Wildlife Food Seeds For Sale In Chicago

* Sand laurel oak has an acute leaf apex and a rounded or obtuse leaf base, while swamp laurel oak has an obtuse or rounded leaf apex and a cuneate or attenuate leaf base. * Quercus hemisphaerica is a medium-sized evergreen to semi-evergreen tree which...

The pinnately compound leaves bear 7—25 untoothed to finely-toothed leaflets, each 1/4—1/2 in wide. The seed is the smallest of this genus. It produces nuts with a width of 1/2—3/4 in.

This oak is a tree growing to about 10 meters in height, with a maximum height around 15 meters. The platy bark is dark brown or black. They are glossy green on top and woolly-haired underneath.

It generally occurs in foothills , being most abundant in the lower altitudes of the Sierra Nevada , but also widespread in the Pacific Coast Ranges and the San Gabriel Mountains .

* A very ornamental tree. * Resembles Cornus florida, with creamy white or pinkish flowers; fruit red to orange; Dirr says it doesn't seem to do well on the U.S. East Coast; best for the West Coast, to which it is native.

Harsh and acid, it is mainly used for jellies but can be eaten raw when it is fully ripe. Pectin is also said to protect the body against radiation. Fairly large, it is up to 5cm in diameter.

Leaves opposite; leaf blade ovate, elliptic-ovate, or oblong, 5–8.5 × 2.5–6 cm, papery, abaxially grayish white or glaucous, densely papillose and pubescent with appressed white trichomes or occasionally with dense yellowish brown curly trichomes,...

A conversation-piece for certain, whether in your yard or as given as a gift. This rustic replica has a rot- and pest-resistant cedar body with a galvanized steel roof to protect your feathered friends.

The berries were chewed in the treatment of bed-wetting and mouth sores. Some caution is advised in the use of the leaves and stems of this plant, see the notes above on toxicity. The fall color display is frequently enjoyed along interstate highways,...

* American Basswood, the northernmost basswood species, is a handsome shade and street tree. Large tree with long trunk and a dense crown of many small, often drooping branches and large leaves; frequently has two or more trunks, and sprouts in a circle...

* Vaccinium arboreum ( Sparkleberry or Farkleberry ) is a species of Vaccinium native to the southeastern United States , from southern Virginia west to southeastern Missouri , and south to Florida and eastern Texas .

* A perennial weed, to most, with long curly leaves; develops a deep taproot; seed turns brown and remains conspicuous in winter; birdfood, native to Europe and Asia and common in North America.

* The resin is used internally in propriety mixtures to treat coughs. * Very popular as Christmas Trees, especially in the northeastern USA.

The red gum or manna exuding from cracks in the bark is eaten eagerly by boys. * A manna is exuded from the leaves (from the bark as well according to some reports) as a result ofinsect damage.

The seed ripens in mid to late autumn and will probably need to be protected from squirrels. * The seed can be eaten raw or cooked. * Corylus heterophylla , the Asian Hazel , is a species of hazel native to eastern Asia , from northern China , eastern...

A small fruit with a sweet, juicy and pulpy flesh. It is "the most wide-ranging hawthorn in North America" , native to much of southern Canada, and the United States as far south as Arizona , New Mexico , Kansas , Missouri , North Carolina , and Tennessee...

It is native from New York to Nebraska south to Mexico and Florida. There is a local disjunct population in Mexico as well. It is noted for its bright shiny green leaves and edible fruits.

* The wood is hard and heavy, suitable for making furniture and other small articles. * Dark green shiny leaves, yellow, bronzy, and red in fall; 1/3" bright red fruit, good bird food; large shrub, can be trained as a small tree; susceptible to fireblight;...

* 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 and central U.S. * The plant is tolerant of being trimmed and will even resprout if cut back...

* Grown mostly as a novelty due to the heart shaped fruit. * Wyman says the kernals come out whole. The shells are hard and the meats flavorful. They really are perfect hearts! * The fruit is a nut , produced in bunches of 4-10 together; the nut is spherical,...

It is native to many of the warmer temperate, subtropical, and tropical regions of the world, including parts of Eurasia, Africa, and the Americas, and it is present in many other areas as a naturalized species , including Hawaii , Australia , and the...

They are used like broccoli. They taste somewhat like peas. * The unopened flower buds are eaten cooked. * The latex in the stems is a suitable replacement for chicle and can be made into a chewing gum.

* A perennial weed, to most, with long curly leaves; develops a deep taproot; seed turns brown and remains conspicuous in winter; birdfood, native to Europe and Asia and common in North America.

Arizona and northern Mexico and is sold in the local markets there. It typically grows in dry hills at moderate altitudes. A sweet taste, it is an important item of food for the Indians in S.

Choose a location that is protected from weather but allows rain and snow. Bury in the ground and mulch, mulch, mulch all of it. Store in an unheated garage . * A poultice of the heated leaves has been used in the treatment of earaches.

* The seed can be eaten raw or cooked. When kept in a cool place, and not shelled, the seed should store for at least 12 months. * Corylus cornuta ( Beaked Hazel ) is a deciduous shrubby hazel found in most of North America , from southern Canada south...

* "One of my favorite all around trees" (Dirr); has beechy gray bark, shiny dark green leaves, yellow, orange, and brown in fall; white flowers in 2-3" flat-topped clusters in May; 1/2" fruit, pinkish, orangish, red, scarlet, "perhaps the handsomest of...