Evergreen Plant Seeds For Sale In Peoria

The underside of each leaf has two broad yellow stripes and is densely covered with minute projections. The leaves are up to 4 centimeters (11?2 inches) long—broader than those of most other yews—and often end in a very small, sharp point.

It can also be used in topiary. America and Japan. * Ilex crenata ( Japanese Holly or Box-leaved Holly ; Japanese : inutsuge ) is a species of holly native to eastern China , Japan , Korea , Taiwan , and Sakhalin .

* An attractive shrub or small tree with a short trunk; 2" needles; contorted branches reaching nearly to the ground; of broadly conical form; dark green, much planted in Europe; "an excellent garden tree" (Wyman); native to coastal North America from...

* Although the wood is rather small, it is highly valued on account of its hardness - it is twice as hard as oak (Quercus species). Hyrcana of northern Iran and eastern Caucasus are commonly treated as synonyms of B.

The dark-green leaves are usually small, 2.5-7 cm long and 2-5 cm broad, thick and often spiny-toothed, particularly on young trees. It generally occurs in foothills , being most abundant in the lower altitudes of the Sierra Nevada , but also widespread...

It has been introduced in New Zealand near sea level and has done well. * It occurs within a rainfalls regime mostly in summer. It grows between 1300-3250 m. From 26° to 15° north latitude, from Sinaloa , Mexico to Honduras .

* Range China and Tibet * Typically found in high mountains where the climate is cold and wet.

* It is in flower from Apr to May, and the seeds ripen in October. Conservation Plant Characteristics Arbutus menziesii Pursh Pacific madrone ARME Summary Duration Perennial Growth Habit Tree Native Status L48 (N), CAN (N) Federal T/E Status National...

* It is a shrub -like clumping palm, with several stems growing from a single base. The whole leaf can be used in weaving. It also has numerous sharp needle-like spines produced on the leaf stems; these protect the stem growing point from browsing animals.

Seeds gray-brown, subovoid, 7-14 mm including a pale brown wing with purplish spots. Bark gray or brown-gray, breaking into thick, irregular plates. Pendant, 3-5" cones are initially purple but mature to a pale brown.

It burns with a clear, bright flame and is valued as a fuel. * The wood is heavy, close-grained, moderately hard, brittle, not strong. * Cliftonia monophylla ( Buck-wheat tree , Buckwheat tree , Titi ) is a tree native to the United States .

* Cedrus atlantica(Atlas Cedar) is common in cultivation as an ornamental tree in temperate climates. The wooden structure was designed by the President himself, and is self-supporting so as not to cause damage to the tree.

* Externally it is a very beneficial treatment for a variety of skin complaints, wounds, sores, burns, boils etc and is used in the form of liniment plasters, poultices, herbal steam baths and inhalers.

* Modern research has shown that yew trees contain the substance 'taxol' in their shoots and bark. The habit is pleasingly pyramidal. Taxol has shown exciting potential as an anti-cancer drug, particularly in the treatment of ovarian cancers.

It does not however grow well in hot climates. Mixed with boiling water they are used in the treatment of haemopytsis, nose bleeds, haematemesis, blood in stools, metrorrhagia, gonorrhoea and other venereal diseases.

It can be dried, ground into a powder then used in making cakes etc. It is low to the ground with some of the lower branches rooting in the soil and others extending more outward than upward.

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

* Chamaecyparis pisifera (Sawara Cypress or Sawara Japanese: Sawara) is a species of false cypress, native to central and southern Japan, on the islands of Honshu and Kyushu. The bark is red-brown, vertically fissured and with a stringy texture.

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. Pinus parviflora is an outdoor bonsai needed a dormant winter period.

It is much more drought tolerant than most spruce species. * This species of spruce should be grown in areas where drought may be a concern. * Picea crassifolia is a species of conifer in the Pinaceae family.

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

The dark-green leaves are usually small, 2.5-7 cm long and 2-5 cm broad, thick and often spiny-toothed, particularly on young trees. It generally occurs in foothills , being most abundant in the lower altitudes of the Sierra Nevada , but also widespread...

It grows at moderately high altitudes, from 1000-2700 m. Increase in the girth of trees grown in the open can be quite fast, averaging 3cm a year. * A strikingly attractive tree when mature; horizontal major branches curve up at the tips; cone-shaped...

The specimen called "El Drago Milenario" (the thousand-year-old dragon) growing at Icod de los Vinos in northwest Tenerife is the oldest living plant of this species. Each branch grows for about 10–15 years and re-branches, so a mature plant has an...

* The specific epithet honors Tecun Uman, a Mayan chief who defended his homeland against the Spanish conquistadors in the 16th Century (Dvorak et al. It grows well in Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil and South Africa.

* Small, delicate plant forms a rounded mound, often loose and open; evergreen; 3" flowers in May, parents of this strain have flowers in variations of pink and purple; acid soil, good drainage; in the U.S. needs light shade in the North, more shade in...

* Cupressus forbesii has proven to be a successful specimen tree, tolerant of the California Coastal climate and its cool temperatures and humidity, where other inland-growing cypress species such as Cupressus macnabiana have done poorly in these conditions.