Shade Tree Drought Tolerant Plant For Sale In St Louis

* Cultivated in China for the rutin contained in its leaves and ovaries. Japonicum contains the isoflavone glycoside sophoricoside. * Used to make the strong, springy curved "enju wood" handle used on the traditional Japanese woodworking adze, called...

The red seed pods are brilliant, opening to revel shiny black seeds. * Common in thickets and in thin secondary forests in lowlands and low mountains of central and southern Japan.

It is used as a houseplant and conservatory tree in colder climates. * Cupressus funebris is cultivated as an ornamental tree, due to its graciously weeping form and texture, and planted in gardens and public parks in other warm temperate regions, such...

* The species is native to the Indian subcontinent and adjacent regions of Southeast Asia. * In Ayurvedic medicine, the golden shower tree is known as aragvadha, meaning "disease killer".

The plant has a lignified stem with green branches bearing five to nine leaflets. * Hippocrepis emerus reaches on average 50–150 centimetres (20–59 in) of height, with a maximum of 200 centimetres (79 in).

It is used as a houseplant and conservatory tree in colder climates. * Cupressus funebris is cultivated as an ornamental tree, due to its graciously weeping form and texture, and planted in gardens and public parks in other warm temperate regions, such...

* In recent years, this species has been extensively used in Bonsai. * 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...

* 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.

* Dirr notes that several forms occur, but the one most of us recall fondly divided into several major trunks topped by spreading, arching, pendulous branches. * The American elm occurs naturally in an assortment of habitats, most notably rich bottomlands,...

It is used for construction, firewood, and railroad ties. * The wood of the Pinus leiophylla is hard, dense and strong. It is planted commercially in Kenya, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Zambia at high altitudes.

It is juicy, sweet, fleshy, slightly aromatic. * American beautyberries produce large clusters of purple berries, which birds and deer eat, thus distributing the seeds. * Native to southeastern U.S.; lavender-pink or bluish flowers from mid- to late summer,...

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...

It grows from 24° to 18° North latitude and 1800 to 2700 m above sea level. * This species is cultivated for its timber in warm temperate areas. * "The slender, gracefully hanging leaves are 12" long,...making this a rather striking tree" (Wyman); grass-green...

It grows from 24° to 18° North latitude and 1800 to 2700 m above sea level. * This species is cultivated for its timber in warm temperate areas. * "The slender, gracefully hanging leaves are 12" long,...making this a rather striking tree" (Wyman); grass-green...

* Of open, wide-spreading habit, with several main branches ramifying into small branchlets; grows quickly, but wood may be brittle and susceptible to ice and snow damage; resistant to Dutch elm disease, and so used by breeders; drought tolerant, used...

* 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.

* Celtis australis is supposed to have been the Lotus of the ancients, whose fruit Herodotus, Dioscorides, and Theophrastus describe as sweet, pleasant, and wholesome. * The European nettle tree also known as European Hackberry or Lote tree ( Celtis australis...

* The fruit can also be ground into a powder and used as a spice. * Juniperus rigida (Temple Juniper) is a species of juniper, native to northern China, Korea, Japan, and the far southeast of Russia (Primorsky Krai), occurring at altitudes of 10-2,200...

It weighs 26lb per cubic foot. * Heart-shaped leaves to 1'; fast grower, yellow and white flowers in late June; large and sometimes rather coarse; fall color yellow, not an asset; tolerates heat and drought; wood slow to rot in soil; native to south central...

Extremely adaptable and common in the sandy or clay-sand ridges of Georgia. * A source of pulp, timber, and turpentine. Dark green needles, to 18" (9" in older trees), in tufts at ends of branchlets; hangs on to its cones (to 20") for as long as 20 years;...

On the Pacific coast of Mexico, throughout Central America and the Caribbean, to the lowlands and foothills of most of South America up to 1,200 metres (3,900 ft) altitude, finding its southern limit at about latitude 28°S in Argentina.

The tree has a different branching pattern than American Elm, and its heartwood is reddish-brown, giving the tree its alternative common name 'Red Elm'. * Slippery elm bark is a widely used herbal remedy and is considered to be one of the most valuable...

* This Mexican native is drought tolerant and grows very quickly in tropical areas as a timber tree.

* The seeds have been roasted and used as a coffee substitute. * Honey locusts can reach a height of 20–30 m (66–100 ft), with fast growth, and are relatively short-lived; about 120 years, some living up to 150.

* Silky camellia is an under-story woodland species with rich brown colored bark * It grows best in partial shade in well draining soils. * Silky camellia is a large, open-branched shrub growing up to 10 feet tall.

* This beautiful tropical flowering tree from the Carribean will do well in protected locations in zone 9 and anywhere in zones 10 and 11.

In the wild it is endangered , but it is widely cultivated elsewhere. * The tree's vivid red/vermilion/orange/yellow flowers and bright green foliage make it an exceptionally striking sight.