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Pine-mat Manzanita, Pinemat Manzanita, Hardy Manzanita Arctostaphylos nevadensis
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

* Arctostaphylos nevadensis is a species of manzanita known by the common name pinemat manzanita . * The seed can be ground into a powder and added to soups etc. It can also be pulverised and made into a drink.
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 25
  • Purity: 97%
  • Genus: Arctostaphylos
  • Germination Test Type: Cut
  • Germination: 83%
  • Height: 2 feet
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Iowa
Myrtle Oak Quercus myrtifolia
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Foliage is considered to be evergreen (leaves persist on the tree until new growth commences in spring). * Small oak accent for dry sunny landscape areas. It is often found in coastal areas on sandy soils.
  • Botanical Name: Quercus myrtifolia
  • Common Name: Myrtle Oak
  • Species: myrtifolia
  • Height: 15-20 feet
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Niagara Big Bluestem Andropogon gerardii   Niagara
Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

Depending on soil and moisture conditions, it grows to a height of 1 – 3m (3 – 10 ft) . * Big bluestem is tolerant of a wide range of soils and moisture. * Seed germination appears to be dependent on about a 2-week period of moistened seed at a time...
  • Genus: Andropogon
  • Species: gerardii
  • Collection Locale: PA
  • Crop Year: 2016
  • Common Name: Niagara Big Bluestem
  • Height: 4-6 feet
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Arizona White Oak Quercus arizonica
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* The acorns usually mature around fall. It also contains fat branches and a spreading crown along with thick leaves. * The Arizona White Oak is a perennial tree and may grow up to 60 ft with a diameter of 3.3 ft.
  • Family: Fagaceae
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 7
  • Genus: Quercus
  • Common Name: Arizona White Oak
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Iowa
Creeping Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus arundinaceus
Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

* Native to Eurasia and widely introduced elsewhere, this sod forming grass is useful as a forage and for erosion control. * Alopecurus arundinaceus ( Creeping meadow foxtail , Creeping foxtail ) is a rhizomatous perennial species in the Grass family...
  • Height: 3 feet
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 1016
  • Quantity: 1.74 lb
  • Germination: 74%
  • Genus: Alopecurus
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 3
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Southern Wax Myrtle Myrica cerifera
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This is most rapid in the first season after a fire. Specimens in drier and sandier areas are shrub-like, have rhizomes and smaller leaves than usual. However, this plant will not survive shoot destruction indefinitely.
  • Genus: Myrica
  • Botanical Name: Myrica cerifera dried berries
  • Family: MYRICACEAE
  • Common Name: Southern Wax Myrtle
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Sea Buckthorn, Seaberry Hippophae rhamnoides     - Elaeagnus rhamnoides
Prices start at : 2.95 USD / 1 packet

It is being increasingly used in making fruit juices, especially when mixed with other fruits, because of its reputed health benefits. In western Europe, it is largely confined to sea coasts where salt spray off the sea prevents other larger plants from...
  • Germination: 91%
  • Seeds Per Pound: 55,366
  • Genus: Hippophae
  • Height: 10-20 feet
  • Quantity: 19.57 lb
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 4
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Osage Orange, Hedge Apple, Bodark, Bois D\'Arc, Horse Apple, Hedge Maclura pomifera     - Maclura aurantiaca
Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

The dense mass was "pig tight, horse high and bull strong." The name Hedge Apple derives from this application. * When Lewis and Clark reached St. Louis in 1804, they were so impressed by the versatile and durable Osage Orange tree that it was the first...
  • Quantity: 0.82 lb
  • Botanical Name: Maclura pomifera
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 23
  • Germination: 91%
  • Genus: Maclura
  • Crop Year: 2017
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Iowa
Western Snowberry, Wolfberry Symphoricarpos occidentalis
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

It is native across much of North America. * Tolerates most soils and conditions, including poor soils and amongst the roots and under the drip of trees. * An infusion of the leaves has been used as a wash for weak and inflamed eyes.
  • Height: 1-5ft
  • Quantity: 1.34 lb
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 54
  • Species: occidentalis
  • Family: Caprifoliaceae
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 3
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Iowa
Giant Evergreen-chinquapin Castanopsis chrysophylla
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Over much of its range, giant chinkapin shows several growth forms; it grows in a wide variety of habitats but is rarely a dominant component of any stand. Giant chinkapin (Castanopsis chrysophylla), also called golden chinkapin, giant evergreen-chinkapin,...
  • Genus: Castanopsis
  • Common Name: Giant Evergreen-chinquapin
  • Family: FAGACEAE
  • Botanical Name: Castanopsis chrysophylla
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Fly Honeysuckle, Dwarf Honeysuckle Lonicera xylosteum
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

It is one of two honeysuckles native to Britain, the other being the Common Honeysuckle ( Lonicera periclymenum ). * Lonicera xylosteum , commonly known as Fly honeysuckle , European Fly Honeysuckle , Dwarf Honeysuckle or Fly Woodbine is a deciduous shrub.
  • Genus: Lonicera
  • Collection Locale: Holland
  • Purity: 99%
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 4
  • Quantity: 0.24 lb
  • Botanical Name: Lonicera xylosteum
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Iowa
Improved Virginia Pine Pinus virginiana
Prices start at : 7.95 USD / 1 packet

* Selections have been made for improved timber production. That is it becomes very hard over time during wood drying. Expect much higher yields than from wild collected seed. * There are also some nice cultivated specimens of Pinus virginiana in the...
  • Common Name: Improved Virginia Pine
  • Purity: 98%
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Quantity: 1.82 lb
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 6
  • Species: virginiana
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Iowa
Cider Gum Eucalyptus gunnii
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It will tolerate as low as minus 20 degrees Celcius for brief periods. * It is now commonly planted as an ornamental tree across the British Isles and some parts of western Europe.
  • Family: Myrtaceae
  • Botanical Name: Eucalyptus gunnii
  • Genus: Eucalyptus
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 7
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Iowa
E.H. Wilson Silk-tree Albizia julibrissin   E.H. Wilson
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* Can be treated as a distinct cultivar, to be named 'Ernest Wilson' * This cultivar is distinguished from all others in the species by both habit and hardiness. * Hardier form than the species.
  • Cultivar: E.H. Wilson
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Germination: 83%
  • Collection Locale: Missouri
  • Crop Year: 2017
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 6
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Beach Plum Prunus maritima
Prices start at : 5.95 USD / 1 packet

* The beach plum is cultivated for its edible fruit in N. * It is a deciduous shrub, in its natural sand dune habitat growing 1–2 m high, although it can grow larger, up to 4 m tall, when cultivated in gardens.
  • Height: 8-12 feet
  • Genus: Prunus
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 13
  • Purity: 99%
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Quantity: 1.31 lb
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Iowa
Lanceleaf Tickseed, Lance Coreopsis Coreopsis lanceolata
Prices start at : 1.95 USD / 1 packet

This perennial is a native plant found throughout the eastern part of the United States and in many parts of the western U.S., Canada , and Mexico . * The lance-leaved coreopsis , Coreopsis lanceolata , is a species of coreopsis (Tickseed).
  • Germination Test Type: Actual
  • Crop Year: 2015
  • Collection Locale: Oregon
  • Species: lanceolata
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 382
  • Purity: 99%
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Fragrant Sumac Rhus aromatica
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The mixture should not be boiled since this will release tannic acids and make the drink astringent. Hairy red drupes are produced, which can be brewed into a tea. * Fragrant sumac is a woody plant that can grow to around 2 meters tall.
  • Family: Anacardiaceae
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 4
  • Botanical Name: Rhus aromatica
  • Genus: Rhus
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Nuttall Oak Quercus texana     - Quercus nuttallii
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* It is fast growing and usually has nice red fall colors, much more reliably so than the more popular Pin Oak. * Quercus texana , commonly known as Nuttall's Oak , is a fast growing large deciduous Oak tree native to North America from the lower Mississippi...
  • Botanical Name: Quercus texana
  • Height: 30-80 feet
  • Common Name: Nuttall Oak
  • Family: Fagaceae
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Parney Cotoneaster, Milkflower Cotoneaster Cotoneaster coriaceus     - Cotoneaster lacteus
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* Shrubs evergreen, 1–3 m tall. They are very attractive to bees whilst the fruit is a good winter food source for many species of birds. * A very ornamental plant, it is hardy to about -15°c.
  • Collection Locale: Italy
  • Purity: 99%
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 6
  • Germination: 91%
  • Quantity: 2.56 lb
  • Botanical Name: Cotoneaster coriaceus dried berries
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Mountain Alder, Grey Alder, Hoary Alder, Gray Alder, European Speckled Alder Alnus incana
Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

* A species of alder with a wide range across the cooler parts of the Northern Hemisphere . * A decidious Tree growing to 18m.
  • Botanical Name: Alnus incana
  • Crop Year: 2008
  • Quantity: 0.81 lb
  • Species: incana
  • Collection Locale: Poland
  • Germination Test Type: cut
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Live Oak Quercus virginiana
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Their lower limbs often sweep down towards the ground before curving up again. * Depending on the growing conditions, live oaks vary from the shrubby to large and spreading: typical open-grown trees reach 15 meters (50 feet) in height, but may span nearly...
  • Genus: Quercus
  • Common Name: Live Oak
  • Botanical Name: Quercus virginiana
  • Height: 100 feet
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Tamarugo Prosopis tamarugo
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

Scattered stands of the trees have been cut down for firewood . This bushy tree apparently grows without the benefit of rainfall, and obtains some water from dew . * Prosopis tamarugo , commonly known as the Tamarugo , is a species of flowering tree in...
  • Germination Test Type: Cut
  • Lot#: 9801
  • Height: 40-50 feet
  • Common Name: Tamarugo
  • Seeds Per Pound: 53,572
  • Botanical Name: Prosopis tamarugo
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Green Mormon Tea, Mormon Tea, Green Ephedra, Mountain Joint Fir, Brigham Tea Ephedra viridis
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* The stems of most members ofthis genus contain the alkaloid ephedrine and are valuable in the treatment of asthma and many other complaints of therespiratory system. The whole plant can be used at much lower concentrations than the isolated constituents...
  • Botanical Name: Ephedra viridis
  • Crop Year: 2016
  • Seeds Per Pound: 26,174
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 45
  • Quantity: 2.21 lb
  • Purity: 99%
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Two needle Pinyon Pine, Two needle Pinyon, Colorado Pinyon Pine, Pinyon Pine Pinus edulis     - Pinus cembroides  edulis
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

* About 450,000 kilos of the seeds are sold in American markets each year. Rich in oil, protein and thiamine. * The pinon pine (Pinus edulis) is the state tree of New Mexico. * The seed is up to 25mm long.
  • Height: 25 feet
  • Crop Year: 2015
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 9
  • Family: Pinaceae
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Purity: 99%
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Cork Oak Quercus suber
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Wine corks represent 15% of cork usage by weight but 66% of revenues. It is the primary source of cork for wine bottle stoppers and other uses, such as cork flooring. Usually five people are required to harvest the tree's bark, using a small axe.
  • Genus: Quercus
  • Family: Fagaceae
  • Height: 40-60 feet
  • Species: suber
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Common Hackberry Celtis occidentalis    Europe
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It is also known as the nettletree, beaverwood, northern hackberry, and American hackberry. * Ridjica and Sombor in Serbia (where it is called kustelic or galagunja) and Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia, is known for the extensive use of hackberry...
  • Family: Ulmaceae
  • Species: occidentalis
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 3
  • Common Name: Common Hackberry
  • Genus: Celtis
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Shallow Sedge Carex lurida
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

Its grass-like leaves grow up to 3' tall from short stout rhizomes. * This carex is common throughout southern and central Missouri in the moist soil beside ponds, streams and spring branches and in calcium-rich swampy meadows.
  • Common Name: Shallow Sedge
  • Crop Year: 2007
  • Botanical Name: Carex lurida
  • Height: 2.5 feet
  • Lot#: 070660
  • Collection Locale: PA
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