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Caspian Locust, Persian Honey Locust Gleditsia caspia - Gleditsia caspica
Price : CALL

* This species has a symbiotic relationship with certain soil bacteria, these bacteria form nodules on the roots and fix atmospheric nitrogen. * Gleditsia caspica ( Caspian Locust or Persian Honeylocust ) is a species of Gleditsia native to western Asia...
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 10
  • Purity: 99%
  • Collection Locale: Russia
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 6
  • Species: caspia
  • Seeds Per Pound: 2,270
Michigan
Ann Arbor
Bristly Locust, Rose Acacia, Rose Locust Robinia hispida fertilis - Robinia fertilis
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

It is useful for vegetating acid soils with a pH of 3.5 to 4.0, as well as alkaline soils of a pH 8.0. Bristly locust is especially adapted to stabilizing soils with active rill and gully erosion.
  • Species: hispida
  • Collection Locale: Pennsylvania
  • Common Name: Bristly Locust, Rose Acacia, Rose Locust
  • Quantity: 1.03 lb
  • Germination: 78%
  • Genus: Robinia
Michigan
Ann Arbor
Silver Wattle, Mimosa Acacia dealbata
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* This is a fast growing evergreen flowering tree. * Acacia dealbata is widely cultivated as an ornamental plant in warm temperate regions of the world, and is naturalised in some areas.
  • Height: 90 feet
  • Crop Year: 2006
  • Botanical Name: Acacia dealbata
  • Common Name: Silver Wattle, Mimosa
  • Germination: 98%
  • Lot#: 060657
Michigan
Ann Arbor
Common Salttree Halimodendron halodendron
Prices start at : 7.95 USD / 1 packet

* Planted as a wind shelter in Canada. * Halimodendron is a monotypic genus of legume containing the single species Halimodendron halodendron , which is known by several common names, including common salt tree and Russian salt tree .
  • Botanical Name: Halimodendron halodendron
  • Quantity: 0.09 lb
  • Seeds Per Pound: 63,056
  • Species: halodendron
  • Collection Locale: Colorado
  • Family: Fabaceae
Michigan
Ann Arbor
Maryland Senna, Wild Senna Senna marilandica - Cassia marilandica
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

The leaves area safe and effective cathartic. The leaves are harvested before and during flowering, the pods are harvested when fully ripe in the autumn. A poultice of the root has been used in treating sores.

99%

    • Botanical Name: Senna marilandica
    • Germination: 99%
    • Family: Fabaceae
    • Seeds Per Pound: 24,062
    • Purity: 99%
    • Common Name: Maryland Senna, Wild Senna
    Michigan
    Ann Arbor
    Blue Wild Indigo, Rattleweed, Blue False Indigo, Indigo Weed, Rattlebush, Horse Fly Weed Baptisia australis
    Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

    Australis is the most commonly cultivated species in its genus, and is also cultivated beyond its native continent in other areas such as Great Britain, where it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
    • Crop Year: 2017
    • Collection Locale: Tennessee
    • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 34
    • Family: Fabaceae
    • Germination Test Type: cut
    • Botanical Name: Baptisia australis
    Michigan
    Ann Arbor
    Lead Plant, Leadplant Amorpha canescens
    Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

    This plant can be found growing in well drained soils of prairies, bluffs, and open woodlands. The compound leaves of this plant appear leaden due to their dense hairiness. * Plants have an extensive root system, they tolerate poor dry soils and are also...
    • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 155
    • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 3
    • Collection Locale: South Dakota
    • Quantity: 3.98 lb
    • Germination Test Type: cut
    • Height: 1-3 feet
    Michigan
    Ann Arbor
    Common Rue Ruta graveolens
    Prices start at : 5.95 USD / 1 packet

    * Rue has a long history of use as a domestic remedy, being especially valued for its strengthening action on the eyes. It also is grown as both a medicinal herb and as a condiment.
    • Germination: 98%
    • Height: 18-24 inches
    • Botanical Name: Ruta graveolens
    • Collection Locale: Hungary
    • Quantity: 2.32 lb
    • Crop Year: 2017
    Michigan
    Ann Arbor
    Lavafield Jackbean, Awikiwiki Canavalia pubescens
    Prices start at : 19.95 USD / 1 packet

    * Canavalia pubescens, commonly known as ʻawikiwiki or Lavafield Jack-bean, is a species of flowering plant in the legume family, Fabaceae, that is endemic to Hawaii. It is threatened by habitat destruction, mainly due to introduced grazing mammals.
    • Collection Locale: Hawaii
    • Botanical Name: Canavalia pubescens
    • Germination Test Type: estimate
    • Seeds Per Pound: 542
    • Genus: Canavalia
    • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 10
    Michigan
    Ann Arbor
    Littleleaf Caragana, Littleleaf Peashrub Caragana microphylla
    Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

    This species is planted for dune stabilization and for soil and water conservation. It can withstand cold, heat, and drought. It sends roots down really fast to lock itself onto shifting sands and in search of moisture.
    • Height: 3-12 feet
    • Family: Fabaceae
    • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 54
    • Seeds Per Pound: 12,712
    • Crop Year: 2012
    • Genus: Caragana
    Michigan
    Ann Arbor
    Buck Brush, Snowbrush Ceanothus, Red Root, Tobacco Brush Ceanothus velutinus
    Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

    * Ceanothus velutinus is a species of shrub in the buckthorn family, Rhamnaceae , known by the common names Red Root , Snowbrush Ceanothus and Tobacco Brush . This means that when used on the skin it will not remove the natural body oils, but nor will...
    • Botanical Name: Ceanothus velutinus
    • Purity: 98%
    • Species: velutinus
    • Collection Locale: Idaho
    • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 78
    • Height: 9-12 feet
    Michigan
    Ann Arbor
    Roundleaved Dogwood, Roundleaf Dogwood Cornus rugosa
    Price : CALL

    * The bark is cathartic, febrifuge and tonic. * Habitat and Range: sandy, gravelly, or rocky slopes, often growing in areas underlain by limestone bedrock. A decoction of the roots has been used in the treatment of kidney complaints and TB.
    • Species: rugosa
    • Height: 6-10 feet
    • Botanical Name: Cornus rugosa
    • Common Name: Roundleaved Dogwood, Roundleaf Dogwood
    Michigan
    Ann Arbor
    Beefwood, River Sheoak, River Oak, Creek Oak, River Oak Casuarina, Kasa, Australian Pine Casuarina cunninghamiana
    Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

    In suitable climates, the plant is much used in windbreaks, shelterbelts and for land reclamation. Cones are small, rectangular and about 1 centimetre across. * Wood - dark, durable, closely grained, nicely marked, not as heavy as that of other members...
    • Family: Casuarinaceae
    • Purity: 97%
    • Crop Year: 2017
    • Height: 100 feet
    • Germination Test Type: cut
    • Quantity: 2.67 lb
    Michigan
    Ann Arbor
    Balkan Maple ACER heldreichii
    Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

    * Sun- and drought-tolerant. * This species grows up to 50 feet, and has yellow flowers. Mediterranean and Asia Minor.
    • Family: ACERACEAE
    • Germination Test Type: estimate
    • Purity: 98%
    • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 25
    • Germination: 91%
    • Common Name: Balkan Maple
    Michigan
    Ann Arbor
    Indian Rattlebox Crotalaria assamica
    Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

    * Crotalarias are grown in the tropics as green manure cover crops due to their nitrogen fixing capabilities and drought tolerance. * They are occationally grown as ornamentals for their yellow flowers and interesting rattling seed pods.
    • Species: assamica
    • Botanical Name: Crotalaria assamica
    • Germination Test Type: cut
    • Height: 2-4 feet
    • Family: Fabaceae
    • Germination: 98%
    Michigan
    Ann Arbor
    Yellow Sweetclover Melilotus officinalis
    Prices start at : 2.95 USD / 1 packet

    Plants have a characteristic sweet odor. * Prior to World War II before the common use of commercial agricultural fertilizers, the plant was commonly used as a cover crop to increase nitrogen content and improve subsoil water capacity in poor soils *...
    • Common Name: Yellow Sweetclover
    • Genus: Melilotus
    • Purity: 99%
    • Collection Locale: China
    • Species: officinalis
    • Crop Year: 2017
    Michigan
    Ann Arbor
    Pearl Bush, Sawtooth Pearlbush , Pearl Tree Exochorda serratifolia
    Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

    Flower buds purportedly resemble white pearls, hence the cultivar name. * This species of pearlbush is an early-blooming, upright deciduous shrub that is native to Manchuria and Korea.
    • Quantity: 1.54 lb
    • Purity: 97%
    • Lot#: 9701
    • Germination: 90%
    • Crop Year: 1997
    • Germination Test Type: Cut
    Michigan
    Ann Arbor
    Pygmy Peashrub Caragana pygmaea
    Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

    * This species has a symbiotic relationship with certain soil bacteria, these bacteria form nodules on the roots and fix atmospheric nitrogen. * Tolerant of dry alkaline soils. Some of this nitrogen is utilized by the growing plant but some can also be...
    • Quantity: 0.47 lb
    • Seeds Per Pound: 40,860
    • Family: Fabaceae
    • Species: pygmaea
    • Common Name: Pygmy Peashrub
    • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 3
    Michigan
    Ann Arbor
    Thornyleaf Ononis, Spiny Restharrow Ononis spinosa
    Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

    * Ononis spinosa is a plant belonging to the family Fabaceae , that is commonly known as spiny restharrow or just restharrow . * The whole plant is pleasantly scented when bruised.
    • Purity: 98%
    • Lot#: 9501
    • Germination Test Type: cut
    • Height: 18-24 inches
    • Collection Locale: Germany
    • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
    Michigan
    Ann Arbor
    Shrubby St. Johnswort Hypericum prolificum
    Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

    * Easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. Can be grown as a hedge. Tolerates wide range of soils, including dry rocky or sandy soils. Blooms on new growth.
    • Quantity: 0.07 lb
    • Family: Clusiaceae
    • Common Name: Shrubby St. Johnswort
    • Collection Locale: Missouri
    • Seeds Per Pound: 3,286,960
    • Height: 2-5 feet
    Michigan
    Ann Arbor
    Japanese Pagoda Tree Styphnolobium japonicum - Sophora japonica
    Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

    * Cultivated in China for the rutin contained in its leaves and ovaries. * A yellow dye is obtained from the seedpods and the flowers * S. * Grown for its white flowers, borne in late summer after most other flowering trees have long finished flowering.
    • Germination Test Type: cut
    • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
    • Collection Locale: Hungary
    • Germination: 83%
    • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 11
    • Species: japonicum
    Michigan
    Ann Arbor
    Sundial Lupine, Wild Perennial Lupine, Wild Lupine Lupinus perennis
    Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

    Seeds should produce mostly blue flowers, but may show some breaks to colors of reds, yellows and bicolors. * An easily grown plant, succeeding in any moderately good soil in a sunny position.
    • Genus: Lupinus
    • Species: perennis
    • Family: Fabaceae
    • Germination Test Type: cut
    • Germination: 98%
    • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 40
    Michigan
    Ann Arbor
    Utah Agave Agave utahensis
    Price : CALL

    Sweet and delicious, but rather fibrous. Can be dried for future use or soaked in water to produce a flavourful beverage. The seed usually germinates in 1 - 3 months at 20°c. It can be fermented into 'Mescal', a very potent alcoholic drink.
    • Height: 3-12 feet
    • Genus: Agave
    • Common Name: Utah Agave
    • Family: Agavaceae
    Michigan
    Ann Arbor
    Yellow Sweetclover Melilotus officinalis
    Prices start at : 2.95 USD / 1 packet

    Plants have a characteristic sweet odor. * Prior to World War II before the common use of commercial agricultural fertilizers, the plant was commonly used as a cover crop to increase nitrogen content and improve subsoil water capacity in poor soils *...
    • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 3
    • Purity: 99%
    • Quantity: 6.94 lb
    • Germination: 95%
    • Family: Fabaceae
    • Crop Year: 2017
    Michigan
    Ann Arbor
    Douglas Fir Pseudotsuga menziesii glauca AZ Apache
    Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

    It grows at higher elevations (to 9500') with a slower growth rate, and has shorter cones (to 3"), blue-green needles and better winter hardiness. * Douglas fir seeds are an extremely important food for small mammals.
    • Botanical Name: Pseudotsuga menziesii glauca AZ Apache
    • Collection Locale: Apache National Forest, AZ
    • Germination Test Type: Actual
    • Seeds Per Pound: 36,320
    • Germination: 88%
    • Genus: Pseudotsuga
    Michigan
    Ann Arbor
    White Fringetree, Old Man\'s Beard, Grancy Grey Beard Chionanthus virginicus
    Prices start at : 5.95 USD / 1 packet

    * Grown for its masses of glorious, delicate, white, slightly fragrant flowers in May; of open, spreading habit; native to the southeastern United States but hardy nearly everywhere; dark green leaf sometimes a golden yellow in fall.
    • Crop Year: 2017
    • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 12
    • Genus: Chionanthus
    • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 4
    • Botanical Name: Chionanthus virginicus
    • Collection Locale: S. New Jersey
    Michigan
    Ann Arbor
    Black Locust, Yellow Locust, False Acacia Robinia pseudoacacia
    Prices start at : 2.95 USD / 1 packet

    * Black locust is a major honey plant in the eastern US, and, having been taken and planted in France, is the source of the renowned acacia monofloral honey from France. * Black Locust is highly valued as firewood for wood-burning stoves; it burns slowly,...
    • Germination Test Type: Actual
    • Common Name: Black Locust, Yellow Locust, False Acacia
    • Quantity: 80.35 lb
    • Family: Fabaceae
    • Collection Locale: Kentucky
    • Botanical Name: Robinia pseudoacacia
    Michigan
    Ann Arbor
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