Timber Tree Edible Fruit Or Nut Plant For Sale In Oakland

Give them some protection from the cold for their first winter or two outdoors. Sow stored seed as early in the year as possible. * The seed can be very slow to germinate, often taking 18 months or more.

It is not a true fruit but a swollen receptacle. The fruit is up to 3cm long, it contains 11.4% glucose, 4.7% fructose and 12.6% sucrose. * The Japanese Raisin Tree ( Hovenia dulcis ) is a hardy tree that occurs from Japan , over Eastern China and Korea...

* The fruit has an exquisitely rich flavour when it is fully ripe. * Diospyros lotus , better known as the Date-plum or Caucasian Persimmon is a widely cultivated species of the genus Diospyros , native to subtropical southwest Asia and southeast Europe...

* This is the most commonly grown plum at least in Europe, and most prunes (dried plums) are made from fruits of this species. The seed contains about 20% of an edible semi-drying oil.

* It is a popular garden tree in subtropical areas, planted for its unusual effect of the thick, 'reptilian' branches with a very symmetrical appearance. * The species is widely used in folk medicine.

* Prunus salicina ( syn. The fruit is a drupe 4-7 cm in diameter with yellow-pink flesh; it can be harvested in the summer. The leaves are 6-12 cm long and 2.5-5 cm broad, with a serrated margin.

* Large stately tree with smooth pale gray bark and obovate leaves widest near the tips, 6" veins; Dark green foilage, golden yellow in the fall. Source of useful timber; native to eastern Europe.

* Sometimes grown as a pot plant in colder areas. * It is native to south-east Queensland with two small disjunct populations in northern Queensland's World Heritage listed Wet Tropics.

* The cooked seed was used as a staple food by several native North American Indian tribes * Oaks may be the single most important genus used by wildlife for food and cover in California forests and rangelands.

In cooler climates such as Britain, however, it remains hard and astringent and needs to be cooked before being eaten. The cooked fruit adds a delicious flavour to cooked apples. * When grown in warm temperate or tropical climates, the fruit can become...

* The seed is eaten raw or cooked. * Carya cathayensis is a deciduous Tree growing to 18 m (59ft 1in) at a slow rate. It has a sweet flavour and is highly esteemed by the Chinese. The seed ripens in late autumn and, when stored in its shell in a cool...

* When the fruit is in a state described as incipient decay,the stage when the flesh turns from white to brown it becomes very soft and is quite sweet with an absolutely delicious flavour that somewhat resembles a luscious tropical fruit.

It is the type species of the subgenus Padus with flowers in racemes , which are hermaphroditic and pollinated by bees and flies; it is a deciduous small tree or large shrub 8–16 m tall.

* It is a large deciduous tree, growing up to 27 m tall, and will live up to 200 years. Mature Shagbarks are easy to recognize because, as their name implies, they have shaggy bark.

* In this variety the seeds are heart shaped. * Differs from the straight species in that the nuts are heart-shaped, thin-shelled, and easily cracked. They really are perfect hearts! * The fruit is a nut , produced in bunches of 4-10 together; the nut...

It is typically a high-elevation pine, often growing mixed with several other pine species. In favourable conditions, it makes a tree to 30 m, rarely 40 m tall. * The Chihuahua White Pine ( Pinus strobiformis ); family Pinaceae ) is a species of pine...

But it is thinly distributed over much of its native range, and is becoming rare in many areas. * Halesia tetraptera, commonly known as the common silverbell is a species in the family Styracaceae, native to the southeastern United States.

* This species is often used in south-western N. It is highly figured with a rich brown color and striking grain patterns, especially in the crotch areas, where large limbs meet the trunk.

* The Gray Pine ( Pinus sabineana ) is a pine endemic to California in the United States ; historically and internationally, the common name has been more frequently termed Digger Pine .

* It is a large deciduous tree, growing up to 27 m tall, and will live up to 200 years. Mature Shagbarks are easy to recognize because, as their name implies, they have shaggy bark.

A classic late season fruit variety that is great for home gardens. In warmer climates provide partial shade. Jersey tolerates a wide range of soil types, preferring acidic, moist, well-drained soil.

* Corylus chinensis, common names Chinese filbert and Chinese Hazel, is a deciduous tree native to western China. * The leaves range from ovate to obovate-elliptic and have a doubly serrated, irregular margin.

* Prunus salicina ( syn. The fruit is a drupe 4-7 cm in diameter with yellow-pink flesh; it can be harvested in the summer. The leaves are 6-12 cm long and 2.5-5 cm broad, with a serrated margin.

Extremely hardy --- down to 20º below zero! The English Carpathian Walnut tree is a truly beautiful lawn tree with attractive, lacy foliage. Grows 40-60' tall. A truly outstanding variety from the rugged Carpathian hills of Europe.

* Maclura tricuspidata is a tree native to East Asia , occasionally grown for its fruit , somewhat similar to that of the related mulberry ( Morus spp.). The root is galactogogue and is also used in the treatment of amenorrhoea.

An early-mid season fruiting blueberry variety. In warmer climates provide partial shade. Plant in moist, well-drained acidic soil. Hardy in zones 3-7. The showy blossoms and beautiful orange fall color also makes Patriot a great landscape plant.

* The Single-leaf Pinyon , ( Pinus monophylla ) , is a pine in the pinyon pine group, native to the United States and northwest Mexico . * During the mid-nineteenth century, many Pinyon groves were cut down to make charcoal for ore-processing, destroying...