Honey Bee Food Crop Plant For Sale In Illinois

* Fast-growing, it will produce a tree up to 37 m (121 ft) tall when mature, with growth rates of up to 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) (rarely 2 m (6 ft 7 in)) per year. * It is now commonly planted as an ornamental tree across the British Isles and some parts of...

It is perhaps best known for its use as a hair tonic whilst the root is also taken internally as a treatment for non-malignant swollen glands and especially for mastitis. * It is said to be of great use when applied externally to stimulate hair growth...

* Succeeds in most reasonably good soils in an open sunny position. Tolerates light shade, though it fruits better in a sunny position. * A small tree with compound leaves, white flowers in clusters to 4", 1/4" orange-red fruit; native to northern China.

Long, dark-green leaves are velvety beneath. Known for its 1/2-3/4 in. * Edible Uses: Fruit - cooked. Diameter, red fruits that are pleasantly flavored and used as a substitute for limes.

Obtusifolia) and Coffee Senna (S. Southern Wild Senna (S. Two other species, Sicklepod (S. * Clusters of light yellow to orange flowers atop a sparsely branched perennial or in axils of compound leaves.

* The leaves are antiemetic, astringent, blood tonic and stomachic. The fruit is attractive to birds. They can be cooked like asparagus. Because the fruit is so soft, it does not pack or ship well, so thimbleberries are rarely cultivated commercially.

The common name is Mezereon . * Daphne mezereum is a species of Daphne in the flowering plant family Thymelaeaceae , native to most of Europe and western Asia , north to northern Scandinavia and Russia .

* It is a fairly good source of essential fatty acids, which is fairly unusual for a fruit. * The fragrant flowers emerge in early summer and are light pink in color. * White or pink flowers to 2 1/2"; pear-shaped 1/3-2/3" hips, shiny red or red-orange;...

* It is more adapted to wet soils than most apple rootstocks. * Antonovka is a group of late-fall or early-winter apple cultivars with a strong acid flavor. * The fruit can be eaten raw, cooked in pies, cakes etc or fermented into cider.

The seed is mainly distributed by water. * Water Tupelo often occurs in pure stands. It has a swollen base that tapers to a long, clear bole and its root system is periodically under water.

In a good year Vaccinium membranaceum shrubs produce a lot of fruit. It can be found from the mountains next to the Pacific Ocean in the west, to the Rocky Mountains and Black Hills in the east.

* Sow seed early to mid spring in a greenhouse in a rich soil. Grow them on fast and plant out after the last expected frosts. They also generally display a greater resistance to disease and insects, especially to the squash vine borer.

It is used in the treatment of rheumatism and skin eruptions. * Clematis recta , the Erect Clematis or Ground virginsbower , is a species of Clematis unusual in that it is a free-standing shrub rather than a climbing plant .

* Erythranthe guttata, with the common names seep monkeyflower and common yellow monkeyflower, is a yellow bee-pollinated annual or perennial plant. A slightly bitter flavour, they are added to salads.The leaves are used as a lettuce substitute.

Obtusifolia) and Coffee Senna (S. Southern Wild Senna (S. Two other species, Sicklepod (S. * Clusters of light yellow to orange flowers atop a sparsely branched perennial or in axils of compound leaves.

It is used applied externally to burns, bleeding due to traumatic injuries, haemorrhoids and ulcers in the mouth. * An excrescence produced on the leaf by an insect Melaphis chinensis or M.

It is good fodder for animals, improves the soil, allows natural vegetation to become established, and prevents soil erosion by wind and rain. * Native to semiconsolidated sand dunes; 900-2400 m.

The common name is Mezereon . * Daphne mezereum is a species of Daphne in the flowering plant family Thymelaeaceae , native to most of Europe and western Asia , north to northern Scandinavia and Russia .

* A fibre obtained from the stems is used in papermaking. * It was imported into Europe from southwestern China during, or possibly before, the 15th century. They are useful in the treatment of chest complaints.

* Many plants in this genus contain compounds of interest for their antitumour activity * Deciduous twining shrubs; branchlets dark brown, 4-6-angular; lenticels dense, prominent, orbicular to elliptic, white; axillary buds ovate, 2-4 mm.

Formosana turns a very attractive red color in autumn.Leaves grow in an alternate arrangement, and are simple, palmately-veined, with serrated margins. It is usually found in East Asia in Central and Southern China, Taiwan, and Indochina.

Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Taiwan, Zhejiang [Japan (Ryukyu Islands)]. * Native to forests; 100-800(-1600) m.

* All parts of the plant are rich in saponins - when crushed and mixed with water they produce a good lather which is an effective and gentle soap. This means that when used on the skin it will not remove the natural body oils, but nor will it remove...

* Agrimonia eupatoria is a species of agrimony that is often referred to as common agrimony , church steeples or sticklewort . It can be drunk hot or cold. * Perennial; small yellow flowers; source of a golden-yellow dye.

Echinacea paradoxa is native to Missouri , Arkansas , Oklahoma , and Texas , and is listed as threatened in Arkansas. The basal leaves are long and slender or very narrowly lanceolate.

* It is in flower in June, and the seeds ripen in September. * Fine plant for naturalizing in moist soils and where there is some shade. * A decidious Shrub growing to 5 m. * Native to the southern and eastern parts of the United States , found from Illinois...

It is found in Argentina , Bolivia , Colombia , Costa Rica , Ecuador , Guatemala , Mexico , Panama , Peru and Venezuela . * Alnus acuminata (also called Alder is a species of tree in the Betulaceae family.