Urban Tolerant Plant Seeds For Sale In Alexandria

* This 6-8' shrub is "of matchless elegance a its fleecy sprays lovely in their silken lightness" (A. Johnson) & contrasting beautifully with the lush pinnate foliage, in its first reddish growth or its later fresh-green.

* Native to the U.S. Southwest, where it is sometimes used as a street or shade tree; 3-5 leaflets per leaf; dark gray scaly ridged bark; velvety young shoots, downy leaves. * Fraxinus velutina ( Velvet Ash or Arizona Ash or Modesto Ash ) is a species...

* It is a popular ornamental tree found far beyond its native range. * The specific epithet pungens means "sharply pointed", referring to the leaves. * This species has a deeply penetrating root system that firmly anchors the tree against winds.

* Used as a rootstock for P. * This makes a beautiful flowering tree all on its own even though it is primarily grown as an extremely cold hardy rootstock for grafting edible pear varieties.

It is commonly called eleuthero , and was previously marketed in the United States as Siberian Ginseng as it has similar herbal properties to those of Panax ginseng . This herb is not prescribed for children, and should not be used for more than 3 weeks...

Tolerates paving. This is an ornamental pear with a vertical manner of growth and a round to broad oval crown. Grows well in heavy clay soils. Large, brown fruit shaped like apples follow after flowering.

Shoots make interesting indoor vase cuttings, as they stay green for a long time. It is upright and vase-shaped, reaching 2–4 m (7–13 ft) in height, bearing large trumpet-shaped dark pink flowers with prominent yellow-tipped white stamens.

The stem is hard, smooth and straight, the leaves linear to lanceolate, 4 to 5 cm long and 3 to 4 mm wide. * Lilium pensylvanicum reaches a height of 30 cm to 70 cm and has a width up to 25 cm.

The brilliant 1/4" fruits are orange-red and often in profusion and favored by birds. * A beautiful tree at its best, of rounded oval habit when mature with dark green leaves that turn yellow, red, or purple in the fall.

* The wood is heavy, hard, tough, close-grained. The fruit can be used in making pies, preserves, etc, and can also be dried for later use. The orange fruit has a mealy texture with an acid taste and a slight bitterness but is fairly nice raw.

* Chamaecyparis lawsoniana (Lawson cypress) is a species of conifer in the genus Chamaecyparis, family Cupressaceae, native to Oregon and California. * It is a large evergreen tree, maturing up to 60 m (197 ft) tall or more, with trunks 1.2–2 m (4–7...

Quercus dumosa revoluta Sarg.) is an oak endemic to California . * Quercus durata ( California Scrub Oak , Leather Oak ; syn. This plant is often used as an urban tree and medicinal plant.

It is hardy to zone 5 and is not frost tender. * A constituent of its extract has been found to be an effective and selective dopamine reuptake inhibitor. * The fruit has been part of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) for thousands of years, used to...

Although recommended as an ornamental and hardy in cold climates, it is rarely cultivated . * Crataegus chlorosarca is an Asian species of hawthorn with black fruit. * The wood is heavy, hard, tough, close-grained.

* 11-15 tapering, pointed leaflets make up the feathery leaves of this little known 20-30' tree & are carried on red shoots; its 4-6" clusters of early flowers are followed by creamy-yellow fruit tinted with pink...

The leaves are obovate to obovate-elliptic < 10 cm × < 5 cm, with a rough upper surface, often dark red on emergence. The tree grows to a maximum height of 15 m, a relatively slender trunk < 0.3 m d.b.h. supporting a dense canopy casting a heavy shade;...

It is commonly called eleuthero , and was previously marketed in the United States as Siberian Ginseng as it has similar herbal properties to those of Panax ginseng . This herb is not prescribed for children, and should not be used for more than 3 weeks...

* Manna - a sweetish exudate is obtained from the stems by incision. Fall color not detailed. The quality is better from the upper stems. * It is frequently grown as an ornamental tree in Europe north of its native range, grown for its decorative flowers...

* Linden-like leaves dark green in summer, yellow in fall; said to tolerate city life; white, grayish, or orange-gray bark; native to northern Japan.

* Better adapted to growing in zones 7-8 than the seeds collected further north. * A species of maple native to the hardwood forests of northeastern North America, from Nova Scotia west to southern Ontario, and south to Georgia and Texas.

* A decoction of the leaves and gum has been used in the treatment of cancer. Abies, Norway spruce; native to mountains of western North America. * Picea engelmannii ( Engelmann Spruce ) is a species of spruce native to western North America , from central...

* The specific epithet pungens means "sharply pointed", referring to the leaves. * 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.

* Used as a rootstock for P. * This makes a beautiful flowering tree all on its own even though it is primarily grown as an extremely cold hardy rootstock for grafting edible pear varieties.

* Used as a street and shade tree in Florida. * Doesn't mind heat and drought; grows quickly. * Foliage dark green in summer, orange or orange red in fall. * Horticulturally, it is a popular choice for street trees in urban settings because it is very...

Woodworkers use the timber mainly for internal uses due to high perishability in contact with ground soil. Europe, as a timber tree. It is also used to make lobster traps. * A handsome tree with dark green compound leaves, yellow to red- purple in fall;...

* In cultivation they tend to grow on a single stem that is often leaning and bare towards the bottom, but with dense foliage on the upper half. * Substances from the plant have shown anticancer activity.

The boiled young roots form a very palatable vegetable. Young roots have a slightly bitter caramel flavour when roasted, roots over 2 years old are much more bitter. Medicinally this plant is used for loss of appetite, upset stomach, constipation, liver...