Urban Tolerant Plant Wildlife Food For Sale In Kansas

* A deciduous Tree growing to 30 m (98ft) by 15 m (49ft) at a fast rate. * The seeds are the largest of any native maple and are also a food source for wildlife. * It is often found along waterways and in wetlands, leading to the colloquial name "water...

* Douglas fir seeds are an extremely important food for small mammals. Mice, voles, shrews, and chipmunks consumed an estimated 65 percent of a Douglas fir seed crop following dispersal in western Oregon.

The orange fruit has a mealy texture with an acid taste and a slight bitterness but is fairly nice raw. It ripens fairly late, specimens seen at the end of October 1998 were not quite fully ripe.

* It is also highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even grow well in inner city environments. * The seeds are eaten by a wide variety of birds. * The species is being tested as a potential source of genes for resistance to emerald ash borer.

Depending on soil and moisture conditions, it grows to a height of 1 – 3m (3 – 10 ft) . * Big Bluestem is a perennial grass. * Big bluestem is tolerant of a wide range of soils and moisture.

* Pinus clausa ( Sand Pine , Sandhill Pine ) is a small, often shrubby tree from 5–10 m (16–33 ft), exceptionally to 21 m (69 ft) tall, found in two separate locations, one across central peninsular Florida , and the other in the western Florida panhandle...

* It is also widely planted in gardens, and has spread as a garden escape in many areas outside its native range. Suggested mechanisms to explain this include stimulation of venous alpha 1 and 2 adrenoreceptors and decreased capillary permeability.

* A shrub or small tree with bright green compound leaves; yellow-white flowers in 4-6" flat-topped clusters, followed by quantities of dark blue-black berries used in jelly, pie, and wine; native to Pacific Northwest.

* This is one of the food plants for the caterpillars of several butterflies and moths, including the Gatekeeper and the Meadow Brown. * It is a perennial plant sometimes found in acidic bogs , for example in the Portlethen Moss , Scotland.

* The tree itself is planted as a street tree. The wood is hard. * The fruit is a source of oil. * An easily grown plant, it succeeds in any soil of good or moderate fertility, ranging from acid to shallow chalk.

As the season progresses, plants develop a dozen or more leaves from a central tiller. * Big bluestem grows very rapidly, producing large amounts of foliage in just a few short months.

* The fruits and flowers have a hypotensive effect as well as acting as a direct and mild heart tonic. They are especially indicated in the treatment of weak heart combined with high blood pressure.

This is seed orchard material. Expect much higher yields than from wild collected seed. * Selections have been made for improved timber production. * There are also some nice cultivated specimens of Pinus virginiana in the Harvard Arboretum in Boston,...

Over much of its range, giant chinkapin shows several growth forms; it grows in a wide variety of habitats but is rarely a dominant component of any stand. In certain portions of its range, it can be an undesirable competitor of commercial species during...

* It is also highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even grow well in inner city environments. * The seeds are eaten by a wide variety of birds. * The species is being tested as a potential source of genes for resistance to emerald ash borer.

* The trees are faster growing and have softer needles than the average Blue Spruce. * It is a popular ornamental tree found far beyond its native range. * Majestic also produces 99% blue color trees (shiners) ! * This species has a deeply penetrating...

This tree inhabits wooded bottomlands, the prairie border, and the midwest savanna understorey. * ariable; crown is rounded; gray branches; white flowers with yellow anthers; red fruit to 1" wide; may have 2" thorns; susceptible to rust; native to eastern...

It has been introduced in the US (New England). * Tilia platyphyllos is a deciduous tree native to much of Europe , including locally in southwestern Great Britain , growing on lime -rich soils.

* Extremely slow growing, 4' in 16 years, extremely long lived, to thousands of years--is yours a patient and stationary family?; shrubby, has great character even when young; blue-green foliage, needles to 1 1/2"; needs protection from dry wind in cold...

The trees are beautiful in the spring with white blooms and in the fall the dark berries appear. Also known as The Common or European Privel, this tree is often used as a hedge. One thing to remember is a tree is grown indoors, it needs to acclimate to...

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

* Ecologically very similar to P. Mayriana), but it is now universally regarded as a distinct species. * "In general appearance Pinus engelmannii much resembles P. Palustris: finely adapted to low-intensity fire with fire frequencies of <5 years.

It is a climax species at the lower limits of the coniferous forests, and a seral species in higher elevation mesic forests where more competitive conifers are capable of growing. In climax forests, ponderosa pine stands often contain many small, even-aged...

The bark is employed as a tinder and is also made into a slow match or can be shredded, bound into bundles and used as a torch to give light in the house. It has also been used as a lining in shoes to absorb moisture and to keep the feet warmer.

* When baked it becomes even sweeter and develops a floury texture, it makes an excellent potato or cereal substitute. * It is a spreading shrub or small tree, reaching 2–8 m in height at maturity.

* The bark is a cork substitute. * Amur cork tree, called Huang Bai in China, is commonly used in Chinese herbalism, where it is considered to be one of the 50 fundamental herbs, but one that should be used with care.

Foliage is considered to be evergreen (leaves persist on the tree until new growth commences in spring). * Small oak accent for dry sunny landscape areas. It is native to the southeastern United States ( Mississippi , Alabama , Florida , Georgia , South...