Tropical Plant Edible Fruit Or Nut Plant For Sale In Pasadena

The sprouted seeds are eaten in salads, sandwiches, soups, stews etc. * 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...

* Used as a rootstock for the cultivated cherries * Flowers bloom in mid spring and are pollinated mainly by bees and insects. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade.

* The legume is a used as a vegetable in interiors of central and south central India, though not commercially farmed. * Canavalia gladiata, usually called Sword Bean, is a domesticated plant species in the legume (Fabaceae) family.

Flowers arrive in spring, which are followed by medium sized oranges that ripen in late winter. Like other cultivars of Sweet Orange, its growth rate is moderate making it perfect for containers.

* The fruit of many members of this genus is a very rich source of vitamins and minerals, especially in vitamins A, C and E, flavanoids and other bio-active compounds. * 2" white or pale pink flowers in small clusters in summer.

The sprouted seeds are eaten in salads, sandwiches, soups, stews etc. * 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...

* This palm grows up to 6m (exceptionally 8m) in a slow but steady manner. * Butia capitata , also known as Pindo Palm or Jelly Palm , is a palm native to Brazil and Uruguay . * They can also be made into jellies, jams, pies, cakes etc.

An edible oil is obtained from the seed. They will store for up to 21 days at 10°c with a relative humidity of 90%. Slightly sweet, it contains 20% or more protein, which is about 12 times that of potatoes.

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

* The fruits are the sweetest when soft and orange. * It is an evergreen large shrub or small tree , with a rounded crown, short trunk and woolly new twigs. * Loquats are unusual among fruit trees in that the flowers appear in the autumn or early winter,...

It has a large number of traditional uses. * Sesbania grandiflora (syn. Fruits in Bitter and acrid, laxative, fever, pain, bronchitis, anemia, tumors, colic, jaundice, poisoning. * Leaves used as tonic, diuretic, laxative, antipyretic, chewed to disinfect...

* The seeds are extensively harvested and sold as pine nuts, particularly in northeastern China; it is the most widely traded pine nut in international commerce. It is used in Korea in the treatment of earache, epistaxis and to promote milk flow in nursing...

It usually grows to only 3-5' tall and features 5-petaled, showy, white flowers in drooping clusters which appear before the leaves emerge in early spring. * Running serviceberry is a deciduous, early-flowering, stoloniferous shrub which typically suckers...

It also has more intense fall color, glossier leaves and more abundant fruit production. * The variety Brilliantissima tends to be more compact than the species. * This red chokeberry cultivar is a deciduous shrub which typically grows slowly to 6-8'...

* The seeds are diuretic and are used in the treatment of alcohol overdose. The fruit is sweet and fragrant with a pear-like flavour. * The fruit can be dried when they have the sweet flavour and texture of raisins and can be used similarly.

* Akebia is a genus of five species of flowering plant, within the family Lardizabalaceae. The fruit is 7 - 13cm long. * The dried young leaves are used as a tea substitute. * Valued more as a novelty, the fruit looks somewhat like a deep-purple coloured...

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

* Sow the seed in March/April in a greenhouse only just covering the seed. It is native from southern Europe east across southern Asia to Japan . Peruviana (Cape Gooseberry), easily identifiable by the larger, bright orange to red papery covering over...

* The flowers can be added to salads or used as a garnish. * Malvus sylvestris is a spreading herb , who is an annual in North Africa , biennial in the Mediterranean and a perennial elsewhere .

The oil from the seeds may be processed into soap or lubricants. * The fruits of the woodland elaeocarpus are edible. * The woodland elaeocarpus is found in China (Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Hunan, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang),...

* Linseed has a long history of medicinal use, its main effects being as a laxative and expectorant that soothes irritated tissues, controls coughing and relieves pain. * Flax was extensively cultivated in ancient Ethiopia and ancient Egypt .

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. It is an excellent tonic and restorative, helping in stressful times and increasing zest for life.

* Numerous hybrids of Quercus gambelii [Gamble Oak] with various scrub oaks have been reported, including Q. * A decoction of the root bark has been used to treat internal pains. Any galls produced on the tree are strongly astringent and can be used in...

* It is very acceptable raw and has a superior flavour to sweet chestnuts (C. * It is a spreading shrub or small tree, reaching 2–8 m in height at maturity. * It grows best on well-drained soils in full sun or partial shade.

The fruit is edible but not as well known for its jelly and pie making as its cousin Cydonia . * It produces apple-shaped fruit that are a golden-yellow color containing red-brown seeds.

It can be used as a staple food crop in either savoury or sweet dishes. * Oats are an easily grown crop that succeeds in any moderately fertile soil in full sun. Used as a cereal, it is probably best known as the breakfast cereal porridge but it can also...

* Native to the lowland, hill, and mountain forests; 300-2000 m. * Its fruit is about 3 centimeters long and has a a soft whitish sour flesh and green to yellow skin. * It is native to much of Asia from China to India to Japan .