Edible Fruit Or Nut Plant Specimen Tree For Sale In Fremont

In Canada, dwarf hackberry is designated as threatened and protected under Canada's Species at Risk Act. * The flexible thin shoots are used as walking sticks, the wood is also an excellent fuel.

* The seeds, similar to large pine nuts, are edible, and are extensively harvested in southern Brazil. * It is a popular garden tree in subtropical areas, planted for its unusual effect of the thick, 'reptilian' branches with a very symmetrical appearance.

* 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 south to Yunnan , with outlying populations in Anhui and Taiwan ; it also extends a short distance...

Korean pine cones are 8 centimetres (3.1 in) to 17 centimetres (6.7 in) long, green or purple before maturity, ripening brown about 18 months after pollination. * It is a member of the white pine group, Pinus subgenus Strobus, and like all members of...

* The tree can grow in many types of soils, but it is important that the soil be well-drained. * California black oak comprises a total volume of 29% of California's hardwood timber resources, and is the major hardwood sawn into lumber there.

* Butia capitata , also known as Pindo Palm or Jelly Palm , is a palm native to Brazil and Uruguay . * The fruit is sweet and aromatic with the flavour of apricots. * This palm grows up to 6m (exceptionally 8m) in a slow but steady manner.

* 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 south to Yunnan , with outlying populations in Anhui and Taiwan ; it also extends a short distance...

Not of a good taste. The process can be speeded up by grinding the seed into a powder prior to soaking. The poor taste is probably due, at least in part, to the presence of tannins.

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. * The seed is eaten raw or cooked. Rather thin-shelled, the seed is small and sweet.

An excellent timber, it is used for tool handles, agricultural implements etc. * The pear-shaped nut ripens in September and October and is an important part of the diet of many wild animals.

Pumila , reaching 8–10 m tall on occasion. Rich in oil, it has a slightly resinous flavour and a pleasant soft texture. * A dense, low-growing, sometimes prostrate species; varies from seed; "of great beauty" (Dirr); 3" needles; native to alpine zone...

* The seed are edible raw or cooked. They can also be ground into a powder and used as a thickener and flavouring in soups etc. The seeds are often added to ice cream, cakes, puddings etc.

* This species grows up to 40 metres tall. * A shrub at Kew was 2 metres tall and 2 metres wide inJuly 1996 with a reasonable crop of immature fruit. * Corylus chinensis, common names Chinese filbert and Chinese Hazel, is a deciduous tree native to western...

The mature size is up to 25-35 m height, and 1.5 m trunk diameter. Facing slopes and in moist heavy clay soils. * Shiny dark green needles, to 5"; columnar when young, more open and spreading with age; may branch low; slow growing; full sun, likes good...

It grows in large stands from sea level up to 1400 metres but in the south-west of its range it is restricted to mountainous areas and occurs in small, isolated populations. It is found from the Oshima Peninsula in Hokkaid?

* The very bold, decorative leaves and the attractive catkins produced in spring make it an excellent ornamental tree for planting in parks and large gardens. * The fruit is a nut , produced in bunches of 4-10 together; the nut is spherical, 3-5 cm long...

* The fruit, which are pomes, are edible and can be eaten raw or cooked. * The fruit is rich in iron and copper. * The fruit has a sweet flavor. * It is native to eastern U.S. and much used in Europe.

* A flowering, fruit-producing tree, member of the rose family; flowers resemble those of hawthorn, white or light pink; 1 1/2"; 1" fruits, hard and brownish, inedible until aged or frosted, used in jellies; old trees may be thorny; of rounded habit;...

* Grown for its 3" edible orange fruit in late fall. * The kaki is among the oldest plants in cultivation, known for its use in China for more than 2000 years. * The fruit has an exquisitely rich flavour when it is very soft and fully ripe.

* The germinating seed produces an underground 'earth nut' which has a coconut-like flavour. * Sometimes grown as a pot plant in colder areas. * Seed - raw, cooked or ground into a powder.

* Lovell Peach seed is used primarily as a rootstock for grafting desired scion wood onto. * China is the world's largest producer of peaches and nectarines. The resulting trees are more tolerant of wet soils, more cold hardy, and disease resistant.

* Paliurus spina-christi , commonly known as Jerusalem Thorn , Garland Thorn , Christ's Thorn , or Crown of Thorns , is a species of Paliurus native to the Mediterranean region and southwest and central Asia , from Morocco and Spain east to Iran and Tajikistan...

* Sorbus decora, commonly known as the showy mountain-ash or "dogberry" is a deciduous shrub or very small tree native to northeastern North America. Like the American mountain-ash (Sorbus Americana), the showy mountain-ash has pinnately compound leaves...

In the wild, trees grow best in areas where summer temperatures average 24 - 30°c and the humidity is high. * Source of the commercial pecan; a tall, straight-trunked tree, fastest growing of the hickories; likes deep, rich soil; native to central midwest...

* The Bur-gambel oak is a Bur oak hybrid which is vigorous, fast growing, and produces heavy crops of acorns at a young age. * Wildlife benefit: Squirrels, chipmunks, deer, birds, and turkeys eat the acorns.

* Lovell Peach seed is used primarily as a rootstock for grafting desired scion wood onto. * China is the world's largest producer of peaches and nectarines. The resulting trees are more tolerant of wet soils, more cold hardy, and disease resistant.

* Forms a dense thicket, good for bird cover, long curved thorns, white flowers, red-brown fruits; native to central eastern states in U.S. * Fruit we have eaten from this tree is mealy and fairly soft, with a pleasant sweet flavour.