Squirrel Food Producing Plant Wildlife Food For Sale In Colorado Springs

* 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 ornamental shrub. Conservation Plant Characteristics Chrysolepis sempervirens (Kellogg) Hjelmqvist bush chinquapin CHSE11 Summary Duration Perennial Growth Habit Shrub Native Status L48 (N) Federal T/E Status National Wetland Indicator Morphology/Physiology...

* This tall tree has lustrous almost reflective dark green summer leaves that yield to brilliant reds and scarlets in the fall. * Any galls produced on the tree are strongly astringent and can be used in the treatment of haemorrhages, chronic diarrhoea,...

* This tall tree has lustrous almost reflective dark green summer leaves that yield to brilliant reds and scarlets in the fall. * Any galls produced on the tree are strongly astringent and can be used in the treatment of haemorrhages, chronic diarrhoea,...

* A very ornamental shrub. Conservation Plant Characteristics Chrysolepis sempervirens (Kellogg) Hjelmqvist bush chinquapin CHSE11 Summary Duration Perennial Growth Habit Shrub Native Status L48 (N) Federal T/E Status National Wetland Indicator Morphology/Physiology...

* Willow oaks can grow moderately fast (height growth up to 60 cm / 2 feet a year), and tend to be conic to oblong when young, rounding out and gaining girth at maturity (i.e. more than 50 years) * The willow oak has leaves,somewhat like the willow.

* The acorns provide food for raccoons, White-tailed Deer, Wild Turkeys, squirrels, ducks, Bobwhite Quail, and small birds and rodents. * It is grown and marketed mainly as pulpwood.

* White oak is the Illinois State Tree. * 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 Quercus macrocarpa or Bur Oak , sometimes spelled Burr Oak , is a species of oak in the white oak section Quercus sect. * Acorn cups are covered with a mossy scale or bur near the rim, hence the common names.

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

* Paradox has more resistance to soil borne diseases than either of its parents. * Our seed is collected from hybrid parent trees. * Luther Burbank was the first to describe Paradox Black Walnut, "As compared with seedlings of either the California or...

The seed, which has a hard shell, is of relatively good flavour. * Corylus heterophylla , the Asian Hazel , is a species of hazel native to eastern Asia , from northern China , eastern Mongolia , Korea , Japan , and southeastern Siberia .

However, the swamp chestnut oak is a larger tree which differs in preferred habitat, and the bark does not have the distinctive deep, rugged ridging of the chestnut oak, being thinner, scaly, and paler gray.

* Water oak has been used for timber and for fuel by people in the southern states since the 17th century. * Water oak grows well along small streams or moist upland soils with 1270 to 1520 mm (50 to 60 in) annual rainfall during the frost-free period.

* White oak is the Illinois State Tree. * 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.

It generally occurs in foothills , being most abundant in the lower altitudes of the Sierra Nevada , but also widespread in the Pacific Coast Ranges and the San Gabriel Mountains .

Hairy red drupes are produced, which can be brewed into a tea. The fruit can also be dried and ground into a powder then mixed with corn meal and used in cakes, porridges etc. * The leaves and stems of fragrant sumac have a citrus fragrance when crushed,...

* Symphyotrichum novae-angliae (formerly Aster novae-angliae), commonly known as the New England aster, is a flowering herbaceous perennial plant in the Asteraceae family. * New England American-aster is large and showy, growing to 6 or more ft.

* Vaccinium arboreum ( Sparkleberry or Farkleberry ) is a species of Vaccinium native to the southeastern United States , from southern Virginia west to southeastern Missouri , and south to Florida and eastern Texas .

* 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. * Among the white oaks, it is one of the most tolerant of urban conditions,...

* Liatris spicata , the dense blazing star or prairie gay feather , is an herbaceous perennial plant native throughout most of eastern North America . Native to moist prairies and sedge meadows.

In Missouri, the average number of mature acorns per tree was generally higher than for other oaks over a 5-year period, but the number of acorns differed greatly from year to year and from tree to tree within the same stand.

* Phacelia tanacetifolia is a species of phacelia known by the common names lacy phacelia, blue tansy or purple tansy. Prefers a moist soil. * It is planted in vineyards and alongside crop fields, where it is valued for its long, coiling inflorescences...

The mature size is up to 35–40 m height, and 1.5 m trunk diameter. Macedonian pine is of great value for research into hybridisation and genetic modification to develop rust resistance in these species; hybrids with eastern white pine inherit some resistance.

American snowbell's showy, white, bell-shaped flowers are borne in pairs from leaf axils. When in bloom, they cover the plant creating a fragrant, white cloud. * A small delicate shrub with 1" white bell-shaped flowers in small clusters from the leaf...

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

It is cultivated at least as far north as Ottawa, Ontario and as far south as Lake Worth, Florida. * The Shumard Oak , Quercus shumardii (also known as Spotted Oak, Schneck Oak, Shumard Red Oak, and Swamp Red Oak), is one of the largest of the oak species...