Plant For Moist Soil Edible Fruit Or Nut Plant For Sale In Portland

* Narrow linear leaves to 3", silver green; small bright orange fruit that last through winter; prefers sandy infertile soil, moist underneath; salt tolerant, so good along roads and seashores; an appealing plant much used in Europe; native to much of...

They are used in the treatment of stones in the urinary tract, rheumatoid arthralgia, cancers of the liver and oesophagus. * In its native habitat Actinidia chinensis grows in thickets, thick (oak) forests (e.g. Quercus aquifolioides, Quercus oxyodon,...

It is a good forage crop for livestock and wildlife especially for wetter sites. * Glyceria is a genus of grasses known commonly as mannagrass or, as referred to in the UK, sweet-grass.

* The mild-flavoured leaves (cooked as a spinach) are rich in vitamins and minerals. * It is an important crop for subsistence farmers in Africa. * The seeds are very small but easy to harvest and very nutritious.

* The wood is hard, heavy, strong, and very flexible, making it a favored wood for tool handles. Sweet, with a very fine flavour, it has the largest seeds of the hickories, up to 5cm long.

They can also be blanched and used in salads. * The young shoots can be eaten cooked. * It is an upright deciduous small tree or shrub growing up to 6 m in height, native to eastern Russia , China , Korea , and Japan.

* The fruit is occasionally eaten raw but more often used in preserves. * Nyssa aquatica ( Water Tupelo , Cottongum , Sourgum , Tupelo-gum , and Water-gum ) is a large, long-lived tupelo tree that grows in swamps and floodplains of the Eastern United...

* This is the commercial cranberry we eat during the holidays; an attractive plant in its own right, making a low, dense groundcover, with narrow 3/4" shiny dark green leaves, turning reddish purple in fall; pretty little pinkish flowers in May and June;...

* Devil's club was widely employed medicinally by several native North American Indian tribes who used it especially for its pain-relieving properties. * In vitro studies showed that extracts of Devil's Club inhibit tuberculosis microbes.

A somewhat astringent taste raw, it improves considerably when cooked and is delicious baked with a floury texture and a flavour rather like sweet potatoes. * This tree responds very well to coppicing, which is still practised in Britain, and produces...

* After forest fires, Canyon live oak regenerates vigorously by basal sprouting. * The acorns are consumed by a variety of wildlife as diverse as Acorn Woodpecker, California ground squirrel, dusky-footed wood rat, western harvest mouse and black-tailed...

It produces an abundance of medium sized round bright crimson tomatoes. The flavor is good. * Newer varieties have taken over the commercial world, as you may notice in your grocery store, that are flavorless and hardBut great for shipping!! This...

In Telugu it is called 'chamma kaya' also called 'Tammi kaya' * The fruits are eaten as a vegetable in Africa and Asia. * Canavalia gladiata, usually called Sword Bean, is a domesticated plant species in the legume (Fabaceae) family.

* These dogwoods can form a dense thicket that is used as a hedge, border or cover for wildlife. * Cornus drummondii (Roughleaf Dogwood) is a small deciduous tree that is native primarily to the Great Plains and Midwestern reigons of the United States...

It is a good forage crop for livestock and wildlife especially for wetter sites. * Glyceria is a genus of grasses known commonly as mannagrass or, as referred to in the UK, sweet-grass.

* The fruit can be eaten raw, cooked or dried for later use. * A very hardy plant, tolerating temperatures down to -30°c or more, but the young spring growth is susceptible to frost damage.

* American Ginseng can be found in much of the eastern and central United States and in part of southeastern Canada. * The plant's forked root and leaves were traditionally used for medicinal purposes by Native Americans.

* The fruit can be eaten raw, cooked or dried for later use. * A very hardy plant, tolerating temperatures down to -30°c or more, but the young spring growth is susceptible to frost damage.

The leaves are 6-12 cm long and 2.5-5 cm broad, with a serrated margin. It grows up to 10 m tall, and has reddish-brown shoots. The flowers are produced in early spring, 2 cm diameter with five white petals.

* Cornus alba (red-barked or Siberian dogwood) is a species of flowering plant in the family Cornaceae, native to Siberia, northern China and Korea. As a popular ornamental used in landscaping its notable features include the red stems in fall (autumn)...

* Native to east Asia. * The flesh is sweet and very tart. * An extract from fruit called myricerone blocks a receptor for the peptide, endothelin, an important mediator of blood vessel constriction, indicating potential for drug development.

* The fruit is occasionally eaten raw but more often used in preserves. * Nyssa aquatica ( Water Tupelo , Cottongum , Sourgum , Tupelo-gum , and Water-gum ) is a large, long-lived tupelo tree that grows in swamps and floodplains of the Eastern United...

It is never pithy and stays crunchy in the refrigerator. If you let some go to seed, the pods are edible. The young plants can also be eaten as a slightly spicy tasting micro-green.

* Greek Fir was important in the past for wood for general construction. * Greek Fir is native to the mountains of Greece, primarily in the Peloponnesos and the island of Kefallonia, * It is grown as an ornamental tree in parks and large gardens.

* The scientific name honors Tsar Boris III of Bulgaria, during whose reign it was described as a new species in 1925. * trunk diameter of up to 1.5 m * The tip of the leaf is variable, usually pointed, but sometimes slightly notched at the tip * It is...

* It will yield normal sized cucumbers but not take up as much room in the garden. * This variety is perfect for growing in containers or restricted spaces.

* 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 California and Colorado in the west, and locally south to northern New York in the...