Shade Tree Edible Fruit Or Nut Plant For Sale In Chicago

* The word "hickory" is said to have come from the Algonquian Indians word "pawcohiccora". Mature Shagbarks are easy to recognize because, as their name implies, they have shaggy bark.

* The very bold, decorative leaves and the attractive catkins produced in spring make it an excellent ornamental tree for planting in parks and large gardens. * The fruit is a nut , produced in bunches of 4-10 together; the nut is spherical, 3-5 cm long...

In north-east Honsh? It is found from the Oshima Peninsula in Hokkaid? It grows in large stands from sea level up to 1400 metres but in the south-west of its range it is restricted to mountainous areas and occurs in small, isolated populations.

* The word "hickory" is said to have come from the Algonquian Indians word "pawcohiccora". Mature Shagbarks are easy to recognize because, as their name implies, they have shaggy bark.

* White flowers in May in clusters to 4"; fruits larger than those of most Sorbus species, about 1", roundish or pear-shaped, brown or green with red tints, edible when overripe or frosted, used in beer-making; orange and dark-brown bark, used in tanning;...

* The wood does not resist water, so it is not considered good timber, but it is used for growing shiitake mushrooms. The oil from the seeds may be processed into soap or lubricants.

It is a small deciduous tree , growing 5–8 m tall and 4–6 m wide, related to apples and pears , and like them has a pome fruit , which is bright golden yellow when mature, pear-shaped, 7–12 cm long and 6–9 cm broad.

* These are the sweetest seeds of any species in this genus * A delicious oil can be extracted from the seed by crushing the nuts, boiling them in water and then skimming off the oil as it comes to the surface.

With age, it develops deep furrows, ridges, and a thickness of about 8 to 9% of bole or branch diameter . Scrub jays cache about 5,000 acorns each year over an average home range of about 6.2 acres (2.5 ha), effectively seedling at a rate of 800 acorns...

Common names include Arizona Walnut and Nogal . * This species is sometimes used as a rootstock. In moister areas, the tree features a single, stout trunk; there are usually several slender trunks in drier situations.

Common names include Arizona Walnut and Nogal . * This species is sometimes used as a rootstock. In moister areas, the tree features a single, stout trunk; there are usually several slender trunks in drier situations.

* It is the national tree of Chile. * The tree is native to central and southern Chile and western Argentina. Because of the great age of this species it is sometimes described as a living fossil.

The seeds are used to relieve intoxication due to wine. The fruit is up to 3cm long, it contains 11.4% glucose, 4.7% fructose and 12.6% sucrose. * The Japanese Raisin Tree ( Hovenia dulcis ) is a hardy tree that occurs from Japan , over Eastern China...

But little is known as an ornamental. * The nuts are edible. In Russia cultivated in St. Petersburg and Moscow . * In culture, since 1882. * Native to temperate forests, thickets; 400-2600 m.

* It is often eaten raw, but holds its shape well when baked, and is a common choice for canned or other processed pear uses. * Bartlett pear is the most commonly grown variety of pear in most countries outside Asia.

* It is the most abundant of the hickories. * Native region from Massachusetts south to Florida and Texas; nearly round nuts; scaly dark gray bark; of open habit; hard shelled, edible nuts.

* The fruit can be used for jams and preserves. * In the past, midland hawthorn was widely but incorrectly known by the name C. * A small, shrubby, rounded tree thorns; dark green leaves; white flowers with red anthers; scarlet fruit to 1/2".

Cannot be sent to California, Arizona and Washington. Of all the luscious, valuable nuts, the hardy pecan tops the list. 2-3' trees sent. Plant two or more for best crops. Long lived, strong, hardy, rapid growers reach 40-75 feet tall.

* Loquats are unusual among fruit trees in that the flowers appear in the autumn or early winter, and the fruits are ripe in late winter or early spring. * It is an evergreen large shrub or small tree , with a rounded crown, short trunk and woolly new...

The woody fruit is up to 30mm in diameter. * The fruit is eaten raw or dried for later use. * Small greenish-yellow flowers from April to July, in profusion; conspicuous brown-yellow winged fruit from August to October; 1 1/2" leaves; spiny branches;...

* The very bold, decorative leaves and the attractive catkins produced in spring make it an excellent ornamental tree for planting in parks and large gardens. * The fruit is a nut , produced in bunches of 4-10 together; the nut is spherical, 3-5 cm long...

* Popular for its yellow flowers in early spring and its gray and brown exfoliating bark; attractive rounded habit; edible red fruit; Dirr calls it "an excellent small tree" and recommends it for the Midwest U.S. * The fruit is eaten raw, dried or used...

It weighs 51lb per cubic foot. * The pear-shaped nut ripens in September and October and is an important part of the diet of many wild animals. An excellent timber, it is used for tool handles, agricultural implements etc.

* Seed - raw, cooked or ground into a powder. * It is native to south-east Queensland with two small disjunct populations in northern Queensland's World Heritage listed Wet Tropics.

It is dioecious , with male and female cones on separate plants, which are wind pollinated. * The seed cones are berry -like, green ripening in 18 months to purple-black with a blue waxy coating; they are spherical, 4–12 mm diameter, and usually have...

* It is cultivated as an ornamental plant . These can be removed by soaking the seed in water for a few days, changing the soak water regularly. * Lithocarpus edulis (common name, Japanese Stone Oak ) is a species of stone-oak native to Japan .

* A very poular tree for bonsai due to its dwarf size and small fruit.