Urban Tolerant Plant Plant With Winter Interest For Sale In Fort Lauderdale

An oil is extracted from the seeds. * A fibre obtained from the bark is used in the manufacturing of Xuan Paper. * Resembles Celtis but has winged fruits to 3/4"; dark green foliage; "gray-brown bark exfoliates in patches and is quite handsome...for the...

Last updated: 22-Oct-2001 No species priority site assigned. Check PlantSearch database of Botanic Gardens Conservation International for possible non-NPGS germplasm. * The leaves almost resemple Acer ginnala and have a nice red to yellow fall color.

They are very tolerant of trimming and have prickles which make them an effective barrier to larger creatures. * Plants can be grown as a medium-size hedge. * Berberis thunbergii ( Japanese barberry or Thunberg's Barberry , also Red Barberry ) is a species...

* The flowers are creamy-whitish in the center and pink towards the tips of their five petals. * As a deciduous tree, it is completely bare of leaves and flowers during the winter months, especially when growing outside of its native South America habitat.

It was touted as a great plant for wildlife and erosion control. It has since been determined to be very invasive and so is being eradicated many places. * Rem Red Amur Honeysuckle was developed by the USDA Soil Conservation Service in the 1960's.

* It is native to China, from Jiangsu south to Fujian and Guangdong, and west to southeastern Gansu and Yunnan. * The bark is smooth, olive-green with regular narrow pale vertical stripes on young trees.

* The word persimmon is of Algonquian origin, while the genus name Diospyros, from the Greek, means fruit of the god Zeus. * Persimmons are consumed fresh and are used to make puddings, cakes, and beverages.

* The Foxtail Pine ( Pinus balfouriana ) is a rare pine that is endemic to California , United States , where it is found in two areas with a separate subspecies in each, the typical subsp.

* The flowers are bright yellow, and pea-like, which cover the tree in late spring. * Its name means "green pole or stick" in Spanish, referring to the green trunk and branches, that perform photosynthesis.

* Unlike most species of pine. * Mountain Pine or Mugo Pine ( Pinus mugo ) is a high-altitude European pine , found in the Pyrenees , Alps , Erzgebirge , Carpathians , northern Apennines and Balkan Peninsula mountains from (mostly) 1,000 m to 2,200 m,...

* Native to northeast Asia. * Green to greenish purple stems with white stripes; of open habit with yellow fall color.

The leaves are alternate, simple, long, lanceolate , dark green and resemble those of willow trees (thus the common name), and have fine gray hairs on their undersides. * Shiny dark-green evergreen leaves, "flowers generally stinky" (Dirr); grown mainly...

It is native to southern Europe ( Sicily ), southwestern Asia ( Lebanon , Syria , Turkey ) and eastern Asia ( China ), with two well-separated populations. * Fontanesia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Oleaceae , usually treated as comprising...

* A shampoo made from the roots can be used as a hair shampoo. * It was called "pepper vine" by early travelers and pioneers of the American Old West. Like the rest of the Clematis genus, it contains essential oils and compounds which are extremely irritating...

* Large seed is more likely to produce greater variation in seedlings; can be used as understock. * Japanese Maple has been cultivated in Japan for centuries and in temperate areas around the world since the 1800s * Of easy cultivation, it succeeds in...

* It will also tolerate more moist conditions if it is given well drained soil. It is covered in red flowers in the winter and spring. * Templetonia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae.

* Small tree with cascading branches. * The unfolding leaves in spring start out orange turn to green for the summer and then become spectacular blends of crimson and gold in the fall.

Diversifolia is an evergreen tree that attains heights of 25 m (80 feet). The crown is narrow, dense and conical. * In cultivation, it rarely tops 40' in height and often grows in a shrubby form.

* Has a deep, rich black-purple-red tone. * Leaves with seven lobes which radiate strongly outward. * Very hardy cultivar which is upright and vigorous.

The leaves are deciduous in cold areas, but semi-evergreen in warmer climates, < 7 cm long and < 3 cm broad, with an oblique base and a coarsely serrated margin, changing from dark green to yellow in autumn.

* 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.

This tree is in the same family as and closely related to Halesia (silverbell). Flowers give way to greenish-brown, olive-shaped drupes that often persist into late autumn. Elliptic-ovate, glossy, medium to deep green leaves (to 3” long).

It will however grow in full sun, even though the foliage appears to "bleach" a little. * Sarcococca confusa is a very adaptable and reliable shrub that is easily grown in many situations, including dense shade with very dry soil.

* Douglas fir seeds are an extremely important food for small mammals. Mice, voles, shrews, and chipmunks consumed an estimated 65 percent of a Douglas fir seed crop following dispersal in western Oregon.

* This deciduous tree has bark that is white and does not exfoliate (peel off). * The parent is a vigorous cultivar said to be more resistant to birch borers and tolerant to heat. * The glossy green foliage turns yellow in the fall.

An excellent maple bonsai specimen. Known for its small leaves and gnarly roots this bonsai is dramatic over rock . Acer buergerianum is a popular bonsai for its splendid multitude of green leaves and fall color of red, orange and yellow.

* Our "Thornless" seed comes very true. * The seeds have been roasted and used as a coffee substitute. There will be a few seedlings that develop thorns, but not many. The juiceof the pods is antiseptic.