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Desert Olive, Wild Olive, New Mexican Privet Forestiera neomexicana
Prices start at : 10.95 USD / 1 packet

Requires a sunny position and a well-drained soil. * Succeeds in most soils. * Although only 4 - 8mm long, it's fruit has been suggested as a substitute for the true olive, Olea europaea.
  • Seeds Per Pound: 37,228
  • Common Name: Desert Olive, Wild Olive, New Mexican Privet
  • Purity: 98%
  • Collection Locale: New Mexico
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 6
  • Botanical Name: Forestiera neomexicana
Illinois
Elgin
Japanese Evergreen Oak Quercus myrsinifolia
Price : CALL

It has several common names, including Bamboo-leaf Oak , Chinese Evergreen Oak , and Chinese Ring-cupped Oak . * Quercus myrsinifolia is an evergreen Oak tree in the ring-cupped oaks subgenus.
  • Botanical Name: Quercus myrsinifolia
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 7
  • Genus: Quercus
  • Family: FAGACEAE
Illinois
Elgin
Beefwood, River Sheoak, River Oak, Creek Oak, River Oak Casuarina, Kasa, Australian Pine Casuarina cunninghamiana
Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

* Flowers are reddish-brown in the male and red in the female. It is often planted along the sides of streams to protect them from erosion. * Casuarina cunninghamiana - River Oak , River She-oak , Creek Oak or Fire Oak is a species of Casuarina , native...
  • Seeds Per Pound: 390,440
  • Family: Casuarinaceae
  • Species: cunninghamiana
  • Botanical Name: Casuarina cunninghamiana
  • Genus: Casuarina
  • Quantity: 2.67 lb
Illinois
Elgin
Port Orford Cedar, Lawson\'s Cypress Chamaecyparis lawsoniana
Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

* Plants can be grown as a tall hedge. They are very tolerant of clipping so long as this does not extend into the brown barked wood since trees cannot regenerate from this. Any trimming should be done in the summer.

91%

    • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 6
    • Purity: 91%
    • Quantity: 0.01 lb
    • Botanical Name: Chamaecyparis lawsoniana
    • Family: Cupressaceae
    • Germination: 91%
    Illinois
    Elgin
    Eastern Redcedar, Eastern Red Cedar Juniperus virginiana    midwestern eco-type
    Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

    * The bark of the tree is useful as tinder in starting fires Boy Scout style. * Often a rather dense cone, especially when young; red or gray bark; dark green foliage; doesn't mind harsh conditions; insists on full sun, shaded branches tend to die back;...
    • Species: virginiana
    • Crop Year: 2017
    • Common Name: Eastern Redcedar, Eastern Red Cedar
    • Family: Cupressaceae
    • Botanical Name: Juniperus virginiana midwestern eco-type
    • Germination: 91%
    Illinois
    Elgin
    Barbados Nut, Physic Nut Jatropha curcas
    Prices start at : 9.95 USD / 1 packet

    The cake can also be used as feed in digesters and gasifiers to produce biogas. * When jatropha seeds are crushed, the resulting jatropha oil can be processed to produce a high-quality biofuel or biodiesel that can be used in a standard diesel car or...
    • Seeds Per Pound: 701
    • Common Name: Barbados Nut, Physic Nut
    • Germination Test Type: cut
    • Family: Euphorbiaceae
    • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 10
    • Collection Locale: India
    Illinois
    Elgin
    Greek Fir Abies cephalonica
    Prices start at : 5.95 USD / 1 packet

    * Greek Fir was important in the past for wood for general construction. * Greek Fir is native to the mountains of Greece, primarily in the Peloponnesos and the island of Kefallonia, * It is grown as an ornamental tree in parks and large gardens.
    • Common Name: Greek Fir
    • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 6
    • Botanical Name: Abies cephalonica
    • Species: cephalonica
    • Quantity: 0.83 lb
    • Germination Test Type: cut
    Illinois
    Elgin
    Garden Mockorange, Sweet Mock Orange Philadelphus coronarius
    Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

    * Philadelphus coronarius L. Grows well in heavy clay soils. Succeeds in semi-shade but prefers a position in full sun where it will flower more freely. * A very easily grown plant, succeeding in any moderately fertile soil, and also in thin soils over...
    • Genus: Philadelphus
    • Botanical Name: Philadelphus coronarius
    • Germination Test Type: estimate
    • Common Name: Garden Mockorange, Sweet Mock Orange
    • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
    • Lot#: 090538
    Illinois
    Elgin
    Garden Mockorange, Sweet Mock Orange Philadelphus coronarius
    Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

    * Philadelphus coronarius L. Grows well in heavy clay soils. Succeeds in semi-shade but prefers a position in full sun where it will flower more freely. * A very easily grown plant, succeeding in any moderately fertile soil, and also in thin soils over...
    • Common Name: Garden Mockorange, Sweet Mock Orange
    • Botanical Name: Philadelphus coronarius
    • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 360
    • Species: coronarius
    • Family: Hydrangeaceae
    • Collection Locale: Russia
    Illinois
    Elgin
    Grannyvine, Heavenly Blue Morning Glory Ipomoea tricolor   Heavenly Blue
    Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

    Seed used by Aztecs as a hallucinogen. The flowers are trumpet-shaped, 4-9 cm diameter, most commonly blue with a white to golden yellow centre. * Twining vine with 4 inch dark sky-blue flowers.
    • Collection Locale: Colorado
    • Cultivar: Heavenly Blue
    • Botanical Name: Ipomoea tricolor Heavenly Blue
    • Purity: 99%
    • Species: tricolor
    • Germination Test Type: cut
    Illinois
    Elgin
    Cherry Laurel, Wild Orange, Mock Orange, Carolina Laurelcherry Prunus caroliniana     - Laurocerasus caroliniana
    Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

    Birds consume the dry fruit. It is not to be confused with its European relative Prunus laurocerasus, which is also called Cherry Laurel, though mainly known as English Laurel in the U.S. * A handsome, evergreen, ornamental and large hedge plant in southeastern...
    • Germination Test Type: cut
    • Botanical Name: Prunus caroliniana
    • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 9
    • Germination: 98%
    • Quantity: 3.91 lb
    • Collection Locale: Louisiana
    Illinois
    Elgin
    Grand Fir, Giant Fir, Great Silver Fir, Western White Fir Abies grandis    Coastal Ecotype
    Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

    * The inner bark of the grand fir was used by some Plateau Indian tribes for treating colds and fever. * A large evergreen coniferous tree growing to 40-70m tall and with a trunk diameter of up to 2m.
    • Purity: 99%
    • Species: grandis
    • Common Name: Grand Fir, Giant Fir, Great Silver Fir, Western White Fir
    • Genus: Abies
    • Height: 200 feet
    • Collection Locale: Port Angeles, WA
    Illinois
    Elgin
    Scotch Pine, Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris    Scotland, Speymouth
    Price : CALL

    * Scots pine is an important tree in forestry. * Scots pine is the only pine native to northern Europe. * It was one of the first trees introduced to North America, in about 1600. The wood is used for pulp and sawn timber products.
    • Genus: Pinus
    • Botanical Name: Pinus sylvestris Scotland, Speymouth
    • Common Name: Scotch Pine, Scots Pine
    • Family: Pinaceae
    • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 4
    Illinois
    Elgin
    Scotch Pine, Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris    Scotland, Darnaway
    Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

    * Scots pine is an important tree in forestry. * Scots pine is the only pine native to northern Europe. * It was one of the first trees introduced to North America, in about 1600. The wood is used for pulp and sawn timber products.
    • Family: Pinaceae
    • Collection Locale: Darnaway Scotland
    • Botanical Name: Pinus sylvestris Scotland, Darnaway
    • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 81
    • Location: Scotland, Darnaway
    • Crop Year: 1990
    Illinois
    Elgin
    Littleleaf  Caragana, Littleleaf Peashrub Caragana microphylla
    Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

    Hybrids between this species and C. Korshin skii may occur where these species are sympatric. This species is planted for dune stabilization and for soil and water conservation. It can even be buried in sand and find its way to the surface.
    • Purity: 99%
    • Germination Test Type: cut
    • Collection Locale: China
    • Height: 3-12 feet
    • Botanical Name: Caragana microphylla
    • Genus: Caragana
    Illinois
    Elgin
    Nanking Cherry Prunus tomentosa     - Cerasus tomentosa
    Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

    The bark is glabrous and copper-tinted black. * It is a deciduous shrub , irregular in shape, 0.3–3 m (rarely 4 m) high and possibly somewhat wider. It is commonly called downy cherry in recognition of its downy leaves, downy stems and downy fruits.
    • Germination Test Type: cut
    • Species: tomentosa
    • Crop Year: 2017
    • Quantity: 2.25 lb
    • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 3
    • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 11
    Illinois
    Elgin
    Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus     - Cerasus laurocerasus
    Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

    * Prunus laurocerasus (common name Cherry laurel and sometimes called English laurel in North America) is a species in the genus Prunus , native to regions bordering the Black Sea in southwestern Asia and southeastern Europe , from Albania and Bulgaria...

    98%

      • Purity: 98%
      • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 7
      • Germination: 98%
      • Common Name: Cherry Laurel
      • Germination Test Type: cut
      • Botanical Name: Prunus laurocerasus
      Illinois
      Elgin
      Scotch Pine, Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris    Czech. Rep. Litomerice
      Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

      * Scots pine is an important tree in forestry. * Scots pine is the only pine native to northern Europe. * It was one of the first trees introduced to North America, in about 1600. The wood is used for pulp and sawn timber products.
      • Germination Test Type: Cut
      • Lot#: 9101
      • Germination: 78%
      • Botanical Name: Pinus sylvestris Czech. Rep. Litomerice
      • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 4
      • Genus: Pinus
      Illinois
      Elgin
      Holly Oak, Ballota Oak, Holm Oak Quercus ilex
      Price : CALL

      Oak species with smaller leaves are suitable for bonsai but are not native to Japan so not a traditional choice. As a Bonsai, the Holm Oak will not produce many flowers or acorns. * It is a member of the white oak section of the genus, with acorns that...
      • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 10
      • Height: 60-90 feet
      • Common Name: Holly Oak, Ballota Oak, Holm Oak
      • Botanical Name: Quercus ilex
      Illinois
      Elgin
      Littleleaf  Caragana, Littleleaf Peashrub Caragana microphylla
      Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

      Hybrids between this species and C. Korshin skii may occur where these species are sympatric. This species is planted for dune stabilization and for soil and water conservation. It can even be buried in sand and find its way to the surface.
      • Germination: 98%
      • Common Name: Littleleaf Caragana, Littleleaf Peashrub
      • Height: 3-12 feet
      • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 54
      • Species: microphylla
      • Collection Locale: China
      Illinois
      Elgin
      Peking Cotoneaster Cotoneaster acutifolius
      Price : CALL

      It is noted for its pubescent twigs, pinkish-white spring flowers, dull green foliage, interesting fall color and persistent black fruits. * Leaves turn attractive shades of orange and red in fall.
      • Genus: Cotoneaster
      • Common Name: Peking Cotoneaster
      • Family: Rosaceae
      • Height: 8-12 feet
      Illinois
      Elgin
      Scotch Pine, Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris    Turkey
      Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

      * Scots pine is an important tree in forestry. * Scots pine is the only pine native to northern Europe. * It was one of the first trees introduced to North America, in about 1600. The wood is used for pulp and sawn timber products.
      • Germination Test Type: Actual
      • Common Name: Scotch Pine, Scots Pine
      • Collection Locale: Turkey
      • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 98
      • Germination: 92%
      • Botanical Name: Pinus sylvestris Turkey
      Illinois
      Elgin
      Manchurian Fir Abies nephrolepis
      Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

      * Twigs slender, firm, yellowish gray-brown turning gray, ridged and grooved with minute pubescence in the grooves, and circular leaf scars. * Species of fir native to northeastern China, North Korea, South Korea, and southeastern Russia.
      • Germination Test Type: cut
      • Seeds Per Pound: 38,366
      • Species: nephrolepis
      • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 2
      • Purity: 98%
      • Collection Locale: China
      Illinois
      Elgin
      Scotch Pine, Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris    Scotland, Balmoral
      Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

      * Scots pine is an important tree in forestry. * Scots pine is the only pine native to northern Europe. * It was one of the first trees introduced to North America, in about 1600. The wood is used for pulp and sawn timber products.
      • Germination Test Type: Cut
      • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 4
      • Common Name: Scotch Pine, Scots Pine
      • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 79
      • Family: Pinaceae
      • Lot#: 9301
      Illinois
      Elgin
      Cherry Prinsepia, Chinese Prinsepia Prinsepia sinensis
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      * Grown mostly for its edible fruit which is very high in vitamin C. * Prinsepia sinensis is a deciduous Shrub growing to 1.8 m (6ft) at a medium rate. * 6' to 10' tall equally as wide * red, cherry-like fruit 0.5" in diameter ripens in July
      • Botanical Name: Prinsepia sinensis
      • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 4
      • Common Name: Cherry Prinsepia, Chinese Prinsepia
      • Species: sinensis
      Illinois
      Elgin
      Cherry Laurel, Wild Orange, Mock Orange, Carolina Laurelcherry Prunus caroliniana     - Laurocerasus caroliniana
      Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

      Birds consume the dry fruit. It is not to be confused with its European relative Prunus laurocerasus, which is also called Cherry Laurel, though mainly known as English Laurel in the U.S. * A handsome, evergreen, ornamental and large hedge plant in southeastern...
      • Germination: 98%
      • Germination Test Type: cut
      • Seeds Per Pound: 863
      • Species: caroliniana
      • Quantity: 3.91 lb
      • Crop Year: 2017
      Illinois
      Elgin
      Chinese Pear, Sand Pear, Harbin Pear, Ussurian Pear Pyrus ussuriensis
      Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

      Pyrifolia culta in Korea, it is very frost resistant. * This makes a beautiful flowering tree all on its own even though it is primarily grown as an extremely cold hardy rootstock for grafting edible pear varieties.
      • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 2
      • Common Name: Chinese Pear, Sand Pear, Harbin Pear, Ussurian Pear
      • Species: ussuriensis
      • Germination: 91%
      • Seeds Per Pound: 10,896
      • Genus: Pyrus
      Illinois
      Elgin