Evergreen Plant Seeds For Sale In Virginia

The whole leaf can be used in weaving. Requires very good drainage with abundant moisture in the summer and a sunny position. * It is a fan palm (Arecaceae tribe Corypheae), with the leaves with a long petiole terminating in a rounded fan of 10-20 leaflets;...

* It grows on relatively moist areas with summer rainfalls, however specimens from its eastern and southern distribution live under really wet conditions; it needs full sun and well drained soils.

With respect to the other Mesoamerican pines planted as exotics, the wood density of P. It occurs in two separated populations in their native habitats. Pinus oocarpa var. Studies by SAFCOL researchers in South Africa showed that P.

* The Limber Pine ( Pinus flexilis ; family Pinaceae ) is a species of pine tree that occurs in the mountains of the Western United States and Canada , specifically the subalpine areas of the Rocky Mountains from southwest Alberta south to the Mexican...

The common name "Tea Tree" is also shared with the related Melaleuca tree of Australia suggesting that both were used to make tea by Captain Cook. Of excellent quality, in taste trials this species has often received higher marks than the traditional...

* The species is grown as an ornamental plant, both in its native area and elsewhere in temperate regions around the world * Buxus microphylla ( Japanese Box or Littleleaf Box ) is a species of Buxus native to Japan and Taiwan .

* One of the smaller firs, preferring cooler climates.

* Yunnan Pine ( Pinus yunnanensis ) is a species of conifer in the Pinaceae family. It is found only in China ( Yunnan ). * Needles to 10", cones to 3 1/2"; native to Yunnan, China.

* It has attractive small, deep crimson-pink flowers that occur early summer. * Sheep laurel is a very poisonous narcotic plant the leaves of which were at one time used by some native North American Indian tribes in order to commit suicide.

* The common name 'arborvitae' is from Latin, 'tree of life', and is based on its association with long life and vitality in Buddhist thought in China. * A densely branched conifer, a tree or shrub; vertical when young, more open with age; bright green...

* Although the wood is rather small, it is highly valued on account of its hardness - it is twice as hard as oak (Quercus species). With the small leaf this shrub and regular pruning it is an ideal specimen that is easy to take care of and adaptable an...

* Schrenk's Spruce ( Picea schrenkiana ) is a spruce native to the Tian Shan mountains of central Asia in western China ( Xinjiang ), Kazakhstan , Kyrgyzstan and Northern Pakistan .

* China: predominantly at 600-3000 m elevation on the high plateaus of Yunnan (Li 1997), but extending N into Sichuan, where it intergrades with P. It grows in a temperate climate with dry winters and wet summers.

This shrub is made up of many erect bright green twigs. It is native to the western United States, where it is a member of varied scrub, woodland, and open habitats. * Ephedra viridis is a species of Ephedra known by the common names green ephedra and...

In the far south of those states, it is replaced by Pinus arizonica (q.v.). * 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...

* This cypress was discovered in 1907 by Mrs. The leaves are scale-like, highly glandular, resinous and aromatic, 2-5 mm long, and produced on rounded (not flattened) shoots. Polkinghorn and to visit the grove she described (Abrams 1919).

* It is an important source of commercial timber in Honduras and Central America. Ayacahuite (Fernando Tobar email 2008.11.12). * In El Salvador, it occurs with Pinus maximinoi on Cerro el Pital in La Palma town and above, at 900-1500 m elevation.

It can be dried, ground into a powder then used in making cakes etc. * Red-brown bark, pink flowers, bright green leaves. The fruit can also be used for making jelly and cider. * The fully ripe fruit is pleasantly acid with a flavour resembling green...

* This species produces flowering plants in 2 - 3 years from seed. * In antiquity the most famous place for the black hellebore was the Phokian city of Antikyra in Greece. Take care since the plant resents disturbance.

* Rhododendron catawbiense ( Catawba Rhododendron ) is a species of Rhododendron native to the eastern United States , growing mainly in the Appalachian Mountains from Virginia south to northern Alabama .

* Ephedra nevadensis ( Nevada ephedra ) is a species of Ephedra native to dry areas of western North America. * A delicious tea is made by steeping the green or dried twigs inboiling water until they turn an amber or pink colour.

Sweet osmanthus is also the 'city flower' of Hangzhou , China. ; Japanese : ??? * The unripe fruits are preserved in brine like olives. The very fragrant flowers are used by the Chinese to impart a pleasant aroma to tea, wine and sweet dishes such as...

* 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...

* It is a popular ornamental tree found far beyond its native range. * The specific epithet pungens means "sharply pointed", referring to the leaves. * It is also grown for the cut Christmas tree industry.

In the UK the tree is planted as an ornamental tree in parks and gardens. * Pinus nigra, the Austrian pine or black pine, is a moderately variable species of pine, occurring across southern Mediterranean Europe from Spain to the eastern Mediterranean...

* It is a popular ornamental tree found far beyond its native range. * The specific epithet pungens means "sharply pointed", referring to the leaves. * It is also grown for the cut Christmas tree industry.

The Shore pine's (ssp. * Widely employed medicinally by several native North American Indian tribes who used it especially for its antiseptic and healing properties on wounds, infections etc, and also for its beneficial effects upon the chest and lungs.