Urban Tolerant Plant Seeds For Sale In San Francisco

* 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. The tree was 18 m in height with a d.b.h. of 5 m in 2013.

* 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...

* This tree is remarkable for the number and length of the spines growing on its trunk, which makes it the most formidably armed of temperate trees. * This species has a symbiotic relationship with certain soil bacteria, these bacteria form nodules on...

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

* The fruit extract of Gleditsia sinensis also has inhibitory effects on isolated cancer cell cultures. Gleditsia sinensis has been used in China for at least 2000 years as a detergent.

* '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.

* Grown mainly for its 1/2" white fruits in fall; small pink flowers in terminal clusters; blue-green leaves to 2"; will grow anywhere and sometimes spreads rapidly; of rounded, bushy habit.

A small fruit with a sweet, juicy and pulpy flesh. * Crataegus succulenta is a species of hawthorn known by the common names fleshy hawthorn and succulent hawthorn . * The fruit is excellent for making jellies, it can also be dried for later use.

* 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...

* 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.

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.

It contains several medically active constituents including flavonoids and organic acids. The fruit is bright red, 1.5 inches in diameter. Useful for making tool handles, mallets and other small items.

It is native to southern Europe . * Rue has a long history of use as a domestic remedy, being especially valued for its strengthening action on the eyes. The plant contains flavonoids (notably rutin) that reduce capillary fragility, which might explain...

* The fruit is a very dark purple pome up to about a centimeter across. * The fruits I have eaten have been considerably larger than this. This thorny shrub is native to northern and western North America, where it grows in varied habitats from forest...

Other common names include may , mayblossom , maythorn , quickthorn , whitethorn , motherdie , and haw . The flowers are used in syrups and sweet puddings. This species is one of several that have been referred to as Crataegus oxyacantha , a name that...

* Native to southern Italy (including Sardinia ) and Corsica. * An excellent windbreak for maritime areas, it grows quite quickly and establishes well even in very windy sites. * Shiny green leaves.

* 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. * A decidious Tree growing to 25m.

* This species is suitable for street planting. * Sorbus commixta ( Japanese Rowan ) is a species of rowan native to Japan , the far east of Russia on Sakhalin , and in Korea on the island of Ulleungdo .

The tree can be long-lived, with some trees over 500 years old. In the UK the tree is planted as an ornamental tree in parks and gardens. * The lumber is used for rough carpentry and furniture.

* Heart-shaped leaves to 1'; fast grower, yellow and white flowers in late June; large and sometimes rather coarse; fall color yellow, not an asset; tolerates heat and drought; wood slow to rot in soil; native to south central U.S. * The wood is soft,...

* 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.

* This species is commonly used in Chinese medicine and is considered to be one of the 50 fundamental herbs. * Cultivated in China for the rutin contained in its leaves and ovaries.

* One of the most valuable hardwood timber trees in N. It is the timber of choice for production of baseball bats and tool handles. Europe, as a timber tree. * The name White Ash derives from the glaucous undersides of the leaves.

* Pinus wallichiana is a pine native to the Himalaya , Karakoram and Hindu Kush mountains, from eastern Afghanistan east across northern Pakistan and India to Yunnan in southwest China .

* A medium-sized tree with a spreading, rounded crown; branches develop 2 opposite corky wings; leaves 2 1/2", dark green; fall color may be yellow; native from Virginia to Illinois, south to Florida and Texas.

It is a pungent bitter-sweet warming herb that is said to be stronger in its action than ginseng. * The roots are harvested in the autumn and dried for later use. This herb is not prescribed for children, and should not be used for more than 3 weeks at...

* Hippocrepis emerus reaches on average 50–150 centimetres (20–59 in) of height, with a maximum of 200 centimetres (79 in). * Hippocrepis emerus or the scorpion senna is a species of perennial plant belonging to the genus Hippocrepis in the Fabaceae...