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Black Ash Fraxinus nigra
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* A small deciduous tree with coarse ascending branches and a slender, sometimes bent or leaning trunk. Leaves dark green above, lighter green beneath with some rusty hairs, Fall color yellow.
  • Height: 45-60 feet
  • Genus: Fraxinus
  • Species: nigra
  • Common Name: Black Ash
United States
Illinois
Turkey Oak, European Turkey Oak Quercus cerris
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It is the type species of Quercus sect. This is partly for its relatively fast growth. * Quercus cerris is a large deciduous tree growing to 25-40 m tall with a trunk up to 2 m diameter.
  • Family: Fagaceae
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 6
  • Species: cerris
  • Genus: Quercus
United States
Illinois
Freeman\'s Maple, Freeman Maple ACER x freemanii     - ACER freemanii
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* Fast growth and tolerance to adverse climatic and soil conditions. * Excellent red autumn color. * Popular ornamental tree in parks and large gardens. * A hybrid of the red and silver maples, combining the best of both species.
  • Genus: ACER
  • Common Name: Freeman's Maple, Freeman Maple
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 4
  • Botanical Name: ACER x freemanii dry seed
United States
Illinois
White Mulberry Morus alba
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

Pinkish, or purple violet; much loved by birds in June and July. * Originally imported as food for silkworms. * The white mulberry ( Morus alba ) is a fast-growing, small to medium sized tree.
  • Purity: 98%
  • Seeds Per Pound: 282,500
  • Common Name: White Mulberry
  • Crop Year: 2017
  • Height: 40-50 feet
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 6
United States
Illinois
Rattlesnake Mannagrass, Rattlesnake Grass, Canada Manna, Quaking Grass, Canadian Mannagrass Glyceria canadensis
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

Some mannagrasses are considered weeds while others are endangered in their native habitats. It is a good forage crop for livestock and wildlife especially for wetter sites. * This grass is native to the northeastern USA and eastern Canada; it grows in...
  • Botanical Name: Glyceria canadensis
  • Purity: 96%
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 2
  • Common Name: Rattlesnake Mannagrass, Rattlesnake Grass, Canada Manna, Quaking Grass, Canadian Mannagrass
  • Collection Locale: Pennsylvania
  • Genus: Glyceria
United States
Illinois
Amur Barberry Berberis amurensis     - Berberis amurensis  Japonica
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Berberine, universally present in rhizomes of Berberis species, has marked antibacterial effects. Not available for sale in Canada,or the States of CO,IL,IN,IA,KS,MI,MN,MO,MT,NE,ND,OH,SD,WV,WI,WY,and parts of PA,VA,and WA due to the Black stem rust eradication...
  • Species: amurensis
  • Genus: Berberis
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 6
  • Height: 9-12 feet
United States
Illinois
Quaking Aspen Populus tremuloides
Prices start at : 5.95 USD / 1 packet

Young trees (including root sprouts) have much larger—10–20 centimetres (3.9–7.9 in) long—nearly triangular leaves. It grows in any soil, often very quickly and is short-lived and subject to diseases.
  • Germination: 30%
  • Crop Year: 2018
  • Germination Test Type: estimate
  • Species: tremuloides
  • Genus: Populus
  • Seeds Per Pound: 3,500,000
United States
Illinois
Pepper Vine, Peppervine Ampelopsis arborea
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* Fast-growing and short-lived. * Germination can be quite slow, sometimes taking more than a year. Ampelopsis bipinnata Michx., Ampelopsis pinnata DC., Cissus arborea (L.) Des Moul., Cissus bipinnata Elliott, Cissus orientalis Lam., Cissus stans Pers.,...
  • Genus: Ampelopsis
  • Collection Locale: Louisiana
  • Height: 35-40 feet
  • Family: Vitaceae
  • Germination: 91%
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 26
United States
Illinois
Beautyberry, Purple Beautyberry Callicarpa dichotoma
Prices start at : 7.95 USD / 1 packet

The fruit provides food for wild life. * Lavender flowers from June until August, followed by violet fruits in October; extremely attractive, smaller than C. * The berries are bitter and are unfit for culinary use.
  • Species: dichotoma
  • Common Name: Beautyberry, Purple Beautyberry
  • Collection Locale: Massachusetts
  • Crop Year: 2018
  • Quantity: 0.06 lb
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 6
United States
Illinois
Bigtooth Aspen Populus grandidentata
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* They are pioneer species on disturbed sites, persisting in successional communities until senescence. * The wood is light-colored, straight-grained, fine-textured, and soft. It is used primarily for pulp, but can be used to make particle board and structural...
  • Height: 60-80 feet
  • Common Name: Bigtooth Aspen
  • Family: Salicaceae
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 3
United States
Illinois
Sawtooth Oak Quercus acutissima
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* Most planting in North America was carried out for wildlife food provision, as the species tends to bear heavier crops of acorns than other native American oak species. * Quercus acutissima lives in deciduous forests at altitudes of up to 2,200 metres...
  • Botanical Name: Quercus acutissima
  • Height: 75-90 feet
  • Species: acutissima
  • Common Name: Sawtooth Oak
United States
Illinois
Luckynut, Yellow Oleander Thevetia peruviana     - Thevetia neriifolia    , Cascabela thevetia
Prices start at : 7.95 USD / 1 packet

* Flowers bloom from summer to fall. Its stem is green turning silver/gray as it ages. * All parts of the C. Its leaves are willow-like, linear-lanceolate, and glossy green in color.
  • Quantity: 1.28 lb
  • Germination: 91%
  • Botanical Name: Thevetia peruviana
  • Family: Apocynaceae
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Collection Locale: Hawaii
United States
Illinois
Grape Ivy, Japanese Creeper, Woodbine, Boston Ivy, Japanese Ivy Parthenocissus tricuspidata
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

Though unrelated to true ivy , it is commonly known Japanese creeper , Boston ivy , Grape ivy , Japanese ivy , and woodbine (though the latter may refer to a number of vines). * Plants are very tolerant of trimming and can be cut right back to within...
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
  • Germination: 91%
  • Species: tricuspidata
  • Collection Locale: China
  • Purity: 98%
  • Crop Year: 2016
United States
Illinois
Bloodtwig Dogwood Cornus sanguinea
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* The seed contains 45% of a non-drying oil, it is used in soap making and lighting. The prehistoric archer known as Oetzi the Iceman, discovered in 1991 on the border between Italy and Austria, was carrying arrows made from dogwood.
  • Quantity: 1.34 lb
  • Purity: 98%
  • Crop Year: 2001
  • Collection Locale: Slovenia
  • Species: sanguinea
  • Germination Test Type: estimate
United States
Illinois
Orange Eye Butterflybush, Summer Lilac, Butterfly Bush Buddleja davidii     - Buddleia davidii
Prices start at : 7.95 USD / 1 packet

* Buddleja davidii , (old spelling Buddleia davidii ); also called summer lilac , butterfly-bush or orange eye ) is a shrub in the Buddlejaceae family . * It is native to northwestern China and Japan .
  • Quantity: 0.66 lb
  • Family: Scrophulariaceae
  • Species: davidii
  • Collection Locale: France
  • Seeds Per Pound: 3,400,000
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
United States
Illinois
Common Hackberry Celtis occidentalis    Europe
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American Indians ate them with parched corn. * Usually the common hackberry forms a medium sized tree, thirty to fifty feet in height, with a slender trunk; however, it can rise to the height of one hundred and thirty feet, in the best conditions in the...
  • Genus: Celtis
  • Family: Ulmaceae
  • Botanical Name: Celtis occidentalis Europe
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 3
  • Species: occidentalis
United States
Illinois
Red Clover, Mammoth Red Clover Trifolium pratense   Mammoth
Prices start at : 2.95 USD / 1 packet

* Red clover is primarily used for hay, pasture, silage, and soil improvement. * Dietary amounts of red clover are safe, but medicinal quantities may cause rash-like reactions, muscle ache, headache, nausea, vaginal bleeding in women, and slow blood clotting.
  • Crop Year: 2017
  • Family: Fabaceae
  • Common Name: Red Clover, Mammoth Red Clover
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Cultivar: Mammoth
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 6
United States
Illinois
Ocean Spray, Cream Bush Holodiscus discolor
Prices start at : 5.95 USD / 1 packet

It is common in the Pacific Northwest where it is found in both openings and the forest understory at low to moderate elevations. The flowers emit a perfume similar to meadowsweet.
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 6
  • Genus: Holodiscus
  • Botanical Name: Holodiscus discolor
  • Seeds Per Pound: 1,135,000
  • Quantity: 0.95 lb
  • Common Name: Ocean Spray, Cream Bush
United States
Illinois
Perennial Ryegrass, Amazing GS Perennial Ryegrass Lolium perenne   Amazing GS
Prices start at : 2.95 USD / 1 packet

It prefers a pH in the range 6 - 7, though it can tolerate a range from 4.5 - 8.2. It is native to Europe, Asia and northern Africa, but is widely cultivated and naturalised around the world.
  • Germination: 94%
  • Botanical Name: Lolium perenne Amazing GS
  • Height: 2-3 feet
  • Crop Year: 2015
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 517
  • Common Name: Perennial Ryegrass, Amazing GS Perennial Ryegrass
United States
Illinois
Traveller\'s Joy, Evergreen Clematis, Old-man\'s Beard Clematis vitalba
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

The many fruits formed in each inflorescence have long silky appendages which, seen together, give the characteristic appearance of Old Man's beard . * Vigorous; 1" white flowers with a slight almond scent beginning in July; native to Europe.
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
  • Quantity: 1.91 lb
  • Collection Locale: Hungary
  • Family: Ranunculaceae
  • Purity: 97%
  • Seeds Per Pound: 182,508
United States
Illinois
Italian Rye-grass, Italian Ryegrass, Italian Rye Grass, Annual Ryegrass Lolium multiflorum     - Lolium perenne multiflorum
Prices start at : 2.95 USD / 1 packet

It is in flower from May to September. * Uses: A good green manure crop, it can be sown in autumn or spring and is often combined with clover. * Lolium multiflorum is a BIENNIAL growing to 0.3 m (1ft).
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
  • Botanical Name: Lolium multiflorum
  • Germination Test Type: Actual
  • Family: GRAMINEAE
  • Collection Locale: Oregon
  • Quantity: 14.56 lb
United States
Illinois
Italian Rye-grass, Italian Ryegrass, Italian Rye Grass, Annual Ryegrass Lolium multiflorum     - Lolium perenne multiflorum
Prices start at : 2.95 USD / 1 packet

It is in flower from May to September. * Uses: A good green manure crop, it can be sown in autumn or spring and is often combined with clover. * Lolium multiflorum is a BIENNIAL growing to 0.3 m (1ft).
  • Crop Year: 2011
  • Germination Test Type: Actual
  • Family: GRAMINEAE
  • Seeds Per Pound: 100,788
  • Genus: Lolium
  • Collection Locale: Oregon
United States
Illinois
Walter Dogwood Cornus walteri
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

It is used for making tools. * The fruit is a source of oil. The wood is hard. * This species is closely related to C. * The tree itself is planted as a street tree. * An easily grown plant, it succeeds in any soil of good or moderate fertility, ranging...
  • Family: CORNACEAE
  • Germination: 98%
  • Common Name: Walter Dogwood
  • Botanical Name: Cornus walteri
  • Collection Locale: China
  • Quantity: 3.44 lb
United States
Illinois
Paradox Black Walnut Juglans x Paradox
Prices start at : 11.95 USD / 1 packet

* Our seed is collected from hybrid parent trees. It is F2 generation. Indeed they sprang forward at such a rate as presently to dwarf their pure breed relatives." * They are commonly used in California as a rootstock for English Walnut, inspiring more...
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 3
  • Purity: 99%
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 8
  • Germination: 98%
  • Genus: Juglans
  • Quantity: 120.32 lb
United States
Illinois
Coralberry, Indian Currant Symphoricarpos orbiculatus
Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

Flowers give way to clusters of round, coral-red berries (drupes) which mature in autumn. Particularly common in Post Oak (Quercus stellata) woods, Coralberry forms extensive colonies and spreads by rooting at the nodes where it touches the ground.
  • Germination: 98%
  • Purity: 99%
  • Botanical Name: Symphoricarpos orbiculatus
  • Family: Caprifoliaceae
  • Species: orbiculatus
  • Height: 2-5 feet
United States
Illinois
Scarlet Oak Quercus coccinea
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On Scarlet Oak the sinuses between lobes are "C"-shaped in comparison to Pin Oak (Q. Palustris), which has "U"-shaped sinuses and the acorns are half covered by a deep cap. Also a good street tree.
  • Height: 70-75 feet
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
  • Botanical Name: Quercus coccinea
  • Species: coccinea
United States
Illinois
Sycamore Maple ACER pseudoplatanus
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* They are often used in shelterbelt plantings. Most bonsai specimens thrive in bright lighting conditions. * Very common in Europe; a widely used street tree with handsome dark green leaves.
  • Botanical Name: ACER pseudoplatanus
  • Genus: ACER
  • Common Name: Sycamore Maple
  • Family: Aceraceae
United States
Illinois