Tropical Plant Edible Fruit Or Nut Plant For Sale In Billings

* Sow the seed in March/April in a greenhouse only just covering the seed. Peruviana (Cape Gooseberry), easily identifiable by the larger, bright orange to red papery covering over its fruit, which resemble Chinese lanterns .

* The bottle gourd, Lagenaria siceraria (synonym Lagenaria vulgaris Ser.), also known as opo squash, or long melon, is a vine grown for its fruit, which can either be harvested young and used as a vegetable, or harvested mature, dried, and used as a bottle,...

* They are commonly served raw and peeled. * The average yield from wild trees in the Himalayas is 83kg per year, though some trees yield up to 200kg. * The fruit tends to be quite large and fragrant, and when carefully wrapped (it has a tendency to bruise...

* Chia (Salvia hispanica) was the third most important food of the Aztecs in the time of Cortez (behind corn and beans and in front of amaranth), and has long been an important crop in Mesoamerica for the unique nutritional qualities of its seed.

The seed is soft like a cashew nut and has a slight flavour of pine nuts. It is a food that can easily be eaten in quantity and can be used as a staple food in the diet. * Araucaria araucana is a popular garden tree, planted for its unusual effect of...

A gourmet citrus, the fruit has a distinctive flavor that's sweet. Blood Orange ‘Sanguinelli' (Citrus sinensis) This unique orange has flesh that is purple rather than orange. Flowers arrive in spring, which are followed by medium sized oranges that...

* It is the natural symbol of the Canary Islands. * It is a relative of Phoenix dactylifera, the true date palm. * It can be cultivated where temperatures never fall below -10/-12 °C for extended periods, although it will require some protection if cold...

In Denmark it is known as Judaspenge and in The Netherlands as Judaspenning (coins of Judas) because of its resemblance to silver coins, a reference to Judas Iscariot . The common name "Honesty" arose in the 16th century, and it may be due to the translucent...

* Significant progress has been reported on polyphenols, particularly ellagic acid, tannins and anthocyanins, antioxidant activity, anti-cancer and anti-viral properties. * The flesh is sweet and very tart.

* Rubus spectabilis ( Salmonberry ) is a species of Rubus native to the west coast of North America from west central Alaska to California . * The fruit is juicy with a very good flavour.

The leaves are alternate, 2–7 cm long and 1–3.5 cm broad, oval to obovate , acuminate with irregularly serrate margins, rugose , dark green, pubescent above and tomentose below, with glandular petioles .

They are eaten cooked or ground into a powder and used for making cakes etc. * It is an important crop for subsistence farmers in Africa. * Amaranthus cruentus is a common flowering plant species that yields the nutritious staple amaranth grain .

It provides continuous pods throughout the season. * Golden Wax bean produces excellent yields of golden yellow wax beans. Pods are stringless, straight, and posses a rich buttery flavor.

* The following report is for S. Gardeners should beware that seedlings of "Eastern Prince" are sometimes sold under the same name but are typically single-sex plants. However, there is a hybrid selection titled "Eastern Prince" which has perfect flowers...

It often occurs in association with Blue Pine ( Pinus wallichiana ) and Deodar Cedar ( Cedrus deodara ). The Pine nuts are reported to be an aphrodisiac. * Pinus gerardiana , known as the Chilgoza Pine (Urdu: in Persian it means 40 nuts in one cone:),...

* Flowers bloom in mid spring and are pollinated mainly by bees and insects. * The tree is native in the Mediterranean region, Iran and parts of central Asia. The seed has a strong bitter taste that, in parts of the Mediterranean, is dried, ground and...

* Sorbus torminalis ( syn. * White flowers in May in loose clusters to 4", followed by 1/2" brown fruits, edible when overripe, formerly used in medicine; leaves resemble maple leaves; round, sometimes irregular crown; native to Europe, North Africa,...

* The chokecherry fruit can be used to make a tasty jam, jelly, or syrup. * The bark of chokecherry root was once made into an asperous-textured concoction used to ward off or treat colds, fever and stomach maladies by native Americans.

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 up to 3cm long. Hicoria floridana) the scrub hickory, is a tree native to the southeastern United States, where it is endemic in...

The meadow rose occurs as a colony-forming shrub growing to 1 m (3 ft) high, naturally in prairies and meadows. * The fruit is a fairly good source of essential fatty acids, which is fairly unusual for a fruit.

* 2" fragrant rosy-purple flowers, even in full shade, throughout the summer; red fruit, edible but not tasty; thornless; spreads via suckers; used in Europe as an ornamental; native from southeast Canada to Georgia and Tennessee, in moist woods especially...

* The chokeberries ( Aronia ) are two to three species of deciduous shrubs in the family Rosaceae , native to eastern North America . Chokeberries are cultivated as ornamental plants and also because they are very high in antioxidant pigment compounds,...

They are best harvested when 8" long. * Golden Summer Crookneck is a bush type plant that yields of buttery-yellow squash with narrow curved neck that are very easy to grow. Golden summer turns deeper yellow as it matures.

* The bottle gourd, Lagenaria siceraria (synonym Lagenaria vulgaris Ser.), also known as opo squash, or long melon, is a vine grown for its fruit, which can either be harvested young and used as a vegetable, or harvested mature, dried, and used as a bottle,...

* During the mid-nineteenth century, many Pinyon groves were cut down to make charcoal for ore-processing, destroying the traditional lifestyle of the Native Americans who depended on them for food.

It is hardy to zone 5 and is not frost tender. * A constituent of its extract has been found to be an effective and selective dopamine reuptake inhibitor. * A decidious Shrub growing to 3 m (9ft) by 5 m (16ft).

It is in flower in May, and the seeds ripen from Sep to October. It is hardy to zone 6. Suitable for parks and gardens. Serotina, differing mainly in having smaller fruit. 10 cm Application: parks and gardens Soil type: places little demands Wind resistance:...