Shade Tree Drought Tolerant Plant For Sale In Corpus Christi

* The name Blue Oak derives from the dark blue-green tint of its leaves, which are deciduous, 4–10 cm long, and entire or shallowly lobed. * Individual Blue Oaks over 500 years old have been recorded, although most are less than 300 years old.

Usually five people are required to harvest the tree's bark, using a small axe. The process requires training due to the skill required to harvest bark without harming the tree. The European cork industry produces 300,000 tonnes of cork a year, with a...

* The bark is cathartic, febrifuge and tonic. A decoction of the roots has been used in the treatment of kidney complaints and TB. The roundleaf dogwood is also a temperate, northeastern North American species that occurs throughout southern and eastern...

* A 10-year-old sapling will stand about 5 m (16 ft) tall. * The acorns of the chestnut oak are 1.5–3 cm long and 1–2 cm broad, among the largest of native American oaks, surpassed in size only by the bur oak and possibly swamp chestnut oak.

The red seed pods are brilliant, opening to revel shiny black seeds. * Can be grown as a small ornamental tree. * Common in thickets and in thin secondary forests in lowlands and low mountains of central and southern Japan.

They can grow at severe angles, and Native Americans used to bend saplings over so that they would grow at extreme angles, to serve as trail markers. They drop their leaves, and grow new ones, within a few weeks in spring.

* It is named in honor of its botanist documenter John Jeffrey. * Jeffrey pine is tolerant of serpentine soils and is often dominant in these conditions, even on dry sites at fairly low altitudes.

* Cultivated in China for the rutin contained in its leaves and ovaries. * A yellow dye is obtained from the seedpods and the flowers * S. * This species is commonly used in Chinese medicine and is considered to be one of the 50 fundamental herbs.

Thus the common name in English and the scientific name in Latin. * Bearded maple is one of Mustila's many shrub maples. The tips of the stems take on a rosy glow in winter, while in early spring bud burst produces bright green delicate foliage, which...

In the wild, trees grow best in areas where summer temperatures average 24 - 30°c and the humidity is high. * Source of the commercial pecan; a tall, straight-trunked tree, fastest growing of the hickories; likes deep, rich soil; native to central midwest...

It also multiplies readily from cuttings. It weighs about 28lb per cubic foot. It is highly valued for posts and fencing rails, and is also used for interior finishes, cabinet work etc.

* The bark of young trees is smooth. Though 95% of cached acorns are found and eaten, remaining acorns have high germination and survival rates because they are typically cached about 0.4 inch (1 cm) below the soil surface.

An attractive, moderately lightweight wood (specific gravity 0.4), its primary use is in household articles used to store clothing. * Cedro is always found naturally on well-drained soils, often but not exclusively on limestone; it tolerates a long dry...

It is used as a houseplant and conservatory tree in colder climates. The foliage grows in dense, usually moderately decumbent and pendulous sprays of bright green, very slender, slightly flattened shoots.

* Heart-shaped leaves to 1'; fast grower, yellow and white flowers in late June; large and sometimes rather coarse; fall color yellow, not an asset; tolerates heat and drought; wood slow to rot in soil; native to south central U.S. * The wood is soft,...

Found on rich bottom lands throughout the Mississippi River valley; will grow in the shade and often becomes a dense undergrowth in the forest. Prefers a deep sandy loam and a very sunny position.

It is used as a houseplant and conservatory tree in colder climates. The foliage grows in dense, usually moderately decumbent and pendulous sprays of bright green, very slender, slightly flattened shoots.

* For now, this small-coned form of P. Ponderosa is distinguishable in the field and certainly occurs at the type locality (Mount Rose, Nevada). Ponderosa subsp. * Many botanists believe that this is merely a southern outlier of the typical North Plateau...

As a Bonsai, the Holm Oak will not produce many flowers or acorns. Oaks grown for bonsai needs about 4 hours of direct sun/day but should be in partial shade to do well but not too much shade.

* The wood of the Pinus leiophylla is hard, dense and strong. * Unlike virtually all members of this genus, trees of this species can be coppiced. * In South Africa and Queensland, Australia there are big extensions of this tree planted.

It is part of the red oak group. It typically matures to 15-20' tall and 8-10' wide, but occasionally rises to as much as 35' tall. Untoothed margins are rolled under. * Myrtle oak features shiny, leathery leaves (to 2” long) which are dark green above...

* Jacarandas are very widely grown as ornamental trees in Australia. * Water extract of Jacaranda mimosifolia shows higher antimicrobial action against Bacillus cereus and Escherichia coli than gentamicin sulfate does.

* Many of the tree's branches bend under the weight of the large foliage. * A hot infusion of the bark has been snuffed for treating sinus problems and has been held in the mouth for treating toothache.

In the wild, trees grow best in areas where summer temperatures average 24 - 30°c and the humidity is high. Wild collected seed will produce smaller harder shelled nuts. * Trees are probably much hardier when grown in areas with hot summers.

* For now, this small-coned form of P. Ponderosa is distinguishable in the field and certainly occurs at the type locality (Mount Rose, Nevada). Ponderosa subsp. * Many botanists believe that this is merely a southern outlier of the typical North Plateau...

It is near threatened in the wild, but is widely cultivated in China for its bark , highly valued in herbology such as Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). Nice for lawns, parks and golf courses or commercial grounds.

* A small tree of horizontal branching habit, creating a tiered effect. * The tree is regarded as attractive because of its wide spreading shelving branches and flat-topped head, and is often used in ornamental plantings.