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Chinese Tulip Tree, Chinese Tuliptree Liriodendron chinense
Price : CALL

* It is not as hardy as the American species, but is cultivated in England (where there are many at Kew Gardens Ireland , Belgium , the Netherlands , and Germany . Protected populations occur in the Tianmushan National Reserve , Mt. Huangshan , Wuyi Shan...
  • Collection Locale: China
  • Botanical Name: Liriodendron chinense
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Height: 100-120 feet
  • Common Name: Chinese Tulip Tree, Chinese Tuliptree
New York
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Dove Tree, Ghost Tree, Laundry Tree, Handkerchief Tree DAVIDIA involucrata
Prices start at : 19.95 USD / 1 packet

* Native to woodlands in central China, dove tree is a deciduous tree that typically grows 20-40' tall with a broad pyramidal habit. * The genus Davidia is named for Father Armand David (1826–1900), ("Pere David"), a French Vincentian missionary and...
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Common Name: Dove Tree, Ghost Tree, Laundry Tree, Handkerchief Tree
  • Crop Year: 2014
  • Height: 20-40 feet
  • Species: involucrata
  • Seeds Per Pound: 80
New York
Locke
Chinese Tulip Tree, Chinese Tuliptree Liriodendron chinense
Price : CALL

* It is not as hardy as the American species, but is cultivated in England (where there are many at Kew Gardens Ireland , Belgium , the Netherlands , and Germany . Protected populations occur in the Tianmushan National Reserve , Mt. Huangshan , Wuyi Shan...
  • Purity: 98%
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 61
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
  • Common Name: Chinese Tulip Tree, Chinese Tuliptree
  • Genus: Liriodendron
  • Height: 100-120 feet
New York
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Dove Tree, Ghost Tree, Laundry Tree, Handkerchief Tree DAVIDIA involucrata
Prices start at : 19.95 USD / 1 packet

* Native to woodlands in central China, dove tree is a deciduous tree that typically grows 20-40' tall with a broad pyramidal habit. * The genus Davidia is named for Father Armand David (1826–1900), ("Pere David"), a French Vincentian missionary and...
  • Germination: 98%
  • Height: 20-40 feet
  • Botanical Name: DAVIDIA involucrata
  • Species: involucrata
  • Purity: 99%
  • Quantity: 9.04 lb
New York
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Teddy Bear Magnolia
Prices start at : 69.95 USD / 3 GAL (3 Feet Tall)

If a plant is struggling due to a disease or root problems, the fertilizer will only add stress to it's life. Teddy Bear Magnolia is an adaptable tree that will tolerate periods of mild drought, once established.
Maryland
Bowie
Empress Tree, Princesstree Paulownia tomentosa
Prices start at : 5.95 USD / 1 packet

In Chinese; kiri ? It grows to 10–25 m tall, with large heart-shaped to five-lobed leaves 15–40 cm across, arranged in opposite pairs on the stem. Good for posts and beams in construction.
  • Collection Locale: China
  • Botanical Name: Paulownia tomentosa
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 7
  • Crop Year: 2017
  • Germination: 30%
  • Species: tomentosa
New York
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Empress Tree, Princesstree Paulownia tomentosa
Prices start at : 5.95 USD / 1 packet

In Chinese; kiri ? It grows to 10–25 m tall, with large heart-shaped to five-lobed leaves 15–40 cm across, arranged in opposite pairs on the stem. Good for posts and beams in construction.
  • Germination Test Type: estimate
  • Seeds Per Pound: 2,315,400
  • Species: tomentosa
  • Collection Locale: China
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 720
  • Botanical Name: Paulownia tomentosa
New York
Locke
American Elm Valley Forge
Prices start at : 89.95 USD / 5-6 Foot (3 Gal.)

In the South, a late May application and another in July would be about right. This fast growing tree develops a perfect vase-shaped, dense canopy that provides excellent shade. Fall color is yellow and this tree tolerates salt, poor soil conditions,...
Maryland
Bowie
Silky Camellia, Silky Stewartia, Virginia Stewartia Stewartia malacodendron
Prices start at : 20.95 USD / 1 packet

* It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. * 'Silky Camellia' has been cultivated in the US since 1752. * Silky camellia is a large, open-branched shrub growing up to 10 feet tall.
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 7
  • Genus: Stewartia
  • Botanical Name: Stewartia malacodendron
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 14
  • Germination: 73%
  • Family: Theaceae
New York
Locke
Silky Camellia, Silky Stewartia, Virginia Stewartia Stewartia malacodendron
Prices start at : 20.95 USD / 1 packet

* It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. * 'Silky Camellia' has been cultivated in the US since 1752. * Silky camellia is a large, open-branched shrub growing up to 10 feet tall.
  • Genus: Stewartia
  • Seeds Per Pound: 9,080
  • Species: malacodendron
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Height: 6-12 feet
  • Quantity: 0.26 lb
New York
Locke
Chinese Pistache Tree
Prices start at : 89.95 USD / 3 gal. 4-5' tall

Fall is the time for plants to begin preparing for dormancy. Pruning large Chinese Pistache Tree may be minor or major. Also, plants with insufficient amounts of Phosphorus may have poorer root systems.
Maryland
Bowie
Nutmeg Hickory Carya myristiciformis
Prices start at : 11.95 USD / 1 packet

* The nuts are an oil-rich food for wildlife. * Trees are late coming into leaf (usually late May to June) and lose their leaves early in the autumn (usually in October). * Logs and lumber are sold mixed with other hickories.
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Quantity: 4.02 lb
  • Seeds Per Pound: 69
  • Botanical Name: Carya myristiciformis
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 8
  • Germination: 83%
New York
Locke
Ginkgo Autumn Gold
Prices start at : 74.95 USD / 3-4 Feet

“Fertilizer burn” can occur when too much fertilizer is applied, resulting in a drying out of the roots and damage or even death of the Ginkgo Autumn Gold.It is much, much better to err on the side of too little fertilizer than too much.
Maryland
Bowie
Nutmeg Hickory Carya myristiciformis
Prices start at : 11.95 USD / 1 packet

* The nuts are an oil-rich food for wildlife. * Trees are late coming into leaf (usually late May to June) and lose their leaves early in the autumn (usually in October). * Logs and lumber are sold mixed with other hickories.
  • Crop Year: 2017
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 12
  • Common Name: Nutmeg Hickory
  • Species: myristiciformis
  • Seeds Per Pound: 69
  • Height: 90-110 feet
New York
Locke
Bigleaf Maple, Oregon Maple ACER macrophyllum
Prices start at : 5.95 USD / 1 packet

Conservation Plant Characteristics Acer macrophyllum Pursh bigleaf maple ACMA3 Summary Duration Perennial Growth Habit Tree Native Status L48 (N), CAN (N) Federal T/E Status National Wetland Indicator FACU, FAC Morphology/Physiology Active Growth Period...
  • Collection Locale: Washington
  • Crop Year: 2015
  • Botanical Name: ACER macrophyllum
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 12
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 6
  • Seeds Per Pound: 2,497
New York
Locke
Bigleaf Maple, Oregon Maple ACER macrophyllum
Prices start at : 5.95 USD / 1 packet

Conservation Plant Characteristics Acer macrophyllum Pursh bigleaf maple ACMA3 Summary Duration Perennial Growth Habit Tree Native Status L48 (N), CAN (N) Federal T/E Status National Wetland Indicator FACU, FAC Morphology/Physiology Active Growth Period...
  • Quantity: 1.98 lb
  • Seeds Per Pound: 2,497
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Common Name: Bigleaf Maple, Oregon Maple
  • Genus: ACER
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 12
New York
Locke
Bottlebrush Buckeye Aesculus parviflora
Price : CALL

* Plants can be used as a tall ground cover for large areas of land. It is somewhat slow to establish, but if given space to fully develop becomes a magnificent specimen. * It is grown as an ornamental plant in gardens, where its August flowering attracts...
  • Genus: Aesculus
  • Common Name: Bottlebrush Buckeye
  • Height: 9-12 feet
  • Family: Hippocastanaceae
New York
Locke
Bottlebrush Buckeye Aesculus parviflora  f. serotina
Prices start at : 17.95 USD / 1 packet

* Plants can be used as a tall ground cover for large areas of land. * It is grown as an ornamental plant in gardens, where its August flowering attracts butterflies. * This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
  • Genus: Aesculus
  • Collection Locale: Massachusetts
  • Variety: f. serotina
  • Crop Year: 2018
  • Quantity: 10.66 lb
  • Botanical Name: Aesculus parviflora f. serotina
New York
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Chinese Maackia Maackia hupehensis     - Maackia chinensis
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

Coppery-brown bark exfoliates on mature trees. * Leaves emerge silvery gray-green in spring. Amurensis, except (1) its leaves have 5-6 pairs of obtuse leaflets, (2) its leaves are pubescent beneath and (3) its flowers are slightly larger (see Hortus Third).
  • Species: hupehensis
  • Lot#: 050485
  • Purity: 99%
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 33
  • Crop Year: 2005
  • Botanical Name: Maackia hupehensis
New York
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Chinese Maackia Maackia hupehensis     - Maackia chinensis
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

Coppery-brown bark exfoliates on mature trees. * Leaves emerge silvery gray-green in spring. Amurensis, except (1) its leaves have 5-6 pairs of obtuse leaflets, (2) its leaves are pubescent beneath and (3) its flowers are slightly larger (see Hortus Third).
  • Quantity: 0.02 lb
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 33
  • Genus: Maackia
  • Species: hupehensis
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Height: 20-30 feet
New York
Locke
Bottlebrush Buckeye Aesculus parviflora
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* Plants can be used as a tall ground cover for large areas of land. It is somewhat slow to establish, but if given space to fully develop becomes a magnificent specimen. * It is grown as an ornamental plant in gardens, where its August flowering attracts...
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
  • Botanical Name: Aesculus parviflora
  • Height: 9-12 feet
  • Family: Hippocastanaceae
New York
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Manchurian Linden Tilia mandshurica
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* Leaves to 6"; branches brown and fuzzy; small clusters of 7-10 flowers; rounded fruit; native to northeast Asia.
  • Seeds Per Pound: 2,997
  • Germination: 67%
  • Quantity: 3.01 lb
  • Germination Test Type: Cut
  • Family: TILIACEAE
  • Crop Year: 2010
New York
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Manchurian Linden Tilia mandshurica
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* Leaves to 6"; branches brown and fuzzy; small clusters of 7-10 flowers; rounded fruit; native to northeast Asia.
  • Germination: 67%
  • Purity: 98%
  • Species: mandshurica
  • Botanical Name: Tilia mandshurica
  • Common Name: Manchurian Linden
  • Crop Year: 2010
New York
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American Witchhazel, Witch Hazel, Common Witchhazel Hamamelis virginiana
Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

* The hardiest witch hazel, fragrant yellow flowers between October and December, often as the leaves are turning yellow in the fall. Widely cultivated for its medicinal properties as an astringent and inflammation reducer, Hamamelis Virginian is an important...
  • Genus: Hamamelis
  • Collection Locale: Pennsylvania
  • Family: Hamamelidaceae
  • Seeds Per Pound: 8,626
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 17
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 4
New York
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American Witchhazel, Witch Hazel, Common Witchhazel Hamamelis virginiana
Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

* The hardiest witch hazel, fragrant yellow flowers between October and December, often as the leaves are turning yellow in the fall. Widely cultivated for its medicinal properties as an astringent and inflammation reducer, Hamamelis Virginian is an important...
  • Purity: 99%
  • Germination: 91%
  • Quantity: 13.68 lb
  • Collection Locale: Pennsylvania
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 4
  • Germination Test Type: cut
New York
Locke
\'Green Vase\' Zelkova Tree
Prices start at : 59.95 USD / 1 pcs

Adaptable to most soil types , this tree is perfect for yards with pesky soil. This Japanese native's branches grow in a striking scaffolding pattern , and the exfoliating gray bark reveals a deep orange color beneath… making the dormant season ornamental...
  • Growth Rate: Fast
  • Mature Width: 40-50 ft.
  • Sunlight: Full Sun
  • Drought Tolerance: Good
South Carolina
Fort Mill
Quaking Aspen
Prices start at : 107.96 USD / 1 pcs

An amazing tree in every sense, the Quaking Aspen gets its name from its shimmering heart-shaped leaves. Your new tree will give you bright yellow leaves in the fall - stunning against its white bark.
  • Spacing: 8-10 ft.
  • Mature Height: 40-50 ft.
  • Sunlight: Full Sun
  • Mature Width: 20-25 ft.
South Carolina
Fort Mill