Crop Plant Wildlife Food For Sale In Illinois

* It makes an excellent food and can be used as a staple food in much the same way as potatoes or cereals. * The nuts also provide a significant food source for wildlife. The skin (or pellicle) of the seed is easily peeled.

* A low growing, persistent, perennial, cool season legume. * White clover ( Trifolium repens ) is a species of clover native to Europe , North Africa , and West Asia . Thrives in moist soil conditions, Prefers medium fertility soils with a pH between...

The nuts are eaten by squirrels , rabbits , other rodents , and larger birds. The mature seed is a hard oval, dark brown in color and contains an oil (liquid wax) content of approximately 54%.

* Black raspberries are high in anthocyanins. * Easily grown in a good well-drained loamy soil in sun or semi-shade[ This has led to their being very useful as natural dyes. * The common wild black raspberry; 1/2" white flowers followed by clusters of...

However, this plant will not survive shoot destruction indefinitely. Cerifera' s root system is fire-resistant. * Myrica cerifera is a small tree or large shrub , and is adaptable to many habitats.

* A decidious tree that grows up to 23 ' in height. * Used as a rootstock for the cultivated apples. * The leaves contain up to 2.4% of an antibacterial substance called 'phloretin'.This inhibits the growth of a number of gram-positive and gram-negative...

* This upright annual herb grows to 20-50 cm tall, unbranched or branched only at the base. The banner of each flower does not sit upright, but folds forward. It grows rapidly in spring, and yields an abundant crop of green food, particularly palatable...

* Pre-soak the seed for 24 hours in warm water and then sow it in late winter in a greenhouse. * Myrtus communis, the Common Myrtle, is used in the islands of Sardinia and Corsica to produce an aromatic liqueur called Mirto .

All of these were selected for their Eastern Filbert Blight resistance. They can also be liquidized and used as a plant milk. An excellent nut for raw eating. The leaves are deciduous , rounded, 6–12 cm long and across, softly hairy on both surfaces,...

It is native to the western United States, where it is a member of varied scrub, woodland, and open habitats. The whole plant can be used at much lower concentrations than the isolated constituents - unlikeusing the isolated ephedrine, using the whole...

* Astragalus sinicus is widely used on rice land as a winter crop. * This species is grown as a green manure crop in Japan and southern China. * The plant is used in the treatment of blennorrhoea and also as an unguent for burns.

* Pseduotsuga menziesii var. Mice, voles, shrews, and chipmunks consumed an estimated 65 percent of a Douglas fir seed crop following dispersal in western Oregon. * The Douglas fir's useful wood and its quick growth make it the crop of choice for many...

The berries and flowers are edible. * Perhaps best when massed in naturalized areas where suckering spread is acceptable. * Sambucus canadensis is a deciduous Shrub growing to 4 m (13ft) by 4 m (13ft) at a fast rate.

Green papaya is used in Southeast Asian cooking, both raw and cooked. The unripe green fruit can be eaten cooked, usually in curries, salads, and stews. * Originally from southern Mexico (particularly Chiapas and Veracruz), Central America, and northern...

The fruit is about 15mm in diameter. Prick them out into individual pots when they are large enough to handle and plant them out during the summer. Tolerates semi-shade though fruit production will be reduced.

* Astragalus sinicus is widely used on rice land as a winter crop. * This species is grown as a green manure crop in Japan and southern China. * The plant is used in the treatment of blennorrhoea and also as an unguent for burns.

It is very tolerant of severe winter cold, hardy down to at least -45°C, and also of wind exposure. Macedonian pine is of great value for research into hybridisation and genetic modification to develop rust resistance in these species; hybrids with eastern...

* Lithocarpus densiflorus , commonly known as the Tanoak or Tanbark-oak , is an evergreen tree in the beech family Fagaceae , native to the western United States , in California as far south as the Transverse Ranges and north to southwest Oregon .

* Western snowberry is grown for use in native plant and wildlife gardens, and as a bird food plant in habitat landscapes. An infusion of the root has been used to cleanse the afterbirth and aid in convalescence.

* It is extremely palatable to livestock and will decrease without proper grazing management.It spreads via seed and tillering. * Elymus virginicus, or Virginia wildrye, is a perennial bunchgrass located in Virginia and the eastern United States.

Eucalyptus manna,which exudes from punctures in summer months, is sometimes consumed. * A manna is exuded from the leaves (from the bark as well according to some reports) as a result ofinsect damage.

* The resin is used internally in propriety mixtures to treat coughs. * Our Nova Scotia source seed comes from the Balsam Fir Christmas Tree Capital of the World! * A symmetrically pyramidal tree with lustrous dark green needles that are very aromatic.

The crown is broad conic in young trees, becoming cylindric in older trees; old trees may have no branches in the lowest 30–40 m. * A lovely native tree from Alaska to California, where it is an important source of lumber; 1" needles; needs cool moist...

In mass, this species puts a purple top on old fields and open woods. * Tall redtop or Purple-top is a 2 1/2-7 ft. It reproduces by seed and tillers. The plant becomes brown in fall.

* New England American-aster is large and showy, growing to 6 or more ft. A pink variety of this species is sometimes grown commercially. Showy, bright, rose-purple flowers with orange-yellow centers bloom in profusion at the tips of the leafy branches.

* The most important of the edible blueberries, but also a good ornamental; dark green or blue-green leaves, turning yellow, orange, red, and bronzy in fall; masses of white or pinkish flowers with the new leaves; blue-black berries to 1/2" starting in...

* A very poular tree for bonsai due to its dwarf size and small fruit.