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English Walnut Juglans regia
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

* Juglans regia is a large deciduous tree attaining heights of 25–35 m, and a trunk up to 2 m diameter, commonly with a short trunk and broad crown, though taller and narrower in dense forest competition.
  • Common Name: English Walnut
  • Purity: 99%
  • Germination: 83%
  • Crop Year: 2016
  • Botanical Name: Juglans regia
  • Germination Test Type: cut
United States
Illinois
Chinkapin, Chinquapin Castanea pumila  ashei   - Castanea ashei
Price : CALL

* It is very acceptable raw and has a superior flavour to sweet chestnuts (C. * It grows best on well-drained soils in full sun or partial shade. * When baked it becomes even sweeter and develops a floury texture, it makes an excellent potato or cereal...
  • Genus: Castanea
  • Common Name: Chinkapin, Chinquapin
  • Family: Fagaceae
  • Height: 10-12 feet
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Illinois
Black Mulberry Morus nigra
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

It is native to southwestern Asia , where it has been cultivated for so long that its precise natural range is unknown. The fruit is juicy and refreshing, though it must be used as soon as it is ripe.
  • Height: 30-40 feet
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 7
  • Genus: Morus
  • Seeds Per Pound: 189,772
  • Quantity: 2.83 lb
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 203
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Illinois
Himalayan Honeysuckle, Flowering Nutmeg, Himalayan Nutmeg, Pheasant Berry Leycesteria formosa
Prices start at : 2.95 USD / 1 packet

* The hollow stems can be made into whistles and flutes. * Leycesteria formosa ( Himalayan Honeysuckle , Flowering Nutmeg , Himalaya Nutmeg or Pheasant Berry ) is a deciduous shrub in the family Caprifoliaceae , native to the Himalaya and southwestern...
  • Quantity: 0.00756 lb
  • Common Name: Himalayan Honeysuckle, Flowering Nutmeg, Himalayan Nutmeg, Pheasant Berry
  • Germination: 30%
  • Collection Locale: Holland
  • Purity: 99%
  • Botanical Name: Leycesteria formosa
United States
Illinois
Black-skinned Peanut, Black Peanut Arachis hypogaea  Black
Price : CALL

* The peanut or groundnut (Arachis hypogaea) is a species in the family Fabaceae (commonly known as the bean, pea or legume family). Paint, varnish, lubricating oil, leather dressings, furniture polish, insecticides, and nitroglycerin are made from peanut...
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: annual
  • Family: Fabaceae
  • Species: hypogaea
  • Height: 10-14 inches
  • Genus: Arachis
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Illinois
Woodland Elaeocarpus Elaeocarpus sylvestris     - Elaeocarpus decipiens
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* The fruits of the woodland elaeocarpus are edible. * The wood does not resist water, so it is not considered good timber, but it is used for growing shiitake mushrooms. * This species contains the gallotannin 1,2,3,4,6-penta-O-galloyl-beta-D-glucose,...
  • Species: sylvestris
  • Height: 30-40 feet
  • Common Name: Woodland Elaeocarpus
  • Germination: 71%
  • Purity: 99%
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 10
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Illinois
Chinese Plum Yew Cephalotaxus sinensis
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* Cephalotaxus sinensis is a coniferous shub or small tree in the plum yew family. Some botanists consider Cephalotaxus koreana and C. Sinensis to be synonymous with Cephalotaxus harringtonia * Very tolerant of pruning, this plant makes a very good hedge...
  • Botanical Name: Cephalotaxus sinensis
  • Crop Year: 2013
  • Quantity: 0.11 lb
  • Genus: Cephalotaxus
  • Common Name: Chinese Plum Yew
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 10
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Illinois
Chinese Haw Crataegus pinnatifida
Prices start at : 6.95 USD / 1 packet

* The wood is heavy, hard, tough, close-grained. It contains several medically active constituents including flavonoids and organic acids. * Crataegus pinnatifida , also known as Chinese hawthorn ( The Chinese name literally means "mountain hawthorn"),...
  • Family: Rosaceae
  • Seeds Per Pound: 3,618
  • Crop Year: 2017
  • Quantity: 2.75 lb
  • Purity: 99%
  • Germination: 83%
United States
Illinois
Whitebark Pine Pinus albicaulis
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

The Whitebark Pine is typically the highest-elevation pine tree of these mountains, marking the tree line . Dislikes poorly drained moorland soils. In more favourable conditions, trees may grow to 20 m in height, although some can reach up to 27 m.
  • Crop Year: 2016
  • Common Name: Whitebark Pine
  • Collection Locale: Mt. Rose, CA
  • Family: Pinaceae
  • Species: albicaulis
  • Botanical Name: Pinus albicaulis
United States
Illinois
Himalayan Honeysuckle, Flowering Nutmeg, Himalayan Nutmeg, Pheasant Berry Leycesteria formosa
Prices start at : 2.95 USD / 1 packet

* The hollow stems can be made into whistles and flutes. * Leycesteria formosa ( Himalayan Honeysuckle , Flowering Nutmeg , Himalaya Nutmeg or Pheasant Berry ) is a deciduous shrub in the family Caprifoliaceae , native to the Himalaya and southwestern...
  • Germination: 30%
  • Crop Year: 1991
  • Species: formosa
  • Germination Test Type: estimate
  • Family: Caprifoliaceae
  • Collection Locale: Holland
United States
Illinois
Selected Common Pawpaw Asimina triloba   Select Seed
Prices start at : 6.95 USD / 1 packet

* The fruit can also be used for making preserves, pies, ice cream and other sweet desserts. * The flowers are produced in early spring at the same time as or slightly before the new leaves appear.
  • Germination: 98%
  • Purity: 99%
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 7
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
  • Species: triloba
  • Family: Annonaceae
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Illinois
Wavyleaf Oak Quercus undulata     - Quercus x undulata
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* Numerous hybrids of Quercus gambelii [Gamble Oak] with various scrub oaks have been reported, including Q. Such hybrids in general have shallowly lobed or dentate, semipersistent leaves and intermediate characteristics of pubescence and fruit between...
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
  • Family: FAGACEAE
  • Species: undulata
  • Height: 9-12 feet
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Illinois
Watermelon Citrullus lanatus   Crimson Sweet
Prices start at : 1.95 USD / 1 packet

* Crimson Sweet is a heirloom variety that has been around a long time. Oval to round fruit with red sweet flesh and small seeds, maturing in 85 days. * It is currently still one of the most popular varieties in the world! * Produces 20-25 lb.
  • Family: Cucurbitaceae
  • Purity: 99%
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Genus: Citrullus
  • Species: lanatus
  • Height: 12-20 inches
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Illinois
Wintergreen, Eastern Teaberry, Checkerberry Gaultheria procumbens
Prices start at : 17.95 USD / 1 packet

* Gaultheria procumbens ( Eastern Teaberry , Checkerberry , Boxberry , or American Wintergreen ) is a species of Gaultheria native to northeastern North America from Newfoundland west to southeastern Manitoba , and south to Alabama .
  • Common Name: Wintergreen, Eastern Teaberry, Checkerberry
  • Germination: 30%
  • Purity: 92%
  • Seeds Per Pound: 1,708,240
  • Botanical Name: Gaultheria procumbens
  • Crop Year: 2014
United States
Illinois
Japanese Walnut Juglans ailantifolia     - Juglans sieboldiana    , Juglans ailanthifolia    , Juglans sachalinensis
Prices start at : 9.95 USD / 1 packet

* The very bold, decorative leaves and the attractive catkins produced in spring make it an excellent ornamental tree for planting in parks and large gardens. * The fruit is a nut , produced in bunches of 4-10 together; the nut is spherical, 3-5 cm long...
  • Genus: Juglans
  • Common Name: Japanese Walnut
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Purity: 99%
  • Family: JUGLANDACEAE
  • Germination: 98%
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Illinois
Bur x Gambell Oak, Burgambell Oak Quercus macrocarpa  x gambellii
Price : CALL

* The drought tolerance of the Gambel oak combined with the cold tolerance of the bur oak make this hybrid one the of the hardiest oaks available. * Wildlife benefit: Squirrels, chipmunks, deer, birds, and turkeys eat the acorns.
  • Height: 60 feet
  • Family: Fagaceae
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 3
  • Common Name: Bur x Gambell Oak, Burgambell Oak
  • Botanical Name: Quercus macrocarpa x gambellii
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Illinois
Pacific Red Coast Elder Sambucus callicarpa
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

* The fruit can be made into jams and preserves.
  • Purity: 99%
  • Family: CAPRIFOLIACEAE
  • Seeds Per Pound: 200,668
  • Crop Year: 1998
  • Quantity: 0.81 lb
  • Germination Test Type: Cut
United States
Illinois
Wintergreen, Eastern Teaberry, Checkerberry Gaultheria procumbens
Prices start at : 17.95 USD / 1 packet

* Gaultheria procumbens ( Eastern Teaberry , Checkerberry , Boxberry , or American Wintergreen ) is a species of Gaultheria native to northeastern North America from Newfoundland west to southeastern Manitoba , and south to Alabama .
  • Common Name: Wintergreen, Eastern Teaberry, Checkerberry
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 4
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 520
  • Height: 6-8 inches
  • Botanical Name: Gaultheria procumbens
  • Germination Test Type: estimate
United States
Illinois
Pistachio, Pistachio Nut Pistacia vera
Prices start at : 9.95 USD / 1 packet

Pistacia vera often is confused with other species in the genus Pistacia that are also known as pistachio. Their nuts are much smaller, have a strong flavor of turpentine , and have a shell that is not hard.
  • Height: 30 feet
  • Family: Anacardiaceae
  • Quantity: 15.89 lb
  • Species: vera
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 10
  • Purity: 99%
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Illinois
European Beech Fagus sylvatica
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The seed contains 17 - 20% of an edible semi-drying oil. Trunks will thicken over time. A pleasant sweet flavour, though rather small and fiddly. * It is a large tree , capable of reaching heights of up to 49 m (160 ft) tall and 3m (10 ft) trunk diameter,...
  • Family: Fagaceae
  • Common Name: European Beech
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
  • Genus: Fagus
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Chinese Matrimony Vine, Chinese Desert-thorn, Wolfberry, Goji Berry, Red Medlar, Barbary Matrimony Vine, Bocksdorn, Duke of Argyll\'s Tea Tree, Mede Berry, Chinese Wolfberry, Chinese Boxthorn Lycium chinense
Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

* Wolfberry species are deciduous woody perennial plants , growing 1–3 m high. * The fruit is one of the most popular tonics used in Chinese herbal medicine. * Both the berries and the root are used and traditionally the plant is believed to promote...
  • Common Name: Chinese Matrimony Vine, Chinese Desert-thorn, Wolfberry, Goji Berry, Red Medlar, Barbary Matrimony Vine, Bocksdorn, Duke of Argyll's Tea Tree, Mede Berry, Chinese Wolfberry, Chinese Boxthorn
  • Height: 9 feet
  • Seeds Per Pound: 658,163
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 6
  • Germination: 91%
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 654
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Illinois
Pecan Carya illinoinensis  commercial varieties
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

* The pecan (pronounced /p??k??n/ , /p??kaen/ , or /?pi?kaen/ ), Carya illinoinensis or illinoensis , is a species of hickory , native to south-central North America , in Mexico from Coahuila south to Jalisco and Veracruz , in the United States from southern...
  • Species: illinoinensis
  • Purity: 99%
  • Seeds Per Pound: 80
  • Botanical Name: Carya illinoinensis commercial varieties
  • Height: 65-130 feet
  • Family: Juglandaceae
United States
Illinois
Riverflat Hawthorn, Western Mayhaw, Mayhaw Crataegus opaca
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

Large, green to reddish fruit ripens from May to June. River-flat hawthorn or may haw is a small tree or shrub, to 30 ft., with spiny branches and oval to oblong, dark-green leaves.

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    • Quantity: 0.51 lb
    • Seeds Per Pound: 18,160
    • Common Name: Riverflat Hawthorn, Western Mayhaw, Mayhaw
    • Collection Locale: Louisiana
    • Germination: 99%
    • Purity: 99%
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    Illinois
    Chinese Sand Pear, Sand Pear, Japanese Pear, Asian Pear, Oriental Pear, Chinese Pear Pyrus pyrifolia
    Prices start at : 5.95 USD / 1 packet

    * They are commonly served raw and peeled. * The fruit contains about 4.9% sugars, 3.2% protein, 0.9% pectin. * The average yield from wild trees in the Himalayas is 83kg per year, though some trees yield up to 200kg.
    • Botanical Name: Pyrus pyrifolia
    • Crop Year: 2018
    • Common Name: Chinese Sand Pear, Sand Pear, Japanese Pear, Asian Pear, Oriental Pear, Chinese Pear
    • Germination Test Type: cut
    • Genus: Pyrus
    • Quantity: 1.8 lb
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    Illinois
    California Black Oak Quercus kelloggii
    Price : CALL

    Lobatae ), native to western North America . * The tree can grow in many types of soils, but it is important that the soil be well-drained. * The cooked seed was used as a staple food by several native North American Indian tribes * Oaks may be the single...
    • Family: Fagaceae
    • Genus: Quercus
    • Botanical Name: Quercus kelloggii
    • Species: kelloggii
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    Illinois
    Cherry Belle Radish Raphanus sativus   Cherry Belle
    Prices start at : 1.95 USD / 1 packet

    * Cherry Belle is an Heirloom Variety that can be planted in the spring or fall and is ready to eat 5 weeks after sowing. This is the variety that is most commonly seen in the supermarket, sold in bunches.
    • Minimum Hardiness Zone: annual
    • Crop Year: 2016
    • Common Name: Cherry Belle Radish
    • Germination: 90%
    • Species: sativus
    • Purity: 99%
    United States
    Illinois
    Papaya Carica papaya
    Prices start at : 9.95 USD / 1 packet

    The unripe green fruit can be eaten cooked, usually in curries, salads, and stews. * Originally from southern Mexico (particularly Chiapas and Veracruz), Central America, and northern South America, the papaya is now cultivated in most tropical countries.
    • Height: 15-30 feet
    • Botanical Name: Carica papaya
    • Germination Test Type: cut
    • Crop Year: 2017
    • Germination: 98%
    • Collection Locale: Hawaii
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