Urban Tolerant Plant Plant With Winter Interest For Sale In Madison

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...

* The leaves are alternate, 50–100 mm long, with a 15–20 mm petiole ; they are of two types, with palmately five-lobed juvenile leaves on creeping and climbing stems, and unlobed cordate adult leaves on fertile flowering stems exposed to full sun,...

* The specific epithet pungens means "sharply pointed", referring to the leaves. * It is a popular ornamental tree found far beyond its native range. * It is also grown for the cut Christmas tree industry.

* This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. * Substances extracted from theseeds are used to inhibit the growth of malignant tumours. * Cycas revoluta ( sago cycad ), is an attractive plant native to southern Japan...

* White flowers in late summer; native to west coast of U.S. It is native to North America where it is widespread across the western United States in streamside thickets, wooded hillsides, and coniferous forests up to 4,000 feet.

It grows fast in spurts when water is abundant, and sometimes reaches more than 25 metres (82 ft) in height. * The natural habitat of the silk floss tree is the north-east of Argentina, east of Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay and southern Brazil.

* 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.

* Tufted hair grass is clump-forming, cool season grass which is often grown as an ornamental. * Numerous flower stems rise in summer from the foliage mound to a height of 3' bearing wide, airy panicles (to 20" long) of tiny, variably-colored flowers...

* A maple in the snake-bark maple group. * It is native to mountains forests of Japan.

The trunk is dark greyish brown and young twigs have woolly hair. Young leaves have velvety grey hair but later become bare and turn dark green. Large, brown fruit shaped like apples follow after flowering.

* It is still relatively obscure in the horticultural industry but is slowly gaining popularity due to its fast growth rate, ease of transplanting, good fall colors and ability to grow in wet soils.

An oil is extracted from the seeds. * Resembles Celtis but has winged fruits to 3/4"; dark green foliage; "gray-brown bark exfoliates in patches and is quite handsome...for the plant collector this is a treasure to be unearthed" (Dirr); native to northern...

* Our Majestic seed source is the only one that we sell that has a better blue color than Kaibab. * The specific epithet pungens means "sharply pointed", referring to the leaves. * It is a popular ornamental tree found far beyond its native range.

* Beautiful snakebark maple. * Known for its intense fall colors of red and yellow.

Young shoots are short, palely pubescent and bright orange to red-brown in colour. * Grow in moist, well-drained soils in part shade to full shade. The crown is narrow, dense and conical.

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

American hornbeam is also known as blue-beech, ironwood, and musclewood. It is native to eastern North America, from Minnesota and southern Ontario east to Maine, and south to eastern Texas and northern Florida.

* Templetonia is a dryland shrub that grows 3-7 feet tall. * It will also tolerate more moist conditions if it is given well drained soil. * Templetonia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae.

* The fruit is eaten raw, cooked or dried for later use. The fruit can also be made into preserves, pies, drinks etc or be dried and used like raisins. * Gaultheria shallon is a leathery-leaved shrub in the heather family ( Ericaceae ), native to western...

* This plant is cultivated in gardens, producing valued flower colour in the dormant season. The wood, after soaking in water, polishes to a brilliant black finish. * Chimonanthus praecox, also known as wintersweet or Japanese allspice, is a species of...

* The leaf color is a combination of green and red on the same leaf. * The fall color is a "beautiful gold with overtones of crimson for which it is famous." * Makes an excellent larger bonsai specimen.

* A very deep colored palmatum - almost classed as a "black-red" * In the Fall crimson tones dominate. * 'Shojo' is the name of the red-faced orangoutang. * Trueness to type can never be guaranteed when seed is grown that has been collected from cultivars.

Wood - hard, heavy, strong, close grained. Too small for commercial exploitation, the wood is used locally for turnery, inlay work, woodenware etc. * Ilex vomitoria ( Yaupon Holly , Yaupon , or Cassina ; the latter shared with Ilex cassine ), is a species...

* Dark green compound leaves 10-15" long; in habit, usually broader than tall when mature and grown in the open, with a few massive spreading branches. * This species is occasionally cultivated for timber in S.E. Europe.

* 3" yellow-orange flowers in midsummer; native to southern U.S. * Coreopsis grandiflora is a perennial plant species of the tickseed genus, Coreopsis, in Asteraceae. The common name is large-flowered tickseed.

* The spring color is bright purple-red, black red or maroon in summer, changing to green red or brown red in late summer and then crimson in the fall. * Hardier than green-leaved types.

* Unique bark appearance, corky and rough with many cracks in it. * Leaves similar to that of Japanese Maple.