Urban Tolerant Plant Seeds For Sale In New Haven

The bark is ground into a powder and then steeped in water in order to obtain the dye. * A blue dye is obtained from the inner bark. * The "blue" refers to a substance secreted by the inner bark when exposed to air, not to the leaves, which are dark green,...

* Research has shown that it stimulates resistance to stress and so it is now widely used as a tonic in times of stress and pressure. Regular use is said to restore vigour, improve the memory and increase longevity.

The Mugo Pine has small dark green evergreen needles helping it to look great all year. * Mountain Pine or Mugo Pine ( Pinus mugo ) is a high-altitude European pine , found in the Pyrenees , Alps , Erzgebirge , Carpathians , northern Apennines and Balkan...

* This variety is upright growing, very columnar. The cultivar 'Tallhedge (syn 'Columnaris') is very suitable for this purpose. * Plants can be grown as an informal (untrimmed) hedge, though they are also amenable to trimming.

* The pod is used as a soap substitute. (Leguminosae) have been used in traditional medicine for the treatment of inflammatory diseases including swelling, suppuration, carbuncle and skin diseases.

The light shade the bright green summer foliage casts allows grass to grow next to the trunk. The juiceof the pods is antiseptic. There will be a few seedlings that develop thorns, but not many.

* The leaves or bark have been placed in cupped hands over the nose and inhaled as a mild hallucinogen. * A tea is made from the leaves. * The leaves are used as a condiment in gravies etc.

* A fairly wind resistant tree, it can be grown as part of a shelterbelt planting. * Fraxinus velutina ( Velvet Ash or Arizona Ash or Modesto Ash ) is a species of Fraxinus native to southwestern North America , in the United States from southern California...

* The hollow stems can be made into whistles and flutes. * Leycesteria formosa ( Himalayan Honeysuckle , Flowering Nutmeg , Himalaya Nutmeg or Pheasant Berry ) is a deciduous shrub in the family Caprifoliaceae , native to the Himalaya and southwestern...

Red stem color is more easily seen after the fruits are gone, and red color often persists into early winter. * Terminal stems holding the flowers are distinctively red and provide interesting contrast to the clusters of small white berries which form...

* It is a frequent component in butterfly gardens. * Common yarrow is an erect herbaceous perennial plant that produces one to several stems (0.2 to 1m tall) and has a rhizomatous growth form.

Pyrifolia culta in Korea, it is very frost resistant. * 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.

* Numerous flower stems rise in summer from the foliage mound to a height of 3' bearing wide, airy panicles (to 20" long) of tiny, variably-colored flowers (tones of gold, silver, purple and green) which form a cloud over the foliage that is particularly...

The tree blooms at a young age, with the slightly fragrant 7–10 cm (3–4 in) flowers covering the bare plant in late winter or early spring before the leaves appear. * Very closely related to M.

Red stem color is more easily seen after the fruits are gone, and red color often persists into early winter. * Terminal stems holding the flowers are distinctively red and provide interesting contrast to the clusters of small white berries which form...

A pleasant sweet and somewhat spicy flavour. * White flowers, tasty black berries; substantial arching canes; can spread rapidly in good soil; may stay as low as 2' in dry soil; native from Nova Scotia to North Carolina, Missouri.

* A very ornamental plant. * The crushed leaves are very aromatic. In cultivation people often cut the plants to the ground in the spring in order to encourage strong new growth and plenty of flowers.

* A fairly wind resistant tree, it can be grown as part of a shelterbelt planting. * Fraxinus velutina ( Velvet Ash or Arizona Ash or Modesto Ash ) is a species of Fraxinus native to southwestern North America , in the United States from southern California...

It is highly valued for posts and fencing rails, and is also used for interior finishes, cabinet work etc. * A fast-growing tree with an extensive root system, it has been planted on land that is subject to landslips or erosion in order to stabilize the...

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

It has been shown to lower blood cholesterol levels and to improve blood circulation. It ripens fairly late, specimens seen at the end of October 1998 were not quite fully ripe. The orange fruit has a mealy texture with an acid taste and a slight bitterness...

* 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 fruit is commonly known as Chinese soapberry or washnut, and like other species in the genus Sapindus, it is called soapberry. * These saponins are also useful as insecticides, for purposes such as removing head lice off the scalp.

Flowers are white and showy clustered at the end of branches. * It is a shrub reaching 1 to 1.5 m . * The flowers are generous with their sweet perfume whatever the weather. They hold their fragrance for a considerable time.

Petiole 4–8 mm, initially densely yellow tomentose, subglabrous when old; stipules linear-lanceolate, 4–5 mm, sparsely tomentose or glabrescent at fruiting; leaf blade obovate to elliptic, 2–4.5 × 1.2–2.8 cm, thickly leathery, midvein prominently...

* In flower from Jul to August, and the seeds ripen from Sep to November. * Due to the tree of heaven's weedy habit, landowners and other organisations often resort to various methods of control in order to keep its populations in check.

* The fruit is a small, dark-purple berry-like drupe, 1 cm wide, hanging in short clusters, and are extremely popular with birds and other wildlife. * A large specimen planted in 1550 stands before the church in the village perche of Fox-Amphoux in the...