Tropical Plant Edible Fruit Or Nut Plant For Sale In Portland

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

* It is a fast-growing tree, leaves are regular and rounded and the flowers white and red in color according to its species. * In the Thai language the flowers are called (dok khae) and are used in the Thai cuisine both cooked in curries, such as kaeng...

* Araucaria araucana (commonly called the monkey puzzle tree, monkey tail tree, Chilean pine, or pehuen) is an evergreen tree growing to 40 metres (130 ft) tall with a 2 metres (7 ft) trunk diameter.

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. * Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils, prefers well-drained soil and can grow in nutritionally...

Their early flowering and fruiting means that they require a sheltered spot away from frosts and cold winds. * This is the most commonly grown plum at least in Europe, and most prunes (dried plums) are made from fruits of this species.

* The roselle ( Hibiscus sabdariffa ) is a species of Hibiscus native to the Old World tropics, used for the production of bast fibre and as an infusion . * An annual or, in tropical areas, perennial; 4-5" yellow flowers with a brownish-red base; calyx...

* The Manchurian walnut ( Juglans mandshurica Maxim. * Nuts about 2" ) 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 ).

* The flesh is sweet and very tart. * It is a small to medium-sized evergreen tree growing up to 10–20 m (33–66 ft) high, with smooth gray bark and a uniform spherical to hemispherical crown.

* The roselle ( Hibiscus sabdariffa ) is a species of Hibiscus native to the Old World tropics, used for the production of bast fibre and as an infusion . * An annual or, in tropical areas, perennial; 4-5" yellow flowers with a brownish-red base; calyx...

* The nuts are edible. In Russia cultivated in St. Petersburg and Moscow . E Gansu, Hebei, Heilongjiang (Daxinganling), Henan (Funiu Shan), ?Hubei, Jilin (Changbai Shan), Liaoning, Nei Mongol, Shaanxi, Sichuan [Japan, Korea, Russia (Far East)].

* Rubus leucodermis (blackcap raspberry, black raspberry, whitebark raspberry, or blue raspberry,) is a species of Rubus native to western North America, from British Columbia, Canada south to California, New Mexico and Mexico.

* The Sacred water lotus has been used in the Orient as a medicinal herb for well over 1,500 years. In cooler climates, however, it should be grown in shallower water, though no less than 30 cm deep, which will warm up more quickly and encourage better...

The syrup is used as a nutritional supplement, especially for babies. * It can be used in making delicious jams, syrups etc. * The dog rose was the stylized rose of medieval European heraldry, and is still used today.

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

* A purple to dull blue dye is obtained from the fruit. * A herb tea is made from the dried leaves. * The fruit is delicious when eaten out of hand, the fruit is also used in pies, preserves etc.

Their early flowering and fruiting means that they require a sheltered spot away from frosts and cold winds. * This is the most commonly grown plum at least in Europe, and most prunes (dried plums) are made from fruits of this species.

A sugar is obtained from boiling off the water in the sap. * The sugar pine is the tallest and largest Pinus species, commonly growing to 40–60 meters (130–195 ft) tall, exceptionally to 82 m (269 ft) tall, with a trunk diameter of 1.5–2.5 m (4...

* Actinidia kolomikta is cultivated in cold temperate regions as an ornamental plant, largely for the striking random variegation in pink and white of some its leaves but also because of the relatively small (2-5 g or 0.07- 0.18 ounces) kiwifruit-like...

* The seed can be ground into a meal and used in stews, making bread, cakes etc and in making nut butter. * The seed has a slightly resinous flavour, but delicious raw or cooked. * The pinon pine (Pinus edulis) is the state tree of New Mexico.

* In 2007, Governor John Hoeven signed a bill naming the chokecherry the official fruit of the state of North Dakota. * Chokecherries are very high in antioxidant pigment compounds, such as anthocyanins.

* White or pink flowers to 2 1/2"; pear-shaped 1/3-2/3" hips, shiny red or red-orange; suckers to form thickets; native to woods, dunes, and prairies from Nova Scotia to Maryland and Texas * It is being investigated as a food that is capable of reducing...

The squash is a frost-tender annual plant that is widely cultivated, especially in warm temperate and tropical areas, for its edible fruit. Moschata acts as the genetic bridge within the genus and is closest to the genus' progenitor.

Long lived, strong, hardy, rapid growers reach 40-75 feet tall. Of all the luscious, valuable nuts, the hardy pecan tops the list. Cannot be sent to California, Arizona and Washington.

* A tree to 60 ft. Large with an agreeably acid flavour, theymake good preserves and a refreshing lemonade-like drink. A lime substitute. It is in flower from Mar to May, and the seeds ripen from Aug to October.

* It is a fast-growing tree, leaves are regular and rounded and the flowers white and red in color according to its species. * In the Thai language the flowers are called (dok khae) and are used in the Thai cuisine both cooked in curries, such as kaeng...

In the United States . The fibres are up to 50cm long, they are harvested commercially and used to make brushes, especially where these have to remain stiff in hot water or caustics * The trunks are used to make wharf piles, whilst polished cross-sections...

* It is an exceptionally nutritious vegetable tree with a variety of potential uses. * It may be used as forage for livestock, a micronutrient liquid, a natural anthelmintic and possible adjuvant.