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Jojoba, Pignut, Goat Nut, Deer Nut, Wild Hazel, Quinine Nut, Coffeeberry, Grey Box Bush Simmondsia chinensis
Prices start at : 5.95 USD / 1 packet

Each plant is single-sex , either male or female, with hermaphrodites being extremely rare. Jojoba foliage provides year-round food opportunity for many animals, including deer , javelina , bighorn sheep , and livestock.
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Purity: 99%
  • Height: 3-6 feet
  • Family: Simmondsiaceae
  • Seeds Per Pound: 685
  • Botanical Name: Simmondsia chinensis
British Columbia
Houston
Myrtle Oak Quercus myrtifolia
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It typically matures to 15-20' tall and 8-10' wide, but occasionally rises to as much as 35' tall. It is part of the red oak group. It is often found in coastal areas on sandy soils.
  • Family: Fagaceae
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 8
  • Genus: Quercus
  • Common Name: Myrtle Oak
British Columbia
Houston
Chinese Pear, Sand Pear, Harbin Pear, Ussurian Pear Pyrus ussuriensis
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* 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. * Used as a rootstock for P.
  • Collection Locale: China
  • Seeds Per Pound: 10,896
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 2
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Quantity: 10.5 lb
  • Common Name: Chinese Pear, Sand Pear, Harbin Pear, Ussurian Pear
British Columbia
Houston
Jersey Pine, Scrub Pine, Virginia Pine Pinus virginiana
Prices start at : 6.95 USD / 1 packet

* This pine is useful for reforesting and provides nourishment for wildlife. * It also can provide wood pulp and lumber. * Pinus virginiana ( Virginia Pine , Scrub Pine , Jersey Pine ) is a medium-sized tree , often found on poorer soils from Long Island...
  • Height: 30-60 feet
  • Family: Pinaceae
  • Common Name: Jersey Pine, Scrub Pine, Virginia Pine
  • Quantity: 1.84 lb
  • Collection Locale: TN
  • Germination Test Type: cut
British Columbia
Houston
Lance Coreopsis, Lanceleaf Tickseed Coreopsis lanceolata   Sunburst
Prices start at : 2.95 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 . * A semi-double form of the species said to come more or less true from seed; yellow flowers; native to...
  • Crop Year: 2005
  • Species: lanceolata
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 4
  • Collection Locale: OR
  • Germination Test Type: Actual
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 70
British Columbia
Houston
Green Mormon Tea, Mormon Tea, Green Ephedra, Mountain Joint Fir, Brigham Tea Ephedra viridis
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

It is native to the western United States, where it is a member of varied scrub, woodland, and open habitats. The whole plant can be used at much lower concentrations than the isolated constituents - unlikeusing the isolated ephedrine, using the whole...
  • Germination Test Type: TZ
  • Purity: 99%
  • Genus: Ephedra
  • Crop Year: 2016
  • Botanical Name: Ephedra viridis
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 45
British Columbia
Houston
Sweetfern, Sweet Fern, Sweet-fern Comptonia peregrina
Prices start at : 6.95 USD / 1 packet

It is still used for most of the same purposes in modern herbalism. * The common name is Sweetfern or Sweet-fern, a confusing name as it is not a fern. * Comptonia is a monotypic genus (containing only Comptonia peregrina ) in the family Myricaceae ,...
  • Collection Locale: Wisconsin
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 22
  • Family: Myricaceae
  • Common Name: Sweetfern, Sweet Fern, Sweet-fern
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Crop Year: 2018
British Columbia
Houston
Cherrystone Juniper, Oneseed Juniper, Single-seed Juniper Juniperus monosperma
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* Thin strips of the fibrous bark are used for making sleeping mats etc. When rubbed fine, the bark can be used to make children'sclothing. It has also been used as a lining in shoes to absorb moisture and to keep the feet warmer.
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 7
  • Family: Cupressaceae
  • Height: 6-20 feet
  • Common Name: Cherrystone Juniper, Oneseed Juniper, Single-seed Juniper
British Columbia
Houston
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.
  • Genus: Pistacia
  • Seeds Per Pound: 908
  • Species: vera
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 10
  • Height: 30 feet
  • Common Name: Pistachio, Pistachio Nut
British Columbia
Houston
Coast Live Oak, California Live Oak Quercus agrifolia
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* It grows west of the Sierra Nevada from Mendocino County , California , south to northern Baja California in Mexico . Seed-caching animals such as the scrub jay and California ground squirrel are important to species survival, as acorns buried by these...
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 10
  • Species: agrifolia
  • Genus: Quercus
  • Height: 90 feet
British Columbia
Houston
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. * Native to southern Italy (including Sardinia ) and Corsica. * An excellent windbreak for maritime areas, it grows quite quickly and establishes...
  • Family: Betulaceae
  • Common Name: Italian Alder
  • Germination: 67%
  • Height: 50-80 feet
  • Crop Year: 2012
  • Species: cordata
British Columbia
Houston
Spiny Saltbush, Shadscale Atriplex confertifolia
Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

* Shadscale fruits and leaves provide important winter browse for both domestic livestock and native herbivores. The water in which the leaves are cooked is used in making corn pudding .
  • Germination: 86%
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 87
  • Height: 1-3 feet
  • Collection Locale: Utah
  • Common Name: Spiny Saltbush, Shadscale
  • Quantity: 3.65 lb
British Columbia
Houston
Niagara Big Bluestem Andropogon gerardii   Niagara
Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

* Big bluestem is tolerant of a wide range of soils and moisture. * Big Bluestem is a perennial grass. Depending on soil and moisture conditions, it grows to a height of 1 – 3m (3 – 10 ft) .
  • Family: Poaceae
  • Cultivar: Niagara
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Collection Locale: PA
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 290
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 4
British Columbia
Houston
Cork Oak Quercus suber
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Usually five people are required to harvest the tree's bark, using a small axe. * The harvesting of cork does not harm the tree, in fact, no trees are cut down during the harvesting process.
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 8
  • Family: Fagaceae
  • Botanical Name: Quercus suber
  • Species: suber
British Columbia
Houston
Huckleberry Oak Quercus vacciniifolia     - Quercus vaccinifolia
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* Quercus vacciniifolia is a shrubby evergreen of the oak family, which grows generally less than 1.5 m (5 feet) tall and spreads horizontally, never becoming a tree. It also dominates sections of mountain chaparral.
  • Common Name: Huckleberry Oak
  • Botanical Name: Quercus vacciniifolia
  • Family: FAGACEAE
  • Species: vacciniifolia
British Columbia
Houston
Wili Wili Erythrina sandwicensis
Prices start at : 19.95 USD / 1 packet

* The wiliwili is an unusual spine-bearer because this is a species that has evolved in the isolated Hawaiian Islands without the presence ungulates or other large herbivores. This invasive species appears to have arrived in Hawaiʻi via southern Taiwan,...
  • Crop Year: 2018
  • Collection Locale: Hawaii
  • Germination Test Type: estimate
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 10
  • Seeds Per Pound: 972
  • Species: sandwicensis
British Columbia
Houston
Coast Live Oak, California Live Oak Quercus agrifolia
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* It grows west of the Sierra Nevada from Mendocino County , California , south to northern Baja California in Mexico . Seed-caching animals such as the scrub jay and California ground squirrel are important to species survival, as acorns buried by these...
  • Family: FAGACEAE
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 10
  • Common Name: Coast Live Oak, California Live Oak
  • Height: 90 feet
British Columbia
Houston
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...
  • Crop Year: 2017
  • Germination: 98%
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 6
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Seeds Per Pound: 80
  • Height: 65-130 feet
British Columbia
Houston
Majestic Blue Spruce Picea pungens  glauca Majestic
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

* It is also grown for the cut Christmas tree industry. * The trees are faster growing and have softer needles than the average Blue Spruce. * It is a popular ornamental tree found far beyond its native range.
  • Common Name: Majestic Blue Spruce
  • Species: pungens
  • Variety: glauca
  • Family: Pinaceae
  • Quantity: 9.45 lb
  • Botanical Name: Picea pungens glauca Majestic
British Columbia
Houston
Choctawhatchee Sand Pine, Sand Pine Pinus clausa    Choctawhatchee
Prices start at : 6.95 USD / 1 packet

* Pinus clausa ( Sand Pine , Sandhill Pine ) is a small, often shrubby tree from 5–10 m (16–33 ft), exceptionally to 21 m (69 ft) tall, found in two separate locations, one across central peninsular Florida , and the other in the western Florida panhandle...
  • Germination: 98%
  • Genus: Pinus
  • Height: 65 feet
  • Quantity: 0.2 lb
  • Location: Choctawhatchee
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 7
British Columbia
Houston
Giant Evergreen-chinquapin Castanopsis chrysophylla
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Giant chinkapin (Castanopsis chrysophylla), also called golden chinkapin, giant evergreen-chinkapin, and goldenleaf chestnut, is an interesting hardwood species in a landscape dominated by coniferous forests.
  • Genus: Castanopsis
  • Species: chrysophylla
  • Height: 80-90 feet
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 7
British Columbia
Houston
Blackberry Rubus alleghaniensis
Prices start at : 5.95 USD / 1 packet

* White flowers, tasty black berries; substantial arching canes; can spread rapidly in good soil; may stay as low as 2' in dry soil; native from Nova Scotia to North Carolina, Missouri.
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 4
  • Genus: Rubus
  • Family: ROSACEAE
  • Botanical Name: Rubus alleghaniensis
  • Height: 6-8 feet
  • Quantity: 3.2 lb
British Columbia
Houston
Maackii Amur Honeysuckle, Amur Honeysuckle Lonicera maackii
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* Lonicera maackii ( Amur Honeysuckle or Bush Honeysuckle ) is a species of honeysuckle in the family Caprifoliaceae , native to temperate Asia in northern and western China (south to Yunnan ), Mongolia , Japan (central and northern Honsh?
  • Species: maackii
  • Height: 12-15 feet
  • Botanical Name: Lonicera maackii
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 3
British Columbia
Houston
Sideoats Grass, Sideoats Grama Bouteloua curtipendula
Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

* It is a warm-season grass growing 30-100 cm (12-40 inches) tall, and grows well on mountainous plateaus, rocky slopes, and sandy plains. * It is considered a good foraging grass for livestock and is also good for erosion control.
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 536
  • Germination Test Type: Actual
  • Purity: 93%
  • Height: 12-40 inches
  • Botanical Name: Bouteloua curtipendula
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 4
British Columbia
Houston
Common Privet, European Privet Ligustrum vulgare
Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

Good tree for beginners because the stems are flexible and responsive to shaping. The trees are beautiful in the spring with white blooms and in the fall the dark berries appear. * Ligustrum vulgare ( Wild Privet , also sometimes known as Common Privet...
  • Height: 9-12 feet
  • Genus: Ligustrum
  • Species: vulgare
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 32
  • Family: Oleaceae
  • Purity: 98%
British Columbia
Houston
Sourwood, Lily Of The Valley Tree, Sorrel Tree Oxydendrum arboreum
Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

It is native to eastern North America, from southern Pennsylvania south to northwest Florida and west to southern Illinois; it is most common in the lower chain of the Appalachian Mountains.
  • Family: Ericaceae
  • Species: arboreum
  • Common Name: Sourwood, Lily Of The Valley Tree, Sorrel Tree
  • Purity: 95%
  • Collection Locale: Tennessee
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 445
British Columbia
Houston
Cherrystone Juniper, Oneseed Juniper, Single-seed Juniper Juniperus monosperma
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* Thin strips of the fibrous bark are used for making sleeping mats etc. When rubbed fine, the bark can be used to make children'sclothing. It has also been used as a lining in shoes to absorb moisture and to keep the feet warmer.
  • Species: monosperma
  • Family: Cupressaceae
  • Common Name: Cherrystone Juniper, Oneseed Juniper, Single-seed Juniper
  • Height: 6-20 feet
British Columbia
Houston