Shade Tree Edible Fruit Or Nut Plant For Sale In Charlotte

* The Japanese Raisin Tree ( Hovenia dulcis ) is a hardy tree that occurs from Japan , over Eastern China and Korea to the Himalayas (up to altitudes of 2,000 m), growing preferably in a sunny position on moist sandy or loamy soils.

* Kahikatea was used for boat building up until the 1970s because of its long straight lengths. * The tree grows to a height of 55 metres (180 ft) with a trunk exceeding 1 metre (3 ft) in diameter, and is buttressed at the base.

It is a light-demanding species, requiring full sun to grow well. * The wood is heavy, hard, durable, close grained, seasons and polishes well. A very valuable timber tree, it is used for furniture making, veneer etc.

It is a light-demanding species, requiring full sun to grow well. * The wood is heavy, hard, durable, close grained, seasons and polishes well. A very valuable timber tree, it is used for furniture making, veneer etc.

* Umbellularia californica is a large tree native to coastal forests of California and slightly extended into Oregon .

Cormus domestica (L.) Spach) is a species of Sorbus native to western, central and southern Europe , northwest Africa ( Atlas Mountains ), and southwest Asia (east to the Caucasus ).

In cooler climates such as Britain, however, it remains hard and astringent and needs to be cooked before being eaten. It is used in jellies, preserves etc. It is a small deciduous tree , growing 5–8 m tall and 4–6 m wide, related to apples and pears...

* The sugar pine is the tallest and largest Pinus species, commonly growing to 40–60 meters (130–195 ft) tall, exceptionally to 82 m (269 ft) tall, with a trunk diameter of 1.5–2.5 m (4 ft 11 in–8 ft 2 in), exceptionally 3.5 m (11 ft 6 in).

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 . * Individual Blue Oaks over 500 years old have been recorded, although most are less...

* The valuable wood is used particularly for furniture, paneling, professional and scientific instruments, handles, and toys. * It is a moderately long-lived tree, with ages of up to 258 years known.

This is a shrub or small tree which is endemic to northern California , where it grows along streambanks in the Cascades , Sierra Nevada , and the coastal mountain ranges. The fruit contains about 8.6% sugars, 2.9% malic acid, 0.74% ash.

* Plums are grown commercially in orchards, but modern rootstocks, together with self-fertile strains, training and pruning methods, allow single plums to be grown in relatively small spaces.

* A most unusual bayberry, a small tree with narrow 5" leaves and 1" deep reddish-purple berries, which are edible and are used to make a drink. * Native to east Asia. * An extract from fruit called myricerone blocks a receptor for the peptide, endothelin,...

This tree is considered vulnerable due of its rarity. It has gray-brown, fissured bark, with mottled streaks. The branchlets are a purplish-brown colour, and are slender and sparsely villous.

This characteristic is however only found on mature trees; young specimens have smooth bark. * Shagbark hickory (Carya ovata) is probably the most distinctive of all the hickories because of its loose-plated bark.

They have dazzling pink blossoms in early spring. The Hall's Hardy Almond is a very hardy strain that will thrive anywhere peaches can be grown. The large, excellent quality nuts have thin, papery shells that are easy to crack.

Their snowy white ''starfish'' shaped blooms; truly beautiful glossy foliage and delectable nuts in the fall make a unique, ornamental and useful hedge or specimen tree. Chinese Chestnut trees are majestic shade trees (to 40') that produce the most luscious...

1 1/2-3' trees sent. Year-round landscape beauty with colorful scarlet and bronze fall foliage. Early bearing, hardy, native that grows less than 15 feet with heavy, easy to pick crops.

* A high percentage of the wood is used for products where strength, hardness, and flexibility are needed. It makes an excellent fuelwood, too. * It is the most abundant of the hickories.

* The Oriental Beech ( Fagus orientalis ) is a deciduous tree in the beech family Fagaceae . The natural range extends from northwest Turkey east to the Caucasus and Alborz Mountains.

This species has served as a stock for grafting cultivated varieties of plums. Its native range stretches from South Dakota and Ohio in the north to as far south as Alabama and Coahuila .

The 8–14 in long pinnately compound leaves bear 9–15 lanceolate leaflets, 3/8–11/4 in wide by 2–4 in long. The small nut has a thick shell with deep grooves enclosing an oily, edible seed.

* Paradox has more resistance to soil borne diseases than either of its parents. * Luther Burbank was the first to describe Paradox Black Walnut, "As compared with seedlings of either the California or the Persian Walnut this manifests an enormous capacity...

It is now mainly found on timber plantations; however, the species continues to thrive in protected areas, including Lamington National Park where at least one walking track is named after it.

* Celtis tournefortii, commonly known as the 'oriental hackberry' is a deciduous tree in the Celtis genus. The species is endemic to eastern Europe: Ukraine, Croatia, Greece (including Crete, Sicily, Macedonia, Montenegro; Western Asia: Cyprus, northwestern...

In more favourable conditions, trees may grow to 20 m in height, although some can reach up to 27 m. A long-lived but slow-growing tree in the wild. Thus, it is often found as krummholz , trees dwarfed by exposure and growing close to the ground.

* The wood is used for a variety of products, including fuel for home heating. * Compound leaves; open, oval head, rather contorted looking; good golden yellow fall color; grows well in dry soil; native to eastern U.S.