Urban Tolerant Plant Shade Tree For Sale In San Antonio

It grows at high altitudes in mountain valleys at altitudes of 1800–4300 m (rarely as low as 1200 m), and is a tree from 30–50 m in height. In recent times it has extended its range as competing broadleaf forests are logged (Farjon 1984, Li 1997,...

* Dirr notes that several forms occur, but the one most of us recall fondly divided into several major trunks topped by spreading, arching, pendulous branches. * The American elm occurs naturally in an assortment of habitats, most notably rich bottomlands,...

* Native to the U.S. Southwest, where it is sometimes used as a street or shade tree; 3-5 leaflets per leaf; dark gray scaly ridged bark; velvety young shoots, downy leaves. * A fairly wind resistant tree, it can be grown as part of a shelterbelt planting.

It is the timber of choice for production of baseball bats and tool handles. Woodworkers use the timber mainly for internal uses due to high perishability in contact with ground soil.

* Drooping yellow branchlets; needles to 12", light green, drooping; 8" cones; similar to P. Roxburghii except in details of cone form. * Under warm conditions, this is one of the most drought-tolerant pines, living even with less than 200 mm per year.

* A good city tree that withstands harsh conditions; delicate bright green compound leaves cast a light shade; has substantial thorns and produces large pods; easy to transplant; parent of many good street trees; needs full sun; grows quickly; salt tolerant;...

It is the timber of choice for production of baseball bats and tool handles. Woodworkers use the timber mainly for internal uses due to high perishability in contact with ground soil.

* When grouped or massed in light shade provided by pines the effect can be spectacular. * Scarlet flowers; native to Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana * Fine plant for naturalizing in moist soils and where there is some shade.

* The Subalpine Fir or Rocky Mountain Fir ( Abies lasiocarpa ) is a western North American fir , native to the mountains of Yukon , British Columbia and western Alberta in Canada Conservation Plant Characteristics Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt.

A similar hairiness occurs in spring on new shoots and on the upper leaf surfaces, but this usually disappears with the summer rains. It is among the first to take on colour, usually creamy yellow but also orange at times, and has usually dropped its...

* A yellow dye is obtained from the seedpods and the flowers * S. * A very ornamental and fast growing tree, it grows best in hot summers. * This species is commonly used in Chinese medicine and is considered to be one of the 50 fundamental herbs.

A soft and oily texture, the seed has a sweet flavour and tastes somewhat like a large pine nut. A very hearty species the Ginkgo makes a lovely bonsai especially in the city due to it being relatively pest free and pollution tolerant.

* A blue dye is obtained from the inner bark. The bark is ground into a powder and then steeped in water in order to obtain the dye. It is typically found over calcareous substrates such as limestone , growing on limestone slopes and in moist valley soils,...

Manchurian Ash can be used as a medium height wind break for a farmstead. * This tree is occasionally cultivated as an ornamental tree in parts of Canada and the United States. * The species is being tested as a potential source of genes for resistance...

* Unlike most species of pine. This tree transplants well. * 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...

* Its previous scientific name was Quercus nuttallii , but it is now known as Quercus texana ; this has created much confusion with Texas Red Oak which was known as Quercus texana but is now known as Quercus buckleyi .

Seedpods - the pulp is sweet and can be eaten raw or made into sugar. * Our "Thornless" seed comes very true. The pods have been seen as a good antidote for children's complaints. The light shade the bright green summer foliage casts allows grass to grow...

It has a remarkably slender trunk and short ascending or drooping branches on a narrow-pyramidal framwork. It forms a narrow column, has dark green foliage, 2" cones which are blue black when young.

* Used as a street and shade tree in Florida. * Doesn't mind heat and drought; grows quickly. * Horticulturally, it is a popular choice for street trees in urban settings because it is very drought tolerant and can survive harsh environments.

* Two species have been found in east Texas and in the zone from Maryland south to northern Florida. * The bark is a light gray with thick irregular curling ridges; as the tree matures, the bark tends to become plated.

* It is in flower from May to June, and the seeds ripen in September. * Native to central and southeastern Europe and southwestern Asia , from Austria east to southwestern Russia and the Caucasus , and south to Turkey.

Ecologically and taxonomically, it remains a poorly understood species. Giant chinkapin (Castanopsis chrysophylla), also called golden chinkapin, giant evergreen-chinkapin, and goldenleaf chestnut, is an interesting hardwood species in a landscape dominated...

The white flowers in clusters to 5" in May are unpleasantly scented. It doesn't like harsh conditions and excessive heat, which tends it toward disease problems. Trees are very wind resistant and can be used in shelterbelt plantings.

Once the trees are harvested, they regenerate from their existing root systems, earning them the name of the "Phoenix tree." * Paulownia has the ability to reclaim ecologically stressed and degenerate patches of land relatively quickly.

* Native to mountains, forests, usually in valleys; 200-1400 m. S Anhui, Fujian, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hunan, Jiangxi, Zhejiang; all in China.

* A maple native to much of Europe , north to southern England (where it is the only native maple), Denmark , Poland and Belarus , and also southwest Asia from Turkey to the Caucasus , and north Africa in the Atlas Mountains.

* Native to India , Myanmar , Bangladesh , Sri Lanka , Malaysia and Pakistan , growing in tropical and semi-tropical regions. * In East Africa it is also known as Muarubaini ( Swahili ), which means the tree of the 40 , as it is said to treat 40 different...