A pint of blood in America sells to hospitals for $180 to $300, depending on the market, and expired blood often is sold to research laboratories, said Ben Bowman, chief executive of General Blood, the blood broker engaged in a legal tussle with Oklahoma City-based OBI.
It grows in USDA zones 4 through 8 in partial sun or partial shade, reaching heights of 3 to 4 feet. Camellias (Camellia) produce dark green leaves and elegant blooms that resemble a rose. This flowering evergreen grows in shaded areas in USDA zones 6 through 9, depending on the species.
The list might include evergreen trees of hollies, cherry laurel, tree ligustrum, loquat, myrtle oak, sand live oak, and sweet acacia plus deciduous selections of Chinese elm, red bud, river birch and winged elm. Most of these grow less than 40 feet tall and not as wide.