Squirrel Food Producing Plant Shade Tree For Sale In Des Moines

Specific epithet comes from Latin and means to place in an overlapping order, as with tile or shingles. * Wood was once used by early settlers in the midwest for shingles, hence the common name.

* The Quercus macrocarpa or Bur Oak , sometimes spelled Burr Oak , is a species of oak in the white oak section Quercus sect. Quercus , native to North America in the eastern and midwestern United States and south-central Canada .

* Corylus cornuta ( Beaked Hazel ) is a deciduous shrubby hazel found in most of North America , from southern Canada south to Georgia and California . * The seed can be eaten raw or cooked.

* The bark is a medium gray and somewhat rugged. * The Quercus macrocarpa or Bur Oak , sometimes spelled Burr Oak , is a species of oak in the white oak section Quercus sect. It has been planted in many climates, ranging northwards to Anchorage, Alaska,...

* Prefers a good deep fertile loam which can be on the stiff side. * Tolerate: Drought, Dry Soil, Black Walnut, Air Pollution. * Trees may live up to 500 years according to the USDA , and a living example of 326 years was noted in 2001 by Orwig et al.

1 1/2 - 2' trees. Under optimal conditions it can grow 3' or more per year! Intense, long lasting orange-red fall color. Large, fast-growing tree with spectacular fall color. Grows 50' tall and 40' wide.

* 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.

* Corylus cornuta ( Beaked Hazel ) is a deciduous shrubby hazel found in most of North America , from southern Canada south to Georgia and California . * The seed can be eaten raw or cooked.

Attractive and fast-growing! Plant these lovely, column-shaped trees 10' apart for summer shade or 5' apart in a line to create a windbreak – opposing winter wind even when the leaves have dropped.

Indeed they sprang forward at such a rate as presently to dwarf their pure breed relatives." * They are commonly used in California as a rootstock for English Walnut, inspiring more vigor in the trees.

* In the northern part of its range, black oak is a relatively small tree, reaching a height of 20-25 m (65-80 ft) and a diameter of 90 cm (35 in), but it grows larger in the south and center of its range, where heights of up to 42 m (140 ft) are known.

* Our Pennsylvania source is well know as the best for producing Timber for furniture production. * The fruit is readily eaten by birds. * The valuable wood is used particularly for furniture, paneling, professional and scientific instruments, handles,...

It is native to southwest Europe and northwest Africa. It is the primary source of cork for wine bottle stoppers and other uses, such as cork flooring. The process requires training due to the skill required to harvest bark without harming the tree.

A similar hairiness occurs in spring on new shoots and on the upper leaf surfaces, but this usually disappears with the summer rains. The tips of the stems take on a rosy glow in winter, while in early spring bud burst produces bright green delicate foliage,...

Album has been the primary source of sandalwood and the derived oil. * The use of S. Album in India is noted in literature for over two thousand years. * Sandalwood oil has been widely used in folk medicine for treatment of common colds, bronchitis

* The wood is similar to, and usually marketed mixed with, other white oaks. It typically grows to around 65 ft (20 m) tall, though the tallest specimen currently known is over 42m tall.

* The fruit is a nut , produced in bunches of 4-10 together; the nut is spherical, 3-5 cm long and broad, surrounded by a green husk before maturity in mid autumn. * The very bold, decorative leaves and the attractive catkins produced in spring make it...

* It is in flower in June, and the seeds ripen in September. * A decidious Shrub growing to 5 m. * 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.

It has many commercial uses. * The wood is strong, hard, durable,and takes a good polish. It is one of the species whose leaves are used for food by Koalas. It grows in forests near the coast on moderate to fertile soils in a protected, sunny position.

Very fast growing 3-6' per year with buttery-yellow fall coloring. Developed in conjunction with the USDA, this beautiful landscape tree is completely resistant to Dutch Elm Disease.

* Tilia dasystyla is a deciduous lime tree species . * Leaves to 6"; small flower clusters; young branches red; rounded fruit; native to southeast Europe and western Asia.

* Recent research has found several unlogged stands of Blue Oak woodlands, suggesting that the state may harbor over 500,000 acres (2,000 km2) of such old growth forests. * Individual Blue Oaks over 500 years old have been recorded, although most are...

The wood is hard. * The fruit is a source of oil. * The tree itself is planted as a street tree. It is used for making tools. * An easily grown plant, it succeeds in any soil of good or moderate fertility, ranging from acid to shallow chalk.

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

* It is a deciduous tree reaching 30 m tall (exceptionally up to 50 m), with a rounded crown and thin, scaly or flaky bark on the trunk. It is a component of the forest cover type White Oak-Black Oak-Northern Red Oak .

* Canyon live oak woodlands serve as excellent mountain lion habitat because of the large population of deer frequenting these areas. * Its leaves are a glossy dark green on the upper surface with prominent spines.

The wood is of a very high quality but the tree is not large enough to be used commercially. It weighs 51lb per cubic foot. A very good fuel, though it is almost impossible to split.