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Mountain Mahogany, California Mountain Mahogany, Western Mountain Mahogany Cercocarpus betuloides
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

* The Cercocarpus betuloides leaves are distinctive in that they have smooth edges from the base to about half way up, then are wavy or toothed to the rounded tip. * The wood of the shrub extremely hard and reddish, from which the common name comes.
  • Germination Test Type: Cut
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 14
  • Genus: Cercocarpus
  • Family: ROSACEAE
  • Height: 8-12 feet
  • Lot#: 9201
California
San Francisco
Littleleaf  Caragana, Littleleaf Peashrub Caragana microphylla
Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

Korshin skii may occur where these species are sympatric. It sends roots down really fast to lock itself onto shifting sands and in search of moisture. * Small, gray-green compound leaves, light yellow flowers in May and June; native to Siberia and northern...
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Collection Locale: China
  • Seeds Per Pound: 12,712
  • Botanical Name: Caragana microphylla
  • Species: microphylla
  • Common Name: Littleleaf Caragana, Littleleaf Peashrub
California
San Francisco
Pygmy Peashrub Caragana pygmaea
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

Some of this nitrogen is utilized by the growing plant but some can also be used by other plants growing nearby. * This species has a symbiotic relationship with certain soil bacteria, these bacteria form nodules on the roots and fix atmospheric nitrogen.
  • Family: Fabaceae
  • Species: pygmaea
  • Genus: Caragana
  • Crop Year: 2017
  • Botanical Name: Caragana pygmaea
  • Collection Locale: South Dakota
California
San Francisco
False Indigo, Desert False Indigo, Bastard Indigobush Amorpha fruticosa
Prices start at : 2.95 USD / 1 packet

* Dark purple or purplish blue flowers in spikes; fast, coarse growth, good for dry, poor soil. * It is found throughout eastern Canada, northern Mexico, and most of the continental United States.
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
  • Germination: 91%
  • Crop Year: 2006
  • Collection Locale: ND
  • Purity: 99%
  • Quantity: 13.2 lb
California
San Francisco
Sundial Lupine, Wild Perennial Lupine, Wild Lupine Lupinus perennis
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

Plants are hardy to about -25°c. It is widespread in the eastern part of the USA (from Florida to Canada), Canada (south of Ontario), and on the coasts of the Arctic Ocean, where it grows on sand hills.
  • Purity: 99%
  • Species: perennis
  • Genus: Lupinus
  • Quantity: 9.52 lb
  • Crop Year: 2018
  • Germination Test Type: cut
California
San Francisco
Orange Wattle, Coojong, Golden Wreath Wattle, Blue-leaved Wattle, Western Australian Golden Wattle, Port Jackson Willow Acacia cyanophylla     - Acacia saligna    , Acacia bracteata    , Acacia lindleyi    , Mimosa saligna    , Racosperma salignum
Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

* It is used for reclaiming eroded hillsides and wastelands and for stabilizing drift sands as well as for fuel. This is one of the best woody species for binding moving sand. * Makes a good screen or hedge in warm temperate areas.
  • Collection Locale: Italy
  • Genus: Acacia
  • Crop Year: 2013
  • Height: 18-20 feet
  • Seeds Per Pound: 26,432
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 8
California
San Francisco
Chinese Honeylocust, Soap Bean, Soap Pod Gleditsia sinensis
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

Gleditsia sinensis has been used in China for at least 2000 years as a detergent. * The pod is used as a soap substitute. Sinensis has in vitro effects that may be indicative of antiallergic activities, possibly due to the saponins in fruits.
  • Purity: 99%
  • Quantity: 1.24 lb
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Common Name: Chinese Honeylocust, Soap Bean, Soap Pod
  • Height: 30-40 feet
  • Botanical Name: Gleditsia sinensis
California
San Francisco
Scotch Laburnum Laburnum alpinum
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

It flowers in late spring, bearing panicles of yellow pea-like flowers. Good background plant. Succeeds in cold exposed situations and tolerates industrial pollution. * A very tolerant and easily grown plant, it succeeds in almost any soil or situation...
  • Botanical Name: Laburnum alpinum
  • Genus: Laburnum
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 38
  • Height: 15-25 feet
  • Family: Fabaceae
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
California
San Francisco
Texas Mountain Laurel, Mescal Bean, Texas Mescalbean, Frijolito, Frijolillo Sophora secundiflora     - Calia secundiflora
Prices start at : 5.95 USD / 1 packet

* A yellow dye is obtained from the wood. * An evergreen shrub with compound leaves, 1" violet-blue fragrant flowers in 2-3" pendulous clusters; pods 1-7"; seeds are bright red, sometimes used for necklaces, but are said to be poisonous; native to Texas,...
  • Germination: 95%
  • Purity: 99%
  • Collection Locale: Travis Co., TX
  • Height: 30 feet
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 8
  • Botanical Name: Sophora secundiflora
California
San Francisco
Lead Plant, Leadplant Amorpha canescens
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

The compound leaves of this plant appear leaden due to their dense hairiness. This plant can be found growing in well drained soils of prairies, bluffs, and open woodlands. * Plants have an extensive root system, they tolerate poor dry soils and are also...
  • Species: canescens
  • Common Name: Lead Plant, Leadplant
  • Botanical Name: Amorpha canescens with hulls
  • Genus: Amorpha
  • Quantity: 3.98 lb
  • Seeds Per Pound: 100,334
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San Francisco
Italian Alder Alnus cordata
Prices start at : 2.95 USD / 1 packet

* Bacteria on the roots fix atmospheric nitrogen - whilst this enables the tree to grow well in quite poor soils it also makes some of this nitrogen available to other plants growing nearby.
  • Height: 50-80 feet
  • Purity: 99%
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 272
  • Family: Betulaceae
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 6
  • Collection Locale: Italy
California
San Francisco
Water Locust Gleditsia aquatica
Prices start at : 6.95 USD / 1 packet

Wood - heavy, very hard, strong, durable in contact with the soil, coarse-grained. * A spiny tree with small greenish flowers in 4" racemes; leaves pinnate or bipinnate; name suggests it is a good choice for wet areas; native to southeast U.S. * Having...
  • Seeds Per Pound: 1,725
  • Germination: 91%
  • Crop Year: 2011
  • Botanical Name: Gleditsia aquatica
  • Species: aquatica
  • Germination Test Type: cut
California
San Francisco
Korshinsk Peashrub Caragana korshinskii
Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

It is good fodder for animals, improves the soil, allows natural vegetation to become established, and prevents soil erosion by wind and rain. * This is one of ther best species for soil stabilization and reviatalization in cold arid zones where few plants...
  • Family: Fabaceae
  • Height: 5-10 feet
  • Botanical Name: Caragana korshinskii
  • Common Name: Korshinsk Peashrub
  • Genus: Caragana
  • Germination: 71%
California
San Francisco
Sweet Pea, Sweetpea Lathyrus odoratus
Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

* Make sure to water during the hot months to keep it from fading, and pick off dead flowers to keep the plant blooming till the first frosts of fall. * This easily cultivated, Annual plant grows and blooms best in cooler climates, but if kept cool by...
  • Species: odoratus
  • Germination: 83%
  • Quantity: 0.67 lb
  • Height: 7ft
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: annual
  • Crop Year: 2017
California
San Francisco
Blue Wild Indigo, Rattleweed, Blue False Indigo, Indigo Weed, Rattlebush, Horse Fly Weed Baptisia australis
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* The roots themselves are branched and deep, which helps the plant withstand periods of drought. Australis is the most commonly cultivated species in its genus, and is also cultivated beyond its native continent in other areas such as Great Britain,...
  • Height: 3-4 feet
  • Quantity: 0.07 lb
  • Seeds Per Pound: 31,780
  • Collection Locale: Tennessee
  • Purity: 99%
  • Common Name: Blue Wild Indigo, Rattleweed, Blue False Indigo, Indigo Weed, Rattlebush, Horse Fly Weed
California
San Francisco
Common Bladder Senna, Bladder Senna Colutea arborescens
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* The shrub takes a rounded form and has many branches covered in deciduous leaves. The leaves are made up of many pairs of slightly hairy oval-shaped leaflets, each up to about 3 centimeters long.
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
  • Lot#: 9001
  • Crop Year: 1990
  • Genus: Colutea
  • Purity: 98%
  • Botanical Name: Colutea arborescens
California
San Francisco
European Fan Palm Chamaerops humilis     - Phoenix humilis
Prices start at : 9.95 USD / 1 packet

The stems grow slowly and often tightly together, eventually reaching 2-5 m tall with a trunk diameter of 20-25 cm. The young shoots or suckers from the bottom of the plant are also used.
  • Quantity: 5.42 lb
  • Species: humilis
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 10
  • Botanical Name: Chamaerops humilis
  • Common Name: European Fan Palm
  • Purity: 99%
California
San Francisco
Common Salttree Halimodendron halodendron
Prices start at : 7.95 USD / 1 packet

Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts. Use a very well drained compost and be very careful not to overwater, the seedlings are very susceptible to a wet soil.
  • Family: Fabaceae
  • Species: halodendron
  • Quantity: 0.09 lb
  • Germination: 91%
  • Crop Year: 2018
  • Seeds Per Pound: 63,056
California
San Francisco
Indian Rattlebox Crotalaria assamica
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* Crotalarias are grown in the tropics as green manure cover crops due to their nitrogen fixing capabilities and drought tolerance. * They are occationally grown as ornamentals for their yellow flowers and interesting rattling seed pods.
  • Seeds Per Pound: 25,878
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 10
  • Crop Year: 2015
  • Common Name: Indian Rattlebox
  • Quantity: 1.87 lb
  • Genus: Crotalaria
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San Francisco
European Hackberry Celtis australis
Price : CALL

* Celtis australis is supposed to have been the Lotus of the ancients, whose fruit Herodotus, Dioscorides, and Theophrastus describe as sweet, pleasant, and wholesome. * The flexible thin shoots are used as walking sticks.
  • Common Name: European Hackberry
  • Genus: Celtis
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 7
  • Species: australis
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San Francisco
Bishop Pine, Bishop Pine, Obispo Pine, Santa Cruz Pine, Dwarf Marine Pine, Pricklecone Pine Pinus muricata
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

The species is often smaller, stunted and twisted in coastal exposures. It is drought-tolerant and grows on dry, rocky soil. * The mature trees grow to a height of 15-25 m, rarely up to 34 m, with a trunk diameter of up to 1.2 m.
  • Seeds Per Pound: 36,811
  • Species: muricata
  • Germination: 98%
  • Height: 50-80 feet
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 16
  • Germination Test Type: cut
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San Francisco
Scorpion Senna Hippocrepis emerus     - Coronilla emerus
Prices start at : 6.95 USD / 1 packet

The plant has a lignified stem with green branches bearing five to nine leaflets. * This plant occurs in northeastern Spain and in central Mediterranean countries up to northern Europe and to Asia Minor and Tunisia.
  • Height: 5-6 feet
  • Quantity: 0.22 lb
  • Family: Fabaceae
  • Seeds Per Pound: 71,732
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 7
  • Botanical Name: Hippocrepis emerus
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San Francisco
Shell Leaf Penstemon, Large Beard-tongue, Large Beardtongue, Large Beard Tongue Penstemon grandiflorus
Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

* Penstemon grandiflorus is a perennial plant of the genus Penstemon. * A decoction of the leaves has been used in the treatment of chills and fevers. * A very ornamental plant! * Succeeds in ordinary rich garden soils so long as they are well-drained.
  • Germination: 91%
  • Common Name: Shell Leaf Penstemon, Large Beard-tongue, Large Beardtongue, Large Beard Tongue
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Seeds Per Pound: 172,520
  • Botanical Name: Penstemon grandiflorus
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 332
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San Francisco
Carob Tree, St. John\'s Bread, Saint John\'s Bread Ceratonia siliqua
Prices start at : 5.95 USD / 1 packet

* As a xerophytic (drought-resistant) species, carob is well adapted to the ecological conditions of the Mediterranean region. * The seedpods are filled with a saccharine pulp and can be eaten both green or dried.
  • Botanical Name: Ceratonia siliqua
  • Germination: 98%
  • Quantity: 4.43 lb
  • Crop Year: 2017
  • Species: siliqua
  • Germination Test Type: cut
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San Francisco
Utah Agave Agave utahensis
Price : CALL

The raceme inflorescence is very tall, reaching a maximum of 4 m (12 ft). Prick out the seedlings into individual pots of well-drained soil when they are large enough to handle and grow them on in a sunny position in the greenhouse until they are at least...
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 8
  • Botanical Name: Agave utahensis
  • Genus: Agave
  • Family: Agavaceae
California
San Francisco
Japanese Black Pine Pinus thunbergii    China - Pinus thunbergiana    China
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* Because of its resistance to pollution and salt, it is a popular horticultural tree. Pinus thunbergii prefers cooler climates and loves full sun. * Native to Japan. * It is one of the classic bonsai subjects.
  • Family: PINACEAE
  • Location: China
  • Purity: 99%
  • Genus: Pinus
  • Height: 120 feet
  • Quantity: 16.16 lb
California
San Francisco
Yellow Sweetclover Melilotus officinalis
Prices start at : 2.95 USD / 1 packet

* Yellow flowers bloom in spring and summer and produce fruit in pods typically containing one seed. * Seeds can be viable for up to 30 years. Consequently, hay containing the plant must be properly dried and cured, especially in wet environments.
  • Crop Year: 2017
  • Species: officinalis
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 395
  • Genus: Melilotus
  • Collection Locale: China
  • Germination: 95%
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San Francisco