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Mountain Ebony, Orchid Tree Bauhinia variegata
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* Native to India and China. * Purple or lavender terminal flowers. * A decidious Tree growing to 12m. * Common names include Orchid tree and Mountain-ebony.
  • Botanical Name: Bauhinia variegata
  • Genus: Bauhinia
  • Crop Year: 2015
  • Quantity: 3.43 lb
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Height: 20-40 feet
Illinois
Chicago
Silk-floss Tree Chorisia speciosa     - Ceiba speciosa
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

It grows fast in spurts when water is abundant, and sometimes reaches more than 25 metres (82 ft) in height. The trunk is also studded with thick, sharp conical prickles which deter wild animals from climbing the trees.
  • Common Name: Silk-floss Tree
  • Genus: Chorisia
  • Purity: 99%
  • Height: 70-80 feet
  • Family: Bombacaceae
  • Quantity: 1.02 lb
Illinois
Chicago
Japanese Elm, David Elm Ulmus davidiana
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

The tree grows to a maximum height of 15 m, a relatively slender trunk < 0.3 m d.b.h. supporting a dense canopy casting a heavy shade; the bark is longitudinally fissured. The perfect wind-pollinated apetalous flowers are produced on second-year shoots...
  • Quantity: 4.01 lb
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 43
  • Collection Locale: China
  • Height: 50 feet
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 6
Illinois
Chicago
Swedish Mountain Ash Sorbus intermedia
Prices start at : 5.95 USD / 1 packet

* Resistant to maritime exposure, this tree can be used as a part of a shelterbelt planting. * A small tree, or sometimes a shrub; white flowers with pale pink anthers in clusters to 4", followed by oblong 1/2" orange-red or red-brown fruit; tolerant...
  • Seeds Per Pound: 28,148
  • Botanical Name: Sorbus intermedia
  • Germination: 91%
  • Quantity: 5.79 lb
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
  • Species: intermedia
Illinois
Chicago
Turkish Black Pine Pinus nigra nigra caramanica  Turkey
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

An important forestry tree in Europe it is native to central and south central Europe and Turkey. The tree can be long-lived, with some trees over 500 years old. * The lumber is used for rough carpentry and furniture.

nigra

    • Common Name: Turkish Black Pine
    • Quantity: 2.33 lb
    • Subspecies: nigra
    • Crop Year: 2015
    • Species: nigra
    • Height: 60-100 feet
    Illinois
    Chicago
    Japanese Pagoda Tree Styphnolobium japonicum     - Sophora japonica
    Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

    * A yellow dye is obtained from the seedpods and the flowers * S. * Cultivated in China for the rutin contained in its leaves and ovaries. * A very ornamental and fast growing tree, it grows best in hot summers.
    • Height: 40-60 feet
    • Crop Year: 2016
    • Quantity: 9.65 lb
    • Common Name: Japanese Pagoda Tree
    • Collection Locale: Hungary
    • Purity: 99%
    Illinois
    Chicago
    Winged Elm Ulmus alata
    Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

    * Winged elm is a small to medium-sized deciduous tree that typically grows to 30-50' tall with an open-rounded crown. * A medium-sized tree with a spreading, rounded crown; branches develop 2 opposite corky wings; leaves 2 1/2", dark green; fall color...
    • Common Name: Winged Elm
    • Purity: 97%
    • Botanical Name: Ulmus alata
    • Species: alata
    • Quantity: 0.54 lb
    • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 49
    Illinois
    Chicago
    Common Ash, European Ash Fraxinus excelsior
    Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

    There are several examples over 4.5 metres (15 feet) in Derbyshire alone. The largest is in Clapton Court , England and is 9 m (29 ft) in girth. Very tolerant of cutting, ash was also at one time frequently coppiced for its wood.
    • Height: 60-100 feet
    • Species: excelsior
    • Lot#: 030734
    • Purity: 98%
    • Germination Test Type: cut
    • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 6
    Illinois
    Chicago
    Japanese Black Pine Pinus thunbergii    China - Pinus thunbergiana    China
    Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

    * Japanese Black Pine can reach the height of 40 m, but rarely achieves this size outside its natural range. * Of irregular habit, roughly conical. Pinus thunbergii prefers cooler climates and loves full sun.
    • Seeds Per Pound: 27,240
    • Genus: Pinus
    • Family: PINACEAE
    • Common Name: Japanese Black Pine
    • Height: 120 feet
    • Purity: 99%
    Illinois
    Chicago
    Northern Catalpa, Western Catalpa, Northern Cigar Tree, Catawba Tree, Hardy Catalpa Catalpa speciosa
    Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

    It is largely used for fence posts and rails, telegraph poles etc, it is also occasionally used for making furniture, the interior finish of buildings etc. * Heart-shaped leaves to 1'; fast grower, yellow and white flowers in late June; large and sometimes...
    • Quantity: 2.4 lb
    • Germination Test Type: cut
    • Family: Bignoniaceae
    • Species: speciosa
    • Height: 45-60 feet
    • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 23
    Illinois
    Chicago
    Bigleaf Magnolia Magnolia macrophylla
    Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

    * Many of the tree's branches bend under the weight of the large foliage. * It is a medium-sized understory tree 15-20 m tall, distinguished from other magnolias by the large leaf size, 25-80 cm long and 11-30 cm broad.
    • Quantity: 0.29 lb
    • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 6
    • Height: 30-50 feet
    • Collection Locale: Maryland
    • Crop Year: 2016
    • Common Name: Bigleaf Magnolia
    Illinois
    Chicago
    Sweetbay, Sweetbay Magnolia, Southern Sweetbay Magnolia Magnolia virginiana    Southern
    Prices start at : 7.95 USD / 1 packet

    * Dirr describes this as a really beautiful plant. * The leaves or bark have been placed in cupped hands over the nose and inhaled as a mild hallucinogen. * Cone-like fruits with bright red seeds mature in fall and can be showy.
    • Species: virginiana
    • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 7
    • Germination: 98%
    • Quantity: 0.98 lb
    • Family: Magnoliaceae
    • Botanical Name: Magnolia virginiana Southern
    Illinois
    Chicago
    Chinese Elm, Lacebark Elm, Chinese Corkbark Elm Ulmus parvifolia
    Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

    * The trunk has a handsome, flaking bark of mottled greys with tans and reds, giving rise to its other common name, the Lacebark Elm. * Chinese Elms are frequently used in bonsai; they are considered a good choice for beginners owing to their high tolerance...
    • Collection Locale: China
    • Seeds Per Pound: 106,480
    • Crop Year: 2017
    • Family: Ulmaceae
    • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
    • Common Name: Chinese Elm, Lacebark Elm, Chinese Corkbark Elm
    Illinois
    Chicago
    Bur Oak Quercus macrocarpa    Southern
    Prices start at : 11.95 USD / 1 packet

    * The bark is a medium gray and somewhat rugged. * It commonly lives to be 200 to 300 years old, and may live up to 400 years. * This plant is also called Mossycup oak and Mossycup white oak .
    • Common Name: Bur Oak
    • Family: Fagaceae
    • Germination: 91%
    • Quantity: 27.24 lb
    • Collection Locale: Fayette Co., KY
    • Location: Southern
    Illinois
    Chicago
    Winged Elm Ulmus alata
    Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

    * Winged elm is a small to medium-sized deciduous tree that typically grows to 30-50' tall with an open-rounded crown. * A medium-sized tree with a spreading, rounded crown; branches develop 2 opposite corky wings; leaves 2 1/2", dark green; fall color...
    • Seeds Type: w
    • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 7
    • Seeds Per Pound: 136,200
    • Height: 90 feet
    • Botanical Name: Ulmus alata
    • Germination Test Type: cut
    Illinois
    Chicago
    Cootamundra Wattle, Golden Mimosa, Bailey Acacia Acacia baileyana
    Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

    * Native to Southeast Australia. * The scientific name of the species honors the botanist Frederick Manson Bailey. * A shrub or tree in the legume family. * Grows very fast with masses of tiny yellow flowers, blue leaves and delicate textures.
    • Common Name: Cootamundra Wattle, Golden Mimosa, Bailey Acacia
    • Purity: 99%
    • Collection Locale: California
    • Species: baileyana
    • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 9
    • Seeds Per Pound: 20,430
    Illinois
    Chicago
    Italian Alder Alnus cordata
    Prices start at : 2.95 USD / 1 packet

    * This is an excellent pioneer species for re-establishing woodlands on disused farmland, difficult sites etc. * 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...
    • Height: 50-80 feet
    • Purity: 99%
    • Seeds Per Pound: 186,140
    • Family: Betulaceae
    • Collection Locale: Italy
    • Species: cordata
    Illinois
    Chicago
    Schwedleri Norway Maple ACER platanoides   Schwedleri
    Prices start at : 5.95 USD / 1 packet

    Autumn color is a handsome purple brown. It starts off the year with maroon new leaves which turn to black green during the summer months. * The Schwedler cultivar of Norway Maple comes quite true from seed.
    • Cultivar: Schwedleri
    • Family: Aceraceae
    • Purity: 99%
    • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 4
    • Height: 60-100 feet
    • Botanical Name: ACER platanoides Schwedleri
    Illinois
    Chicago
    Walter Dogwood Cornus walteri
    Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

    * The fruit is a source of oil. It is used for making tools. * The tree itself is planted as a street tree. * This species is closely related to C. * An easily grown plant, it succeeds in any soil of good or moderate fertility, ranging from acid to shallow...
    • Height: 30-40 feet
    • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 31
    • Quantity: 3.44 lb
    • Crop Year: 2011
    • Species: walteri
    • Collection Locale: China
    Illinois
    Chicago
    Nuttall Oak Quercus texana     - Quercus nuttallii
    Price : CALL

    * It is still relatively obscure in the horticultural industry but is slowly gaining popularity due to its fast growth rate, ease of transplanting, good fall colors and ability to grow in wet soils.
    • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 6
    • Genus: Quercus
    • Botanical Name: Quercus texana
    • Height: 30-80 feet
    Illinois
    Chicago
    Monarch Birch Betula maximowicziana
    Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

    * Linden-like leaves dark green in summer, yellow in fall; said to tolerate city life; white, grayish, or orange-gray bark; native to northern Japan.
    • Lot#: 040742
    • Collection Locale: China
    • Height: 50-100 feet
    • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 6
    • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 96
    • Family: Betulaceae
    Illinois
    Chicago
    Spanish Cedar, Mexican Cedar, Cigar-box Cedar, West Indian Cedar, Red Cedar, Cedro Hembra, Cedro Cedrela odorata
    Prices start at : 2.95 USD / 1 packet

    * Cedro wood is still in considerable demand wherever it is available in the American tropics. Mahogany, a close relative, is often found with cedro. * Cedro is always found naturally on well-drained soils, often but not exclusively on limestone; it tolerates...
    • Species: odorata
    • Quantity: 1.43 lb
    • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 39
    • Seeds Per Pound: 24,516
    • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 10
    • Germination: 75%
    Illinois
    Chicago
    Field Elm Ulmus minor     - Ulmus carpinifolia
    Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

    * The tree's typical habitat is low-lying forest along the main rivers, growing in association with oak and ash, where it tolerates summer floods as well as droughts. * The species readily produces suckers from roots and stumps, even after devastation...
    • Germination Test Type: cut
    • Height: 70-90 ft
    • Species: minor
    • Common Name: Field Elm
    • Crop Year: 2016
    • Botanical Name: Ulmus minor
    Illinois
    Chicago
    Riverflat Hawthorn, Western Mayhaw, Mayhaw Crataegus opaca
    Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

    The large, edible fruit is made into preserves and jellies. Large, green to reddish fruit ripens from May to June. Mayhaw, Riverflat hawthorn, Western mayhaw Rosaceae (Rose Family) USDA Symbol: CROP USDA Native Status: Native to U.S. Small tree with relatively...
    • Purity: 99%
    • Botanical Name: Crataegus opaca
    • Collection Locale: Louisiana
    • Family: Rosaceae
    • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 20
    • Seeds Per Pound: 18,160
    Illinois
    Chicago
    Hedge Maple, Common Maple, Field Maple ACER campestre
    Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

    * In North America it is known as Hedge Maple and in Australia it is sometimes called Common Maple. * A maple native to much of Europe , north to southern England (where it is the only native maple), Denmark , Poland and Belarus , and also southwest Asia...
    • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 68
    • Species: campestre
    • Germination Test Type: cut
    • Botanical Name: ACER campestre
    • Seeds Per Pound: 6,810
    • Quantity: 5.56 lb
    Illinois
    Chicago
    Scotch Laburnum Laburnum alpinum
    Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

    Succeeds in cold exposed situations and tolerates industrial pollution. It grows well in heavy clay soils and in poor shallow limestone soils. * Gorgeous yellow flowers in 15" pendulous clusters in May, beautifully displayed against deep green leaves;...
    • Height: 15-25 feet
    • Species: alpinum
    • Crop Year: 2016
    • Germination Test Type: cut
    • Collection Locale: Ukraine
    • Purity: 99%
    Illinois
    Chicago
    Pyramidalis Austrian Pine Pinus nigra  pyramidalis
    Prices start at : 6.95 USD / 1 packet

    An important forestry tree in Europe it is native to central and south central Europe and Turkey. The tree can be long-lived, with some trees over 500 years old. * The lumber is used for rough carpentry and furniture.
    • Quantity: 0.23 lb
    • Purity: 99%
    • Seeds Per Pound: 22,589
    • Height: 60-100 feet
    • Variety: pyramidalis
    • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 22
    Illinois
    Chicago