Urban Tolerant Plant Seeds For Sale In Boston

* 11-15 tapering, pointed leaflets make up the feathery leaves of this little known 20-30' tree & are carried on red shoots; its 4-6" clusters of early flowers are followed by creamy-yellow fruit tinted with pink...

Livestock such as cattle and sheep readily browse it. * Snowberry was commonly employed medicinally by several native North American Indian tribes who valued it especially for the saponins it contains.

* 11-15 tapering, pointed leaflets make up the feathery leaves of this little known 20-30' tree & are carried on red shoots; its 4-6" clusters of early flowers are followed by creamy-yellow fruit tinted with pink...

* The blossoms have been used in the treatment of measles. The fruits are popular with birds, who distribute the seeds. * The fruit is a bright red or sometimes purple drupe containing 3 to 5 seeds.

It is native to southern Europe ( Sicily ), southwestern Asia ( Lebanon , Syria , Turkey ) and eastern Asia ( China ), with two well-separated populations. Fortunei, but is shorter, broader, and more densely branched; small whitish flowers; native to...

After leaf drop and throughout winter, the exfoliating reddish-brown bark, for which this plant is named, is best observed. Good for shrub borders, open woodland areas and naturalized areas.

A very valuable timber tree in N. It is largely used for fence posts and rails, telegraph poles etc, it is also occasionally used for making furniture, the interior finish of buildings etc.

* Spiny, shiny, dark green leaves, fragrant white flowers in May; quarter-inch red fruit, very attractive; parent of many cultivars. * An excellent hedge plant, tolerating hard clipping and maritime exposure and forming a dense stock-proof shelter.

* Thick, slightly twisted bright green 3-4 1/2" needles. Pines make an amazing bonsai because the rough bark on their trunks makes them look old early on. * Native to Japan. This hardy pine species is relatively disease free and tolerates poor soil conditions,...

* Rue has a long history of use as a domestic remedy, being especially valued for its strengthening action on the eyes. The plant contains flavonoids (notably rutin) that reduce capillary fragility, which might explain the plants reputation as an eye...

* Linden-like leaves dark green in summer, yellow in fall; said to tolerate city life; white, grayish, or orange-gray bark; native to northern Japan.

This perennial is a native plant found throughout the eastern part of the United States and in many parts of the western U.S., Canada , and Mexico . It is commonly kept as an ornamental plant.

D??m?st?k?/ ) commonly known as heavenly bamboo or sacred bamboo , is a suckering shrub in the Barberry family, Berberidaceae . It is native to eastern Asia from the Himalaya east to Japan * Evergreen except in cold climates; delicate compound leaves,...

* This variety is upright growing, very columnar. The cultivar 'Tallhedge (syn 'Columnaris') is very suitable for this purpose. * The cultivar 'Tallhedge' has been selected for hedging.

* It is a large evergreen tree, maturing up to 60 m (197 ft) tall or more, with trunks 1.2–2 m (4–7 ft) in diameter, with feathery foliage in flat sprays, usually somewhat glaucous blue-green in color.

It is threatened by habitat destruction, mainly due to introduced grazing mammals. * Its natural habitats are dry forests and low shrublands. * Canavalia pubescens, commonly known as ʻawikiwiki or Lavafield Jack-bean, is a species of flowering plant...

This plant is often used as an urban tree and medicinal plant. Quercus dumosa revoluta Sarg.) is an oak endemic to California . * Quercus durata ( California Scrub Oak , Leather Oak ; syn.

* Resistant to maritime exposure, this tree can be used as a part of a shelterbelt planting. * A small tree, or sometimes a shrub; white flowers with pale pink anthers in clusters to 4", followed by oblong 1/2" orange-red or red-brown fruit; tolerant...

This plant is often used as an urban tree and medicinal plant. Quercus dumosa revoluta Sarg.) is an oak endemic to California . * Quercus durata ( California Scrub Oak , Leather Oak ; syn.

* A species of maple native to the hardwood forests of northeastern North America, from Nova Scotia west to southern Ontario, and south to Georgia and Texas. * A decidious Tree growing to 30 m.

Johnson) & contrasting beautifully with the lush pinnate foliage, in its first reddish growth or its later fresh-green. * This 6-8' shrub is "of matchless elegance a its fleecy sprays lovely in their silken lightness" (A.

* Plants are very tolerant of trimming and can be cut right back to within 1 metre of the base if required to rejuvenate the plant[202]. Any pruning is best carried out in the spring.

The bulb is roundish with a diameter of about 2 cm. The seeds mature from August to September. The flower consists of six petals curving backward from the center. * Lilium pensylvanicum reaches a height of 30 cm to 70 cm and has a width up to 25 cm.

Petiole 4–8 mm, initially densely yellow tomentose, subglabrous when old; stipules linear-lanceolate, 4–5 mm, sparsely tomentose or glabrescent at fruiting; leaf blade obovate to elliptic, 2–4.5 × 1.2–2.8 cm, thickly leathery, midvein prominently...

* The specific epithet pungens means "sharply pointed", referring to the leaves. * It is also grown for the cut Christmas tree industry. * This species has a deeply penetrating root system that firmly anchors the tree against winds.

* Wildlife benefit: Squirrels, chipmunks, deer, birds, and turkeys eat the acorns. * The drought tolerance of the Gambel oak combined with the cold tolerance of the bur oak make this hybrid one the of the hardiest oaks available.

The boiled young roots form a very palatable vegetable. Flowers can be added to the leaves to make a tea that aids digestion. It is especially important as source of levulose. Chicory leaves are very bitter, making it a good digestive stimulant and tonic,...