Salt Tolerant Plant Seeds For Sale In Pittsburgh

It can be trimmed so long as it is not cut back into old wood. In the wild, the species is confined to two small populations, near Monterey and Carmel . These two small populations represent what was once a very large forest on the west coast.

* It is very cold hardy, coming from Siberia, and will also tolerate drought and saline conditions. They keep their blue color well after drying. * This is an excellent plant to use for cut flowers and dried flowers.

* A strong fibre is obtained from the stems, it is used for making string, bags, paper etc. * Tolerates maritime exposure. * A very easily grown plant, succeeding in any ordinary garden soil in sun or partial shade.

* Pinus pinaster is widely planted for timber in its native area, being one of the most important trees in forestry in France, Spain and Portugal. * Maritime pine is closely related to Turkish pine, Canary Island pine and Aleppo pine, which all share...

The leaves are in pairs or whorls of three, thick and leathery, dark green, narrow lanceolate, 5–21 cm (2.0–8.3 in) long and 1–3.5 cm (0.39–1.4 in) broad, and with an entire margin.

* Native to Japan. This hardy pine species is relatively disease free and tolerates poor soil conditions, making it a good choice for all levels. * Because of its resistance to pollution and salt, it is a popular horticultural tree.

The shoots are orange-brown, with scattered pubescence. * Light blue to light green foliage, 3/4" needles; in habit a broad column, narrowing toward the top; Wyman notes that it is very dense because it holds its foliage for as long as 7 years, and that...

* The flower clusters can be french-fried to produce a carrot-flavoured gourmet's delight. * A teaspoon of crushed seeds has long been used as a form of natural birth control; its use for this purpose was first described by Hippocrates over 2,000 years...

The inflorescence is a cluster of fragrant flowers occurring at the ends of branches. Inside are black seeds in a bed of resinous pulp. It is native to Japan but it is used throughout the world as an ornamental plant in landscaping and as cut foliage...

* Chinese boxthorn is a major Chinese tonic herb with a history of almost 2,000 years of medicinal use. * The fruit is one of the most popular tonics used in Chinese herbal medicine.

The essential oil found in the leaves is a powerful antiseptic and is used all over the world for relieving coughs and colds, sore throats and other infections. The essential oil is a common ingredient in many over-the-counter cold remedies.

Wood - coarse-grained, light, soft, brittle, not strong, very durable, resinous. Turpentine has a wide range of uses including as a solvent for waxes etc, for making varnish, medicinal etc.

Small greenish flowers appear in spring, and are borne singly in the centre of the cladodes. Since Butcher's broom tightens blood vessels and capillaries, it is used to treat varicose veins.

* The leaves are cooked and used as greens. * The seed is used in pinole or ground into a meal and used as a thickener in making bread or mixed with flour in making bread. * Shadscale fruits and leaves provide important winter browse for both domestic...

It is typically found over calcareous substrates such as limestone , growing on limestone slopes and in moist valley soils, at elevations of 120–600 m. The bark is ground into a powder and then steeped in water in order to obtain the dye.

It is very tolerant of maritime exposure, but may require staking when it is young. * Pinus pinaster is widely planted for timber in its native area, being one of the most important trees in forestry in France, Spain and Portugal.

Many birds and small mammals use it for food and cover. Pocket gophers dig burrows underneath it during the winter. It is native to North America, where it occurs across much of Canada and the northern United States.

* Excellent as a fresh cut flower and for dried arrangements. * Native to the Mediterranean region, statice (also commonly called notchleaf status) is noted for producing clusters of papery, funnel-shaped flowers in summer.

* Excellent as a fresh cut flower and for dried arrangements. * Native to the Mediterranean region, statice (also commonly called notchleaf status) is noted for producing clusters of papery, funnel-shaped flowers in summer.

Its massive trunk comes from the contribution of clusters of aerial roots that emerge from the bases of lowest branches and grow down to the soil. Its age was estimated in 1975 to be around 250 years, with a maximum of 365 years, not several thousand...

Its massive trunk comes from the contribution of clusters of aerial roots that emerge from the bases of lowest branches and grow down to the soil. Its age was estimated in 1975 to be around 250 years, with a maximum of 365 years, not several thousand...

Scattered stands of the trees have been cut down for firewood . The species is a valuable source of charcoal and lumber and the leaves and fruits are also food for goats . This bushy tree apparently grows without the benefit of rainfall, and obtains some...

* Native to Eurasia and widely introduced elsewhere, this sod forming grass is useful as a forage and for erosion control. * Alopecurus arundinaceus ( Creeping meadow foxtail , Creeping foxtail ) is a rhizomatous perennial species in the Grass family...

* 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...

This tree transplants well. * Unlike most species of pine. * 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...

Some believe it to have been the stacte used together with frankincense , galbanum , and onycha to make Ketoret , the Tabernacle incense of the Old Testament. The same species is considered to occur native to California (a Mediterranean-American disjunct...

* Pinus nigra is a large coniferous evergreen tree, growing to 20–55 metres (66–180 ft) high at maturity and spreading to 20 to 40 feet wide. Its value as a street tree is largely due to its resistance to salt spray (from road de-icing salt) and various...