Urban Tolerant Plant Evergreen Plant For Sale In El Paso

Excelsa is not the tallest in the genus. The genus name is Greek - rhapis, meaning "needle"; and the species name is Latin for "tall", an ironic name choice as R. They were first collected by the Japanese for Tokugawa shogunate palaces, then popularity...

It also is grown as both a medicinal herb and as a condiment. It is native to southern Europe . * A hardy perennial with gray or blue-gray rather frilly leaves, extremely fragrant (although many dislike the pungent scent); woody base; causes dermatitis...

It is native to northwestern Mexico and the southwestern United States from far eastern California to southwest Colorado , Rio Grande New Mexico , to west Texas , where it grows in woodland, chaparral , forest, and other habitat.

* A good ground cover plant, succeeding in the heavy shade of trees and in dry shade. The solitary flowers are 3–5 cm in diameter, a rich yellow, with five petals and numerous yellow stamens .

It also has numerous sharp needle-like spines produced on the leaf stems; these protect the stem growing point from browsing animals. * A strong fibre obtained from the leaves is used for cordage and brushes.

It is native to northwestern Mexico and the southwestern United States from far eastern California to southwest Colorado , Rio Grande New Mexico , to west Texas , where it grows in woodland, chaparral , forest, and other habitat.

Ponderosa is distinguishable in the field and certainly occurs at the type locality (Mount Rose, Nevada). * Pinus washoensis may be synonymous with P. Ponderosa, as detailed on that page.

It grows to heights of 10-25 m, and its trunk diameter reaches 0.5 m. The seed cones are globose to oblong, 15-33 mm long, with 6 or 8 (rarely 4 or 10) scales, green at first, maturing gray or gray-brown about 20–24 months after pollination.

* It is also grown for the cut Christmas tree industry. * The trees are faster growing and have softer needles than the average Blue Spruce. * This is our most popular Blue Spruce seed.

Tolerates trimming. * The plant can be grown as an informal windbreak hedge in all but the most exposed situations. The leaves are oval-acute, 2–3.5 centimetres (0.79–1.4 in) long and 1–1.5 centimetres (0.39–0.59 in) broad, shiny green above,...

* It is found at elevations ranging from sea level to 2,000 metres (6,600 ft), most commonly from 250–1,600 metres (820–5,250 ft). * Pinus nigra is a large coniferous evergreen tree, growing to 20–55 metres (66–180 ft) high at maturity and spreading...

* It is a large shrub or tree growing to 22 m tall. It also occurs south into northern Baja California in Mexico . The dark-green leaves are usually small, 2.5-7 cm long and 2-5 cm broad, thick and often spiny-toothed, particularly on young trees.

* A delicious tea is made by steeping the green or dried twigs inboiling water until they turn an amber or pink colour. * Ephedra nevadensis ( Nevada ephedra ) is a species of Ephedra native to dry areas of western North America.

They are also added to herbal medicines in order to disguise obnoxious flavours. * Osmanthus fragrans ( Sweet Osmanthus ; Chinese : ?? ; Japanese : ??? Sweet osmanthus is also the 'city flower' of Hangzhou , China.

It has also been introduced to Belize , Costa Rica and Nicaragua , growing at 1200–3000 m altitude. * Cupressus lusitanica , ( Cedro Blanco ; Teotlate , distinctive names used in Mexico); Cedro Blanco means White Cedar and is also known as Mexican White...

The thorns of Gleditsia sinensis LAM. (Leguminosae) have been used in traditional medicine for the treatment of inflammatory diseases including swelling, suppuration, carbuncle and skin diseases.

They are covered in waxy coating to reduce water loss (typical of oleanders). * Flowers bloom from summer to fall. The long funnel-shaped sometimes-fragrant yellow (less commonly apricot, sometimes white) flowers are in few-flowered terminal clusters.

* It climbs by means of aerial rootlets which cling to the substrate. * The leaves are alternate, 50–100 mm long, with a 15–20 mm petiole ; they are of two types, with palmately five-lobed juvenile leaves on creeping and climbing stems, and unlobed...

Isolated populations exist in Alabama, Southern Ontario, and small sections of the Appalachian Mountains. It is typically found over calcareous substrates such as limestone , growing on limestone slopes and in moist valley soils, at elevations of 120–600...

* Due to the tree of heaven's weedy habit, landowners and other organisations often resort to various methods of control in order to keep its populations in check. * All parts of the plant have a distinguishing strong odour that is often likened to rotting...

The leaves are in pairs or whorls of three, thick and leathery, dark green, narrow lanceolate, 5–21 cm (2.0–8.3 in) long and 1–3.5 cm (0.39–1.4 in) broad, and with an entire margin.

This pine is a straight-growing, medium-sized species, attaining heights of 20-35 m. * Pinus glabra differs markedly from most other pines in that it does not occur in largely pure pine forests, but is typically found as scattered trees in moist woodland...

The common name is large-flowered tickseed. * 3" yellow-orange flowers in midsummer; native to southern U.S. * Coreopsis grandiflora is a perennial plant species of the tickseed genus, Coreopsis, in Asteraceae.

* A maple native to much of Europe , north to southern England (where it is the only native maple), Denmark , Poland and Belarus , and also southwest Asia from Turkey to the Caucasus , and north Africa in the Atlas Mountains.

Their lower limbs often sweep down towards the ground before curving up again. They can grow at severe angles, and Native Americans used to bend saplings over so that they would grow at extreme angles, to serve as trail markers.

Fortunei is a shrub or small tree growing to as high as 20 m with a diameter at breast height of about 20 cm. * Substances from the plant have shown anticancer activity. * Cephalotaxus fortunei, commonly called the Chinese Plum Yew, simply Plum Yew, Chinese...

* It needs acid soil and doesn't mind wet or shade. * Sweet bay magnolia is native to the southeastern United States north along the Atlantic coast to New York. * Cone-like fruits with bright red seeds mature in fall and can be showy.