Urban Tolerant Plant Seeds For Sale In Oakland

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

Gleditsia sinensis has been used in China for at least 2000 years as a detergent. * The pod is used as a soap substitute. Studies in mice suggest that Gleditsia sinensis ethanolic extract could be an effective therapeutic agent for the treatment of allergic...

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

'Northern Pearls' is a compact cultivar that grows to 6-8' tall and features racemes (3-5" long) of 5-petaled white flowers (to 2" diameter) which bloom in early spring. Elliptic, serrate, pale green leaves (to 3" long) turn yellow in fall.

* This double flowered variety is more compact than some and flowers thoughout the growing season. * A very tolerant plant, succeeding in the salt laden air and strong winds of the coast as well as in the sulphur polluted air of cities.

* 'Capitata' is a tree form often used for screening and hedging in the East and Midwest. * Modern research has shown that yew trees contain the substance 'taxol' in their shoots and bark.

Odorum , but the character is not constant and it is no longer regarded as a separate taxon. The leaves are in pairs or whorls of three, thick and leathery, dark green, narrow lanceolate, 5–21 cm (2.0–8.3 in) long and 1–3.5 cm (0.39–1.4 in) broad,...

* A very easily grown plant, it prefers a well-drained moisture retentive loamy soil but is not at all fussy. It is native to most of the eastern U.S. and eastern Canada. * Although many North American hawthorns are polyploid and reproduce by apomixis,...

Generally tolerant of urban conditions. Adapts to both moist and dry sites. * It can attain 27 m (89 ft) in height, although the trunk diameter rarely exceeds 60 cm (24 in) d.b.h .

The baked seed makes very pleasant eating, it has a taste rather like a cross between potatoes and sweet chestnuts. A soft and oily texture, the seed has a sweet flavour and tastes somewhat like a large pine nut.

* The plant was used for food and fiber by local Native American peoples such as the Havasupai. * Seed - surface sow in a light position, April in a warm greenhouse. The sap can also be tapped by boring a hole into the middle of the plant at the base...

* It is found at elevations ranging from sea level to 2,000 metres (6,600 ft), most commonly from 250–1,600 metres (820–5,250 ft). The leaves ("needles") are thinner and more flexible in western populations.

Distribution of this grass species is widespread including the eastern and western extremes of North America, parts of South America and Eurasia. * Numerous flower stems rise in summer from the foliage mound to a height of 3' bearing wide, airy panicles...

It has been described as "one of the most splendid elms, having the poise of a graceful Nothofagus ". * Chinese Elms are frequently used in bonsai; they are considered a good choice for beginners owing to their high tolerance of pruning.

* It is found at elevations ranging from sea level to 2,000 metres (6,600 ft), most commonly from 250–1,600 metres (820–5,250 ft). * Pinus nigra is a large coniferous evergreen tree, growing to 20–55 metres (66–180 ft) high at maturity and spreading...

* Bacteria on the roots fix atmospheric nitrogen - whilst this enables the tree to grow well in quite poor soils it also makes some of this nitrogen available to other plants growing nearby.

* American beautyberries produce large clusters of purple berries, which birds and deer eat, thus distributing the seeds. It is juicy, sweet, fleshy, slightly aromatic. * The fruit is edible raw.

He obtained specimens near Hermosillo, in Sonora, Mexico, in 1830. * The flowers are bright yellow, and pea-like, which cover the tree in late spring. * Parkinsonia florida grows to heights of 10–12 metres (33–39 ft).

* An excellent hedge plant, tolerating hard clipping and maritime exposure and forming a dense stock-proof shelter. Noxious weed in California * Spiny, shiny, dark green leaves, fragrant white flowers in May; quarter-inch red fruit, very attractive; parent...

* Used as a rootstock for P. 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.

* The fruit is eaten raw, cooked or dried for later use. 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...

* A tea is made from the leaves. * It was the first magnolia to be scientifically described, and is the type species of the genus Magnolia ; as Magnolia is also the type genus of all flowering plants , this species can be seen to typify all flowering...

* Bacteria on the roots fix atmospheric nitrogen - whilst this enables the tree to grow well in quite poor soils it also makes some of this nitrogen available to other plants growing nearby.

Established plants are drought tolerant. This is an ornamental pear with a vertical manner of growth and a round to broad oval crown. Prefers a good well-drained loam in full sun. It is in flower in May, and the seeds ripen from Sep to October.

The stem is hard, smooth and straight, the leaves linear to lanceolate, 4 to 5 cm long and 3 to 4 mm wide. The bulb is roundish with a diameter of about 2 cm. The flower consists of six petals curving backward from the center.

Its native from southeastern Canada and northeastern United States . Red stem color is more easily seen after the fruits are gone, and red color often persists into early winter. * Many species of birds feed on the fruits.

* The bark is smooth and light grey, often becoming somewhat rougher with light tan fissures as the tree ages. * 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...