Urban Tolerant Plant Plant With Winter Interest For Sale In Chicago

* It is an evergreen climbing plant, growing to 20–30 m high where suitable surfaces ( trees , cliffs , walls ) are available, and also growing as ground cover where there are no vertical surfaces.

The tree is restricted to hills, mountains, and valleys at elevations of 200-1500 m. Plants require a hot dry site if they are to flourish, with at least 4 months of temperatures above 25°c.

* The plant can be grown as an informal windbreak hedge in all but the most exposed situations. * Cotoneaster franchetii ( Franchet's Cotoneaster ) is a species of Cotoneaster native to southwestern China , in the provinces of Guizhou , Sichuan , Xizang...

* 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 also grown for the cut Christmas tree industry.

* A species of maple in the snakebark maple group. * It is native to China , from Jiangsu south to Fujian and Guangdong , and west to southeastern Gansu and Yunnan.

* Fontanesia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Oleaceae , usually treated as comprising a single species Fontanesia philliraeoides , though some authors split this into two species (see below).

* Very shiny dark green leaves, spiny; ultimately forms a dense, rounded crown; attractive gray bark, berries in various shades of red, lasting long into winter; parent of many cultivars.

* Quercus texana , commonly known as Nuttall's Oak , is a fast growing large deciduous Oak tree native to North America from the lower Mississippi river valley from SE Missouri to Southern Louisiana and SE Texas and East through Mississippi to Central...

* Shiny leathery leaves, coarse, evergreen, dark green or blue green. * Fruit - raw or cooked. A pleasant acid flavour, it is nice when added to muesli or porridge. * Very fragrant yellow flowers in early spring.

* Berberis thunbergii ( Japanese barberry or Thunberg's Barberry , also Red Barberry ) is a species of Berberis , native to Japan and eastern Asia . * Plants can be grown as a medium-size hedge.

* Dirr notes that several forms occur, but the one most of us recall fondly divided into several major trunks topped by spreading, arching, pendulous branches. * The American elm occurs naturally in an assortment of habitats, most notably rich bottomlands,...

* The plant can be grown as an informal windbreak hedge in all but the most exposed situations. * Cotoneaster franchetii ( Franchet's Cotoneaster ) is a species of Cotoneaster native to southwestern China , in the provinces of Guizhou , Sichuan , Xizang...

Prefers cool, moist, woodland conditions in part shade locations. Diversifolia is an evergreen tree that attains heights of 25 m (80 feet). Young shoots are short, palely pubescent and bright orange to red-brown in colour.

It weighs 46lb per cubic foot. * This species is occasionally used for hedging in the southern states of America. Too small for commercial exploitation, the wood is used locally for turnery, inlay work, woodenware etc.

* Baccharis halimifolia ( Eastern Baccharis) , commonly called groundsel bush, consumption weed, cotton-seed tree, groundsel tree or silverling) is a fall flowering evergreen perennial plant of the genus Baccharis which is commonly found in the southeastern...

* 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 also grown for the cut Christmas tree industry.

* The bark is a cork substitute. * Native to eastern Asia; northern China, Manchuria, Korea, Ussuri, Amur, and Japan. * Dark green compound leaves 10-15" long; in habit, usually broader than tall when mature and grown in the open, with a few massive spreading...

* Unlike most species of pine. Drought tolerant, disease and insect tolerant are also good assets for a bonsai. * Mountain Pine or Mugo Pine ( Pinus mugo ) is a high-altitude European pine , found in the Pyrenees , Alps , Erzgebirge , Carpathians , northern...

* Shrub with upright stems; narrow bamboolike leaves, shiny bright green; small whitish flowers; a roughish plant, but extremely tough and vigorous; useful for highways and urban sites; native to China.

* The silk floss tree (Ceiba speciosa, formerly Chorisia speciosa), is a species of deciduous tree native to the tropical and subtropical forests of South America. From the seeds it is possible to obtain vegetable oil (both edible and industrially useful).

* Unlike most species of pine. 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...

* A maple in the snake-bark maple group. * It is native to mountains forests of Japan.

* The bark is a cork substitute. * Native to eastern Asia; northern China, Manchuria, Korea, Ussuri, Amur, and Japan. * Dark green compound leaves 10-15" long; in habit, usually broader than tall when mature and grown in the open, with a few massive spreading...

It will however grow in full sun, even though the foliage appears to "bleach" a little. 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,...

Only the outer bark is removed, this does not kill the tree. * The bark is used to make drinking vessels, canoe skins, roofing tiles etc. It is most easily removed in late spring to early summer.

* Japanese Maple has been cultivated in Japan for centuries and in temperate areas around the world since the 1800s * Of easy cultivation, it succeeds in most soils preferring a good moist well-drained soil on the acid side and partial shade * Grown for...

* Older bark has an alligator hide appearance that is attractive in the winter landscape. * Fruits are an important food source for dozens of species of birds , which then distribute the seeds.