Medicinal Trees & Shrubs

A well known tonic for the heart,the berries actually improve the elasticity of arteries in the heart and can be beneficial for high blood pressure.The tea,...

Little Leaf Linden, Lime Flower Tree. Native to Europe, this stately deciduous tree can reach heights of 80 feet and was a common sight planted along many...

This thorny, deciduous, nitrogen fixing shrub is native to temperate Europe and Asia. The plant can thrive in maritime or inland climates and is tolerant of...

This deciduous shrub has smooth bark and fragrant late Fall flowers. A distillation of the leaves and flower bearing twigs is a powerful astringent and...

Vitex or Chaste Tree is a drought hardy, deciduous, large shrub. It produces lovely lavender flowers in later summer. Historically this plant is prized for...

This beautiful shrub grows in a rounded shape to 10 feet with an equal spread. An Elder of European origin selected for its unusual foliage and large...

The oil extracted from this plant has been used frequently in cosmetics and pharmaceutical products. It is also used as a top quality industrial lubricant...

Traditionally, the Spring harvested root bark of Sassafras was used in the manufacture of root beer. It was also a folk remedy for cleansing the blood and...

Asian Chasteberry. Originally found growing in the foothills of western China and East Asia, as high as 4000 feet. This unusual cultivar has attractive...

Chinese Mahogany, Xiangchun. This tree is much revered in China for its beautiful wood, while the young shoots and leaves are a popular vegetable often...

This is the species rose which has giant rose hips in the fall and is an excellent source of vitamin C. The large size of these hips makes for easy picking...

Nootka Rose, Rosa nutkana, Bristly Rose, Wild Rose. This lovely wild rose species was first identified in the Pacific Northwest, but actually ranges all...

Perennial tree. Native to North America. The fresh inner bark makes a good survival food. Native Americans used this bark in the treatment of hemorrhoids...

Rocky Mountain Juniper

Native to China and India the bark of this lovely tree has been used as an emetic and to expel worms. The very hard nuts are used for making rosaries....

Beautiful deciduous tree . Medicinally, the extract of the leaves has been shown to dilate blood vessels and has the particular ability to increase...

This Bushy shrub from Australia can grow to 15 feet in height with shiny dark green leaves which are heavily lemon scented. The leaves are used as a tea in...

Wu Wei Zi, Magnolia Vine, 5 Flavored Fruit, Matrimony Vine This deciduous climbing vine is native to East Asia. The dried fruits/berries are used in Chinese...

Wild Black Cherry, Choke Cherry. Hardy landscape tree growing to 25 feet and covered with white blooms in the spring followed by reddish purple fruit, great...