw or made into sugar. * The pods have been made into a tea for the treatment of indigestion, measles, catarrh etc. * The seeds have been roasted and used as a coffee substitute.

* It is a low, creeping, woody shrub to about 1 m tall and 1–2 m wide but often smaller. The green, ovate leaves grow in opposite pairs. For the densest cover plants should be cut to ground level each April.

* Used to make the strong, springy curved "enju wood" handle used on the traditional Japanese woodworking adze, called the chouna. * Grown for its white flowers, borne in late summer after most other flowering trees have long finished flowering.

* It is found on the Black Hills and on foothills and mid-height peaks of the northern, central and southern Rocky Mountains. * Ponderosa pine was employed medicinally by several native North American Indian tribes, who valued it especially for its antiseptic...

* These trees project a sense of vigorous strength, for though not generally very large, they are robust, with thick branches and twigs, and large foliar units of very long, often drooping needles.

* The American elm occurs naturally in an assortment of habitats, most notably rich bottomlands, floodplains, stream banks, and swampy ground, * The American Elm is the state tree of both Massachusetts and North Dakota

* Jacaranda mimosifolia is a sub-tropical tree native to South America that has been widely planted elsewhere because of its beautiful and long-lasting blue flowers. * Water extract of Jacaranda mimosifolia shows higher antimicrobial action against Bacillus...

One way to distinguish between them is by their cones. * It is named in honor of its botanist documenter John Jeffrey. The crystallised sap has been gathered and eaten like candy. It is large and oil-rich with a resinous flavor, and is about 10 - 12mm...

* 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 Lebanon Cedar is the national emblem of Lebanon, and is displayed on...

* The "blue" refers to a substance secreted by the inner bark when exposed to air, not to the leaves, which are dark green, pale yellow in fall, or to the bark, which is gray, platelike, and sometimes shaggy; tolerant of drought and lime, perhaps a good...

* The bark is cathartic, febrifuge and tonic. * Habitat and Range: sandy, gravelly, or rocky slopes, often growing in areas underlain by limestone bedrock. A decoction of the roots has been used in the treatment of kidney complaints and TB.

* It is grown as an ornamental tree, often planted in temple grounds in Japan. * The fruit can also be ground into a powder and used as a spice. It is also often grown as bonsai. A very ornamental plant.

* It is in flower in June, and the seeds ripen in September. * When grouped or massed in light shade provided by pines the effect can be spectacular. * Native to the southern and eastern parts of the United States , found from Illinois to Virginia in...

* Hippocrepis emerus or the scorpion senna is a species of perennial plant belonging to the genus Hippocrepis in the Fabaceae family. They can be found at an altitude of 0–1,850 metres (0–6,070 ft).

* Sun- and drought-tolerant. * This species grows up to 50 feet, and has yellow flowers. Mediterranean and Asia Minor.

* In Chile, it is a very common species in the natural grasslands of the northern metropolitan region. * Prosopis chilensis , carob , is a species of South American legume family which dwells mainly central Chile, south of Peru , Andean- Chaco ecotone...

* A small tree of horizontal branching habit, creating a tiered effect. * An easily grown plant, it succeeds in any soil of good or moderate fertility, ranging from acid to shallow chalk.

* Often has drooping branchlets; foliage green; half-inch cones; native to Mexico and Central America. * Cupressus lusitanica , ( Cedro Blanco ; Teotlate , distinctive names used in Mexico); Cedro Blanco means White Cedar and is also known as Mexican...

* Cassia fistula, known as the golden shower tree and by other names, is a flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. * The species is native to the Indian subcontinent and adjacent regions of Southeast Asia.

* Prosopis tamarugo , commonly known as the Tamarugo , is a species of flowering tree in the pea family, Fabaceae . The species is a valuable source of charcoal and lumber and the leaves and fruits are also food for goats .

It is the primary source of cork for wine bottle stoppers and other uses, such as cork flooring. * Natural stands of cork oak can support diverse ecosystems. The European cork industry produces 300,000 tonnes of cork a year, with a value of €1.5 billion...

* The Arizona White Oak is a perennial tree and may grow up to 60 ft with a diameter of 3.3 ft. * One of the largest southwestern oaks, this handsome tree reaches its greatest size in canyons and other moist sites.

The Poinciana is also the national flower of St. Kitts and Nevis. * In areas with a marked dry season, it sheds its leaves during the drought, but in other areas it is virtually evergreen.

* A decidious Shrub growing to 5 m. * Scarlet flowers; native to Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana * Native to the southern and eastern parts of the United States , found from Illinois to Virginia in the north and from Texas to Florida in the south.

* Native to the Rocky Mountains in North America. * It is closely related to Acer saccharum (Sugar Maple).