Urban Tolerant Plant Plant For Moist Soil For Sale In Odessa

* It is also highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even grow well in inner city environments. * This tree is occasionally cultivated as an ornamental tree in parts of Canada and the United States.

* In its native habitat Actinidia chinensis grows in thickets, thick (oak) forests (e.g. Quercus aquifolioides, Quercus oxyodon, Quercus lamellosa), and light secondary forests and bushland.

Hollow trunks provide nesting or denning opportunities for bees and various mammals. Its flowers are an important source of honey and its fruits are important to many bird species.

* The wood is heavy, close-grained, moderately hard, brittle, not strong. It burns with a clear, bright flame and is valued as a fuel. * Requires a free-draining, light, sandy, acid soil with additional leafmould added.

Yellow, opening before the leaves, fr. Long,usually 3 lobed; flrs. Broad-ovate, to 5 in. It is a spreading deciduous shrub or small tree growing to 6 m (20 ft) tall and wide, with glossy aromatic leaves and deep yellow flowers which appear in spring before...

* Edible fruit - raw or cooked. * The flowers are produced in early spring at the same time as or slightly before the new leaves appear. * The droopy long leaves provide a 'sleepy' aura to the summer landscape.

* Pinus serotina ( Pond Pine , Marsh Pine , Pocosin Pine ) is a tree found along the Atlantic coastal plain of the eastern United States , from southern New Jersey south to Florida and west to southern Alabama .

* This common, fan-shaped palm is a small shrub, 5-10 ft. Leaf blades longer than the leaf stalks, fan shaped, as much as 4 feet wide, dissected, the narrow segments notched at the tip.

They can also be blanched and used in salads. * Spiny stems, leaves to 30" long, white flowers. * The young shoots can be eaten cooked. * It is an upright deciduous small tree or shrub growing up to 6 m in height, native to eastern Russia , China , Korea...

The root is used in the treatment of burns and scalds. Junipers are a very popular tree for bonsai because they are easy to train and care for , and develop into an attractive bonsai.

This grass is native to much of North America, being most abundant in the central plains. * An easily grown plant, it succeeds in most soils, preferring a sandy soil and a sunny position

The red petals are long and strap-like, and dangle over the umbrella-like style of the flower, which is held upside down at the end of a 50 cm long scape. Like all the Sarracenia , it is native to the New World .

Used in construction, ship building etc wherever great strength is required. * An evergreen native to China, where it is a widely used timber tree; the wood resists rot; of pyramidal habit with slightly pendulous branches; bark brown, peeling to reveal...

Wood found buried in swamps for hundreds of years is perfectly sound and not water-logged. It grows on wet sites on the coastal plain at altitudes from sea level up to 50 m, more rarely in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains up to 460 m altitude.

* The hardy plant can grow to a height of 60 cm.Comfrey has been used in folk medicine as a poultice for treating burns and wounds. A tea is made from the dried leaves and roots. The roasted roots are used with dandelion and chicory roots for making coffee.

In particular, it is a gentle and effective remedy for irritated states of the mucous membranes of the chest, urinary tubules, stomach and intestines. * Slippery elm bark is a widely used herbal remedy and is considered to be one of the most valuable...

* The seeds provide food for birds. It is native to the eastern United States. * This grass grows in disturbed, wet habitat types such as ditches. It grows in woods and marshy areas.

* Plants have an extensive root system and can be grown on sand or thin coastal soils in order to bind the soil. * Germination usually takes place within 1 - 2 weeks. * A good fast-growing hedge for exposed maritime conditions.

* The seeds have been used in making cough syrups. * Penthorum sedoides is 10 to 80 centimeters tall. * A tincture of the plant is somewhat astringent, demulcent, laxative and tonic.

* Leitneria floridana ( Corkwood ), the sole species in the genus Leitneria , is a deciduous dioecious shrub or small tree , found only in the southeastern United States states of Arkansas , Florida , Georgia , Missouri and Texas .

* Persea borbonia is a species of plant in the Lauraceae family, with several common names including redbay, tisswood, scrubbay, shorebay, and swampbay. It has evergreen leaves that are about 3 to 6 inches long with a lance shape.

* Chamaecyparis lawsoniana (Lawson cypress) is a species of conifer in the genus Chamaecyparis, family Cupressaceae, native to Oregon and California. Any trimming should be done in the summer.

It is locally naturalised Punkaharju in eastern Finland. It often reaches the alpine tree line in this area. * Macedonian pine is also a popular ornamental tree in parks and large gardens, giving reliable steady though not fast growth on a wide range...

Conservation Plant Characteristics Alnus glutinosa (L.) Gaertn. * They have dark green leaves and are recommended for wet soils. * Tolerant of clipping and maritime exposure, the alder can be grown in a windbreak or a hedge.

A sweet flavour. This species is excellent when used in groupings, in groves, or even as a single specimen. The sap can also be fermented to make birch beer or vinegar. Harvested in early spring, before the leaves unfurl, by tapping the trunk.

* A lovely native American with shiny dark green leaves, red, yellow, and purple in fall; an ericaceous plant that wants moist, acid soil; fragrant urn-shaped flowers in drooping clusters; habit varies, may have a rounded crown atop a tall stem, or sometimes...

* It is also highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even grow well in inner city environments. * This tree is occasionally cultivated as an ornamental tree in parts of Canada and the United States.