Urban Tolerant Plant Plant With Winter Interest For Sale In Cambridge

It is native to southern Europe ( Sicily ), southwestern Asia ( Lebanon , Syria , Turkey ) and eastern Asia ( China ), with two well-separated populations. Fortunei, but is shorter, broader, and more densely branched; small whitish flowers; native to...

* Grown for its yellow or orange fruit, to 1 1/2", in fall. * The fruit can also be dried and used in bread, cakes etc. Opossums, raccoons, skunks, deer, and birds also feed upon the fruit.

Distribution of this grass species is widespread including the eastern and western extremes of North America, parts of South America and Eurasia. * Numerous flower stems rise in summer from the foliage mound to a height of 3' bearing wide, airy panicles...

It is an evergreen shrub or small tree that is usually trimmed to below two metres (six feet) when cultivated for its leaves. Modern research has shown that there are many health benefits to drinking tea, including its ability to protect the drinker from...

Distribution of this grass species is widespread including the eastern and western extremes of North America, parts of South America and Eurasia. * Numerous flower stems rise in summer from the foliage mound to a height of 3' bearing wide, airy panicles...

* Unique snake-bark maple * Upright vase shape and leaves that are 3 pointed and elongated. Murray Genus: Acer section: Macrantha Family: Sapindaceae subfamily: Hippocastanoideae tribe: Acereae.

* It climbs by means of aerial rootlets which cling to the substrate. * The German Commission E Monographs, a therapeutic guide to herbal medicine, approve Hedera helix for cough, bronchitis.

Gleditsia sinensis has been used in China for at least 2000 years as a detergent. * The fruit extract of Gleditsia sinensis also has inhibitory effects on isolated cancer cell cultures.

* It is also grown for the cut Christmas tree industry. * This species has a deeply penetrating root system that firmly anchors the tree against winds. * It is a popular ornamental tree found far beyond its native range.

* It is fast growing and usually has nice red fall colors, much more reliably so than the more popular Pin Oak. * Its previous scientific name was Quercus nuttallii , but it is now known as Quercus texana ; this has created much confusion with Texas Red...

The shrub is mid winter flowering with a delightful sweet scent. * Sarcococca confusa is a very adaptable and reliable shrub that is easily grown in many situations, including dense shade with very dry soil.

* The Ilex opaca species typically grows as an understory tree in forests. * Holly is a popular winter Christmas and holiday season decoration. * Yellow-green spiny leaves; red fruit almost 1/2" wide, lasting into winter; of pyramidal habit in youth,...

They are native to Australia. * It will also tolerate more moist conditions if it is given well drained soil. The genus is named in honour of John Templeton, an Irish naturalist and botanist.

* Yellow fall colors * Hardy in sun or shade.

* Seeds colected from cultivars such as this may not resemble the mother tree. Unique individuals will most likely result which can be even more interesting than the parent. * Maturing at about 4 meters.

This tree transplants well. * Mountain Pine or Mugo Pine ( Pinus mugo ) is a high-altitude European pine , found in the Pyrenees , Alps , Erzgebirge , Carpathians , northern Apennines and Balkan Peninsula mountains from (mostly) 1,000 m to 2,200 m, occasionally...

* 2-5" dark shiny "needles" clustered in whorls at the ends of shoots; form varies, may be narrowly vertical to broadly conical; branches tend to droop with age; grows slowly; 2-4" cones, green, then brown; makes a distinctive dark green impression in...

* The red (cranberry-like) berries mature in late summer and persist into winter. * Low informal hedge. * The leaves turn attractive shades of purple, red and bronze in autumn. * Effective on banks or slopes for erosion control.

* Established plants tolerate drought, succeeding in hot dry sites. * Recommended for buffer strips around parking lots or for median strip plantings in the highway. * It is grown as ornamental plant in East Asian classical gardens where it symbolizes...

* Carpinus caroliniana (American hornbeam) is a small hardwood tree in the genus Carpinus. * It is a shade-loving tree, which prefers moderate soil fertility and moisture. American hornbeam is also known as blue-beech, ironwood, and musclewood.

* Rich, deep orange fall color. * The spring and Summer foliage is a deep, rich green.

* The Common Rue ( Ruta graveolens ), also known as Herb-of-grace , is a species of rue grown as a herb . * Rue has a long history of use as a domestic remedy, being especially valued for its strengthening action on the eyes.

* White, gray, or brownish bark; wood used for pulp and plywood; native from Europe to Siberia. It is most easily removed in late spring to early summer. * The bark is used to make drinking vessels, canoe skins, roofing tiles etc.

* Fall color is sensational. * As with all seed collected from cultivars the resulting seedlings may not resemble the mother tree. * Hardier than green-leaved types. * This variety has glossy deep purple-red leaves that hold their color well into the...

* Lacy leaves of a deep red in the spring but foliage color fades to light green in early summer. * Hardier than green-leaved types. * Fall color is sensational.

* The American elm occurs naturally in an assortment of habitats, most notably rich bottomlands, floodplains, stream banks, and swampy ground, * The American Elm is the state tree of both Massachusetts and North Dakota

* The New Mexico sources of Abies concolor will be intermediate between the Arizona and the Colorado. * Plants are very shade tolerant but growth is slower in dense shade. Therefore a little bluer in color than the Colorado and a little more cold hardy...