Squirrel Food Producing Plant Seeds For Sale In Vancouver

The seed is up to 3cm long. * The seed is eaten raw or cooked. The seed ripens in late autumn and, when stored in its shell in a cool place, will keep for at least 6 months. Rather thin-shelled, the seed is small and sweet.

It is confined to acidic soils, and does not tolerate limestone , and grows at low altitudes from sea level up to 350 m. The leaves are deeply lobed, pointy 3-6" and turn winey red, russet-red or bronzy in fall.

* In forests, the northern red oak grows straight and tall, to 28 m (90 ft), exceptionally to 43 m (140 ft) tall, with a trunk of up to 50-100 cm (20-40 in) diameter. * Prefers a good deep fertile loam which can be on the stiff side.

* A specimen of notable longevity is one in Stelmuz , Lithuania which is believed to be approximately 1,500 years old, possibly making it the oldest oak in Europe. * Quercus robur is planted for forestry, and produces a long-lasting and durable heartwood,...

* Among the white oaks, it is one of the most tolerant of urban conditions, and is one of the fastest-growing of the group. * The bark is a medium gray and somewhat rugged. It has been planted in many climates, ranging northwards to Anchorage, Alaska,...

This medium-sized rapid-growing tree is often abundant as second growth on cutover lands. July high temperatures vary from 21° to 46° C (70° to 115° F) and January low temperatures from 2° to -29° C (35° to -20° F) .

* The tree starts acorn production around 15 years of age, earlier than many oak species. * It is a medium-sized tree growing to 20-30 m tall (exceptionally to 39 m), with a trunk up to 1-1.5 m diameter (exceptionally 2 m).

* Quercus muehlenbergii, (its scientific name often misspelt muhlenbergii) is native to eastern and central North America, ranging from Vermont west to Wisconsin and south to South Carolina, western Florida, New Mexico, and northeastern Mexico from Coahuila...

Prick out the seedlings into individual pots when they are large enough to handle and grow them on in light shade in the greenhouse for at least their first winter. Plant them out into their permanent positions when they are more than 15cm tall and give...

* Quercus muehlenbergii, (its scientific name often misspelt muhlenbergii) is native to eastern and central North America, ranging from Vermont west to Wisconsin and south to South Carolina, western Florida, New Mexico, and northeastern Mexico from Coahuila...

A very good fuel, burning well and giving off a lot of heat. * The wood is hard, tough, elastic. An edible oil from the seed is used in cooking. The seed ripens in late autumn and, when stored in its shell in a cool place, will keep for at least 6 months.

* The French marigold ( Tagetes patula ) is a species in the daisy family ( Asteraceae ). About 35 kilos of oil can be extracted from 1 hectare of the plant (yielding 2,500 kilos of flowers and 25,000 kilos of herbage).

* Corylus chinensis, common names Chinese filbert and Chinese Hazel, is a deciduous tree native to western China. The branchlets are a purplish-brown colour, and are slender and sparsely villous.

It is confined to acidic soils, and does not tolerate limestone , and grows at low altitudes from sea level up to 350 m. The leaves are deeply lobed, pointy 3-6" and turn winey red, russet-red or bronzy in fall.

The trees are cultivated and tapped for their toxic sap, which is used as a highly durable lacquer to make Chinese, Korean and Japanese lacquerware . * Lacquer Tree ( Toxicodendron vernicifluum or formerly Rhus verniciflua ), also called Varnish Tree...

This medium-sized rapid-growing tree is often abundant as second growth on cutover lands. July high temperatures vary from 21° to 46° C (70° to 115° F) and January low temperatures from 2° to -29° C (35° to -20° F) .

It attains a tallow-like consistency on standing and is used to make candles. * An oil is extracted from the seeds.

* It is not unusual for a white oak tree to be as wide as it is tall. * White oak grows over much of eastern North America and is an important hardwood timber tree. * Species name of alba means white in reference to the light ash-gray bark.

* The fruit has a bitter-sweet flavour, tasting like an over-ripe banana. It is native to the low-elevation woodlands of the Himalayas in China , India , and surrounding nations and it is naturalized in parts of Australia and New Zealand .

The seed, which has a hard shell, is of relatively good flavour. The seed ripens in mid to late autumn and will probably need to be protected from squirrels. * Corylus heterophylla , the Asian Hazel , is a species of hazel native to eastern Asia , from...

* It is widely distributed in China and is cultivated extensively there. It is found in forests, thickets, banks of streams and foothills at elevations of 500 to 1,300 metres. The crown forms a rounded or oval vase with lower branches removed.

* It is said to be of great use when applied externally to stimulate hair growth and is an ingredient of many hair lotions and ointments. * The large leaves, up to 1 foot long, are interesting.

* A specimen of notable longevity is one in Stelmuz , Lithuania which is believed to be approximately 1,500 years old, possibly making it the oldest oak in Europe. * Quercus robur is planted for forestry, and produces a long-lasting and durable heartwood,...

It is used in the treatment of persistent cough with blood, chronic diarrhoea, spontaneous sweating, night sweats, bloody stool, urorrhoea and bloody sputum. * An excrescence produced on the leaf by an insect Melaphis chinensis or M.

* One of the all around largest sunflowers available to growVery Impressive! * Flower heads are 18-24 inches across.

* The fruit can be eaten raw or cooked. In very exposed positions at high altitude, they can assume a krummholz habit, growing low to the ground even when mature with a wide trunk.

* These saponins are also useful as insecticides, for purposes such as removing head lice off the scalp. The fruit is commonly known as Chinese soapberry or washnut, and like other species in the genus Sapindus, it is called soapberry.