Plant With Winter Interest Evergreen Plant For Sale In Colorado Springs

* Substances extracted from theseeds are used to inhibit the growth of malignant tumours. * Cycas revoluta ( sago cycad ), is an attractive plant native to southern Japan . Though often known by the common name of king sago palm , or just sago palm ,...

* Plants are very shade tolerant but growth is slower in dense shade. Thus it can be used for making tubs for storing food items. * The wood lacks a distinctive odor and so does not impart a flavor to items stored in it.

It is a large suckering shrub that can be grown as a small tree. * For the brightest winter bark, young shoots are encouraged by cutting to the ground some older stems at the end of the winter, before leaves are open.

Or ?, hinoki) is a species of cypress native to central Japan. This bonsai does best in sunlight and is cold weather hardy tolerating winter temperatures just above freezing. This conical shaped evergreen has dark green growth and attractive reddish brown...

* It is native to China, from Jiangsu south to Fujian and Guangdong, and west to southeastern Gansu and Yunnan. * The bark is smooth, olive-green with regular narrow pale vertical stripes on young trees.

* The Douglas fir's useful wood and its quick growth make it the crop of choice for many timber companies, which typically replant a clear-cut area with Douglas fir. It is also a popular Christmas tree.

It is a large suckering shrub that can be grown as a small tree. * For the brightest winter bark, young shoots are encouraged by cutting to the ground some older stems at the end of the winter, before leaves are open.

* The wood lacks a distinctive odor and so does not impart a flavor to items stored in it. Highly recommended for zones 5 and 6. * The New Mexico sources of Abies concolor will be intermediate between the Arizona and the Colorado.

* It is a larger tree so should be given some room to grow. * Grown mostly for its striking red and multicolored bark that peels off to reveal other shades and colors. * Very ornamental tree.

The fruit can also be made into preserves, pies, drinks etc or be dried and used like raisins. * Gaultheria shallon is a leathery-leaved shrub in the heather family ( Ericaceae ), native to western North America .

It is a folk remedy for chronic liver and skin ailments (including skin cancer), rheumatism, leucorrhoea, dysentery and suppressed menses. * Celastrus scandens , commonly called American Bittersweet or Bittersweet , is a species of staff vines that blooms...

* Majestic also produces 99% blue color trees (shiners) ! * This species has a deeply penetrating root system that firmly anchors the tree against winds. * It is a popular ornamental tree found far beyond its native range.

* Reaching 4-5 meters high. * The deep red color of this dissected leaf variety also holds well into the summer. * New spring growth that is covered in very fine silvery hairs making it look almost grey.

* Known for its intense fall colors of red and yellow. * Beautiful snakebark maple.

* The mother trees are mound forming red cut leaved types. * Fall color is sensational. * Hardier than green-leaved types.

* Sometimes a tree, more often a shrub to about 15'; bright red fruits; grows on woody slopes from New York south to Georgia, west to Alabama (range of origin). Synonyms include Ilex monticola .

* Wood - durable in the soil, moderately hard, close grained, rather coarse grained, light, soft, brittle. * Tolerant of regular trimming, though not into old wood, it can be grown as a dense hedge.

* Plants are very shade tolerant but growth is slower in dense shade. Thus it can be used for making tubs for storing food items. * The wood lacks a distinctive odor and so does not impart a flavor to items stored in it.

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

* It is the Provincial tree of British Columbia. * This species can be grown as a hedge or as part of a shelterbelt. * The inner bark has been used for making baskets. * It is long-lived; some individuals can live well over a thousand years, with the...

Modern research has shown that there are many health benefits to drinking tea, including its ability to protect the drinker from certain heart diseases. * Chinese Camellia sinensis is native to mainland China South and Southeast Asia , but it is today...

Harvested in early spring, before the leaves unfurl, by tapping the trunk. It prefers poor, dry upland soils, but is also found in moist mixed woodlands. Short-lived, it is a common pioneer species on abandoned fields and burned areas.

* Reaching 4-5 meters high. * The deep red color of this dissected leaf variety also holds well into the summer. * New spring growth that is covered in very fine silvery hairs making it look almost grey.

* The fall color is golden to red. * It has gracefully arching branches and grows somewhat faster than other cultivars.

* Eucalyptus deglupta is cultivated as an ornamental tree, for planting in tropical and subtropical climate gardens and parks. * Its natural distribution spans New Britain , New Guinea , Ceram , Sulawesi and Mindanao .

* They do not appear variegated but as if the red color has been brushed on. * Seeds colected from cultivars such as this may not resemble the mother tree. Unique individuals will most likely result which can be even more interesting than the parent.

Modern research has shown that there are many health benefits to drinking tea, including its ability to protect the drinker from certain heart diseases. * Chinese Camellia sinensis is native to mainland China South and Southeast Asia , but it is today...