Crop Plant Wildlife Food For Sale In Massachusetts

* Myrtus communis, the Common Myrtle, is used in the islands of Sardinia and Corsica to produce an aromatic liqueur called Mirto . * Myrtle in a wedding bouquet is a general European custom.

* White clover ( Trifolium repens ) is a species of clover native to Europe , North Africa , and West Asia . * A low growing, persistent, perennial, cool season legume. Thick growing and winter hardy.

* Native to Eurasia and widely introduced elsewhere, this sod forming grass is useful as a forage and for erosion control. * Alopecurus arundinaceus ( Creeping meadow foxtail , Creeping foxtail ) is a rhizomatous perennial species in the Grass family...

* Black raspberries are high in anthocyanins. This has led to their being very useful as natural dyes. * Easily grown in a good well-drained loamy soil in sun or semi-shade[ Anthocyanins are also antioxidants, so there is interest in black raspberries...

* A blue dye is obtained from the dried plant, an indigo substitute. They are harvested with about 20cm of stem as soon as the flowers wither and are dried for later use. It is water soluble.

* Oats are an easily grown crop that succeeds in any moderately fertile soil in full sun. Conservation Plant Characteristics Avena sativa L. Oats are a nutrient-rich food associated with lower blood cholesterol when consumed regularly.

* Dense, round-domed tree with variable shiny dark green leaves. * This is a cold hardy variety of the species. * Berries, white. * Originally imported as food for silkworms. Pinkish, or purple violet; much loved by birds in June and July.

It is found worldwide and can tolerate many habitats and climates; it generally needs full sun to thrive. It is a nutritious and palatable forage grass for domestic and wild animals.

* It is planted by wildlife enthusiasts to attract and keep game in an area. * The nuts make an excellent dessert. * A poultice made from the bark is used to close cuts and wounds.

* The fruit can be eaten raw, cooked in pies, cakes etc or fermented into cider. * 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 bacteria in as low...

* The fruit has a bitter-sweet flavour, tasting like an over-ripe banana. The leaves are gray-green and pale and fuzzy underneath, and several centimeters long. It flowers during the summer in white blooms.

* It is a warm-season grass growing 30-100 cm (12-40 inches) tall, and grows well on mountainous plateaus, rocky slopes, and sandy plains. * The grass is also drought- and cold-tolerant and is hardy in zones 4-9.

* Macedonian pine is also a popular ornamental tree in parks and large gardens, giving reliable steady though not fast growth on a wide range of sites. Macedonian pine is of great value for research into hybridisation and genetic modification to develop...

* Prosopis tamarugo , commonly known as the Tamarugo , is a species of flowering tree in the pea family, Fabaceae . This bushy tree apparently grows without the benefit of rainfall, and obtains some water from dew .

* The fruit is eaten cooked. The fruit is rich in pectin and can be added to fruits that are low in this substance when making jams etc. It makes a good jelly when sugar is added and is also dried and used for making pemmican.

* An infusion of the leaves has been used as a wash for weak and inflamed eyes. * Tolerates most soils and conditions, including poor soils and amongst the roots and under the drip of trees.

Little bluestem is a perennial bunchgrass , and is prominent in tallgrass prairie , along with big bluestem ( Andropogon gerardii ), indiangrass ( Sorghastrum nutans ) and switchgrass ( Panicum virgatum ).

It is a large suckering shrub that can be grown as a small tree. As a popular ornamental used in landscaping its notable features include the red stems in fall (autumn) through late winter, the brightest winter bark of any cornus.

Pistacia vera often is confused with other species in the genus Pistacia that are also known as pistachio. These species can be distinguished from P. Their nuts are much smaller, have a strong flavor of turpentine , and have a shell that is not hard.

* The California Scrub Oak ( Quercus berberidifolia ) is a small evergreen or semi-evergreen shrubby oak in the white oak section. * The word chaparral is derived from the Spanish word for scrub oak, chaparro.

It has become naturalised in many temperate areas, including the Americas and Australasia as an escape from cultivation. Trifolium pratense is used in traditional medicine of India as deobstruent, antispasmodic, expectorant, sedative, anti-inflammatory...

Gansu, Nei Mongol, Ningxia, Qinghai, W Shanxi, Xinjiang [Mongolia]. * Native to semiconsolidated sand dunes; 900-2400 m. It is good fodder for animals, improves the soil, allows natural vegetation to become established, and prevents soil erosion by wind...

Aromatic, sweet and succulent. Tolerates semi-shade though fruit production will be reduced. The fruit can also be dried for later use. The seed can take 4 weeks or more to germinate.

* Indigenous peoples of North America found the plant and its fruit very useful. The branches were used as brooms, and the twigs were used to fasten western skunk cabbage leaves into berry baskets.

Rich in vitamin C. * Research on elderberries is being conducted at the University of Missouri's South West Center in Mount Vernon and at the Missouri State Fruit Experiment Station in Mountain Grove.

* Pseduotsuga menziesii var. * The Douglas fir's useful wood and its quick growth make it the crop of choice for many timber companies, which typically replant a clear-cut area with Douglas fir.

Small tree or shrub with horizontal branches; narrow, rounded, open crown; shiny red twigs; bitter, aromatic bark and foliage; and tiny red cherries. Fine-textured, bright red branches; reddish to yellow-orange, mature bark; flat-topped clusters of white...