Street Tree Drought Tolerant Plant For Sale In Florida

* Cedro is a tree of the New World tropics, appearing in forests of moist and seasonally dry subtropical or tropical life zones (24) from latitude 26°N. * Cedro wood is still in considerable demand wherever it is available in the American tropics.

* In North America it is known as Hedge Maple and in Australia it is sometimes called Common Maple. * A deciduous Tree growing to 15 m, at a fast rate. * A maple native to much of Europe , north to southern England (where it is the only native maple),...

* In North America it is known as Hedge Maple and in Australia it is sometimes called Common Maple. * A deciduous Tree growing to 15 m, at a fast rate. * A maple native to much of Europe , north to southern England (where it is the only native maple),...

* A yellow dye is obtained from the seedpods and the flowers * S. * Used to make the strong, springy curved "enju wood" handle used on the traditional Japanese woodworking adze, called the chouna.

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

The leaves are oval, 4 to 7 cm (1.6 to 2.8 in) long, glossy dark green above, slightly paler below. They have a smell that some people find distasteful. * The Callery Pear ( Pyrus calleryana ) is a species of pear native to China .

* It is much loved in the Caribbean ; for example, many Puerto Rican paintings feature Flamboyant Trees, it can also be found in The Bahamas as well. * Scarlet and yellow flowers followed by 2' pods; grows rapidly; dense-growing, fernlike, doubly compound...

Canopy spread can vary between 5 to 15 metres. Adverse conditions will affect the growth rate, with poor conditions considerably slowing the speed of growth. * A native of the southern parts of Africa, mainly sub-tropical.

* The wood dries without difficulty and is often used in its green or wet state for turnery and bowl carving. * The unusually shaped pods are often gathered, cleaned and decorated for use on Christmas trees and in dried arrangements.

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. They drop their leaves, and grow new ones, within a few weeks in spring.

* It is much loved in the Caribbean ; for example, many Puerto Rican paintings feature Flamboyant Trees, it can also be found in The Bahamas as well. * Scarlet and yellow flowers followed by 2' pods; grows rapidly; dense-growing, fernlike, doubly compound...

* Often has drooping branchlets; foliage green; half-inch cones; native to Mexico and Central America. * Cupressus lusitanica , ( Cedro Blanco ; Teotlate , distinctive names used in Mexico); Cedro Blanco means White Cedar and is also known as Mexican...

Extremely adaptable and common in the sandy or clay-sand ridges of Georgia. Useful in coastal landscapes, it adds texture and unique architecture to large scale plantings. * A source of pulp, timber, and turpentine.

The foliage grows in dense, usually moderately decumbent and pendulous sprays of bright green, very slender, slightly flattened shoots. * Cupressus funebris is a medium-sized coniferous tree growing to 20-35 m tall, with a trunk up to 2 m diameter.

* When Lewis and Clark reached St. Louis in 1804, they were so impressed by the versatile and durable Osage Orange tree that it was the first specimen that they sent east. The dense mass was "pig tight, horse high and bull strong." The name Hedge Apple...

In certain portions of its range, it can be an undesirable competitor of commercial species during early stages of stand development. Ecologically and taxonomically, it remains a poorly understood species.

* The silk floss tree is cultivated mostly for ornamental purposes. * The natural habitat of the silk floss tree is the north-east of Argentina, east of Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay and southern Brazil.

* Used as a street and shade tree in Florida. * In the low-elevation deserts of Arizona, it is the only tree whose leaves turn scarlet in fall. * Horticulturally, it is a popular choice for street trees in urban settings because it is very drought tolerant...

It is very tolerant of difficult growing conditions in urban situations, which has increased its popularity in civic planting schemes in recent decades. An edible oil is obtained from the seed.

* An infusion of the dried buds has been used as an eye wash. * Distribution and Ecology USA: Montana (E from 112° W), North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Utah, E Nevada, Colorado, Nebraska, Oklahoma.

* The bark is smooth and pale grey on young trees, becoming square-cracked and knobbly on old trees. * Fraxinus angustifolia ( Narrow-leafed Ash ) is a species of Fraxinus native to central and southern Europe , northwest Africa , and southwest Asia .

* It is still relatively obscure in the horticultural industry but is slowly gaining popularity due to its fast growth rate, ease of transplanting, good fall colors and ability to grow in wet soils.

* 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...

Obovate-elliptic to elliptic leaves (to 3 1/2" long) are glossy dark green. * Jacktree is a small spreading deciduous tree or large shrub that typically grows to 15-20' tall. Pendant star-shaped white flowers (to 1" wide) in 3 to 5-flowered cymes cover...

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

* Native to Southeast Australia. * Grows very fast with masses of tiny yellow flowers, blue leaves and delicate textures. * A shrub or tree in the legume family. * The scientific name of the species honors the botanist Frederick Manson Bailey.

Within its natural area, it grows under extremely variable rainfall regimes, from less than 300 mm to several thousands, mostly due to differences in mist-capturing by the foliage.