Plant For Moist Soil Drought Tolerant Plant For Sale In Grand Rapids

This is one of the lightest known woods, it weighs about 12½lb per cubic foot, is lighter than cork and is used for floats etc. * A rare and botanically interesting,medium-sized to large, suckering shrub, occasionally a small tree.

The specific name palustris means "of swamps ". It is native from Massachusetts to Delaware and west to Wisconsin and Arkansas. * This is a very popular shade and street tree which is conical when young and ultimately forms a rounded canopy with a tall...

Leucophylla produces crimson flowers in the spring before its characteristically small spring pitchers. Like all the Sarracenia , it is native to the New World and inhabits moist and low-nutrient longleaf pine ( Pinus palustris ) savannas along the United...

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

* Bark peels off in sheets, revealing reddish-brown underbark; may grow 1-2' a year; shiny green leaf changing to yellow in fall; variable; likes rich, moist, acid soil; good for for wet spots; native to eastern U.S.

Plants can be grown in containers in pond margins but are then best kept in drier conditions over winter. Kaempferi; native to Korea, China, Central Asia, and Japan. Likes plenty of moisture and a rich loamy slightly acid soil.

* It is grown in plantations in Scotland and sold by the thousands throughout the United Kingdom and Ireland. * An evergreen Tree growing to 15 m (49ft 3in) at a fast rate. * Fraser Fir has been used more times as the Blue Room Christmas tree (the official...

It is very tolerant of severe winter cold, hardy down to at least -45°C, and also of wind exposure. It is locally naturalised Punkaharju in eastern Finland. It often reaches the alpine tree line in this area.

The branches, roots, leaves, and seeds are a source of many alkaloids, which are used to treat leukaemia and lymphosarcoma. Some botanists consider Cephalotaxus koreana and C. * Cephalotaxus sinensis is an evergreen Shrub growing to 5 m (16ft 5in) at...

* The Slippery Elm is a deciduous tree which can grow to 20 m in height with a 50 cm d.b.h. . Slippery Elm may be distinguished from American Elm by the hairiness of the buds and twigs (both smooth on the American Elm) and by its very short-stalked flowers.

* The leaf of Black Gum is variable in size and shape. * The fruit is edible raw or cooked. Hollow trunks provide nesting or denning opportunities for bees and various mammals. It is the longest living non-clonal flowering plant in Eastern North America,...

It typically occurs along streams in mountainous regions. * Betula occidentalis ( Water Birch , also known as Red Birch ) is a species of birch native to western North America , in Canada from Yukon east to western Ontario and southwards, and in the United...

* Spiny stems, leaves to 30" long, white flowers. * It is an upright deciduous small tree or shrub growing up to 6 m in height, native to eastern Russia , China , Korea , and Japan.

All leaves will be solid green. A dependable and versatile perennial requiring little care. Dense foliage crowds out most garden weeds. * Features a mound of narrow, medium green leaves edged with pure white, with racemes of orchid-like, purple striped...

* 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.

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

Cuspidata, Japanese Yew; parent of many cultivars; native to Europe, north Africa, western Asia. The Yew is a slow grower featuring bright green foliage followed by deeper green leaf tones.

* Trees grown from this seed will exhibit better fruiting qualities than wild collected seed. * The fruit can also be used for making preserves, pies, ice cream and other sweet desserts.

* Black Walnut is grown mostly because of the high value of its beautifully grained wood. * The national champion black walnut is on a residential property in Sauvie Island, Oregon.

Red stem color is more easily seen after the fruits are gone, and red color often persists into early winter. Its native from southeastern Canada and northeastern United States . * Many species of birds feed on the fruits.

Thrives in a bog garden. * Insubstantial purplish or yellow flowers in early to mid summer; more impressive are the large pods that split open to reveal clusters of scarlet or orange-red seeds that remain until midwinter; likes lime; native to western...

* A shrubby species with nearly round 1" leaves. * A decidious Shrub growing to 2m. * Native to North America , occurring in arctic and cool temperate areas from Alaska east to Newfoundland and southern Greenland , and south at high altitudes to northern...

The fruit provides food for wild life. * The berries are bitter and are unfit for culinary use. They are cultivated for ornamental use in gardens. * Callicarpa dichotoma (common names, Purple Beautyberry or Early Amethyst ) is species of beautyberry .

Hardy to at least -20°c. It requires a deep rich soil with plenty of moisture. * The Globe-flower ( Trollius europaeus ) is a perennial plant of the family Ranunculaceae . * An herbaceous perennial with lemon yellow flowers to 2", May to August; much...

* Fragrant white or slightly pink flowers with a yellow blotch, to 2 1/2"; 4" deciduous leaves, yellow and scarlet in fall; native to the Pacific Coast, and said to fare poorly on the East Coast.

* Bark peels off in sheets, revealing reddish-brown underbark; may grow 1-2' a year; shiny green leaf changing to yellow in fall; variable; likes rich, moist, acid soil; good for for wet spots; native to eastern U.S.

Extracts from these plant materials are thought to possess analgesic, sedative, and anti-inflammatory properties. * Black cohosh is used today mainly as a dietary supplement marketed to women as remedies for the symptoms of premenstrual tension, menopause...