Medicinal Trees & Shrubs

Cold hardy, deciduous tree, native to the Pacific Northwest and the Rockies. The bark is dried and cured for at least a year, after which it may be...

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...

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...

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

Black Haw, Wild Hawthorn

This species of the Hawthorn is the shrubby North American cousin with dark almost black fruits and white flowers. It is...

A medicinal species of this lovely spring bloomer from China. The dried capsules are used to treat fevers, ringworm, scabies, ulcers, abscesses, tumors and...

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...

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...

A wider ranging species which grows throughout the country east of the Rockies. Closely related to Sambucus Nigra from Europe they can reach 4 to 12 feet in...

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...

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

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

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...

All parts of this tree are medicinal. The root and bark are purgative, the flowers diuretic and diaphoretic, the ripe berries are healthily endowed with...

A very graceful, conical tree 50-150 feet tall native to The eastern Cascades and Sierra of Oregon and California and down into Baja. Native Americans had...

Traditional use: Highly medicinal tree from Australia. The antiseptic oil is distilled from the leaves of this plant. The oil has proven anti-bacterial,...

Persian Silk Tree , The Tree of Joy He-huan-pin

This fast growing leguminous tree originates from Southwestern and eastern Asia. It was first...

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....

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,...

The Paper Birch is a striking tree hailing from the Northerly latitudes. It's white bark that peels seasonally resembles a snake shedding it's skin. Birch...