Annual Plant Edible Fruit Or Nut Plant For Sale In Colorado Springs

It is still used in Mexico and Guatemala, with the seeds sometimes ground, while whole seed is used for nutritious drinks and as a food source. The seed is a good source of protein and easily digested fats.

Oval to round fruit with red sweet flesh and small seeds, maturing in 85 days. * Crimson Sweet is a heirloom variety that has been around a long time. * It was an All American winner in 1964.

* Anise is a herbaceous annual plant growing to 1 m (3 ft) or more tall. * The plant is an ingredient of pot-pourri. * In the Middle East, water is boiled with about a tablespoon of aniseed per teacup to make a special hot tea called yansoon.

Oats are a nutrient-rich food associated with lower blood cholesterol when consumed regularly. Common oat AVSA Summary Duration Annual Growth Habit Graminoid Native Status L48 (I), AK (I), HI (I), PR (I), CAN (W), GL (W), SPM (W) Federal T/E Status National...

* The mild-flavoured leaves (cooked as a spinach) are rich in vitamins and minerals. They can also be sprouted and used in salads. * It is an important crop for subsistence farmers in Africa.

* The fruit can be made into jams and preserves.

It is cultivated commercially in frost-free areas for its fruit and is widely grown in India , Sri Lanka , New Zealand , the Caribbean , Brazil, Colombia , Ecuador , Indonesia , Peru , California , Florida , Haiti , Hawaii , Australia , East Africa ,...

They make a very good perennial substitute for lettuce in a salad, producing fresh leaves from spring until the middle of summer, or until the autumn from spring germinating plants.

* A herb tea is made from the dried leaves. * The fruit is delicious when eaten out of hand, the fruit is also used in pies, preserves etc. * Raspberry fruit may protect the liver.

A somewhat astringent taste raw, it improves considerably when cooked and is delicious baked with a floury texture and a flavour rather like sweet potatoes. * Roman soldiers were given chestnut porridge before entering battle.

Wild plants grow to between 9 and 12 m tall, and have an open branching system; the leaves are opposite, simple elliptic-ovate to oblong, 6–12 cm long and 4–8 cm broad, glossy dark green.

* Prunus mahaleb is a deciduous Tree growing to 9 m (29ft) by 9 m (29ft). * The species is grown as an ornamental tree for its strongly fragrant flowers. * It is cultivated for a spice obtained from the seeds inside the cherry stones.

* It can be grown indoors in the winter. * Cherry Belle is an Heirloom Variety that can be planted in the spring or fall and is ready to eat 5 weeks after sowing. It is bright red skinned with a crisp white inside.

Mas but is more tree-like in its habit. * It occurs in China, Japan and Korea where it is used as a food plant and as a medicinal plant-Shan-zhu-yu,(Chinese) San-syu-yu (Japanese).

They are very nutritious, being rich in oil (up to 17%), protein, vitamin E and calcium. 60-75 days to maturity. Mature seeds are eaten cooked. Slightly sweet, it contains 20% or more protein, which is about 12 times that of potatoes.

* It can be cultivated where temperatures never fall below -10/-12 °C for extended periods, although it will require some protection if cold periods are longer than normal. * The Canary Island date palm is very widely planted as an ornamental plant in...

* Actinidia kolomikta is cultivated in cold temperate regions as an ornamental plant, largely for the striking random variegation in pink and white of some its leaves but also because of the relatively small (2-5 g or 0.07- 0.18 ounces) kiwifruit-like...

* The fruit is juicy with a very good flavour. * Rubus spectabilis ( Salmonberry ) is a species of Rubus native to the west coast of North America from west central Alaska to California .

* The flowering quince, with flowers of red, scarlet, pink, white, and variations thereof, in spring; fruits used in cooking; native to China. It is frequently used as an informal low hedge.

A somewhat astringent taste raw, it improves considerably when cooked and is delicious baked with a floury texture and a flavour rather like sweet potatoes. * Roman soldiers were given chestnut porridge before entering battle.

Oats are a nutrient-rich food associated with lower blood cholesterol when consumed regularly. Common oat AVSA Summary Duration Annual Growth Habit Graminoid Native Status L48 (I), AK (I), HI (I), PR (I), CAN (W), GL (W), SPM (W) Federal T/E Status National...

* An annual or, in tropical areas, perennial; 4-5" yellow flowers with a brownish-red base; calyx (the leafy external bud covering) becomes large, fleshy, and bright red as the plant sets seed and is used for drink flavorings and jelly; altogether a handy...

* Big Max is a large variety of squash that can exceed 100 pounds and 20 in (510 mm) in diameter under ideal growing conditions. They are often bright orange in color, with fine-grained, yellow-orange flesh.

* Coriander is native to southern Europe and North Africa to southwestern Asia. * Plants yield about 1¾ tonnes of seed per acre. The leaves provide Cilantro and the seeds are Coriander.

* Thin 6" needles, bright green; broadly conical when mature; big, heavy cones; resembles P. * The Chinese White Pine ( Pinus armandii ; family Pinaceae ) is a species of pine native to China , occurring from southern Shanxi west to southern Gansu and...

GOOD LUCK! * The world record holder weighed in at 2009 pounds! * There is an art to growing the giants so don't be discouraged if you don't get pumpkins weighing hundreds of pounds on your first try.

* Nuts about 2" * The Manchurian walnut ( Juglans mandshurica Maxim. ) is a deciduous tree of the genus Juglans (section Cardiocaryon ), native to the Eastern Asiatic Region ( China , Russian Far East , North Korea and South Korea ).