Plant With Winter Interest Shade Tolerant Plant For Sale In Illinois

It has a golden-yellow fall color; likes cool areas and moist acid soils. An old English recipe for the beer is as follows:- "To every Gallon of Birch-water put a quart of Honey, well stirr'd together; then boil it almost an hour with a few Cloves, and...

* The glorious elm that used to line American streets. * Dirr notes that several forms occur, but the one most of us recall fondly divided into several major trunks topped by spreading, arching, pendulous branches.

* 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...

Grows well in heavy clay soils. Prefers a good well-drained loam in full sun. Plants are hardy to at least -15°c. Suitable for parks and gardens. A very ornamental tree. Tolerates atmospheric pollution, excessive moisture and a range of soil types if...

* The German Commission E Monographs, a therapeutic guide to herbal medicine, approve Hedera helix for cough, bronchitis. * The leaves are alternate, 50–100 mm long, with a 15–20 mm petiole ; they are of two types, with palmately five-lobed juvenile...

* Dark green compound leaves 10-15" long; in habit, usually broader than tall when mature and grown in the open, with a few massive spreading branches. * Amur cork tree, called Huang Bai in China, is commonly used in Chinese herbalism, where it is considered...

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

* It has green arching foliage to 3 feet in USDA 8, with highlights of orange, copper, and gold, especially in drier soils. * It is marginal in zone 8, going dormant and deciduous in cold winters, but usually evergreen to semi-evergreen.

* The scientific name 'salicifolius', described by the botanist Franchet , means 'with leaves like willows' (see: Genus Salix ). During the colder months, they turn maroonish in color.

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

* Hardier than green-leaved types. * Fall color is sensational. * It is more of a bronze-red when compared with other cultivars such as 'Inaba shidare,' 'Ever Red,' or 'Crimson Queen.' I * Stands out well in the landscape.

Austrina in the southern Sierra Nevada . * Foxtail Pines occur in the subalpine forest in these mountains: at an elevation of 1950-2750 m in the Klamath range, and 2300-3500 m in the Sierra Nevada.

* Germination usually takes place within 1 - 2 weeks. * Plants have an extensive root system and can be grown on sand or thin coastal soils in order to bind the soil. * A good fast-growing hedge for exposed maritime conditions.

* Hardier than green-leaved types. * Fall color is sensational.

* Betula utilis tends to form forests, growing as a shrub or as a tree reaching up to 20 m (66 ft) tall. * Flaking dark brown bark; 3" leaves; native to Himalayas. * The tree depends on moisture from snowmelt, rather than from the monsoon rains.

* Rich, deep orange fall color. * The spring and Summer foliage is a deep, rich green.

* It has green arching foliage to 3 feet in USDA 8, with highlights of orange, copper, and gold, especially in drier soils. * It is marginal in zone 8, going dormant and deciduous in cold winters, but usually evergreen to semi-evergreen.

Nicholson subsp. * Unique snake-bark maple * Upright vase shape and leaves that are 3 pointed and elongated. Check AABGA/NAPCC Contact person for genus for possible non-NPGS germplasm.

It also grows in Canada (southwest Quebec and southeast Ontario), Mexico (central and southern), Guatemala, and western Honduras. American hornbeam is also known as blue-beech, ironwood, and musclewood.

* This species is occasionally used for hedging in the southern states of America. * Ilex vomitoria ( Yaupon Holly , Yaupon , or Cassina ; the latter shared with Ilex cassine ), is a species of holly native to southeastern North America , occurring in...

It is the sole member of the family Sciadopityaceae and genus Sciadopitys , a living fossil with no close relatives, and known in the fossil record for about 230 million years. Native to a small area in Japan.

* A deciduous tree native to the southeastern United States from North Carolina south to northwest Florida and west to eastern Texas. * It lives in the understory in moist, rocky soils on river banks, ravines, woods, and cliffs.

* Fruit is quite attractive to birds and is generally considered to have as much if not more ornamental interest than the flowers. It is a rapid-growing, multi-stemmed, suckering, deciduous shrub that grows to a maximum size of 4-7' tall on erect, usually...

* Pine relatives; cone green when young, 8" long; probably hardier than K. * Trees should be planted into their permanent positions when they are quite small, between 30 and 90cm in height.

It has a strong taproot . * Chinese Camellia sinensis is native to mainland China South and Southeast Asia , but it is today cultivated across the world in tropical and subtropical regions.

* A very deep colored palmatum - almost classed as a "black-red" * In the Fall crimson tones dominate. * 'Shojo' is the name of the red-faced orangoutang. * Trueness to type can never be guaranteed when seed is grown that has been collected from cultivars.

* It is more of a bronze-red when compared with other cultivars such as 'Inaba shidare,' 'Ever Red,' or 'Crimson Queen.' I * Stands out well in the landscape.