Flowering Shrub Edible Fruit Or Nut Plant For Sale In Wilmington

* The bush grows to a maximum height of 13 feet (4 m ), and the prickles are sparse to scattered along the stalks.

* Amelanchier spicata has clusters of small white flowers that bloom in spring. * The fruit is rich in iron and copper. * Amelanchier spicata, also referred to as the thicket shadbush, low juneberry, dwarf serviceberry, or low serviceberry (historically...

* The fruit contains about 2.8% dry weight vitamin C. * 2" pinkish-purple flowers; scarlet hips to 1/2"; red branches; spreads into dense thickets by suckering from roots.

It is a bushy shrub which grows up to three meters tall, the stems studded with prickles . The deciduous leaves are each made up of several widely-spaced sharp-toothed leaflets up to 5 centimeters long.

* It is also known as the "coffee shrub of Arabia", "mountain coffee" or "arabica coffee". Wild plants grow to between 9 and 12 m tall, and have an open branching system; the leaves are opposite, simple elliptic-ovate to oblong, 6–12 cm long and 4–8...

* Sorbus torminalis ( syn. Torminalis clusii , Wild Service Tree ), sometimes known as the Chequer(s) Tree or Checker(s) Tree , is a species of Sorbus native to Europe from England and Wales east to Denmark and Poland , south to northwest Africa , and...

* The dried young leaves are used as a tea substitute. * Akebia is a genus of five species of flowering plant, within the family Lardizabalaceae. * The fruit has a delicate flavour and a soft juicy texture.

* The bush grows to a maximum height of 13 feet (4 m ), and the prickles are sparse to scattered along the stalks.

* It occurs in China, Japan and Korea where it is used as a food plant and as a medicinal plant-Shan-zhu-yu,(Chinese) San-syu-yu (Japanese). Mas but is more tree-like in its habit.

* They are commonly served raw and peeled. * The fruit tends to be quite large and fragrant, and when carefully wrapped (it has a tendency to bruise because of its juiciness), it can last for several weeks or more in a cold, dry place.

If you have sufficient seed it can be sown in an outdoor seedbed. Tolerates light shade, though it fruits better in a sunny position. The bark has been chewed in the treatment of colds.

* China is the world's largest producer of peaches and nectarines. * The peach, Prunus persica, is a deciduous tree, native to North-West China, in the region between the Tarim basin and the north slopes of the Kunlun Shan mountains, where it was first...

When fully ripe it can be eaten raw. * Prunus salicina ( syn. It grows up to 10 m tall, and has reddish-brown shoots. The flowers are produced in early spring, 2 cm diameter with five white petals.

And as a flavouring for sloe gin and other liqueurs. * Prunus spinosa ( blackthorn or sloe ) is a species of Prunus native to Europe , western Asia , and locally in northwest Africa .

During the summer the plant produces round, edible black berries up to a centimeter in diameter. * Vaccinium ovatum is a small to medium sized evergreen shrub native to the Western Pacific Coast of the United States and coastal British Columbia.

* The fruit can be eaten raw or cooked. The vitamin C content is about 12mg per 100g. The fruit must be fully ripe before it can be enjoyed raw, if even slightly under-ripe it will be quite astringent.

It has an agreeable almond smell and flavour. * This is the most commonly grown plum at least in Europe, and most prunes (dried plums) are made from fruits of this species. Their early flowering and fruiting means that they require a sheltered spot away...

* Many birds and animals eat the fruit, and both white-tailed deer and mule deer feed on twigs and leaves. * The American plum grows as a large shrub or small tree, reaching up to 15 feet (4.6 m).

Oregon-grape is resistant to summer drought, tolerates poor soils, and does not create excessive leaf litter. * A yellow dye is obtained from the inner bark of the stem and roots. Dark green, violet and dark blue-purple dyes are obtained from the fruit.

* Wolfberry species are deciduous woody perennial plants , growing 1–3 m high. * Chinese boxthorn is a major Chinese tonic herb with a history of almost 2,000 years of medicinal use.

Tolerates semi-shade though fruit production will be reduced when plants grow in such a position. * Sow seed early spring in a greenhouse. It has been used to regulate the menstrual cycle.

* The wood of C. * The species is also grown as an ornamental plant for its late winter flowers, which open earlier than those of forsythia, and, while not as large and vibrant as those of the forsythia, the entire plant can be used for a similar effect...

* The chokeberries ( Aronia ) are two to three species of deciduous shrubs in the family Rosaceae , native to eastern North America . When large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in a cold frame for their...

If you have sufficient seed it can be sown in an outdoor seedbed. Tolerates light shade, though it fruits better in a sunny position. The bark has been chewed in the treatment of colds.

Flowers are followed by fuzzy-skinned, green to yellow apricots (to 1” diameter) with clinging stones. Apricots are technically edible fresh from the plant (some say bitter and inedible), but are at any rate of very poor quality in comparison to commercially...

* Elaeagnus commutata ( American Silverberry or Wolf-willow ), is a species of Elaeagnus native to western North America , from southern Alaska through British Columbia east to Manitoba , and south to Utah and across the upper Midwestern United States...

* The seed is a good source of vitamin E, it can be ground and mixed with flour or added to other foods as a supplement. * 2" white or pale pink flowers in small clusters in summer.