Plant For Screen Or Windbreak Drought Tolerant Plant For Sale In St Petersburg

Year round ornamental features include spirea-like clusters of pinkish to white flowers in spring, lobed dark green leaves in summer and inflated capsule-like fruits that mature in autumn.

It is possibly native to Madagascar . * Casuarina equisetifolia is a species of she-oak of the genus Casuarina , native to Australasia , southeast Asia such as in Philippines locally know to them as Agoho, and islands of the western Pacific Ocean , from...

It has narrow-elliptic to elliptic-lanceolate leaves, 12-20cm long, and small flowers appear in slender greyish catkins in spring; male and female borne on separate plants. * Wood - very light, soft, close grained.

As plants take several years to flower in the wild, it is very sensitive to too-frequent burns and has been eliminated in some areas where this occurs. The grey-coloured bark is smooth and fairly thin with lenticels ; however it can thicken significantly...

* It is very shade-tolerant when young. * Native to Japan on the islands of Honshu and Shikoku. Used for construction, boxes, utensils, spindles etc. * It lives in moist soils in cool wet mountain forests at elevations of 1500–2800 m.

* It is grown as ornamental plant in East Asian classical gardens where it symbolizes longevity. * A small to medium sized conifer tree or a large shrub, typically branching from near the base.

* Appealing silvery-green leaves; small but fragrant flowers; likes sun; a tough plant, doesn't mind drought, or poor soil, very salt-tolerant; native over a wide swathe of southern Europe east to the Himalayas.

* This small tropical tree is sometimes grown as an ornamental. * It is quite drought tolerant as it will drop its leaves during dry periods for up to 8 months. It is most often grown as a living fence or interplanted with other species for use as timber.

Produced in areas of greater Syria and Asia Minor, this resin and its oil derivative were used in mummification, as an antiseptic, a diuretic, to treat wrinkles, extract worms and promote hair growth." The predominant trees in the Abeti-Cedrion forests...

Some red color may be seen in the fissures of the bark. It usually ranges from 20–35 m (66–115 ft) in height and 1 m (3 ft 3 in) in trunk diameter, exceptionally reaching 43 m (141 ft) tall.

* 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.

* It was first discovered (by Euro-Americans) near Port Orford in Oregon and introduced into cultivation in 1854, by collectors working for the Lawson & Son nursery in Edinburgh, Scotland, after whom it was named as Lawson Cypress by the describing botanist...

* A narrow tree with several trunks; foliage dark, bluish, or light green; doesn't mind drought; native to western North America, often from high altitudes; hedge and screening plant; many cultivars; popular in upper Midwest and Rocky Mountains.

* Native to Yunnan in southwest China and adjoining border areas in southeastern Tibet , far northeastern India , northern Myanmar , and far northwestern Vietnam . * Needles to 1" long, in 2 rows forming a trough; barrel-shaped cones, 4", dark violet-black.

* 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.

* Because of its attractive bark, small leaves and thin branches, Chickasaw plum is also sometimes used for bonsai. * The fruit is eaten by various animals. Because they bloom early in the spring, before many other plants bloom, and require very little...

In form they are very simple, a long oval terminating in a slender point. In the axil of every growing leaf is found a growing spine which when mature is about 1 inch (2.5 cm) long, and rather formidable.

* A variable evergreen of upright, rounded habit, with 1/2" white flowers in small clusters; 1" green or red berries; likes moist soil, part shade; emerging leaves bronzy to reddish, later leathery, dark green; leaves to 4" x 1 1/2", turning bronzy-red...

As plants take several years to flower in the wild, it is very sensitive to too-frequent burns and has been eliminated in some areas where this occurs. The grey-coloured bark is smooth and fairly thin with lenticels ; however it can thicken significantly...

This is the parent of a large number of cultivars, it is native from coastal Canada to Minnesota and south to Georgia and Alabama. * This is a grand, tall, graceful conifer with shiny dark green foliage.

In suitable climates, the plant is much used in windbreaks, shelterbelts and for land reclamation. * Wood - dark, durable, closely grained, nicely marked, not as heavy as that of other members of this genus.

Plants are very shade tolerant, especially when young, but growth is slower in dense shade. * Wilson (1916) says the largest trees he found were "on the slopes of Shiribeshi-san near the town of Kutchan up to 1000 m.

European alder ALGL2 Summary Duration Perennial Growth Habit Tree Native Status L48 (I), CAN (I) Federal T/E Status National Wetland Indicator FACW- Morphology/Physiology Active Growth Period Spring and Summer After Harvest Regrowth Rate Bloat None C:N...

The leaves are spirally arranged, 3-7 cm long with a 1.5-6 cm long petiole. The flowers are trumpet-shaped, 4-9 cm diameter, most commonly blue with a white to golden yellow centre.

* The Jack Pine ( Pinus banksiana ) is a North American pine with its native range in Canada east of the Rocky Mountains from Northwest Territories to Nova Scotia , and the northeast of the United States from Minnesota to Maine , with the southernmost...

* It is grown as ornamental plant in East Asian classical gardens where it symbolizes longevity. * A small to medium sized conifer tree or a large shrub, typically branching from near the base.

The cones are slender, yellow-green ripening brown, 10-15 mm long and 4-5 mm broad, with 6-8 overlapping scales. Growing to a height of 10-20 m tall with a 0.4 m trunk diameter, exceptionally to 30 m tall and 1.6 m diameter, the tree is often stunted...