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Water Birch, River Birch Betula nigra    Northern
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* Bark peels off in sheets, revealing reddish-brown underbark; may grow 1-2' a year; shiny green leaf changing to yellow in fall; variable; likes rich, moist, acid soil; good for for wet spots; native to eastern U.S.
  • Family: Betulaceae
  • Genus: Betula
  • Purity: 61%
  • Crop Year: 2018
  • Location: Northern
  • Germination: 30%
Illinois
Chicago
Japanese Snowbell Styrax japonicus
Prices start at : 6.95 USD / 1 packet

* Small landscape tree for lawns or patio areas. It is noted for its pendulous clusters of bell-shaped, mildly fragrant, 5-petaled, waxy white flowers (each to 3/4” diameter) that bloom in May-June.
  • Crop Year: 2016
  • Collection Locale: New Jersey
  • Genus: Styrax
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 12
  • Germination: 83%
  • Germination Test Type: cut
Illinois
Chicago
Fevertree, Pinckneya, Georgia Bark, Poinsettia Tree, Feverbark Pinckneya bracteata     - Pinckneya pubens
Prices start at : 17.95 USD / 1 packet

Large, coarse, rich-green leaves are concentrated at branch ends. * 1/2-1" yellow-green trumpet-shaped flowers backed by white, pink, or rose sepals, "beautiful for flower effect" (Dirr); dark green simple 4-8" leaves; likes moist acid soil; native to...
  • Family: Rubiaceae
  • Quantity: 0.13 lb
  • Purity: 99%
  • Germination: 56%
  • Genus: Pinckneya
  • Species: bracteata
Illinois
Chicago
Persian Parrotia, Persian Ironwood Parrotia persica
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

It is native to northern Iran , where it is endemic in the Alborz mountains. * Leaves shiny dark green, coloring to an often incandescent red, orange, and yellow in fall; often shrubby; a witch-hazel relative; tiny flowers with red anthers in early spring;...
  • Botanical Name: Parrotia persica
  • Collection Locale: Russia
  • Germination: 71%
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
  • Purity: 99%
  • Genus: Parrotia
Illinois
Chicago
Common China Fir, Chinese Fir Cunninghamia lanceolata
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

In vernacular use, it is most often known asCunninghamia, but is also sometimes called "China-fir" (though it is not a fir). The general shape of the tree is conical with tiered, horizontal branches that are often somewhat pendulous toward the tips.
  • Quantity: 3.84 lb
  • Botanical Name: Cunninghamia lanceolata
  • Genus: Cunninghamia
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Crop Year: 2015
  • Purity: 99%
Illinois
Chicago
Japanese Snowbell Styrax japonicus
Prices start at : 6.95 USD / 1 packet

* Small landscape tree for lawns or patio areas. It is noted for its pendulous clusters of bell-shaped, mildly fragrant, 5-petaled, waxy white flowers (each to 3/4” diameter) that bloom in May-June.
  • Botanical Name: Styrax japonicus
  • Genus: Styrax
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Collection Locale: New Jersey
  • Species: japonicus
  • Crop Year: 2016
Illinois
Chicago
Evergreen Sweetbay Magnolia Magnolia virginiana  australis
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* It was the first magnolia to be scientifically described, and is the type species of the genus Magnolia ; as Magnolia is also the type genus of all flowering plants , this species can be seen to typify all flowering plants.
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 7
  • Species: virginiana
  • Family: Magnoliaceae
  • Height: 60 feet
  • Common Name: Evergreen Sweetbay Magnolia
Illinois
Chicago
Sawtooth Stewartia Stewartia serrata
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

Pseudocamellia, which see, but with longer leaves, smaller flowers (in June and July), and petals that are reddish at the base; needs acid soil; native to Japan. * A shrub or tree, resembling S.
  • Genus: Stewartia
  • Purity: 98%
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 7
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Common Name: Sawtooth Stewartia
  • Height: 20-30ft
Illinois
Chicago
Persian Parrotia, Persian Ironwood Parrotia persica
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

It is native to northern Iran , where it is endemic in the Alborz mountains. * Leaves shiny dark green, coloring to an often incandescent red, orange, and yellow in fall; often shrubby; a witch-hazel relative; tiny flowers with red anthers in early spring;...
  • Quantity: 3.34 lb
  • Family: Hamamelidaceae
  • Height: 30-70 feet
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
  • Botanical Name: Parrotia persica
Illinois
Chicago
Yumberry, Yang-mei Myrica rubra
Prices start at : 5.95 USD / 1 packet

* The flesh is sweet and very tart. * Besides fresh consumption, the fruits may be dried, canned, soaked in baijiu (Chinese liquor), or fermented into alcoholic beverages. * Native to east Asia.
  • Botanical Name: Myrica rubra
  • Germination: 71%
  • Height: 30-60 feet
  • Purity: 99%
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 8
  • Germination Test Type: cut
Illinois
Chicago
Paper Birch, Canoe Birch, White Birch Betula papyrifera
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* This is the superb white-barked native birch that offers better resistance to the borer than other birches. It is vigorous but not always long-lived in less-than-ideal circumstances.
  • Species: papyrifera
  • Botanical Name: Betula papyrifera clean seed
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 3
  • Height: 60-100 feet
Illinois
Chicago
White Oak Quercus alba
Prices start at : 7.95 USD / 1 packet

* Species name of alba means white in reference to the light ash-gray bark. Widely used in landscapes. * White oak grows over much of eastern North America and is an important hardwood timber tree.
  • Genus: Quercus
  • Family: Fagaceae
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 3
  • Height: 65-85 feet
  • Species: alba
  • Collection Locale: Lexington Co, Ill
Illinois
Chicago
Tamarack, Eastern Larch, American Larch Larix laricina
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* Larch are commonly found in swamps, bogs, and other low-land areas. The Bonsai will produce cones but they are small, so they seem in proportion to the tree. It likes full sun but needs to be protected during the hot summer afternoons.
  • Quantity: 17.14 lb
  • Germination Test Type: Actual
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 63
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 2
  • Family: Pinaceae
  • Height: 30-60 feet
Illinois
Chicago
Franklinia, Franklin Tree Franklinia alatamaha
Prices start at : 14.95 USD / 1 packet

It forms several vertical trunks close to ground level. Flowers appear mid-summer to early fall, and may last as the tree's leaves change color. It is prized for its fragrant white flowers, similar to camellia blossoms.
  • Quantity: 1.91 lb
  • Purity: 99%
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 6
  • Common Name: Franklinia, Franklin Tree
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Seeds Per Pound: 31,780
Illinois
Chicago
Carolina Silverbell Halesia carolina
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

May be grown as a large, multi-stemmed shrub or trained as single trunk tree. Unripe fruits are sometimes pickled.The fruit is about 4cm in diameter. * The ripe fruit is chewed for its acidity.
  • Common Name: Carolina Silverbell
  • Botanical Name: Halesia carolina
  • Lot#: 040959
  • Genus: Halesia
  • Species: carolina
  • Germination: 91%
Illinois
Chicago
Forrest Fir Abies forrestii
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* Range China and Tibet * Typically found in high mountains where the climate is cold and wet.
  • Height: 65 feet
  • Crop Year: 2005
  • Species: forrestii
  • Botanical Name: Abies forrestii
  • Lot#: 050733
  • Quantity: 6.53 lb
Illinois
Chicago
Incense Cedar, California Incense Cedar Calocedrus decurrens     - libocedrus decurrens
Prices start at : 5.95 USD / 1 packet

Libocedrus decurrens Torr.) is a species of conifer native to western North America , with the bulk of the range in the United States , from central western Oregon through most of California and the extreme west of Nevada , and also a short distance into...
  • Genus: Calocedrus
  • Botanical Name: Calocedrus decurrens
  • Germination: 38%
  • Collection Locale: Lebanon, OR
  • Purity: 90%
  • Seeds Per Pound: 19,068
Illinois
Chicago
Pin Oak Quercus palustris
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It is native from Massachusetts to Delaware and west to Wisconsin and Arkansas. The acorns are 1/2"; the tree grows quickly; needs acid soil, is subject to chlorosis and likes full sun.
  • Botanical Name: Quercus palustris
  • Species: palustris
  • Genus: Quercus
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
Illinois
Chicago
Monterey Pine, Insignis Pine, Radiata Pine Pinus radiata    New Zealand
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Increases in height of between 1 and 2.5 metres per year have been recorded even in exposed positions, it makes an excellent shelterbelt tree. This is a very interesting conceptIt is native to California
  • Common Name: Monterey Pine, Insignis Pine, Radiata Pine
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 15
  • Botanical Name: Pinus radiata New Zealand
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 8
  • Location: New Zealand
Illinois
Chicago
River Birch, Water Birch Betula nigra    Southern
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* Bark peels off in sheets, revealing reddish-brown underbark; may grow 1-2' a year; shiny green leaf changing to yellow in fall; variable; likes rich, moist, acid soil; good for for wet spots; native to eastern U.S.
  • Species: nigra
  • Height: 80 feet
  • Collection Locale: Louisiana
  • Purity: 60%
  • Location: Southern
  • Seeds Per Pound: 172,400
Illinois
Chicago
Juneberry Amelanchier lamarckii
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* Leaves opening coppery-red , turning to soft green in summer and then to shades of red, orange and yellow in autumn. Canadensis ) and therefore under the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature it would be known as Amelanchier × lamarckii .
  • Family: Rosaceae
  • Collection Locale: Oregon
  • Quantity: 10.58 lb
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 23
  • Purity: 99%
  • Botanical Name: Amelanchier lamarckii
Illinois
Chicago
Waterer Golden Chain Tree, Waterer  Laburnum, Goldenchain Tree Laburnum watereri     - Laburnum x watereri
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

Laburnum seed can poison anyone who mistakes the seeds for peas. Anagyroides; it also has the benefit of low seed production. Alpinum with the denser flowers of L. * All parts of the plant are poisonous, although mortality is very rare.
  • Germination: 98%
  • Common Name: Waterer Golden Chain Tree, Waterer Laburnum, Goldenchain Tree
  • Quantity: 0.24 lb
  • Family: LEGUMINOSAE
  • Genus: Laburnum
  • Crop Year: 2017
Illinois
Chicago
Chinese Coffin Tree, Coffin Tree, Taiwania Taiwania cryptomerioides
Prices start at : 5.95 USD / 1 packet

Giant trees with diameters up to 3 meters are rather common in the mixed coniferous and hardwood forests" * Best grown in moist, rich, acidic, well-drained soils in full sun. * Taiwania (Taiwania cryptomerioides) is a large coniferous tree in the cypress...
  • Common Name: Chinese Coffin Tree, Coffin Tree, Taiwania
  • Family: Taxodiaceae
  • Collection Locale: China
  • Botanical Name: Taiwania cryptomerioides
  • Genus: Taiwania
  • Purity: 87%
Illinois
Chicago
Common Silverbell Halesia tetraptera     - Halesia carolina
Prices start at : 9.95 USD / 1 packet

But it is thinly distributed over much of its native range, and is becoming rare in many areas. * Halesia tetraptera, commonly known as the common silverbell is a species in the family Styracaceae, native to the southeastern United States.
  • Height: 20-30 feet
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Purity: 97%
  • Quantity: 0.26 lb
  • Germination: 91%
Illinois
Chicago
Blooming Magnolia Magnolia chapensis     - Michelia chapensis
Prices start at : 5.95 USD / 1 packet

N and W Guangdong, NE and SE Guangxi, Guizhou, S and W Hunan, S Jiangxi, SE Yunnan [N Vietnam]. * This species is grown as an ornamental and used for timber. * Native to evergreen broad-leaved forests; 500-1700 m.
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 13
  • Species: chapensis
  • Quantity: 0.14 lb
  • Height: 30- 60 feet
  • Botanical Name: Magnolia chapensis
  • Collection Locale: China
Illinois
Chicago
Swamp White Oak Quercus bicolor
Prices start at : 6.95 USD / 1 packet

* Wildlife such as deer, ducks, and geese, as well as other animals are attracted to this tree when acorns are dropping in the fall. * It is one of the more important white oaks for lumber production.
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 4
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Species: bicolor
  • Family: Fagaceae
  • Crop Year: 2018
  • Purity: 99%
Illinois
Chicago
Pond Pine, Marsh Pine, Pocosin Pine Pinus serotina
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

Some botanists treat pond pine as a subspecies of pitch pine. Rigida); it is distinguished from that species by the longer needles and on average slightly larger cones. * At the north end of its range, it intergrades and hybridises with pitch pine (P.
  • Height: 45-60 feet
  • Family: Pinaceae
  • Quantity: 0.12 lb
  • Common Name: Pond Pine, Marsh Pine, Pocosin Pine
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 25
  • Purity: 95%
Illinois
Chicago