Medicinal Plant Wildlife Food For Sale In North Carolina

* The fruits are eaten by birds (birds do not taste astringency and feed on them readily), which then disperse the seeds in their droppings. They are most commonly found in wet woods and swamps.

* The flowering heads are also much prized by flower arrangers because they keep their colour almost indefinitely when dried. * It differs from the wild type in having stouter, somewhat recurved spines on the seed heads.

* Cephalotaxus fortunei, commonly called the Chinese Plum Yew, simply Plum Yew, Chinese Cowtail Pine or in Chinese as San Jian Shan (Chinese: ???; pinyin: s?nji?nsh?n), is a coniferous shrub or small tree in the plum yew family.

* When found in a truly wild situation this species is considered to be an indication of primary woodland. 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...

* The fruit is often used domestically in the preparation of cough mixtures. Additionally it is very common in New England and the Lake States but not very common south of Pennsylvania , where it is found only sporadically in the Appalachian Mountains...

* The wood is used to make wooden nails, shoe lasts, veneer etc. Individual plants can produce as many as 400-1800 fruits with three seeds each. * Rhamnus frangula is a tall deciduous shrub, sometimes referred to as a small tree, that grows up to 6 m...

* The nuts produced by American hazelnut are a preferred mast by squirrels, deer, turkey, woodpeckers, pheasants and other animals. * It is planted by wildlife enthusiasts to attract and keep game in an area.

* Rubus parviflorus typically grows along roadsides, railroad tracks, and in forest clearings, commonly appearing as an early part of the ecological succession in clear cut and forest fire areas.

* A twining vine with clusters of purple flowers with yellow stamens, followed by 1/2" bright red berries; the entire plant is very poisonous; spreads by suckering roots, also by birds; native to Europe, North Africa, and western Asia, widely naturalized...

The flowers are produced in cymes. The growth habit is upright rounded, but where stems are in contact with the ground, roots are formed. * It is a large shrub, often 6-10 feet in height.

* Cephalotaxus fortunei, commonly called the Chinese Plum Yew, simply Plum Yew, Chinese Cowtail Pine or in Chinese as San Jian Shan (Chinese: ???; pinyin: s?nji?nsh?n), is a coniferous shrub or small tree in the plum yew family.

* Very popular as Christmas Trees, especially in the northeastern USA. * Our Nova Scotia source seed comes from the Balsam Fir Christmas Tree Capital of the World! * A symmetrically pyramidal tree with lustrous dark green needles that are very aromatic.

* t is a deciduous shrub, growing to 1.5 m tall. The leaves of the plant are linear to lanceolate, 3-15 cm long and 0.3-3 cm broad, with a modified dentate, pinnately lobed margin; they give off a sweet odor, especially when crushed.

The root is galactogogue and is also used in the treatment of amenorrhoea. It is also known by common names including cudrang , mandarin melon berry , silkworm thorn , zhe or che ( pinyin : zhe ), and Chinese mulberry (but not to be confused with Morus...

The fruit can also be dried for later use. Prick them out into individual pots when they are large enough to handle and plant them out during the summer. Its seeds were later taken along the Silk Road towards the far East and to Europe where it was widely...

* A decoction of the root bark has been used to treat internal pains. Such hybrids are usually referred to as the Quercus × undulata complex because of widespread application of the latter name to various populations.

There are up to five fairly large seeds in the centre of the fruit, these often stick together and so the effect is of eating a cherry-like fruit with a single seed. It is most abundant in the Pacific Northwest .

* The boiled roots and stems are used as a cure for the itch. The many fruits formed in each inflorescence have long silky appendages which, seen together, give the characteristic appearance of Old Man's beard .

* A decoction of the root bark has been used to treat internal pains. Such hybrids are usually referred to as the Quercus × undulata complex because of widespread application of the latter name to various populations.

Juicy and pleasantly acid, they are tasty raw and can also be made into jams, preserves etc. The fruit must be fully ripe before it can be enjoyed raw, if even slightly under-ripe it will be quite astringent.

* An oil is extracted from the seeds. It attains a tallow-like consistency on standing and is used to make candles.

* The Great Blue Lobelia ( Lobelia siphilitica ) is a species within the Campanulaceae family. * It was believed by some native North American Indian tribes that if the finely ground roots were secretly added to the food of an arguing couple then this...

* Eriodictyon californicum is a shrub growing one to three meters tall, typically found in clonal stands. An extract of the leaves is used as a flavouring in baked goods, sweets, ice cream and soft drinks.

A position in full sun is best when plants are being grown for their fruit, they also succeed in semi-shade though fruit yields and quality will be lower in such a position. Scarifying the seed before stratifying it might reduce this time.

* Elaeagnus umbellata , also referred to as Japanese Silverberry , Umbellate Oleaster or Autumn-olive , is a species of Elaeagnus native to eastern Asia from the Himalayas east to Japan .

A decoction of the roots has been used in the treatment of kidney complaints and TB. The roundleaf dogwood is also a temperate, northeastern North American species that occurs throughout southern and eastern Ontario; in northern Ontario it occurs farther...

* It is more heat tolerant than the species. * The original Cook strain of Balsam Fir was selected due to the blue tinge of the needles. * The seeds from these improved selections will be more true to type due to continued selection for blue color and...