Urban Tolerant Plant Seeds For Sale In Illinois

* Japanese Black Pine can reach the height of 40 m, but rarely achieves this size outside its natural range. * Extremely salt tolerant, good for seaside planting and holding beach sand in place.

* 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.

* 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).

* Gleditsia caspica ( Caspian Locust or Persian Honeylocust ) is a species of Gleditsia native to western Asia , in the Caucasus region of Azerbaijan and northern Iran , close to the Caspian Sea .

* The European nettle tree also known as European Hackberry or Lote tree ( Celtis australis ), is a deciduous tree that can grow 20 or 25 meters in height. The tree was 18 m in height with a d.b.h. of 5 m in 2013.

* 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.

* 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).

This varient will grow to 3 feet tall. It is a monotypic genus, with this species as its only member. It is native to eastern Asia from the Himalaya east to Japan * Evergreen except in cold climates; delicate compound leaves, reddish when new, later blue-green;...

* It is one of the alleged "50 fundamental herbs" used in traditional Chinese medicine. Gleditsia sinensis has been used in China for at least 2000 years as a detergent. (Leguminosae) have been used in traditional medicine for the treatment of inflammatory...

* The plant flowers in June and July with one to six upright, dish-shaped flowers. The flower consists of six petals curving backward from the center. The seeds mature from August to September.

A small fruit with a sweet, juicy and pulpy flesh. In this wide area there are many variant forms that have received species names, but can also be considered as synonyms . * The fruit is excellent for making jellies, it can also be dried for later use.

* Crataegus mollis , known as Downy Hawthorn or Red Hawthorn , occurs in eastern North America from southeastern North Dakota east to Nova Scotia and southwest to eastern Texas . This tree inhabits wooded bottomlands, the prairie border, and the midwest...

* Oleander grows to 2–6 m (6.6–20 ft) tall, with spreading to erect branches. * The plant is commonly used for informal hedging in the Mediterranean. The flowers grow in clusters at the end of each branch; they are white, pink, red or yellow, 2.5–5...

* Grown for its big fluffy creamy-white masses of flowers atop upright stems; rather coarse, and suckers to quickly form colonies, so perhaps for the wild garden or for covering banks; likes moist sites, will grow and flower in dry sites, but will be...

* This species boasts the largest simple leaf and single flower of any native plant in North America. * It is a medium-sized understory tree 15-20 m tall, distinguished from other magnolias by the large leaf size, 25-80 cm long and 11-30 cm broad.

* Modern research has shown that yew trees contain the substance 'taxol' in their shoots and bark. Usually of conical form; Hortus says it's the typical species. * Taxus cuspidata ( Japanese Yew or Spreading Yew ) is a member of the genus Taxus , native...

* A decidious Tree growing to 30 m. * 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 small, shrubby, rounded tree thorns; dark green leaves; white flowers with red anthers; scarlet fruit to 1/2". * The fruit can be used for jams and preserves. It is used mainly for treating disorders of the heart and circulation system, especially...

* The Bur-gambel oak is a Bur oak hybrid which is vigorous, fast growing, and produces heavy crops of acorns at a young age. * Wildlife benefit: Squirrels, chipmunks, deer, birds, and turkeys eat the acorns.

* Canavalia pubescens, commonly known as ʻawikiwiki or Lavafield Jack-bean, is a species of flowering plant in the legume family, Fabaceae, that is endemic to Hawaii. It is threatened by habitat destruction, mainly due to introduced grazing mammals.

* Ilex aquifolium ( Holly , or European Holly to distinguish it from related species, may also be called Christmass Holly or Mexican Holly) is a species of holly native to western and southern Europe , northwest Africa and southwest Asia .

* The fruit is a bright red or sometimes purple drupe containing 3 to 5 seeds. * The blossoms have been used in the treatment of measles. The fruits are popular with birds, who distribute the seeds.

* A hardy perennial with gray or blue-gray rather frilly leaves, extremely fragrant (although many dislike the pungent scent); woody base; causes dermatitis in some people, for dry sunny places; also used medicinally and as a condiment; inconspicuous...

As its common name implies, the tree is most easily recognized by the very broad, thin pair of corky wings that form along the branchlets after a couple of years. * It can attain 27 m (89 ft) in height, although the trunk diameter rarely exceeds 60 cm...

Excelsa is not the tallest in the genus. They were first collected by the Japanese for Tokugawa shogunate palaces, then popularity spread to Europe, and later to America where its low light and humidity requirements make it a common feature in malls and...

* 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 as low as 200 m in...

* Cupressus lusitanica , ( Cedro Blanco ; Teotlate , distinctive names used in Mexico); Cedro Blanco means White Cedar and is also known as Mexican White Cedar , is a species of cypress native to Mexico and Central America ( Guatemala , El Salvador and...