Tropical Plant Timber Tree For Sale In Chicago

Formerly very large trees were common, yielding large volumes of an attractive, easily worked timber that provided the raw material for furniture and finish carpentry throughout the country.

* Range China and Tibet * Typically found in high mountains where the climate is cold and wet.

The bark has been made into baskets. Libocedrus decurrens Torr.) is a species of conifer native to western North America , with the bulk of the range in the United States , from central western Oregon through most of California and the extreme west of...

* Drooping branchlets, 1 1/2" needles, dull green; 4" cones; native to Central Asia. It grows at altitudes of 1,300-3,600 metres, usually in pure forests, sometimes mixed with the Tien Shan variety of Siberian Fir ( Abies sibirica var.

Where winter hardy, it may be grown as an ornamental tree. Tolerates light shade. Soils should not be allowed to dry out. Site in a location protected from winter winds. The tallest individual ever found measures about 65 meters high.

* Douglas fir seeds are an extremely important food for small mammals. Mice, voles, shrews, and chipmunks consumed an estimated 65 percent of a Douglas fir seed crop following dispersal in western Oregon.

They are long-lived, to several hundred years, and eventually grow into very stout trees with trunks up to 2 m in diameter. * The Quercus pubescens acorns are light brown to yellow, 8–20 mm long, usually thin and pointed.

The spongy reddish-brown bark is ridged and furrowed and it is native to the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California. * This species is the biggest (but not the tallest) tree in the world and can weigh up to 2000 tonnes.

* Keep out of hands of small children * Natural from forest, no chemicals or preservatives applied. The cones remain closed for many years until a fire opens them( in excess of 350 degrees F) and allows reseeding.

Sugar maple ACSA3 Summary Duration Perennial Growth Habit Tree, Shrub Native Status L48 (N), CAN (N) Federal T/E Status National Wetland Indicator UPL, FACU Morphology/Physiology Active Growth Period Spring and Summer After Harvest Regrowth Rate Bloat...

* Produces fruit that look like pineapples when mature. * It is native to south-east Queensland with two small disjunct populations in northern Queensland's World Heritage listed Wet Tropics.

* This species is cultivated for its timber in warm temperate areas. * "The slender, gracefully hanging leaves are 12" long,...making this a rather striking tree" (Wyman); grass-green needles, cones to 4 1/2"; often multitrunked; native to Mexico; sometimes...

* Flowers, to 5", white, fragrant, borne in profusion. * A species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae ,native to South China (which includes Hong Kong ) and southeastern Asia * Common names include Hong Kong Orchid Tree, and Hawaiian orchid tree.

* Drooping yellow branchlets; needles to 12", light green, drooping; 8" cones; similar to P. Roxburghii except in details of cone form. * It is a subtropical pine and does not tolerate low temperatures or hard frost, surviving temperatures down to about...

* Most garden specimens are of the hybrid between the two species, Laburnum × watereri (Voss's laburnum), which combines the longer racemes of L. Anagyroides; it also has the benefit of low seed production.

N and W Guangdong, NE and SE Guangxi, Guizhou, S and W Hunan, S Jiangxi, SE Yunnan [N Vietnam]. * This species is grown as an ornamental and used for timber. * Native to evergreen broad-leaved forests; 500-1700 m.

Seeds obovoid, 3-4 mm, with an 8-11 mm pale brown wing. Pollination April, seed maturity October (Wu and Raven 1999). It is found only in China . * Picea wilsonii is a species of conifer in the Pinaceae family.

They are long-lived, to several hundred years, and eventually grow into very stout trees with trunks up to 2 m in diameter. * The Quercus pubescens acorns are light brown to yellow, 8–20 mm long, usually thin and pointed.

Simply place your tree by a large sunny window and prepare for tons of sweet tasting tropical fruit. Abiu trees have long, slender green leaves that add vibrant color to liven up the room.

* The Sierra Nevada White Fir sources have greener needles and are not as cold hardy or heat tolerant as the inland strains. * It is popular as an ornamental landscaping tree and as a Christmas Tree.

It is most often grown as a living fence or interplanted with other species for use as timber. * It is quite drought tolerant as it will drop its leaves during dry periods for up to 8 months.

At maturity, it is often 40 metres tall, though the largest specimens can exceed 80 metres tall. * Flooded gum is an attractive, straight-trunked tree much in demand outside Australia for its timber and fibre.

* The Mokala National Park in the Northern Cape is named after this tree. * Native to Tropical Africa.

Used for pianos, violins, interiors of buildings etc. It is also valued for its use in the pulp industry to make paper. It is found in Japan and Russia . * Picea glehnii ( Glehn's Spruce ) is a species of conifer in the Pinaceae family.

* It occurs within a rainfalls regime mostly in summer. It has been introduced in New Zealand near sea level and has done well. * Smooth-bark Mexican Pine ( Pinus pseudostrobus ), ( Chamite and Pacingo ) distinctive names in Spanish, tree endemic to Mexico...

* Narrower and more symmetrical in habit than P. Strobus; "makes a beautiful specimen" (Wyman). * It is related to the Eastern white pine (Pinus strobus), differing from it in having larger cones, slightly longer-lasting leaves (2–3 years, rather than...

* The valuable wood is used particularly for furniture, paneling, professional and scientific instruments, handles, and toys. * The fruit is readily eaten by birds. * The wood of P.