Nitrogen Fixing Plant Seeds For Sale In Ann Arbor

Some of this nitrogen is utilized by the growing plant but some can also be used by other plants growing nearby. * Tolerant of dry alkaline soils. * This species has a symbiotic relationship with certain soil bacteria, these bacteria form nodules on the...

* The Psoralea glandulosa, also called wallwa, culen or St. Augustine grass is a perennial plant belonging to the family of Fabaceae . It is very good. This species contains essential oils , tannins , gums and resins .

It is in flower in April, and the seeds ripen in October. Several sources say that it is a relatively short tree compared with the American relative. Dioica, Kentucky Coffee Tree; planted for ornament and for timber; doubly compound leaves; substantial...

Montanus often remains under 1 metre (3.3 ft) in height because of browsing by elk and deer, but can reach 20 feet (6.1 m). It has thin and smooth bark. It is found in Nebraska, western Oklahoma, southwestern South Dakota, Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, New...

* Senna marilandica , or Maryland Wild Senna , is a flowering plant in the United States . The seedpods can also be used and are milder but slower in their action. Both are dried for later use.

The flower is purple to yellowish or whitish in color and has a sickle -shaped keel. It is a hairy, erect perennial herb often exceeding a meter in height. It is native to the western United States from Washington to California , where it grows mostly...

* Trees have extensive root systems and are sometimes planted on the banks of streams in order to prevent erosion.

Some of this nitrogen is utilized by the growing plant but some can also be used by other plants growing nearby. * Gleditsia caspica ( Caspian Locust or Persian Honeylocust ) is a species of Gleditsia native to western Asia , in the Caucasus region of...

* Senna marilandica , or Maryland Wild Senna , is a flowering plant in the United States . The seedpods can also be used and are milder but slower in their action. Both are dried for later use.

* Gleditsia aquatica, commonly called water locust, after its habitat of river swamps and slough margins. * A spiny tree with small greenish flowers in 4" racemes; leaves pinnate or bipinnate; name suggests it is a good choice for wet areas; native to...

* Comptonia is a monotypic genus (containing only Comptonia peregrina ) in the family Myricaceae , order Fagales . * A broad, flat-topped shrub native to northeast U.S.; has fragrant foliage, long, narrow, frondlike leaves; a nitrogen-fixer, so good for...

* A fall-flowering species. * Multipurpose alder tree found in the subtropical highlands of the Himalaya. * Prefers a heavy soil and a damp situation. * It is called Utis in Nepalese and Nepalese Alder in English .

* A yellow dye is obtained from the wood. * Calia secundiflora is a species of flowering shrub or small tree in the pea family, Fabaceae , that is native to the southwestern United States ( Texas , New Mexico ) and Mexico ( Chihuahua and Coahuila south...

Thick growing and winter hardy. Thrives in moist soil conditions, Prefers medium fertility soils with a pH between 6.0 - 6.5. Plants produce uncertain numbers of 4 leafed clovers considered lucky.

Betula is the genus for birch, and the species name refers to the birch-like leaves. * Native American Californians used the hard wood for arrows, digging, spearing fish, and digging.

* Plants have an extensive root system and are also fairly wind tolerant, they can be planted as a windbreak and also to prevent soil erosion. * It is found throughout eastern Canada, northern Mexico, and most of the continental United States.

The flower is purple to yellowish or whitish in color and has a sickle -shaped keel. It is a hairy, erect perennial herb often exceeding a meter in height. It is native to the western United States from Washington to California , where it grows mostly...

* Native to temperate forests, stream-banks, swamps and roadsides in northeastern Asia and Japan. * A decidious Tree growing to 22 m (72ft 2in) at a fast rate.

Used as a reclamation species on very poor soils. Leaves & stems are covered with silver hair. An open or shrubby growth form with round shaped flower heads attached to stems near the ends.

Some of this nitrogen is utilized by the growing plant but some can also be used by other plants growing nearby. * Tolerant of dry alkaline soils. * This species has a symbiotic relationship with certain soil bacteria, these bacteria form nodules on the...

* Widely employed medicinally by native North American Indians who mainly used the bark to treat a wide range of complaints. * The plant is little used in modern herbalism. * Yellow fall color.

* A deliciously scented essential oil, it has a fragrance of violets. * While the point of origin is Mexico and Central America the species has a pantropical distribution incorporating Northern Australia and Southern Asia.

* The tree has an extensive root system and can be planted to control banks from erosion. Alder seedlings do not compete well in shady woodland conditions and so this species gradually dies out as the other trees become established.

* 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 .

Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts. Very intolerant of winter wet, especially when grown on its own roots.

* Because the plant fixes atmospheric nitrogen, it makes a hedge that enriches the soil rather than depriving it of nutrients. * Elaeagnus angustifolia ( Russian Silverberry , Oleaster , or Russian-olive ) is a species of Elaeagnus , native to western...

Australis is the most commonly cultivated species in its genus, and is also cultivated beyond its native continent in other areas such as Great Britain, where it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.