Tropical Plant Edible Fruit Or Nut Plant For Sale In Kansas City

* 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,...

* Roman soldiers were given chestnut porridge before entering battle. A somewhat astringent taste raw, it improves considerably when cooked and is delicious baked with a floury texture and a flavour rather like sweet potatoes.

* Prunus salicina ( syn. Prunus triflora or Prunus thibetica ; also called Chinese plum or Japanese plum ) is a small deciduous tree native to China , and now also grown in Korea , Japan , the United States , and Australia .

* Flowers bloom in mid spring and are pollinated mainly by bees and insects. The seed has a strong bitter taste that, in parts of the Mediterranean, is dried, ground and used as a spice in breads and pastries.

Eglanteria ) is a species of rose native to Europe and western Asia . * 1" fragrant single pink roses in small clusters; 1/2" orange to scarlet hips lasting well into winter; often grows on lime; with erect, arching branches; native to Europe and western...

* 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 .

* This palm grows up to 6m (exceptionally 8m) in a slow but steady manner. * The fruit is sweet and aromatic with the flavour of apricots. * They can also be made into jellies, jams, pies, cakes etc.

* 2 1/2" deep purple flowers on a plant that resembles a small hollyhock; likes full sun; biennial or perennial; native to Europe, north Africa, and northwest China. * The flowers can be added to salads or used as a garnish.

The leaves have a glossy, waxy appearance and smell of camphor when crushed. It has occasionally been used internally in the treatment of hysteria, but in modern day herbalism it is mainly used as the essential oil and internal use is not advised.

* The fruit tends to be quite large and fragrant, and when carefully wrapped (it has a tendency to bruise because of its juiciness), it can last for several weeks or more in a cold, dry place.

Germination usually takes place quickly and freely. It is a herbaceous perennial plant growing to 40–60 cm tall, with spirally arranged leaves 6–12 cm long and 4–9 cm broad. Peruviana (Cape Gooseberry), easily identifiable by the larger, bright...

It is native to Japan where it is widespread and often one of the dominant trees of Japan's deciduous forests. It grows in large stands from sea level up to 1400 metres but in the south-west of its range it is restricted to mountainous areas and occurs...

* A perennial with striking pink or white five-petaled 2" flowers in summer; often a weed, but a very pretty one; likes sun, grows in grassy places, especially on limestone, often in ditches along roads; native to Europe.

* It is cultivated for a spice obtained from the seeds inside the cherry stones. * Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils, prefers well-drained soil and can grow in nutritionally poor soil.

It is hardy to zone 5 and is not frost tender. Numerous cultivars with flowers in shades of white, pink and red have been selected. * A decidious Shrub growing to 3 m (9ft) by 5 m (16ft).

* The saguaro blossom is the state wildflower of Arizona. When the saguaro dies and its soft flesh rots, the callus remains as a so-called "saguaro boot", which was used by natives for storage.

* Annual Honesty ( Lunaria annua ) is a tall (height about 1 m), hairy-stemmed biennial plant native to the Balkans and south west Asia, and naturalized throughout Europe , North America , and parts of Asia .

) is a deciduous tree of the genus Juglans (section Cardiocaryon ), native to the Eastern Asiatic Region ( China , Russian Far East , North Korea and South Korea ). It grows to about 25 m.

* Easily grown in a moisture retentive but well-drained loamy soil of at least moderate quality. * Often cultivated for its edible fruit in N. * It is native to western North America, including British Columbia and much of the western United States.

* Akebia is a genus of five species of flowering plant, within the family Lardizabalaceae. The scientific name, akebia, is a Latinization of the Japanese name for species Akebia quinata: akebi (??).

* Seed - raw, cooked or ground into a powder. * Sometimes grown as a pot plant in colder areas. * Produces fruit that look like pineapples when mature. * The germinating seed produces an underground 'earth nut' which has a coconut-like flavour.

* 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 an upright, fast-growing, deciduous tree that typically grows to 15-20' tall with a rounded form. Apricots ripen in summer. Flowers are followed by fuzzy-skinned, green to yellow apricots (to 1” diameter) with clinging stones.

It was first grown commercially in New Zealand, where it has been superseded by Actinidia deliciosa, or Kiwifruit. * This species is the parent of the cultivated Kiwi fruits, these cultivars are now included under the name A.

* Reputedly, the largest living specimens are in the Cunningham Gap area near the Queensland-New South Wales border. The tallest tree in the Register is currently a 42.5 m specimen (measured 2009) at the Adelaide Botanic Gardens, Australia.

They are most commonly found in wet woods and swamps. Chokeberries are cultivated as ornamental plants and also because they are very high in antioxidant pigment compounds, like anthocyanins.

* Rosa dumalis ( Glaucous Dog Rose ) is a species of rose native to Europe and southwest Asia . Not all authorities accept it as distinct, with the Flora Europaea treating it as a synonym of Rosa canina .