Nitrogen Fixing Plant Seeds For Sale In St Louis

* The leaves are used as a tea substitute. This species contains essential oils , tannins , gums and resins . The young shoots are used in making a refreshing cold drink. It is native to Mauritius , the United States and the west coast of South America...

The shrub's white flowers are small, clustered, and mildly scented. * This shrub has a typical size of three to five meters - 9-15 feet in height. * The wood of the shrub extremely hard and reddish, from which the common name comes.

* The common name is Sweetfern or Sweet-fern, a confusing name as it is not a fern. * It tends to grow on dry sandy sites, and is associated with pine stands. The leaves of the plant are linear to lanceolate, 3-15 cm long and 0.3-3 cm broad, with a modified...

* It is sometimes used for afforestation on infertile soils which it enriches by means of its nitrogen-fixing nodules, while not growing large enough to compete with the intended timber crop.

* Gleditsia aquatica, commonly called water locust, after its habitat of river swamps and slough margins. It weighs 46lb per cubic foot. Wood - heavy, very hard, strong, durable in contact with the soil, coarse-grained.

It is native to western North America from British Columbia to California to Colorado , where it grows in several habitat types including coniferous forest , chaparral , and various types of woodland.

Rill erosion that exposes the roots stimulates root suckering there by creating a denser growth. It is useful for vegetating acid soils with a pH of 3.5 to 4.0, as well as alkaline soils of a pH 8.0. Bristly locust is especially adapted to stabilizing...

Experimentally, it has demonstrated antitumor activity against Walker-256 carcinosarcoma and is also reportedly effective in lowering blood cholesterol levels. An open or shrubby growth form with round shaped flower heads attached to stems near the ends.

It is a deciduous shrub growing to 1-2 m tall. They are sometimes put in beer and ale to improve the flavour and increase foaming. The fruit is about 3mm in diameter with a single large seed.

* The leaves are used as a tea substitute. This species contains essential oils , tannins , gums and resins . The young shoots are used in making a refreshing cold drink. It is native to Mauritius , the United States and the west coast of South America...

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. * A low growing, persistent, perennial, cool season legume.

* A deliciously scented essential oil, it has a fragrance of violets. * An essential oil called Cassie is distilled from the flowers. * While the point of origin is Mexico and Central America the species has a pantropical distribution incorporating Northern...

* The plant is under investigation as a potential stimulant of the immune system. * The roots themselves are branched and deep, which helps the plant withstand periods of drought. * It is considered to be a desirable plant in the garden due to its deep...

* Small, gray-green compound leaves, light yellow flowers in May and June; native to Siberia and northern China; Hortus says this species only gets 3' tall and has a spreading habit; may vary with provenance of seed.

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

Used for soil stabilization, lawn, & pasture. Yellow flowers from May to July. * Lotus corniculatus is a common flowering plant native to grassland temperate Eurasia and North Africa .

* This tropical legume can be grown as an annual in the north. Immature seeds are used in soups etc. Mature seeds are eaten cooked. Start seeds indoors and transplant outside when danger of frost is past.

* It is a large shrub or small tree 3-12 m tall with smooth grey bark even in old age. The leaves are shiny green, ovoid, 3-8 cm long and 2-6 cm broad. * An orange-red to brown dye can be obtained from the bark.

* Gleditsia aquatica, commonly called water locust, after its habitat of river swamps and slough margins. It weighs 46lb per cubic foot. Wood - heavy, very hard, strong, durable in contact with the soil, coarse-grained.

Specimens in drier and sandier areas are shrub-like, have rhizomes and smaller leaves than usual. If this does not happen, this species will regrow a shoot. * The fruit is a source of food for a lot of bird species, including the Northern Bobwhite Quail...

Experimentally, it has demonstrated antitumor activity against Walker-256 carcinosarcoma and is also reportedly effective in lowering blood cholesterol levels. An open or shrubby growth form with round shaped flower heads attached to stems near the ends.

* Wood - dark, durable, closely grained, nicely marked, not as heavy as that of other members of this genus. Used for flooring, axe handles, firewood, poles etc. * Flowers are reddish-brown in the male and red in the female.

It is used for cabinet making. Dioica, Kentucky Coffee Tree; planted for ornament and for timber; doubly compound leaves; substantial branches; flowers in clusters at the ends of branches; fruit a thick, flat pod.

* Carobs are also known as St. John's bread because, according to tradition of some Christians, St. John the Baptist subsisted on them in the wilderness. * As a xerophytic (drought-resistant) species, carob is well adapted to the ecological conditions...

It is used for cabinet making. Dioica, Kentucky Coffee Tree; planted for ornament and for timber; doubly compound leaves; substantial branches; flowers in clusters at the ends of branches; fruit a thick, flat pod.

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

Good background plant. It flowers in late spring, bearing panicles of yellow pea-like flowers. Succeeds in cold exposed situations and tolerates industrial pollution. Group as a shrub to maximize effect of the spring bloom.