Tropical Plant Edible Fruit Or Nut Plant For Sale In Oxnard

* Starchy and delicious, it has the texture of a waxy boiled potato with the flavour of chestnuts. * The germinating seed produces an underground 'earth nut' which has a coconut-like flavour.

The gelled seeds can also be prepared as a gruel or pudding. * 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...

The gelled seeds can also be prepared as a gruel or pudding. * 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...

* The bush grows to a maximum height of 13 feet (4 m ), and the prickles are sparse to scattered along the stalks.

* Starchy and delicious, it has the texture of a waxy boiled potato with the flavour of chestnuts. * The germinating seed produces an underground 'earth nut' which has a coconut-like flavour.

Fragaria virginiana is octoploid, having eight sets of these chromosomes for a total of 56. The seed can take 4 weeks or more to germinate. Small but delicious, up to 20mm in diameter.

This variety was the All America Selection Winner in 1949. They are grown and consumed throughout the world. If you like to eat them, you definitely should grow them! * The radish ( Raphanus sativus ) is an edible root vegetable of the Brassicaceae family...

* Sweet chestnut has been listed as one of the 38 substances used to prepare Bach flower remedies, a kind of alternative medicine promoted for its effect on health. The seed is rich in carbohydrates, it can be dried, then ground and used as a flour in...

* It is an evergreen large shrub or small tree , with a rounded crown, short trunk and woolly new twigs. * The fruit has a slightly acid, sweet aromatic flavour, they can be eaten out of hand or cooked in pies, sauces, jellies etc.

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

* Western herbalists consider it a 'food for the heart', it increases the blood flow to the heart muscles and restores normal heart beat. This effect is brought about by the presence of bioflavonoids in the fruit, these bioflavonoids are also strongly...

* Easily grown in a good well-drained loamy soil in sun or semi-shade[ Anthocyanins are also antioxidants, so there is interest in black raspberries for their potential nutraceutical value.

Compared to other juices obtained from plum, pear, and apple, Cornelian cherry juice contained higher levels of dietary minerals. * A very ornamental plant, it is very closely related to C.

* A very attractive tree. * The Mexican government has declared this species endangered. In cultivation, leaves up to 23 cm long may be produced. * Because of its isolation in a remote area, it escaped discovery until 1964.

Perfect for eating fresh, freezing and canning. It provides continuous pods throughout the season. Good for any climate. * Golden Wax bean produces excellent yields of golden yellow wax beans.

* Produces an abundance of long yellow sweet peppers from mid summer until frost.

It is hardy in USDA Zone 4 . It is considered to be a substitute for ginseng and is said to be a tonic for both the male and the female sex organs. * The following report is for S.

* Flax was extensively cultivated in ancient Ethiopia and ancient Egypt . The seed, or the oil from the seed are normally used. In a prehistoric cave in the Republic of Georgia dyed flax fibers have been found that date to 34,000 BC .

* They are commonly served raw and peeled. * The fruit contains about 4.9% sugars, 3.2% protein, 0.9% pectin. * 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...

* Juglans regia is a large deciduous tree attaining heights of 25–35 m, and a trunk up to 2 m diameter, commonly with a short trunk and broad crown, though taller and narrower in dense forest competition.

* It is an evergreen large shrub or small tree , with a rounded crown, short trunk and woolly new twigs. * The fruit has a slightly acid, sweet aromatic flavour, they can be eaten out of hand or cooked in pies, sauces, jellies etc.

The nest cavity is deep, and the parents and young are entirely hidden from view. They are white and open well after sunset and close in mid-afternoon. They may grow their first side arm any time from 75–100 years of age, but some never grow any arms.

In cultivation, it grows rapidly, fruiting within three years. * The papaya is a small, sparsely branched tree, usually with a single stem growing from 5 to 10 m (16 to 33 ft) tall, with spirally arranged leaves confined to the top of the trunk.

* A purple to dull blue dye is obtained from the fruit. * The fruit is delicious when eaten out of hand, the fruit is also used in pies, preserves etc. * Raspberry fruit may protect the liver.

* The chokeberries ( Aronia ) are two to three species of deciduous shrubs in the family Rosaceae , native to eastern North America . * The fruits are eaten by birds (birds do not taste astringency and feed on them readily), which then disperse the seeds...

* Rhamnus caroliniana ( syn. It is native from New York to Nebraska south to Mexico and Florida. Frangula caroliniana ), the Carolina Buckthorn , is an upright shrub or small tree native to the Southeastern United States .

The fruit can be used in making pies, preserves, etc, and can also be dried for later use. The orange fruit has a mealy texture with an acid taste and a slight bitterness but is fairly nice raw.