Shade Tree Drought Tolerant Plant For Sale In Pittsburgh

* It is a popular ornamental tree , extensively planted in parks and gardens in hot dry areas such as southern California. * Good for seashore planting; native to Mediterranean region.

It weighs 47lb per cubic foot. * The chestnut oak is readily identified by its massively-ridged dark gray-brown bark, the thickest of any eastern North American oak. * Wood - close-grained, heavy, hard, rather tough, strong, durable in contact with the...

* Nyssa sylvatica is cultivated as an ornamental tree in parks and large gardens, where it is often used as a specimen or shade tree. This resistance to splitting led to its use for making mauls, pulleys, wheel hubs, agricultural rollers, bowls, and paving...

* Native to the U.S. Southwest, where it is sometimes used as a street or shade tree; 3-5 leaflets per leaf; dark gray scaly ridged bark; velvety young shoots, downy leaves. * Fraxinus velutina ( Velvet Ash or Arizona Ash or Modesto Ash ) is a species...

* 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. * The glorious elm that used to line American streets.

* A small tree with a sturdy upright trunk which divides into stout branches that usually spread to form a broad flat head. * In the wild, eastern redbud is a frequent native understory tree in mixed forests and hedgerows.

* The tree forms a thick, rugged bark containing high levels of suberin. * The harvesting of cork does not harm the tree, in fact, no trees are cut down during the harvesting process.

* Ridjica and Sombor in Serbia (where it is called kustelic or galagunja) and Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia, is known for the extensive use of hackberry as a street tree. * Celtis occidentalis, commonly known as the Common hackberry, is a large...

* A decidious Tree growing to 12m. * Native to India and China. * Common names include Orchid tree and Mountain-ebony. * Purple or lavender terminal flowers.

* This Mexican native is drought tolerant and grows very quickly in tropical areas as a timber tree.

* In Neotropical gardens and parks, their nectar is popular with many hummingbirds, such as the black-throated mango (Anthracothorax nigricollis), the black jacobin (Florisuga fusca), or the gilded hummingbird(Hylocharis chrysura).

* Butcher's broom has been known to enhance blood flow to the brain, legs, and hands. Since Butcher's broom tightens blood vessels and capillaries, it is used to treat varicose veins.

* Used as a street and shade tree in Florida. * Doesn't mind heat and drought; grows quickly. * Horticulturally, it is a popular choice for street trees in urban settings because it is very drought tolerant and can survive harsh environments.

* Can tolerate dry and warm sites, can grow on various types of soil. * Growing up to 25-30m high and up to 1m in diameter. * The cones are cylindrical, 9-18 cm long, greenish-pink to purple before maturity.

It is often found in coastal areas on sandy soils. Untoothed margins are rolled under. Foliage is considered to be evergreen (leaves persist on the tree until new growth commences in spring).

* Jeffrey pine (Pinus jeffreyi) also known as Jeffrey's pine, yellow pine and black pine, is a North American pine tree. It is large and oil-rich with a resinous flavor, and is about 10 - 12mm long.

* Patula Pine , Pinus patula (Mexican weeping pine, pino lloron in Spanish)( patula Latin = spreading ) is a tree native to Mexico . * "The slender, gracefully hanging leaves are 12" long,...making this a rather striking tree" (Wyman); grass-green needles,...

* Quercus acutissima lives in deciduous forests at altitudes of up to 2,200 metres (7,200 ft) in South Asia and South East Asia. * Most planting in North America was carried out for wildlife food provision, as the species tends to bear heavier crops of...

* The plant is short lived but self sows freely producing a good quantity of seed each year. * It is best to sow as soon as it is ripe in a cold frame. * The blue flowers and on occasion white flowers are bonnet shaped.

* Native to the southern and eastern parts of the United States , found from Illinois to Virginia in the north and from Texas to Florida in the south. * It is in flower in June, and the seeds ripen in September.

* 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. * The Blue Oak ( Quercus douglasii ) is an oak in the white oak section of the genus, Quercus sect.

* It is a multiple-branching shrub growing to 5–7 m (16–23 ft) tall with an open, spreading, irregular habit, only rarely forming a small tree. * An essential oil is obtained from the leaves and flowers.

* Two species have been found in east Texas and in the zone from Maryland south to northern Florida. * The bark is a light gray with thick irregular curling ridges; as the tree matures, the bark tends to become plated.

* Our "Thornless" seed comes very true. The juiceof the pods is antiseptic. The pods have been seen as a good antidote for children's complaints. Seedpods - the pulp is sweet and can be eaten raw or made into sugar.

* The "Lone Pine", a prominent landmark tree at an ANZAC First World War battle at Gallipoli, was this species. * Pinus brutia is a medium-size tree, reaching 20–35 metres (66–115 ft) tall and with a trunk diameter of up to 1 metre (3.3 ft), exceptionally...

* Cedro is always found naturally on well-drained soils, often but not exclusively on limestone; it tolerates a long dry season but does not flourish in areas of rainfall greater than about 3,000 millimetres (120 in) or on sites with heavy or waterlogged...

* Carya floridana (syn. * Although it can grow to the height of 25 meters, many specimens are seen as shrubs 3–5 m tall with many small trunks. The seed ripens in late autumn and, when stored in its shell in a cool place, will keep for at least 6 months.