Urban Tolerant Plant Seeds For Sale In Colorado

An important forestry tree in Europe it is native to central and south central Europe and Turkey. It needs full sun to grow well, is intolerant of shade, and is resistant to snow and ice damage.

* Thick, slightly twisted bright green 3-4 1/2" needles. Needles tend to be quite long but can be reduced with the pruning techniques. * Japanese Black Pine can reach the height of 40 m, but rarely achieves this size outside its natural range.

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.

* Many of the tree's branches bend under the weight of the large foliage. * This species boasts the largest simple leaf and single flower of any native plant in North America. * A hot infusion of the bark has been snuffed for treating sinus problems and...

* 'Capitata' is a tree form often used for screening and hedging in the East and Midwest. Taxol has shown exciting potential as an anti-cancer drug, particularly in the treatment of ovarian cancers.

* Nandina domestica (pronounced /naen?di?n? D??m?st?k?/ ) commonly known as heavenly bamboo or sacred bamboo , is a suckering shrub in the Barberry family, Berberidaceae . It is native to eastern Asia from the Himalaya east to Japan * Evergreen except...

Individual flowers are short-lived, lasting only a day. However, numerous buds are produced on the shrub's new growth, which provides prolific flowering over a long summer blooming period.

* 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.

(Leguminosae) have been used in traditional medicine for the treatment of inflammatory diseases including swelling, suppuration, carbuncle and skin diseases. * The fruit extract of Gleditsia sinensis also has inhibitory effects on isolated cancer cell...

Distribution of this grass species is widespread including the eastern and western extremes of North America, parts of South America and Eurasia. * Deschampsia cespitosa , commonly known as Tufted Hair-grass or Tussock grass is a wild plant from the grass...

Hybridizes freely with other members of this genus. * A very ornamental plant, it is hardy to about -15°c. They are very attractive to bees whilst the fruit is a good winter food source for many species of birds.

* Oleander grows to 2–6 m (6.6–20 ft) tall, with spreading to erect branches. They are often, but not always, sweetly scented. The fruit is a long narrow capsule 5–23 cm (2.0–9.1 in) long, which splits open at maturity to release numerous downy...

Seedpods - the pulp is sweet and can be eaten raw or made into sugar. The pods have been seen as a good antidote for children's complaints. * A good city tree that withstands harsh conditions; delicate bright green compound leaves cast a light shade;...

* Pinus nigra, the Austrian pine or black pine, is a moderately variable species of pine, occurring across southern Mediterranean Europe from Spain to the eastern Mediterranean on Anatolian peninsula of Turkey and on Corsica/Cyprus, including Crimea,...

In recent times it has extended its range as competing broadleaf forests are logged (Farjon 1984, Li 1997, Richardson and Rundel 1998). * China: predominantly at 600-3000 m elevation on the high plateaus of Yunnan (Li 1997), but extending N into Sichuan,...

The orange fruit has a mealy texture with an acid taste and a slight bitterness but is fairly nice raw. It contains several medically active constituents including flavonoids and organic acids.

* 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. The common name is large-flowered tickseed.

* Eleutherococcus senticosus (formerly Acanthopanax senticosus ) is a species of small, woody shrub in the family Araliaceae native to Northeastern Asia . * Shrub from Northeast China, the root has been used for centuries in China and Russia to restore...

* An unusual tree in that it has a high content of latex in the leaves and stems. Nice for lawns, parks and golf courses or commercial grounds. It is near threatened in the wild, but is widely cultivated in China for its bark , highly valued in herbology...

* Succeeds in poor soils and, once established, tolerates drought. Tolerant of dry chalk soils, it also succeeds in maritime gardens. It is also tolerant of dry, chalky soils with a high pH, salt tolerant, and drought tolerant at an established age.

* The bark is cathartic, febrifuge and tonic. * Habitat and Range: sandy, gravelly, or rocky slopes, often growing in areas underlain by limestone bedrock. A decoction of the roots has been used in the treatment of kidney complaints and TB.

* It is frequently grown as an ornamental tree in Europe north of its native range, grown for its decorative flowers (the species is also sometimes called "Flowering Ash"). The quality is better from the upper stems.

* This variety is upright growing, very columnar. * Plants can be grown as an informal (untrimmed) hedge, though they are also amenable to trimming. * The cultivar 'Tallhedge' has been selected for hedging.

* The Bishop Pine ( Pinus muricata ) is a pine with a very restricted range: mostly California , USA , including some offshore islands, and a few locations in Baja California , Mexico , and always on or near the coast, from Trinidad Head in Humboldt County,...

The plant is drought-deciduous, shedding its foliage for most of the year, leafing out after rainfall. It is a rapidly growing large shrub or small tree, and rarely survives to 100 years.

* Crataegus monogyna , known as Common Hawthorn , is a species of hawthorn native to Europe , northwest Africa and western Asia . * Much-branched, round-headed crown; flowers white, very fragrant, may produce some flowers in winter when mild; thorny;...

Large, brown fruit shaped like apples follow after flowering. The trunk is dark greyish brown and young twigs have woolly hair. They are white and have a diameter of approx. 10 cm Application: parks and gardens Soil type: places little demands Wind resistance:...