Drought Tolerant Plant Evergreen Plant For Sale In Westminster

* Cupressus nevadensis is a medium-sized evergreen tree with a conic crown, growing to heights of 10-25 m (exceptionally to 39 m), and a trunk diameter of up to 0.5 m (exceptionally to 1 m).

It is also a popular Christmas tree. * The specific epithet, menziesii, is after Archibald Menzies, a Scottish physician and rival naturalist to David Douglas. * It is planted as a specimen tree or in mass screenings.

* Pinus clausa ( Sand Pine , Sandhill Pine ) is a small, often shrubby tree from 5–10 m (16–33 ft), exceptionally to 21 m (69 ft) tall, found in two separate locations, one across central peninsular Florida , and the other in the western Florida panhandle...

* A source of pulp, timber, and turpentine. Dark green needles, to 18" (9" in older trees), in tufts at ends of branchlets; hangs on to its cones (to 20") for as long as 20 years; native from Virginia to Florida and Mississippi.

* Peruvian Torch ( Trichocereus peruvianus ) is found high in the Andean mountain deserts of Peru and Ecuador and is similar to the San Pedro cactus ( Trichocereus pachanoi ) which is found in the same region.

The flowers are small, greenish-yellow, with 5–6 sepals and no petals. The leaves are opposite, oval in shape, 2–4 centimetres (0.79–1.6 in) long and 1.5–3 centimetres (0.59–1.2 in) broad, thick waxy glaucous gray-green in color.

The foliage grows in dense sprays, varying from dull gray-green to bright glaucous blue-green in color. The cones remain closed for many years, only opening after the parent tree is killed in a wildfire , thereby allowing the seeds to colonize the bare...

* Pinus palustris , commonly known as the Longleaf Pine , is a pine native to the southeastern United States , found along the coastal plain from eastern Texas to southeast Virginia extending into northern and central Florida .

* Patula Pine , Pinus patula (Mexican weeping pine, pino lloron in Spanish)( patula Latin = spreading ) is a tree native to Mexico . * "The slender, gracefully hanging leaves are 12" long,...making this a rather striking tree" (Wyman); grass-green needles,...

* Mountain Pine or Mugo Pine ( Pinus mugo ) is a high-altitude European pine , found in the Pyrenees , Alps , Erzgebirge , Carpathians , northern Apennines and Balkan Peninsula mountains from (mostly) 1,000 m to 2,200 m, occasionally as low as 200 m in...

The species is often smaller, stunted and twisted in coastal exposures. Muricata has been used in plantations with resultant growth rates higher than in the wild . It is drought-tolerant and grows on dry, rocky soil.

A black dye can also be obtained from the fruit as well as an ink. * A bluish-green dye is obtained from the berries, it is more permanent than most greens. The trees are beautiful in the spring with white blooms and in the fall the dark berries appear.

* Peruvian Torch ( Trichocereus peruvianus ) is found high in the Andean mountain deserts of Peru and Ecuador and is similar to the San Pedro cactus ( Trichocereus pachanoi ) which is found in the same region.

* Atriplex canescens ( Chamiso , Chamiza , Four wing saltbush , Four-wing saltbush , Fourwing saltbush ) is a species of evergreen shrub in the Amaranthaceae family, which is native to the western United States .

The essential oil found in the leaves is a powerful antiseptic and is used all over the world for relieving coughs and colds, sore throats and other infections. * The wood, durable, easy to saw, yet resistant to termites, is widely used in Australia for...

It is native to southern Europe . * A hardy perennial with gray or blue-gray rather frilly leaves, extremely fragrant (although many dislike the pungent scent); woody base; causes dermatitis in some people, for dry sunny places; also used medicinally...

* Patula Pine , Pinus patula (Mexican weeping pine, pino lloron in Spanish)( patula Latin = spreading ) is a tree native to Mexico . * "The slender, gracefully hanging leaves are 12" long,...making this a rather striking tree" (Wyman); grass-green needles,...

It is a large evergreen or semi-evergreen tree growing to 40 m (130 ft) tall and with a trunk of 1–3 m (3.3–9.8 ft) diameter (occasionally much more; see below). Unlike Bald Cypress and Pond Cypress , Montezuma Cypress rarely produces cypress knees...

It is fast-growing, but not very long-lived by pine standards (to 200 years), and prefers humid climates and moist soil. * Pinus elliottii , commonly known as the Slash Pine , is a pine native to the southeastern United States , from southern South Carolina...

The bark is reddish-brown, fibrous, and peels off in narrow strips. The oldest tree reported, from Missouri , was 795 years old. * The bark of the tree is useful as tinder in starting fires Boy Scout style.

* Thin 8" needles; 4" cones; native to Mexico. It has been introduced in New Zealand near sea level and has done well. It grows between 1300-3250 m. From 26° to 15° north latitude, from Sinaloa , Mexico to Honduras .

* The leaves are cooked and used as greens. * Shadscale fruits and leaves provide important winter browse for both domestic livestock and native herbivores. * The seed is used in pinole or ground into a meal and used as a thickener in making bread or...

The Purple D'Oro daylily is a wonderfully colored reblooming daylily. The Purple D'Oro daylily prefers full sun. Growing only 20'' tall, you will be able to find several places for it in your garden.

* Eucalyptus cloeziana, Gympie Messmate, is a small to tall tree with rough bark on most or the whole of the trunk and larger branches. * The bark is soft, flaky, tessellated, light brown or yellow-brown, where smooth, greyish white or yellowish above.

* Myrtus, with the common name myrtle, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Myrtaceae. * Because of its elegance of habit, appealing odour, and amenity to clipping by the topiarius, as much as for sacred associations, the myrtle was an indispensable...

The species is often smaller, stunted and twisted in coastal exposures. Muricata has been used in plantations with resultant growth rates higher than in the wild . It is drought-tolerant and grows on dry, rocky soil.

Tridentatum (Nutt.) W. Some botanists treat it in the segregate genus Seriphidium , as S. An infusion of the plant repels insects, it is also disinfectant and so is used for washing walls, floors etc.