Timber Tree Drought Tolerant Plant For Sale In Chicago

Giant chinkapin (Castanopsis chrysophylla), also called golden chinkapin, giant evergreen-chinkapin, and goldenleaf chestnut, is an interesting hardwood species in a landscape dominated by coniferous forests.

Cedro heartwood contains an aromatic and insect-repelling resin that is the source of its popular name, Spanish-cedar (it resembles the aroma of true cedars (Cedrus spp.). * Cedro is always found naturally on well-drained soils, often but not exclusively...

* Picea crassifolia is a species of conifer in the Pinaceae family. It is much more drought tolerant than most spruce species. It is found only in China . * This species of spruce should be grown in areas where drought may be a concern.

Sinaloa to Chiapas - and Guatemala in montane, relatively open pine or pine-oak forests at altitudes from 900 to 2500 m. * These trees project a sense of vigorous strength, for though not generally very large, they are robust, with thick branches and...

* This species is related to Pinus ponderosa (Ponderosa pine), and included in the same subsection Ponderosae. * Pinus durangensis, the Durango pine, is a pine tree species endemic to the Sierra Madre Occidental mountain range of Northwestern Mexico.

* The Chir Pine ( Pinus roxburghii ) named after William Roxburgh , is a pine native to the Himalaya . The other Himalayan pines are Blue Pine , Bhutan White Pine , Chinese White Pine , Chilgoza Pine and Sikang Pine .

* This species grows up to 50 feet, and has yellow flowers. Mediterranean and Asia Minor. * Sun- and drought-tolerant.

* The Pacific race is found in California northward from the Transverse Ranges and west of the Sierra Nevada and Cascade Range into northern Oregon. It is a climax species at the lower limits of the coniferous forests, and a seral species in higher elevation...

It is planted commercially in Kenya, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Zambia at high altitudes. * Unlike virtually all members of this genus, trees of this species can be coppiced. * The wood of the Pinus leiophylla is hard, dense and strong.

* Picea crassifolia is a species of conifer in the Pinaceae family. It is much more drought tolerant than most spruce species. It is found only in China . * This species of spruce should be grown in areas where drought may be a concern.

* Resembles Celtis but has winged fruits to 3/4"; dark green foliage; "gray-brown bark exfoliates in patches and is quite handsome...for the plant collector this is a treasure to be unearthed" (Dirr); native to northern and central China.

Mostly at 1000-3000 m (Kral 1993). * Ponderosa pine was employed medicinally by several native North American Indian tribes, who valued it especially for its antiseptic and vulnerary properties, using it to treat a range of skin problems, cuts, wounds,...

* Gleditsia caspica ( Caspian Locust or Persian Honeylocust ) is a species of Gleditsia native to western Asia , in the Caucasus region of Azerbaijan and northern Iran , close to the Caspian Sea .

* The flexible thin shoots are used as walking sticks. * An excellent fuel. The tree was 18 m in height with a d.b.h. of 5 m in 2013. * The European nettle tree also known as European Hackberry or Lote tree ( Celtis australis ), is a deciduous tree that...

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

* This pine is useful for reforesting and provides nourishment for wildlife. * It also can provide wood pulp and lumber. * Pinus virginiana ( Virginia Pine , Scrub Pine , Jersey Pine ) is a medium-sized tree , often found on poorer soils from Long Island...

* A decidious Tree growing to 12m. * Common names include Orchid tree and Mountain-ebony. * Purple or lavender terminal flowers. * Native to India and China.

* The inner bark of the grand fir was used by some Plateau Indian tribes for treating colds and fever. * The aromatic leaves are used as a moth repellent. American Indians. * The boughs have been used in the home as an incense.

* It is found at elevations ranging from sea level to 2,000 metres (6,600 ft), most commonly from 250–1,600 metres (820–5,250 ft). The bark is grey to yellow-brown, and is widely split by flaking fissures into scaly plates, becoming increasingly fissured...

* The tree typically grows to < 30 m and bears a rounded crown. The bark of the trunk is rough, furrowed lightly in older trees to form a block pattern. * The leaves are smaller than those of the other European species, hence the specific epithet minor,...

This resistance to splitting led to its use for making mauls, pulleys, wheel hubs, agricultural rollers, bowls, and paving blocks. The fruit is up to 15mm in diameter and is borne in small clusters of 2 - 3.

* These are the sweetest seeds of any species in this genus * A delicious oil can be extracted from the seed by crushing the nuts, boiling them in water and then skimming off the oil as it comes to the surface.

* This species is cultivated for its timber in warm temperate areas. * "The slender, gracefully hanging leaves are 12" long,...making this a rather striking tree" (Wyman); grass-green needles, cones to 4 1/2"; often multitrunked; native to Mexico; sometimes...

* It is closely related to Acer saccharum (Sugar Maple). * Native to the Rocky Mountains in North America.

* It occurs within a rainfalls regime mostly in summer. It has been introduced in New Zealand near sea level and has done well. * Smooth-bark Mexican Pine ( Pinus pseudostrobus ), ( Chamite and Pacingo ) distinctive names in Spanish, tree endemic to Mexico...

Brachyptera (not published). The 'South Rockies' group includes populations formerly assigned to Pinus brachyptera Engelmann (1848) from Arizona and New Mexico. * An infusion of the dried buds has been used as an eye wash.

* Of somewhat loose habit; sometimes grown ornamentally; gray bark, gray-green foliage, gray-blue fruit; native to the southwest U.S. and Mexico. * Thin strips of the fibrous bark are used for making sleeping mats etc.