Plant With Winter Interest Medicinal Plant For Sale In Stamford

Only the outer bark is removed, this does not kill the tree. * Betula pubescens ( Downy Birch ; also known as White Birch , European White Birch or Hairy Birch ) is a species of birch , native and abundant throughout northern Europe , Iceland , northern...

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

* Unique bark appearance, corky and rough with many cracks in it. * Leaves similar to that of Japanese Maple.

A lotion of the leaves is used in the treatment of carbuncles, haemorrhoids and sores. A hair wash is made fromthe leaves and fibre. It is used for coarse cordage and cloth. , ( Firmiana simplex , syn.

* It is an evergreen tree that can grow 15-27m tall, with brown main shoots bearing whorls of 7–12 cm long flexible green cladodes that look like, and perform the function of, leaves but are actually composed of stem tissues; occasionally, a cladode...

* Bright reddish purple color in spring deepening as summer advances, turning to carmine and scarlet in the fall. * It is upright growing, hardy and sturdy.

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

* It would be interesting to see what characteristics are inherited through the seeds that we offer for sale. * Deeply divided leaves. * It has deep purple leaves in spring and early summer, turning dark green in late season then to red-crimson in the...

* Rich red-orange leaf color. * It has relatively large leaves and a cascading mound shape.

* It is a large evergreen coniferous tree growing to 30–45 m (exceptionally 72 m) tall. * A "beautiful graceful specimenwith drooping branches" * The pitch or resin is said to be one of the best curatives for a sore throat.

* Very shiny dark green leaves, spiny; ultimately forms a dense, rounded crown; attractive gray bark, berries in various shades of red, lasting long into winter; parent of many cultivars.

It is hardy to zone 6. Without support, it will sprawl along the ground as a dense, tangled ground cover (to 6-12" tall and 10' wide) which typically chokes out most weeds. * Features aromatic, 1" diameter, cruciform, pure white flowers (each with 4 narrow...

* Hardier than green-leaved types. * Fall color is sensational. * The spring color is bright purple-red, black red or maroon in summer, changing to green red or brown red in late summer and then crimson in the fall.

* It is a small deciduous tree growing to 10–15 m tall with a trunk up to 40 cm diameter. * The bark is smooth, olive-green with regular narrow pale vertical stripes on young trees.

It is hardy to zone 6. Without support, it will sprawl along the ground as a dense, tangled ground cover (to 6-12" tall and 10' wide) which typically chokes out most weeds. * Features aromatic, 1" diameter, cruciform, pure white flowers (each with 4 narrow...

This tree transplants well. * Mountain Pine or Mugo Pine ( Pinus mugo ) is a high-altitude European pine , found in the Pyrenees , Alps , Erzgebirge , Carpathians , northern Apennines and Balkan Peninsula mountains from (mostly) 1,000 m to 2,200 m, occasionally...

* Maturing at about 4 meters. * Seeds colected from cultivars such as this may not resemble the mother tree. * The leaves are brick red blended over a deep green color base. Unique individuals will most likely result which can be even more interesting...

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

* The only known species is Anemanthele lessoniana, often called gossamer grass or New Zealand wind grass or pheasant's tail grass. * This is a naturally rare grass in the wild but it is widely cultivated for use as an attractive ornamental garden plant.

Prefers cool, moist, woodland conditions in part shade locations. The crown is narrow, dense and conical. * Grow in moist, well-drained soils in part shade to full shade. Young shoots are short, palely pubescent and bright orange to red-brown in colour.

* Of upright, arching form; green leaves; flowers in late summer, flowering section of spike to 15" long; likes full sun or part shade, rich soil; tolerates salt, wet conditions; native to cool temperate areas of North America.

It frequently grows with scattered conifers and an undergrowth of shrubs, typically evergreen Rhododendron . * The tree depends on moisture from snowmelt, rather than from the monsoon rains.

* The leaves are used in the treatment of cancer and hepatoma. * 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 , it is not a palm at all, but...

* The fruit grow as small, showy, apple -like, red pomes , ripening in September to October, and enduring into the winter. * Shiny dark-green evergreen leaves, "flowers generally stinky" (Dirr); grown mainly for its bright red fruit, to 1/4 inch wide,...

* The sturdy leaves of this cultivar are a bright green. * Fall coloration develops into a distinct yellow-gold with rosy tones. It becomes blended with light orange and reds. * It is quite a unique Fall color.

* Resembles Celtis but has winged fruits to 3/4"; dark green foliage; "gray-brown bark exfoliates in patches and is quite handsome...for the plant collector this is a treasure to be unearthed" (Dirr); native to northern and central China.

The tree is an important source of pulpwood and a breeze moving through a stand of aspen, ruffling every leaf as it passes, is a magical sight; the fall color is yellow. * Dirr notes that this is the most widely distributed of any North American tree.