Plant With Winter Interest Drought Tolerant Plant For Sale In Rockford

Trident Maple ACER buergerianum - ACER buergeranum

Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* It is a small to medium-sized deciduous tree reaching a height of 5-20 m with a trunk up to 50 cm diameter. An excellent maple bonsai specimen. This maple needs full sun but should be given partial shade in the summer.

Germination Test Type: cut
Species: buergerianum
Crop Year: 2016
Botanical Name: ACER buergerianum
Common Name: Trident Maple
Family: Aceraceae

Illinois

Rockford

Serrulata Pear Pyrus serrulata

Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

Serotina, differing mainly in having smaller fruit. Young leaves have velvety grey hair but later become bare and turn dark green. The fruit often remain on the tree until deep into the winter.

Collection Locale: China
Family: ROSACEAE
Crop Year: 1992
Common Name: Serrulata Pear
Purity: 98%
Seeds Per Pound: 9,836

Illinois

Rockford

Blue Spruce Picea pungens glauca CO Rio Grande

Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* It is also grown for the cut Christmas tree industry. * The specific epithet pungens means "sharply pointed", referring to the leaves. * This species has a deeply penetrating root system that firmly anchors the tree against winds.

Variety: glauca
Common Name: Blue Spruce
Botanical Name: Picea pungens glauca CO Rio Grande
Minimum Hardiness Zone: 2
Germination Test Type: Actual
Seeds Per Pound: 108,960

Illinois

Rockford

Jerusalem Thorn, Mexican Palo Verde, Jellybean Tree, Parkinsonia, Palo Verde Parkinsonia aculeata

Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

Common names include Mexican Palo Verde , Parkinsonia , Jerusalem Thorn , and Jellybean Tree . It is native to the southwestern United States (western Texas , southern Arizona ), Mexico , the Caribbean , South America south to northern Argentina , and...

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Purity: 99%
Family: Fabaceae
Seeds Per Pound: 5,902
Germination: 99%
Germination Test Type: cut
Species: aculeata

Illinois

Rockford

Striped Maple, Moose Maple, Moosewood ACER pensylvanicum

Price : CALL

* A stripebark with vivid white stripes on green or gray-green bark; vivid yellow fall color. * It is in flower in May, and the seeds ripen in July. * A decidious Tree growing to 4.5 m.

Genus: ACER
Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 30
Germination: 98%
Family: Aceraceae
Botanical Name: ACER pensylvanicum
Common Name: Striped Maple, Moose Maple, Moosewood

Illinois

Rockford

Groundsel, Silverling, Eastern Baccharis, Groundsel Bush, Consumption Weed, Cotton-seed Tree, Groundsel Tree Baccharis halimifolia

Price : CALL

* A good fast-growing hedge for exposed maritime conditions. * Plants have an extensive root system and can be grown on sand or thin coastal soils in order to bind the soil. * Germination usually takes place within 1 - 2 weeks.

Family: Asteraceae
Species: halimifolia
Height: 10 feet
Common Name: Groundsel, Silverling, Eastern Baccharis, Groundsel Bush, Consumption Weed, Cotton-seed Tree, Groundsel Tree

Illinois

Rockford

Leatherleaf Mahonia, Oregon Grape, Beale's Barberry Mahonia bealei

Prices start at : 12.95 USD / 1 packet

* Fruit - raw or cooked. A pleasant acid flavour, it is nice when added to muesli or porridge. * Very fragrant yellow flowers in early spring. * Shiny leathery leaves, coarse, evergreen, dark green or blue green.

Germination Test Type: cut
Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 14
Family: BERBERIDACEAE
Species: bealei
Collection Locale: California
Height: 4-6ft

Illinois

Rockford

Common Persimmon Diospyros virginiana

Price : CALL

* About the size of a plum, the fruit has an exquisitely rich flavour when it is fully ripe. American Indians made persimmon bread and stored the dried fruit like prunes. * Persimmons are consumed fresh and are used to make puddings, cakes, and beverages.

Species: virginiana
Botanical Name: Diospyros virginiana
Genus: Diospyros
Family: Ebenaceae

Illinois

Rockford

American Hornbeam, Hornbeam, Blue Beech, Ironwood, Musclewood, Water Beech, Muscle-beech, Smooth-barked Ironwood Carpinus caroliniana

Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* The bark is smooth and greenish-grey, becoming shallowly fissured in old trees. It is especially suitable for making levers and is also a good fuel. * It is a shade-loving tree, which prefers moderate soil fertility and moisture.

Species: caroliniana
Family: Betulaceae
Common Name: American Hornbeam, Hornbeam, Blue Beech, Ironwood, Musclewood, Water Beech, Muscle-beech, Smooth-barked Ironwood
Purity: 98%
Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 38
Botanical Name: Carpinus caroliniana

Illinois

Rockford

Montezuma Baldcypress, Montezuma Bald Cypress Taxodium huegelii - Taxodium mucronatum

Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

Unlike Bald Cypress and Pond Cypress , Montezuma Cypress rarely produces cypress knees from the roots . It is a large evergreen or semi-evergreen tree growing to 40 m (130 ft) tall and with a trunk of 1–3 m (3.3–9.8 ft) diameter (occasionally much...

Quantity: 2.03 lb
Collection Locale: India
Crop Year: 2014
Germination: 59%
Common Name: Montezuma Baldcypress, Montezuma Bald Cypress
Genus: Taxodium

Illinois

Rockford

Majestic Blue Spruce Picea pungens glauca Majestic

Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

* It is a popular ornamental tree found far beyond its native range. * The trees are faster growing and have softer needles than the average Blue Spruce. * Majestic also produces 99% blue color trees (shiners) ! * This species has a deeply penetrating...

Germination: 98%
Botanical Name: Picea pungens glauca Majestic
Crop Year: 2016
Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 117
Variety: glauca
Quantity: 9.45 lb

Illinois

Rockford

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

* An attractive plant with small pink flowers; can be grown as an annual in cold areas; native to the tropics. * The stem is erect in young plants, but becomes creeping or trailing with age.

Species: pudica
Botanical Name: Mimosa pudica
Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 135
Common Name: Sensitive Plant, Shameplant, Shy Plant, Humble Plant, Sleeping Grass, Touch-Me-Not, Lajjalu, Bashful Mimosa
Crop Year: 2016
Collection Locale: India

Illinois

Rockford

Siberian Elm, Chinese Elm, Asiatic Elm, Dwarf Elm Ulmus pumila

Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

The wind-dispersed fruit develops in a flat, oval membranous wing ( samara ) 1 - 1.5 cm long and notched at the outer end . The leaves are deciduous in cold areas, but semi-evergreen in warmer climates, < 7 cm long and < 3 cm broad, with an oblique base...

Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 59
Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
Seeds Per Pound: 82,700
Genus: Ulmus
Botanical Name: Ulmus pumila
Germination Test Type: cut

Illinois

Rockford

Japanese Barberry Berberis thunbergii

Price : CALL

* Plants can be grown as a medium-size hedge. They are very tolerant of trimming and have prickles which make them an effective barrier to larger creatures. * Bright green leaves, very dense, with a horizontal habit; orange, scarlet, and reddish purple...

Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
Species: thunbergii
Genus: Berberis
Common Name: Japanese Barberry

Illinois

Rockford

Manchu Striped Maple ACER tegmentosum

Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

* Native to northeast Asia. * Green to greenish purple stems with white stripes; of open habit with yellow fall color.

Quantity: 2.54 lb
Germination: 83%
Germination Test Type: Cut
Crop Year: 1999
Species: tegmentosum
Seeds Type: w

Illinois

Rockford

Dragon Tree, Dragontree Dracaena draco

Prices start at : 7.95 USD / 1 packet

* When the bark or leaves are cut they secrete a reddish resin, one of several sources of substances known as dragon's blood. * Dracaena draco is a monocot with a tree-like growth habit currently placed in the asparagus family (Asparagaceae, subfamily...

Collection Locale: California
Minimum Hardiness Zone: 9
Height: 50-60 feet
Species: draco
Crop Year: 2017
Seeds Per Pound: 953

Illinois

Rockford

Kinran Japanese Maple ACER palmatum amoenum Kinran

Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

* The leaf color is a combination of green and red on the same leaf. * The fall color is a "beautiful gold with overtones of crimson for which it is famous." * Makes an excellent larger bonsai specimen.

Botanical Name: ACER palmatum amoenum Kinran dry seed
Family: Aceraceae
Species: palmatum
Cultivar: Kinran
Common Name: Kinran Japanese Maple
Height: 8-12 feet

Illinois

Rockford

Siberian Statice Limonium gmelinii

Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* This is an excellent plant to use for cut flowers and dried flowers. They keep their blue color well after drying. * It is very cold hardy, coming from Siberia, and will also tolerate drought and saline conditions.

Germination Test Type: cut
Common Name: Siberian Statice
Family: PLUMBAGINACEAE
Height: 2-3 feet
Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 67
Botanical Name: Limonium gmelinii

Illinois

Rockford

Lemon-Scented Gum Eucalyptus citriodora - CORYMBIA citriodora

Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* Winter hardy to USDA Zones 8-11 where plants are grown in medium moisture, well-drained soils in full sun. Pear-shaped buds are borne in clusters of three, formed in the corner of leaf and stem junctions, whilst fruit (capsules) are urn-shaped.

Purity: 95%
Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 83
Botanical Name: Eucalyptus citriodora
Family: MYRTACEAE
Germination: 98%
Common Name: Lemon-Scented Gum

Illinois

Rockford

Serrulata Pear Pyrus serrulata

Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

Serotina, differing mainly in having smaller fruit. Young leaves have velvety grey hair but later become bare and turn dark green. The fruit often remain on the tree until deep into the winter.

Seeds Per Pound: 9,836
Crop Year: 1992
Family: ROSACEAE
Purity: 98%
Germination Test Type: Cut
Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 53

Illinois

Rockford

Cocky's Tongue Templetonia retusa

Prices start at : 6.95 USD / 1 packet

* Templetonia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. * Templetonia is a dryland shrub that grows 3-7 feet tall. * It will also tolerate more moist conditions if it is given well drained soil.

Purity: 99%
Germination Test Type: cut
Genus: Templetonia
Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 17
Seeds Per Pound: 15,890
Common Name: Cocky's Tongue

Illinois

Rockford

Inaba Shidare Japanese Maple ACER palmatum matsumurae Inaba shidare

Price : CALL

* Holds its color well in the summer and then turns a beautiful scarlet in the fall. * More upright than many cultivars and then cascades down from a higher starting point.

Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
Botanical Name: ACER palmatum matsumurae Inaba shidare fresh/green seed
Common Name: Inaba Shidare Japanese Maple
Genus: ACER
Family: Aceraceae

Illinois

Rockford

Thunder Japanese Maple, Inazuma Japanese Maple ACER palmatum matsumurae Inazuma

Prices start at : 7.95 USD / 1 packet

* Deeply divided leaves. * It has deep purple leaves in spring and early summer, turning dark green in late season then to red-crimson in the fall. * It would be interesting to see what characteristics are inherited through the seeds that we offer for...

Crop Year: 2016
Subspecies: matsumurae
Genus: ACER
Common Name: Thunder Japanese Maple, Inazuma Japanese Maple
Purity: 99%
Collection Locale: Oregon

Illinois

Rockford

Interior Live Oak Quercus wislizeni

Price : CALL

The dark-green leaves are usually small, 2.5-7 cm long and 2-5 cm broad, thick and often spiny-toothed, particularly on young trees. It also occurs south into northern Baja California in Mexico .

Minimum Hardiness Zone: 8
Genus: Quercus
Botanical Name: Quercus wislizeni
Height: 50-60 feet

Illinois

Rockford

Cranberry Cotoneaster Cotoneaster apiculatus

Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* Versatile shrub that can be used to cover large areas. * Effective on banks or slopes for erosion control. * Low informal hedge. * The red (cranberry-like) berries mature in late summer and persist into winter.

Germination: 45%
Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 27
Collection Locale: South Dakota
Family: Rosaceae
Minimum Hardiness Zone: 4
Common Name: Cranberry Cotoneaster

Illinois

Rockford

Horsetail Beefwood, Beach Sheoak, Ironwood, Australian Pine, Filao Tree, She-oak Casuarina equisetifolia

Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

It is possibly native to Madagascar . * It is also found in West Africa , where it is known as the Filao Tree and is planted to prevent erosion in sandy soils . * Casuarina equisetifolia is a species of she-oak of the genus Casuarina , native to Australasia...

Quantity: 0.52 lb
Crop Year: 2016
Height: 20-100 feet
Species: equisetifolia
Germination: 63%
Family: Casuarinaceae

Illinois

Rockford

Paper Birch, Canoe Birch, White Birch Betula papyrifera

Price : CALL

The flow is best on warm sunny days following a hard frost. * The sap is edible raw or cooked. It is vigorous but not always long-lived in less-than-ideal circumstances. When it is sufficiently boil'd, and become cold, add to it three or four Spoonfuls...

Genus: Betula
Species: papyrifera
Family: Betulaceae
Botanical Name: Betula papyrifera clean seed

Illinois

Rockford