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Maxipinon, Big-cone Pinyon, Martinez Pinyon Pinus maximartinezii
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* Seedlings have up to 24 cotyledons on germination (the most of any plant)! * It differs from all other pinyon species in that it has very massive cones and large seeds. In cultivation, leaves up to 23 cm long may be produced.
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 10
  • Botanical Name: Pinus maximartinezii
  • Species: maximartinezii
  • Family: Pinaceae
Illinois
Chicago
Monkey Puzzle Tree, Monkeypuzzle Tree Araucaria araucana
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It is a food that can easily be eaten in quantity and can be used as a staple food in the diet. Because of the great age of this species it is sometimes described as a living fossil.
  • Family: Araucariaceae
  • Height: 50-100 feet
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 8
  • Genus: Araucaria
Illinois
Chicago
Scrub Hickory Carya floridana
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

* Carya floridana (syn. The seed ripens in late autumn and, when stored in its shell in a cool place, will keep for at least 6 months. Hicoria floridana) the scrub hickory, is a tree native to the southeastern United States, where it is endemic in central...
  • Genus: Carya
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 8
  • Quantity: 0.01 lb
  • Species: floridana
  • Purity: 99%
  • Height: 10-70 feet
Illinois
Chicago
Hearts of Gold Melon, Hearts of Gold Cantaloupe Cucumis melo   Hearts of Gold
Prices start at : 1.95 USD / 1 packet

* It is recommended to be grown in full sun. * It matures in 90 days from seed and produces 3-4 lb. * Seeds germinate in 10-15 days. * It is very productive and a vigorous grower. Well rounded, heavily netted medium ribbed fruit.
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: annual
  • Cultivar: Hearts of Gold
  • Height: 10-12 inches
  • Germination Test Type: Actual
  • Seeds Per Pound: 15,980
  • Common Name: Hearts of Gold Melon, Hearts of Gold Cantaloupe
Illinois
Chicago
Hearts of Gold Melon, Hearts of Gold Cantaloupe Cucumis melo   Hearts of Gold
Prices start at : 1.95 USD / 1 packet

* It is recommended to be grown in full sun. * It matures in 90 days from seed and produces 3-4 lb. * Seeds germinate in 10-15 days. * It is very productive and a vigorous grower. Well rounded, heavily netted medium ribbed fruit.
  • Height: 10-12 inches
  • Common Name: Hearts of Gold Melon, Hearts of Gold Cantaloupe
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 63
  • Seeds Per Pound: 15,980
  • Purity: 99%
  • Germination Test Type: Actual
Illinois
Chicago
Black Beauty Eggplant, Black Beauty Aubergine, Black Beauty Melongene Solanum melongena  Black Beauty
Prices start at : 1.95 USD / 1 packet

In Iranian cuisine, it is blended with whey as kashk e-bademjan, tomatoes as mirza ghasemi or made into stew as khoresh-e-bademjan. * This variety is over 100 years old. Seeds are typically started eight to 10 weeks prior to the anticipated frost-free...
  • Germination: 91%
  • Variety: Black Beauty
  • Crop Year: 2014
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 9
  • Height: 2-3 feet
  • Family: Solanaceae
Illinois
Chicago
Turkish Filbert, Turkish Hazelnut Corylus colurna
Prices start at : 9.95 USD / 1 packet

* The nuts are edible, but their small size (smaller than Common Hazel nuts) and very hard, thick nut shell (3 mm thick) makes them of little or no commercial value. When kept in a cool place, and not shelled, the seed should store for at least 12 months.
  • Purity: 99%
  • Genus: Corylus
  • Common Name: Turkish Filbert, Turkish Hazelnut
  • Germination: 83%
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 6
  • Botanical Name: Corylus colurna
Illinois
Chicago
Coco Palm, Jelly Palm, South American Jelly Palm, Pindo Palm Butia capitata
Prices start at : 10.95 USD / 1 packet

* Butia capitata , also known as Pindo Palm or Jelly Palm , is a palm native to Brazil and Uruguay . * The seed contains up to 45% of an edible oil, it is used mainly for margarines.
  • Common Name: Coco Palm, Jelly Palm, South American Jelly Palm, Pindo Palm
  • Seeds Per Pound: 256
  • Botanical Name: Butia capitata
  • Germination: 98%
  • Purity: 99%
  • Height: 15-20 feet
Illinois
Chicago
Wavyleaf Oak Quercus undulata     - Quercus x undulata
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Any galls produced on the tree are strongly astringent and can be used in the treatment of haemorrhages, chronic diarrhoea, dysentery etc. * A decoction of the root bark has been used to treat internal pains.
  • Species: undulata
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
  • Common Name: Wavyleaf Oak
  • Family: FAGACEAE
Illinois
Chicago
Chir Pine, Salli Pinus roxburghii
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

It generally occurs at lower altitudes than other pines in the Himalaya, from 500-2000 m, occasionally up to 2,300 metres (7,500 ft). The range extends from northern Pakistan ( North-West Frontier Province , Azad Kashmir ), across northern India ( Jammu...
  • Family: PINACEAE
  • Quantity: 2.1 lb
  • Collection Locale: India
  • Common Name: Chir Pine, Salli
  • Germination: 98%
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 9
Illinois
Chicago
Red Mulberry, American Mulberry Morus rubra
Prices start at : 5.95 USD / 1 packet

* A cloth can be made from the fibrous bark. Although common in the United States , it is listed as an endangered species in Canada . Alba; dark green leaves, yellow in fall; native to eastern and central United States in rich moist soil.
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 70
  • Botanical Name: Morus rubra
  • Germination: 71%
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Species: rubra
  • Quantity: 0.98 lb
Illinois
Chicago
Coco Palm, Jelly Palm, South American Jelly Palm, Pindo Palm Butia capitata
Prices start at : 10.95 USD / 1 packet

* Butia capitata , also known as Pindo Palm or Jelly Palm , is a palm native to Brazil and Uruguay . * The seed contains up to 45% of an edible oil, it is used mainly for margarines.
  • Purity: 99%
  • Seeds Per Pound: 256
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 10
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 11
  • Germination: 98%
Illinois
Chicago
Pecan Carya illinoinensis  commercial varieties
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

In the wild, trees grow best in areas where summer temperatures average 24 - 30°c and the humidity is high. * Trees are probably much hardier when grown in areas with hot summers.
  • Crop Year: 2017
  • Quantity: 40.65 lb
  • Collection Locale: Tennessee
  • Family: Juglandaceae
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 6
  • Variety: commercial varieties
Illinois
Chicago
Roselle Hibiscus sabdariffa
Prices start at : 9.95 USD / 1 packet

The leaves are deeply three- to five-lobed, 8–15 cm (3–6 in) long, arranged alternately on the stems. It is an annual or perennial herb or woody-based subshrub , growing to 2–2.5 m (7–8 ft) tall.
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 10
  • Seeds Per Pound: 12,139
  • Genus: Hibiscus
  • Family: Malvaceae
  • Germination: 98%
  • Common Name: Roselle
Illinois
Chicago
Chinese Haw Crataegus pinnatifida
Prices start at : 6.95 USD / 1 packet

It has been shown to lower blood cholesterol levels and to improve blood circulation. A pleasant flavour. * The fruit is antibacterial, anticholesterolemic, cardiotonic, hypotensive, stomachic, vasodilator.
  • Purity: 99%
  • Height: 20-25 feet
  • Germination: 83%
  • Genus: Crataegus
  • Common Name: Chinese Haw
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 13
Illinois
Chicago
Blackfruit Dogwood, Miner\'s Dogwood, Blackfruit Cornel Cornus sessilis
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

The fully ripe fruit is quite pleasant but slightly astringent. This is a shrub or small tree which is endemic to northern California , where it grows along streambanks in the Cascades , Sierra Nevada , and the coastal mountain ranges.
  • Purity: 98%
  • Family: Cornaceae
  • Quantity: 0.18 lb
  • Botanical Name: Cornus sessilis
  • Germination: 99%
  • Species: sessilis
Illinois
Chicago
Tree Tomato, Tamarillo Cyphomandra betacea
Prices start at : 9.95 USD / 1 packet

* seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the greenhouse for at least their first winter. The flesh has a firm texture and contains more and larger seeds than a common tomato.
  • Crop Year: 2015
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 20
  • Genus: Cyphomandra
  • Species: betacea
  • Quantity: 0.05 lb
  • Germination: 98%
Illinois
Chicago
Tree Tomato, Tamarillo Cyphomandra betacea
Prices start at : 9.95 USD / 1 packet

* seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the greenhouse for at least their first winter. The flesh has a firm texture and contains more and larger seeds than a common tomato.
  • Collection Locale: China
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 8
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 20
  • Seeds Per Pound: 95,340
  • Crop Year: 2015
  • Species: betacea
Illinois
Chicago
Chinese Red Pine, Masson\'s Pine Pinus massoniana
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* The leaves are needle-like, dark green, with two per fascicle, 12-20 cm long and 0.8-1 mm wide, the persistent fascicle sheath 1.5-2 cm long. The bark is thick, greyish-brown, and scaly plated at the base of the trunk, and orange-red, thin, and flaking...
  • Family: Pinaceae
  • Lot#: 100677
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 8
  • Germination Test Type: Cut
  • Collection Locale: China
  • Seeds Per Pound: 44,492
Illinois
Chicago
Sweet Pepper Capsicum annuum   Cubanelle
Prices start at : 1.95 USD / 1 packet

* The Cubanelle, also known as "Cuban pepper", is a variety of sweet pepper of the species Capsicum annuum. Measuring in at about 1000 on the scoville scale, its more sweet than spicy as compared to a jalapeno.
  • Collection Locale: Oregon
  • Cultivar: Cubanelle
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 10
  • Crop Year: 2013
  • Height: 20-60 inches
  • Species: annuum
Illinois
Chicago
American Beautyberry Callicarpa americana
Prices start at : 7.95 USD / 1 packet

It is juicy, sweet, fleshy, slightly aromatic. * Native to southeastern U.S.; lavender-pink or bluish flowers from mid- to late summer, followed by bright purple, violet, or magenta fruits in great profusion.
  • Family: Verbenaceae
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 6
  • Purity: 99%
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Quantity: 0.74 lb
  • Seeds Per Pound: 343,939
Illinois
Chicago
Beaked Filbert, Beaked Hazelnut Corylus cornuta
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The seed ripens in mid to late autumn and will probably need to be protected from squirrels. The seed can be dried and ground into a powder which is added to cereals and used in making bread, pies etc.
  • Family: Betulaceae
  • Botanical Name: Corylus cornuta
  • Genus: Corylus
  • Species: cornuta
Illinois
Chicago
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

* Both the berries and the root are used and traditionally the plant is believed to promote long life. * Chinese boxthorn is a major Chinese tonic herb with a history of almost 2,000 years of medicinal use.
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 6
  • Seeds Per Pound: 658,163
  • Quantity: 8.28 lb
  • Species: chinense
  • Botanical Name: Lycium chinense
  • Germination Test Type: cut
Illinois
Chicago
Bunya - Bunya Pine, Bunya Bunya, Bunya Pine, Bunya Bunya Tree, False Monkey Puzzle Tree Araucaria bidwillii
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* The germinating seed produces an underground 'earth nut' which has a coconut-like flavour. * It is native to south-east Queensland with two small disjunct populations in northern Queensland's World Heritage listed Wet Tropics.
  • Family: Araucariaceae
  • Species: bidwillii
  • Genus: Araucaria
  • Height: 100-120 feet
Illinois
Chicago
Torrey Pine  Pinus torreyana
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

* Endangered in the wild, Torrey pine is planted as an ornamental tree. * Pinus torreyana has been considered as a plantation tree for forestry use in Australia, New Zealand and Kenya.
  • Quantity: 1.07 lb
  • Genus: Pinus
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 9
  • Species: torreyana
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Family: PINACEAE
Illinois
Chicago
Wavyleaf Oak Quercus undulata     - Quercus x undulata
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Any galls produced on the tree are strongly astringent and can be used in the treatment of haemorrhages, chronic diarrhoea, dysentery etc. * A decoction of the root bark has been used to treat internal pains.
  • Botanical Name: Quercus undulata
  • Height: 9-12 feet
  • Species: undulata
  • Common Name: Wavyleaf Oak
Illinois
Chicago
Pomegranite, Pomegranate Punica granatum
Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

Leaves can withstand temperatures to 14 degrees F and pomegranates are sensitive to wet and need specific watering regiments. The pomegranate tree needs a number of years in the ground for the trunk to become thick because the trunk will not thicken in...
  • Common Name: Pomegranite, Pomegranate
  • Seeds Per Pound: 26,332
  • Botanical Name: Punica granatum
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 48
  • Genus: Punica
  • Germination Test Type: cut
Illinois
Chicago