Urban Tolerant Plant Ornamental Fruit For Sale In Chicago

In cooler zones, however, the fruit does not develop so well and is best cooked or used in preserves. It can be eaten out of hand. * In warm temperate areas the fruit develops more fruit sugars and has a fragrant sugary pulp with a slightly acid flavour.

* The root bark contains saponins, acanthosides, cardiac glycosides and polysaccharides. It is adaptogenic, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antipyretic and diuretic. It is used in Korea in the treatment of lumbago, neuralgia, arthritis and oedema.

They are very tolerant of trimming and have prickles which make them an effective barrier to larger creatures. * Berberis thunbergii ( Japanese barberry or Thunberg's Barberry , also Red Barberry ) is a species of Berberis , native to Japan and eastern...

In cooler zones, however, the fruit does not develop so well and is best cooked or used in preserves. It can be eaten out of hand. * In warm temperate areas the fruit develops more fruit sugars and has a fragrant sugary pulp with a slightly acid flavour.

In this wide area there are many variant forms that have received species names, but can also be considered as synonyms . * Crataegus succulenta is a species of hawthorn known by the common names fleshy hawthorn and succulent hawthorn .

* The fruit is very sweet and gelatinous, most people find it delicious though some find it sickly[K]. Seed from a red fruit should be sown in the spring. When eating the fruit you should spit out the large seed found in the fruit's centre.

* Resistant to maritime exposure, this tree can be used as a part of a shelterbelt planting. * Sorbus intermedia ( Swedish Whitebeam ) is a species of whitebeam in southern Sweden , with scattered occurrences in easternmost Denmark ( Bornholm ), the far...

* Sorbus commixta ( Japanese Rowan ) is a species of rowan native to Japan , the far east of Russia on Sakhalin , and in Korea on the island of Ulleungdo . * White flowers in May in clusters to 3" across; bright orangey-red fruit in late summer, 1/3"...

* The fruit has been part of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) for thousands of years, used to treat arthritis, leg edema, and cramping in the calf muscle. Numerous cultivars with flowers in shades of white, pink and red have been selected.

* Staphylea trifolia ( American Bladdernut ) is native to eastern North America , from southern Ontario and southwestern Quebec west to Nebraska and Arkansas , and south to Florida .

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

Pinch off runners to keep plants productive. Mold, mildew, root rot and verticilium wilt. Produce berries over a 2-3 week period in early summer. Root weevils, aphids, and slugs. Strawberries require fertile, well-drained soil, high in organic matter,...

Pruning has a major impact on the production of quality caneberry fruit. If the site has a drainage problem plant on a ridge or raised bed. Will produce a heavy crop of fruit on first-year canes near the end of the season and another, lighter crop on...

This plant, one of several exotic bush honeysuckles present in North America, was introduced as an ornamental plant in 1752 . * Lonicera tatarica is a species of honeysuckle known by the common name Tatarian honeysuckle .

* ariable; crown is rounded; gray branches; white flowers with yellow anthers; red fruit to 1" wide; may have 2" thorns; susceptible to rust; native to eastern and central U.S. * The plant is tolerant of being trimmed and will even resprout if cut back...

* Very shiny dark green leaves, spiny; ultimately forms a dense, rounded crown; attractive gray bark, berries in various shades of red, lasting long into winter; parent of many cultivars.

* Colutea arborescens is a species of leguminous shrub known by the common name bladder senna . It is 2 to 3 centimeters long and contains many seeds. * The leaves are sometimes used as a substitute for senna as a laxative,though they are much milder...

* A species of Albizia , native to tropical southern Asia , and widely cultivated and naturalised in other tropical and subtropical regions. * A tropical tree with compound leaves and clustered yellow-green flowers.

* The fruits and flowers have a hypotensive effect as well as acting as a direct and mild heart tonic. The large, edible fruit is made into preserves and jellies. Large, green to reddish fruit ripens from May to June.

Plants are shipped in 3 gallon pots. In areas with cold winters, bring indoors and locate in a south facing, sunny window during frosty months. Be careful to keep the soil from becoming soggy.

* Of spreading, mound-like habit; shiny dark green leaves; fall color can be long-lasting and impressive in purples, reds, and yellows; dark red fruit; Dirr says it does well in the U.S. Midwest and East, less well in the South; native to China * A rose-tan...

It is found primarily in deciduous forests of the Appalachian and Ozark regions of the United States. Since the 18th century, the roots have been collected by "sang hunters" and sold to Chinese or Hong Kong traders, who often pay very high prices for...

Water regularly during the first growing season, but do not allow the soil to become soggy. This handsome and adaptable plant is typically found growing as an understory plant at forest edges.

Fertilize in early spring and once again in late spring. Compact plants reach 1 1/2-2 feet tall and wide—great for containers or landscapes alike. Organic fertilizers, blood meal and cottonseed meal work well.

Branchlets dark purplish brown to grayish brown, cylindric, initially densely yellow tomentose, glabrous when old. Petiole 4–8 mm, initially densely yellow tomentose, subglabrous when old; stipules linear-lanceolate, 4–5 mm, sparsely tomentose or...

It typically forms a low, dense tussock (to 16" tall) of very thin (1/5" wide), arching, flat to inrolled, dark green grass blades (to 2' long). * Numerous flower stems rise in summer from the foliage mound to a height of 3' bearing wide, airy panicles...

* Colutea arborescens is a species of leguminous shrub known by the common name bladder senna . It is 2 to 3 centimeters long and contains many seeds. * The leaves are sometimes used as a substitute for senna as a laxative,though they are much milder...