Crop Plant Wildlife Food For Sale In San Francisco

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

It is native to Europe, Asia and northern Africa, but is widely cultivated and naturalised around the world. * The plant is a low-growing, tufted, hairless grass, with a bunching (or tillering) growth habit.

Thrives in moist soil conditions, Prefers medium fertility soils with a pH between 6.0 - 6.5. Plants produce uncertain numbers of 4 leafed clovers considered lucky. Used for pasture, soil stabilization wildlife forage, hay.

* One of the species grown for its nuts; may grow as a tree or, more often, a multi-stemmed shrub; dark green leaves; native to Europe, western Asia, north Africa. * The seed can be eaten raw or roasted and used in breads, cakes, biscuits, sweets etc.

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 .

It prefers heavy, fertile soils, but is extremely adaptable. It is typically found in moister sites than Canadian wildrye, and will tolerate more shading. * Elymus virginicus, or Virginia wildrye, is a perennial bunchgrass located in Virginia and the...

It can reach 40 m tall (though 15–25 m is more usual) in the California Coast Ranges , and can have a trunk diameter of 60–190 cm. * An evergreen Tree growing to 10 m (32ft) by 10 m (32ft) at a slow rate.

* Developed in Oregon in 1954 for increased yield of high quality forage in pastures. It is a deep rooted bunchgrass and will bring soil nutirtnts from the depths to the surface. * Works well as a cover crop mixed with legumes that can fix nitrogen.

* Myrtus, with the common name myrtle, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Myrtaceae. Crowns of myrtle are used in the Ukrainian wedding ceremony. * Pre-soak the seed for 24 hours in warm water and then sow it in late winter in a greenhouse.

* This variety is mainly grown in North America as an extremely cold hardy rootstock for grafting. * Ivan Bunin's early short story, Antonovka Apples (1900), is a sort of ode to this apple cultivar.

* Trees are probably much hardier when grown in areas with hot summers. In the wild, trees grow best in areas where summer temperatures average 24 - 30°c and the humidity is high.

This fungal disease was accidentally introduced from Europe into North America, where it has caused severe mortality in the American native white pines (e.g. western white pine, sugar pine, whitebark pine) in many areas.

* Trifolium campestre , commonly known as Hop Trefoil and Low Hop Clover , is a species of clover native to Europe and western Asia , growing in most areas, but specifically thriving on dry, sandy grassland habitats, as well as in fields, woodland margins,...

The flowers are dark pink with a paler base, 12–15 mm long, produced in a dense inflorescence. For these reasons, it is used as a green manure crop. The leaves are alternate, trifoliate (with three leaflets), each leaflet 15–30 mm long and 8–15...

* In 2006, production of wild blueberries in Quebec has reached 70 million pounds. * The native plant Lowbush Blueberry is also grown commercially in Canada, Maine, and Massachusetts, mainly harvested from managed wild patches.

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 ).

The grass is often confused with Johnson grass . The seeds are also oily, leading to its other common name, "greasegrass". Tall perennial grass with drooping branches bearing widely spaced reddish-purple spikelets.

The roundleaf dogwood is also a temperate, northeastern North American species that occurs throughout southern and eastern Ontario; in northern Ontario it occurs farther north than the alternateleaf dogwood, but does not extend past 50°N (Soper and Heimburger...

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...

Rather thin-shelled, the seed is small and sweet. The seed is up to 3cm long. The seed ripens in late autumn and, when stored in its shell in a cool place, will keep for at least 6 months.

Canadensis is sometimes browsed by deer and is good to fair as food for domestic livestock such as cattle or horses. * It occurs throughout North America, in most US states and Canadian provinces.

Depending on soil and moisture conditions, it grows to a height of 1 – 3m (3 – 10 ft) . * Big Bluestem is a perennial grass. * Seed germination appears to be dependent on about a 2-week period of moistened seed at a time when soil temperatures have...

* The northernmost stand, in Orange County, which comprises a large area on the upper limits of Coal Canyon and on Sierra Peak in the Santa Ana Mountains, burned in a 2006 wildfire.

* The Bird Cherry ( Prunus padus ) is a species of cherry , native to northern Europe and northern Asia , growing even north of the Arctic Circle in Norway , Sweden , Finland and Russia .

* Very popular as Christmas Trees, especially in the northeastern USA. * 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...

It is best grown in moist to wet soils. Deer also graze the plant and the seed provides food for birds. * This species is a rhizomatous perennial grass with stems growing up to 1.3 meters tall.

* The yellow rays (petals) droop downward and are arranged around a grayish-brown cone. Tall, summer perennial with a somewhat branched stem. * This plant grows in prairies, on the margins of woods, and on roadsides.