Plant With Winter Interest Edible Fruit Or Nut Plant For Sale In New Haven

* The smallest crab; fragrant half-inch white flowers; dark red fruit "about the size of a small pea" (Wyman), borne annually; forms a dense, rounded shrub; native to Japan. * It can grow in heavy clay soil, in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade,...

* The seeds have a delicious nutty flavour and can be eaten on their own either raw or roasted. Rudolf Diesel ran some of the first engines that bear his name on peanut oil and it is still seen as a potentially useful fuel.

* The plant can be grown as an informal windbreak hedge in all but the most exposed situations. * Cotoneaster franchetii ( Franchet's Cotoneaster ) is a species of Cotoneaster native to southwestern China , in the provinces of Guizhou , Sichuan , Xizang...

A very ornamental tree. Tolerates light shade but does not fruit so well in such a position. The flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs) and are pollinated by Insects.

* Climbing bittersweet was employed medicinally by a number of native North American Indian tribes, though it is scarcely used in modern herbalism. * Celastrus scandens , commonly called American Bittersweet or Bittersweet , is a species of staff vines...

* The common name 'arborvitae' is from Latin, 'tree of life', and is based on its association with long life and vitality in Buddhist thought in China. * This plant is commonly used in Chinese herbalism, where it is considered to be one of the 50 fundamental...

* Effective on banks or slopes for erosion control. * Versatile shrub that can be used to cover large areas. * The red (cranberry-like) berries mature in late summer and persist into winter.

The fruit has high contents of anthocyanins and ellagic acid. * A refreshing tea can be made from the leaves - it is high in vitamin C. * It is a deciduous shrub growing to 0.5–3 m tall, with prickly shoots.

The mixture should not be boiled since this will release tannic acids and make the drink astringent. * Rhus glabra ( Smooth Sumac ) is a species of sumac in the family Anacardiaceae , native to North America , from southern Quebec west to southern British...

It provides continuous pods throughout the season. * Golden Wax bean produces excellent yields of golden yellow wax beans. Good for any climate. Perfect for eating fresh, freezing and canning.

* Canavalia gladiata, usually called Sword Bean, is a domesticated plant species in the legume (Fabaceae) family. * The legume is a used as a vegetable in interiors of central and south central India, though not commercially farmed.

* 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.

* Chinese chestnuts have evolved over a long period of time in coexistence with the bark fungal disease chestnut blight and have evolved a very successful resistance to the blight, probably more so than any other species of chestnut.

Germination usually takes place quickly and freely. Peruviana (Cape Gooseberry), easily identifiable by the larger, bright orange to red papery covering over its fruit, which resemble Chinese lanterns .

During the colder months, they turn maroonish in color. * The bark of the willow-leaved cotoneaster is gray-brown, its stems are thin, and its root system is sparse. * The scientific name 'salicifolius', described by the botanist Franchet , means 'with...

* Fruit - raw or cooked. A pleasant acid flavour, it is nice when added to muesli or porridge. * Very fragrant yellow flowers in early spring. * Shiny leathery leaves, coarse, evergreen, dark green or blue green.

* It is a deciduous shrub growing to 4-metre (13 ft) tall with bright green shoots with an angular cross-section. Fresh berries were eaten in large quantities, or used for fish bait because of the slight resemblance to salmon eggs.

During the colder months, they turn maroonish in color. * The bark of the willow-leaved cotoneaster is gray-brown, its stems are thin, and its root system is sparse. * The scientific name 'salicifolius', described by the botanist Franchet , means 'with...

A decoction of the root and branch bark has been used as an eyewash. It is widespread in British Columbia. An infusion of the root and branch bark has been drunk in the treatment of stomach problems and rheumatism.

* The oat (Avena sativa), sometimes called the common oat, is a species of cereal grain grown for its seed, which is known by the same name (usually in the plural, unlike other cereals and pseudocereals).

* The bush grows to a maximum height of 13 feet (4 m ), and the prickles are sparse to scattered along the stalks.

* The use as food and an ornamental tree caused it to be introduced throughout western Europe, localised populations and cultivation occur on other continents. A sugar can be extracted from the seed.

* The fruit can be used for jams and preserves. * Hawthorn is an extremely valuable medicinal herb. * Western herbalists consider it a 'food for the heart', it increases the blood flow to the heart muscles and restores normal heart beat.

The fruit can be grown to eat or for its juice, which is often added to other fruit juices to enhance the aroma. An agreeable cooling taste, somewhat like an orange with a mixture of acid.

* The flowering quince, with flowers of red, scarlet, pink, white, and variations thereof, in spring; fruits used in cooking; native to China. It is hardy to zone 5 and is not frost tender.

* Ilex montana ( Mountain Winterberry ; also "Mountain Holly" which is more typically Ilex mucronata ) is a species of holly native to the United States , ranging along the Appalachian Mountains from southeast Massachusetts to northeast Alabama and northern...

Die in snow, cold weather. It grows where there is good soil and hot humid temperature. It has a large number of traditional uses. The fruits look like flat, long and thin green beans.