Evergreen Plant Seeds For Sale In Berkeley

* Deep bluish-green 3" needles; of widish conical form when young; broad and flat-toppoed when older; makes a handsome tree; sun or part shade; good for Midwestern states; very tolerant of winter wind.

* The tallest hemlock; forms a narrow crown; dark green needles and rather pendulous branchlets; 1" cones; prefers cool summer temperatures and a moist atmosphere, so perhaps best for the U.S. Pacific Northwest, where it is native; grows quickly where...

* Smooth-bark Mexican Pine ( Pinus pseudostrobus ), ( Chamite and Pacingo ) distinctive names in Spanish, tree endemic to Mexico , 8 to 25 m tall, dense and round top, the bark is brown and fissured and smooth when young.

* A valuable timber in its native range because it is less resinous than most pines and is easily worked. * Collected from seed orchard. This tree reaches heights of 20-30 m with a trunk diameter of 0.5-0.9 m.

* It is grown elsewhere as an ornamental . The fruit can also be used in preserves. * Cornus capitata is a species of dogwood known by the common names Bentham's cornel , Himalayan flowering dogwood , and evergreen dogwood .

* Rough gray bark, bright green leaves; native to Monterey County, California * Cupressus goveniana is a species of cypress endemic to coastal California in the United States , where it is found in small, scattered populations, not in large forests.

The needles are a half inch in length in groups of five and grow in a brilliant bright green color in tufts on branch tips. It needs some special care but will create a striking landscape plant.

* A soap is obtained from the fruit by rubbing the fruit in water. Used in Mexico for washing clothes. * The wood is heavy, strong, close-grained, splits easily. * An evergreen tree with compound leaves to 14", leaflets to 6"; flowers in small pendulous...

* Blue-gray foliage; drooping branchlets; native to Kashmir or Tibet. * Cupressus cashmeriana ( Bhutan Cypress , Kashmir Cypress ; Dzongkha language : Tsenden ) is a species of cypress native to the eastern Himalaya in Bhutan and adjacent areas of Arunachal...

* Cedrus atlantica(Atlas Cedar) is common in cultivation as an ornamental tree in temperate climates. * Grows quickly when young and can be a splendid specimen tree when properly sited; develops a horizontal habit with age; blue-green leaves; native to...

Caution should be used as parts of this tree are poisonous and should not be around small children. Taxus cuspidata can do any size pot or style of bonsai but do not like soggy soils and need good drainage to thrive.

* Cedrus atlantica(Atlas Cedar) is common in cultivation as an ornamental tree in temperate climates. * Grows quickly when young and can be a splendid specimen tree when properly sited; develops a horizontal habit with age; blue-green leaves; native to...

* Of broadly conical form, often bushy; cones to 1", dark purple when young; needles resemble T. The newly formed periderm is a purplish red. The scaly bark has irregular longitudinal breaks, and lenticels that are very inconspicuous.

It is very likely that the range was more extensive in the past before extensive felling for the wood. * It is one of the largest tree species in Asia, reported to heights of 80 m tall and with a trunk up to 4 m diameter above buttressed base.

* Mayo or Mayu (Sophora macrocarpa) is a small tree that inhabits the Chilean Matorral.

It is native to northwestern Mexico and the southwestern United States from far eastern California to southwest Colorado , Rio Grande New Mexico , to west Texas , where it grows in woodland, chaparral , forest, and other habitat.

* Of broadly conical form, often bushy; cones to 1", dark purple when young; needles resemble T. The newly formed periderm is a purplish red. The scaly bark has irregular longitudinal breaks, and lenticels that are very inconspicuous.

It also occurs south into northern Baja California in Mexico . 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 .

* Plants are sometimes grown as a hedge. Wood - close grained, moderately hard. * An evergreen shrub with dark green leaves, 2" golden-yellow bowl-shaped flowers in July; native to China, Japan.

It grows at altitudes of 1,300-3,600 metres, usually in pure forests, sometimes mixed with the Tien Shan variety of Siberian Fir ( Abies sibirica var. * Drooping branchlets, 1 1/2" needles, dull green; 4" cones; native to Central Asia.

Increase in the girth of trees grown in the open can be quite fast, averaging 3cm a year. Growth increases somewhat with age and can average 30cm a year in older trees. * A strikingly attractive tree when mature; horizontal major branches curve up at...

, Japan , where it grows at 1500-2000 m altitude. * Wyman calls this "a fine, narrow tree"; 1/2" needles, light green; cones to 4"; conical in outline, with ascending branches, lacking the tiered quality of some spruces; native to Japan.

A very ornamental plant. Succeeds in open woodland or along the woodland edge. Plants are very cold-hardy, tolerating temperatures down to about -30°c. Mountain-laurel is the state flower of Connecticut and Pennsylvania .

It is found in El Salvador , Guatemala , and Mexico . It grows between 1500-2400 m in elevation. Bark first smooth, gray-brown, later becoming rough and deeply fissured into large gray-brown plates.

* Ponderosa pine was employed medicinally by several native North American Indian tribes, who valued it especially for its antiseptic and vulnerary properties, using it to treat a range of skin problems, cuts, wounds, burns etc.

The wax can be used to make aromatic candles. Utahensis ) is a shrub or small tree reaching 3-6 m (rarely to 9 m) tall. * A wax on the fruit is obtained by simmering the fruit in hot water and skimming off the wax as it rises to the surface.

It grows at altitudes of 1,300-3,600 metres, usually in pure forests, sometimes mixed with the Tien Shan variety of Siberian Fir ( Abies sibirica var. * Drooping branchlets, 1 1/2" needles, dull green; 4" cones; native to Central Asia.