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Chilean Mesquite, Algarrobo Prosopis chilensis
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* Prosopis chilensis , carob , is a species of South American legume family which dwells mainly central Chile, south of Peru , Andean- Chaco ecotone in Argentina . It has a highly developed root system so it is very time consuming when you want to remove...
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 21
  • Common Name: Chilean Mesquite, Algarrobo
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 9
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Germination: 98%
  • Height: 30 feet
Illinois
Elgin
Sensitive Plant, Shameplant, Shy Plant, Humble Plant, Sleeping Grass, Touch-Me-Not, Lajjalu, Bashful Mimosa Mimosa pudica
Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

* Grown mostly as a curiosity, for the compound leaflets fold up promptly along the midrib when touched. * Aqueous extracts of the roots of the plant have shown significant neutralizing effects in the lethality of the venom of the monocled cobra (Naja...
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 135
  • Quantity: 12.31 lb
  • Collection Locale: India
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 10
  • Botanical Name: Mimosa pudica
  • Genus: Mimosa
Illinois
Elgin
Chinese Pistache, Chinese Pistach Pistacia chinensis    China
Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

* Foliage dark green in summer, orange or orange red in fall. * Used as a street and shade tree in Florida. * In the low-elevation deserts of Arizona, it is the only tree whose leaves turn scarlet in fall.
  • Species: chinensis
  • Genus: Pistacia
  • Height: 30-50 feet
  • Common Name: Chinese Pistache, Chinese Pistach
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 7
  • Quantity: 4.76 lb
Illinois
Elgin
Honeylocust, Honey Locust Gleditsia triacanthos
Price : CALL

The juiceof the pods is antiseptic. * The seeds have been roasted and used as a coffee substitute. The render young seedpods can be cooked and eaten. * A good city tree that withstands harsh conditions; delicate bright green compound leaves cast a light...
  • Species: triacanthos
  • Height: 60-100 feet
  • Botanical Name: Gleditsia triacanthos
  • Common Name: Honeylocust, Honey Locust
Illinois
Elgin
Italian Alder Alnus cordata
Prices start at : 2.95 USD / 1 packet

* Shiny green leaves. * 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 nitrogen available to other plants growing nearby.
  • Common Name: Italian Alder
  • Quantity: 0.14 lb
  • Seeds Per Pound: 186,140
  • Genus: Alnus
  • Purity: 99%
  • Height: 50-80 feet
Illinois
Elgin
Bride\'s Feathers, Goatsbeard Aruncus vulgaris     - Aruncus dioicus
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* In Italy the young shoots are eaten, usually boiled briefly in herb infused water, and then cooked with eggs and cheese. * Plants with male flowers (numerous stamens per flower) produce a showier bloom than plants with female flowers (three pistils...
  • Collection Locale: Germany
  • Seeds Per Pound: 1,234,880
  • Germination: 40%
  • Crop Year: 1998
  • Lot#: 9801
  • Height: 6ft
Illinois
Elgin
Northern Catalpa, Western Catalpa, Northern Cigar Tree, Catawba Tree, Hardy Catalpa Catalpa speciosa
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

It weighs 26lb per cubic foot. A very valuable timber tree in N. * Catalpa speciosa , commonly known as the Northern Catalpa , is a species of Catalpa that is native to the midwestern United States in Arkansas , Illinois , Indiana , Missouri , Kentucky...
  • Species: speciosa
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
  • Botanical Name: Catalpa speciosa
  • Genus: Catalpa
  • Common Name: Northern Catalpa, Western Catalpa, Northern Cigar Tree, Catawba Tree, Hardy Catalpa
Illinois
Elgin
Chinese Tallow Tree Sapium sebiferum     - Triadica sebifera
Prices start at : 2.95 USD / 1 packet

The plant sap and leaves are reputed to be toxic, and decaying leaves from the plant are toxic to other species of plant . In these regions, the waxy coating of the seeds is used for candle and soap making, and the leaves are used as herbal medicine to...
  • Botanical Name: Sapium sebiferum dried berries
  • Height: 30-90 feet
  • Germination Test Type: Cut
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 10
  • Genus: Sapium
  • Family: EUPHORBIACEAE
Illinois
Elgin
Fortune Fontanesia, Chinese False Privet  Fontanesia fortunei     - Fontanesia phillyreoides fortunei
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* The Chinese make fences around their compounds with interlaced branches of this plant.These branches take root and form a very graceful hedge. * Shrub with upright stems; narrow bamboolike leaves, shiny bright green; small whitish flowers; a roughish...
  • Germination: 91%
  • Seeds Per Pound: 54,026
  • Lot#: 9701
  • Collection Locale: Hungary
  • Purity: 96%
  • Genus: Fontanesia
Illinois
Elgin
Monterey Pine, Insignis Pine, Radiata Pine Pinus radiata    New Zealand
Price : CALL

Noxious weed in California. Increases in height of between 1 and 2.5 metres per year have been recorded even in exposed positions, it makes an excellent shelterbelt tree. And it is considered a noxious weed in California! * Very tolerant of maritime exposure...
  • Species: radiata
  • Purity: 99%
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 15
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Genus: Pinus
  • Common Name: Monterey Pine, Insignis Pine, Radiata Pine
Illinois
Elgin
Upland Cotton, Mexican Cotton, American Upland Cotton, Wild Cotton Gossypium hirsutum
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

It is widely grown in regions of the world where the growing season is long enough to allow the fruit to mature. * This is the most important cotton of commerce. It requires a minimum of 140 days from planting to harvest.
  • Genus: Gossypium
  • Collection Locale: Texas
  • Crop Year: 2016
  • Species: hirsutum
  • Purity: 99%
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 16
Illinois
Elgin
Groundsel, Silverling, Eastern Baccharis, Groundsel Bush, Consumption Weed, Cotton-seed Tree, Groundsel Tree Baccharis halimifolia
Price : CALL

* Baccharis halimifolia ( Eastern Baccharis) , commonly called groundsel bush, consumption weed, cotton-seed tree, groundsel tree or silverling) is a fall flowering evergreen perennial plant of the genus Baccharis which is commonly found in the southeastern...
  • Family: Asteraceae
  • Species: halimifolia
  • Botanical Name: Baccharis halimifolia
  • Common Name: Groundsel, Silverling, Eastern Baccharis, Groundsel Bush, Consumption Weed, Cotton-seed Tree, Groundsel Tree
Illinois
Elgin
African Tuliptree Spathodea campanulata
Prices start at : 6.95 USD / 1 packet

* The flower bud is ampule-shaped and contains water. The open flowers are cup-shaped and hold rain and dew, making them attractive to many species of birds. The wood of the tree is soft and is used for nesting by many hole-building birds such as barbets.
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Height: 40 - 80 feet
  • Collection Locale: Hawaii
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 51
  • Family: Bignoniaceae
  • Species: campanulata
Illinois
Elgin
Narrowleaf Ash Fraxinus angustifolia
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* The bark is smooth and pale grey on young trees, becoming square-cracked and knobbly on old trees. * It is a medium-sized deciduous tree growing to 20–30 m tall with a trunk up to 1.5 m diameter.
  • Quantity: 1.62 lb
  • Seeds Per Pound: 4,994
  • Genus: Fraxinus
  • Germination: 98%
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 21
  • Family: OLEACEAE
Illinois
Elgin
Montezuma Baldcypress, Montezuma Bald Cypress Taxodium huegelii     - Taxodium mucronatum
Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

Trees from the Mexican highlands achieve a notable stoutness. The leaves are spirally arranged but twisted at the base to lie in two horizontal ranks, 1–2 cm (0.39–0.79 in) long and 1–2 mm (0.039–0.079 in) broad.
  • Species: huegelii
  • Germination: 59%
  • Collection Locale: India
  • Common Name: Montezuma Baldcypress, Montezuma Bald Cypress
  • Botanical Name: Taxodium huegelii
  • Purity: 98%
Illinois
Elgin
White Spear Bunches Onion, Japanese Bunching Onion, Welsh Onion, Spring Onion, Scallion Allium fistulosum   White Spear Bunches
Price : CALL

* These scallions are perfect for adding mild flavor to salads of all kinds. * Many Welsh onions can multiply by forming perennial evergreen clumps. * Can be overwintered if mulched to zone 4.
  • Family: Liliaceae
  • Botanical Name: Allium fistulosum White Spear Bunches
  • Species: fistulosum
  • Common Name: White Spear Bunches Onion, Japanese Bunching Onion, Welsh Onion, Spring Onion, Scallion
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 4
Illinois
Elgin
Pride Of Barbados, Peacock Flower, Dwarf Poinciana, Barbados Flower Fence Caesalpinia pulcherrima
Prices start at : 5.95 USD / 1 packet

* It is a shrub growing to 3 m tall, native to the Tropics and Subtropics of the Americas . * The fruit is a pod 6-12 cm long. * The flowers are borne in racemes up to 20 cm long, each flower with five yellow, orange or red petals.
  • Common Name: Pride Of Barbados, Peacock Flower, Dwarf Poinciana, Barbados Flower Fence
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 8
  • Germination: 98%
  • Crop Year: 2017
  • Quantity: 9.47 lb
  • Species: pulcherrima
Illinois
Elgin
Roselle Hibiscus sabdariffa
Prices start at : 9.95 USD / 1 packet

* The roselle ( Hibiscus sabdariffa ) is a species of Hibiscus native to the Old World tropics, used for the production of bast fibre and as an infusion . * An annual or, in tropical areas, perennial; 4-5" yellow flowers with a brownish-red base; calyx...
  • Common Name: Roselle
  • Genus: Hibiscus
  • Family: Malvaceae
  • Seeds Per Pound: 12,139
  • Purity: 99%
  • Collection Locale: Ojai, CA
Illinois
Elgin
Murray Red Gum, River Redgum Eucalyptus camaldulensis
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* The common name is based on the red bark of younger growth. * Eucalyptus camaldulensis is an evergreen Tree growing to 30 m (98ft) by 20 m (65ft) at a fast rate. * It makes an excellent bonsai and will readily regrow both from the base and from epicormic...
  • Seeds Per Pound: 880,000
  • Germination: 40%
  • Height: 80-100 feet
  • Quantity: 0.2 lb
  • Common Name: Murray Red Gum, River Redgum
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 9
Illinois
Elgin
Chinese Pistache, Chinese Pistach Pistacia chinensis    China
Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

* Foliage dark green in summer, orange or orange red in fall. * Used as a street and shade tree in Florida. * In the low-elevation deserts of Arizona, it is the only tree whose leaves turn scarlet in fall.

China

    • Family: Anacardiaceae
    • Location: China
    • Collection Locale: China
    • Height: 30-50 feet
    • Species: chinensis
    • Botanical Name: Pistacia chinensis China
    Illinois
    Elgin
    Grape Ivy, Japanese Creeper, Woodbine, Boston Ivy, Japanese Ivy Parthenocissus tricuspidata
    Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

    * Plants are very tolerant of trimming and can be cut right back to within 1 metre of the base if required to rejuvenate the plant[202]. * Resembles Virginia Creeper except that 5" leaf is 3-lobed and shinier.
    • Common Name: Grape Ivy, Japanese Creeper, Woodbine, Boston Ivy, Japanese Ivy
    • Crop Year: 2016
    • Germination: 91%
    • Genus: Parthenocissus
    • Height: 90 feet
    • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
    Illinois
    Elgin
    Orange Wattle, Coojong, Golden Wreath Wattle, Blue-leaved Wattle, Western Australian Golden Wattle, Port Jackson Willow Acacia cyanophylla     - Acacia saligna    , Acacia bracteata    , Acacia lindleyi    , Mimosa saligna    , Racosperma salignum
    Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

    * It is used for reclaiming eroded hillsides and wastelands and for stabilizing drift sands as well as for fuel. * The yellow flowers appear in early spring and late winter. * Makes a good screen or hedge in warm temperate areas.
    • Family: LEGUMINOSAE
    • Genus: Acacia
    • Quantity: 1.63 lb
    • Purity: 98%
    • Height: 18-20 feet
    • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 8
    Illinois
    Elgin
    Silky Oak, Silkoak Grevillea robusta
    Price : CALL

    The nectar falls in showers when the flowers are shaken. It is a fast growing evergreen tree, between 18-35 m tall with dark green delicately dented bipinnatifid leaves reminiscent of a fern frond.
    • Height: 60-90 feet
    • Germination Test Type: cut
    • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 38
    • Purity: 99%
    • Crop Year: 2017
    • Botanical Name: Grevillea robusta
    Illinois
    Elgin
    Empress Tree, Princesstree Paulownia tomentosa
    Prices start at : 5.95 USD / 1 packet

    Good for posts and beams in construction. 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. On young growth, the leaves may be in whorls of three and be much bigger than...
    • Genus: Paulownia
    • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 720
    • Germination: 30%
    • Crop Year: 2017
    • Common Name: Empress Tree, Princesstree
    • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 7
    Illinois
    Elgin
    Aristocrat Pear, Callery Pear Pyrus calleryana   Aristocrat
    Price : CALL

    The flowers are produced in early spring before the leaves expand fully, and are white, with five petals, and about 2 to 3 cm (0.79 to 1.2 in) in diameter. The leaves are oval, 4 to 7 cm (1.6 to 2.8 in) long, glossy dark green above, slightly paler below.
    • Species: calleryana
    • Genus: Pyrus
    • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
    • Cultivar: Aristocrat
    • Family: Rosaceae
    Illinois
    Elgin
    Edelweiss
    Prices start at : 7.49 USD / each

    This superb perennial produces beautiful cream colored star-shaped flowers and silvery green foliage. Grows 6-12'' tall and 6-9'' wide. Super hardy Edelweiss will survive the coldest winter temperatures and the worst summer droughts.
    • Spread: 6-9''
    • Deer Resistant: Yes
    • Zones: 3-7
    • Genus: Leontopodium alpinum
    • Colors: White
    Illinois
    Elgin
    Japanese Red Cedar, Japanese Cedar, Sugi Cryptomeria japonica     - Cryptomeria fortunei
    Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

    Japonica is extensively used in forestry plantations in Japan, China and the Azores islands, and is widely cultivated as an ornamental tree in other temperate areas, including Britain, Europe, North America and eastern Himalaya regions of Nepal and India.
    • Common Name: Japanese Red Cedar, Japanese Cedar, Sugi
    • Seeds Per Pound: 99,561
    • Germination: 83%
    • Species: japonica
    • Genus: Cryptomeria
    • Germination Test Type: cut
    Illinois
    Elgin