Squirrel Food Producing Plant Wildlife Food For Sale In Brownsville

* A tree usually fifty to sixty feet high, maximum height one hundred, with broad pyramidal head when young, becoming in old age broad-topped and open. Reaches its largest size in southern Illinois and Indiana.

* Chinkapin oak is generally found on well-drained upland soils derived from limestone or where limestone outcrops occur. * It is a deciduous tree reaching 30 m tall (exceptionally up to 50 m), with a rounded crown and thin, scaly or flaky bark on the...

* In this variety the seeds are heart shaped. * Grown mostly as a novelty due to the heart shaped fruit. * Wyman says the kernals come out whole. * The very bold, decorative leaves and the attractive catkins produced in spring make it an excellent ornamental...

* Most planting in North America was carried out for wildlife food provision, as the species tends to bear heavier crops of acorns than other native American oak species. * The acorns are eaten by jays, pigeons, and squirrels .

Stored seed should be cold stratified for 3 - 4 months and sown as early as possible in the year. * The fruit contains up to 30% oil. Succeeds in full sun or light shade. Scarification may also help as may a period of about 3 days warm stratification...

Since it is a large tree, it must be planted in a location where it will have sufficient space to grow upward and spread to its mature size. * A stately shade tree for the lawn, particularly in drier locations, with excellent fall color.

Rather thin-shelled, the seed is small and sweet. The seed ripens in late autumn and, when stored in its shell in a cool place, will keep for at least 6 months. The seed is up to 3cm long.

* It is grown and marketed mainly as pulpwood. * Swamp laurel oak is found mostly on alluvial flood plains, from sea level up to 150 m altitude. * It will tolerate the wetter sites in association with other oak species but will not live with continuous...

* Corylus heterophylla , the Asian Hazel , is a species of hazel native to eastern Asia , from northern China , eastern Mongolia , Korea , Japan , and southeastern Siberia . The seed, which has a hard shell, is of relatively good flavour.

* Quercus macrocarpa is known as a massive shade tree that can tolerate prolonged drought. * Bur Oak typically grows in the open, away from forest canopy. * This plant is also called Mossycup oak and Mossycup white oak .

The flowers are pink, borne in summer. * Rosa palustris is a shrub with alternate, pinnately compound leaves , on thorny stems.

* The Interior Live Oak ( Quercus wislizeni ) is an evergeen oak , highly variable and often shrubby, found in areas of California in the United States . It generally occurs in foothills , being most abundant in the lower altitudes of the Sierra Nevada...

* Corylus chinensis, common names Chinese filbert and Chinese Hazel, is a deciduous tree native to western China. * This species grows up to 40 metres tall. * A shrub at Kew was 2 metres tall and 2 metres wide inJuly 1996 with a reasonable crop of immature...

* In forest stands, black oak begins to produce seeds at about age 20 and reaches optimum production at 40 to 75 years. In Missouri, the average number of mature acorns per tree was generally higher than for other oaks over a 5-year period, but the number...

It attains a tallow-like consistency on standing and is used to make candles. * An oil is extracted from the seeds.

It grows in sandy soils and appreciates lots of sunlight. * Asclepias syriaca , commonly called Common Milkweed , Butterfly flower , Silkweed , Silky Swallow-wort , Virginia Silkweed , is a herbaceous plant species.

* The Interior Live Oak ( Quercus wislizeni ) is an evergeen oak , highly variable and often shrubby, found in areas of California in the United States . It generally occurs in foothills , being most abundant in the lower altitudes of the Sierra Nevada...

Very popular in America, the seed is sweet and well-flavoured with a thin shell. The seed ripens in mid to late autumn and will probably need to be protected from squirrels. * The seed can be eaten raw or cooked.

* Vaccinium arboreum ( Sparkleberry or Farkleberry ) is a species of Vaccinium native to the southeastern United States , from southern Virginia west to southeastern Missouri , and south to Florida and eastern Texas .

* Quercus turbinella is a species of oak known by the common names Sonoran scrub oak and shrub live oak . It is most common in chaparral habitat in central Arizona , through the transition zone of the Mogollon Rim – White Mountains , but also southeast...

* Cornus alba (red-barked or Siberian dogwood) is a species of flowering plant in the family Cornaceae, native to Siberia, northern China and Korea. As a popular ornamental used in landscaping its notable features include the red stems in fall (autumn)...

* The use of S. Album has been the primary source of sandalwood and the derived oil. * Sandalwood oil has been widely used in folk medicine for treatment of common colds, bronchitis

All of these were selected for their Eastern Filbert Blight resistance. Its late blooming habit and hardiness, combined with high yield offer lots of potential. The leaves are deciduous , rounded, 6–12 cm long and across, softly hairy on both surfaces,...

The acorn is up to 1.7 centimeters long by 1.6 wide, not counting the cap. It can form thickets by spreading underground runners. It is native to the Atlantic and Gulf coastal plains of the United States, from Virginia around Florida to Texas and inland...

* The seed is eaten raw or cooked. * A very ornamental shrub. Conservation Plant Characteristics Chrysolepis sempervirens (Kellogg) Hjelmqvist bush chinquapin CHSE11 Summary Duration Perennial Growth Habit Shrub Native Status L48 (N) Federal T/E Status...

The attractive light pink tones of this species and its easy workability make it desirable in furniture applications. The red gum or manna exuding from cracks in the bark is eaten eagerly by boys.

* A tree usually fifty to sixty feet high, maximum height one hundred, with broad pyramidal head when young, becoming in old age broad-topped and open. Reaches its largest size in southern Illinois and Indiana.