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Chinese Magnolia-vine, Chinese Magnolia Vine Schisandra chinensis
Prices start at : 17.95 USD / 1 packet

The fruit is antitussive, aphrodisiac, hepatic, astringent, cardiotonic, cholagogue, expectorant, hypotensive, lenitive, nervine, pectoral, sedative, stimulant and tonic. The plant likes some shade with moist, well-drained soil.
  • Crop Year: 2016
  • Family: SCHISANDRACEAE
  • Collection Locale: China
  • Quantity: 1.47 lb
  • Genus: Schisandra
  • Species: chinensis
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Garden Cucumber, Cucumber Cucumis sativus   Spacemaster
Prices start at : 1.95 USD / 1 packet

* This variety is perfect for growing in containers or restricted spaces. * It will yield normal sized cucumbers but not take up as much room in the garden.
  • Collection Locale: Oregon
  • Species: sativus
  • Crop Year: 2012
  • Family: Cucurbitaceae
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 45
  • Botanical Name: Cucumis sativus Spacemaster
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Chinese Plum Yew Cephalotaxus sinensis
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

The branches, roots, leaves, and seeds are a source of many alkaloids, which are used to treat leukaemia and lymphosarcoma. Sinensis to be synonymous with Cephalotaxus harringtonia * Very tolerant of pruning, this plant makes a very good hedge in shady...
  • Germination: 98%
  • Height: 15 feet
  • Genus: Cephalotaxus
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 7
  • Family: CEPHALOTAXACEAE
  • Quantity: 0.11 lb
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Chinese Haw Crataegus pinnatifida
Prices start at : 6.95 USD / 1 packet

The orange fruit has a mealy texture with an acid taste and a slight bitterness but is fairly nice raw. It ripens fairly late, specimens seen at the end of October 1998 were not quite fully ripe.
  • Quantity: 2.75 lb
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 6
  • Height: 20-25 feet
  • Collection Locale: China
  • Germination: 83%
  • Seeds Per Pound: 3,618
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Chinese Flowering Quince, Flowering Quince Chaenomeles speciosa
Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

It is in flower from Feb to June, and the seeds ripen in October. * The fruit has been part of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) for thousands of years, used to treat arthritis, leg edema, and cramping in the calf muscle.
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
  • Family: Rosaceae
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Collection Locale: Hungary
  • Common Name: Chinese Flowering Quince, Flowering Quince
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 33
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Leatherleaf Mahonia, Oregon Grape, Beale\'s Barberry Mahonia bealei
Prices start at : 12.95 USD / 1 packet

* Shiny leathery leaves, coarse, evergreen, dark green or blue green. A pleasant acid flavour, it is nice when added to muesli or porridge. * Very fragrant yellow flowers in early spring.
  • Height: 4-6ft
  • Crop Year: 2017
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 8
  • Family: BERBERIDACEAE
  • Purity: 99%
  • Species: bealei
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Cherry Belle Radish Raphanus sativus   Cherry Belle
Prices start at : 1.95 USD / 1 packet

If you let some go to seed, the pods are edible. Sow the seed as soon as the soil temperatures are bove 40 degrees F. This is the variety that is most commonly seen in the supermarket, sold in bunches.
  • Species: sativus
  • Genus: Raphanus
  • Cultivar: Cherry Belle
  • Height: 6-8 inches
  • Germination: 90%
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: annual
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American Elder, Elderberry, Common Elder, Sweet Elder, Blackberry Elder, American Elderberry Sambucus canadensis
Price : CALL

* Leaves and inner bark can be used as an insecticide and a dye. * Research on elderberries is being conducted at the University of Missouri's South West Center in Mount Vernon and at the Missouri State Fruit Experiment Station in Mountain Grove.
  • Common Name: American Elder, Elderberry, Common Elder, Sweet Elder, Blackberry Elder, American Elderberry
  • Height: 12 feet
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 4
  • Botanical Name: Sambucus canadensis
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Pecan, Wild Pecan Carya illinoinensis  wild collection
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

Wild collected seed will produce smaller harder shelled nuts. * The pecan (pronounced /p??k??n/ , /p??kaen/ , or /?pi?kaen/ ), Carya illinoinensis or illinoensis , is a species of hickory , native to south-central North America , in Mexico from Coahuila...
  • Genus: Carya
  • Crop Year: 2017
  • Species: illinoinensis
  • Botanical Name: Carya illinoinensis wild collection
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 6
  • Purity: 99%
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California Huckleberry, Evergreen Huckleberry Vaccinium ovatum
Prices start at : 7.95 USD / 1 packet

* Traditionally huckleberries were sought after and collected by many Native American tribes along the Pacific coast in the region. * Vaccinium ovatum is a small to medium sized evergreen shrub native to the Western Pacific Coast of the United States...
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 7
  • Germination Test Type: estimate
  • Purity: 96%
  • Height: 2-3 feet
  • Crop Year: 2017
  • Quantity: 0.23 lb
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Oriental Beech Fagus orientalis
Prices start at : 24.95 USD / 1 oz

Sylvatica ), and intergrades with it in the Balkans and northwest Turkey; these hybrids with European Beech are named Fagus x taurica . * Large stately tree with smooth pale gray bark and obovate leaves widest near the tips, 6" veins; Dark green foilage,...
  • Purity: 99%
  • Seeds Per Pound: 1,316
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 14
  • Family: FAGACEAE
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Genus: Fagus
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Selected Common Pawpaw Asimina triloba   Select Seed
Prices start at : 6.95 USD / 1 packet

* Edible fruit - raw or cooked. * Trees grown from this seed will exhibit better fruiting qualities than wild collected seed. * The fruit can also be used for making preserves, pies, ice cream and other sweet desserts.
  • Purity: 99%
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
  • Seeds Per Pound: 324
  • Common Name: Selected Common Pawpaw
  • Cultivar: Select Seed
  • Family: Annonaceae
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Chinese Plum Yew Cephalotaxus sinensis
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

The branches, roots, leaves, and seeds are a source of many alkaloids, which are used to treat leukaemia and lymphosarcoma. Sinensis to be synonymous with Cephalotaxus harringtonia * Very tolerant of pruning, this plant makes a very good hedge in shady...
  • Purity: 99%
  • Collection Locale: China
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 10
  • Crop Year: 2013
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Family: CEPHALOTAXACEAE
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Red Raspberry, European Raspberry, Framboise Rubus idaeus
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* The fruit is delicious when eaten out of hand, the fruit is also used in pies, preserves etc. * Raspberry fruit may protect the liver. * A herb tea is made from the dried leaves.
  • Seeds Per Pound: 293,756
  • Botanical Name: Rubus idaeus
  • Quantity: 1.58 lb
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 4
  • Family: Rosaceae
  • Purity: 99%
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Horseradishtree, Drumstick Tree, Benzoil tree, Ben Oil tree Moringa oleifera     - Moringa pterygosperma
Prices start at : 5.95 USD / 1 packet

* In developing countries, moringa has potential to improve nutrition, boost food security, foster rural development, and support sustainable landcare. * It may be used as forage for livestock, a micronutrient liquid, a natural anthelmintic and possible...
  • Collection Locale: India
  • Quantity: 4.13 lb
  • Germination: 33%
  • Genus: Moringa
  • Crop Year: 2015
  • Seeds Per Pound: 1,816
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Coast Live Oak, California Live Oak Quercus agrifolia
Price : CALL

* The bark of young trees is smooth. Though 95% of cached acorns are found and eaten, remaining acorns have high germination and survival rates because they are typically cached about 0.4 inch (1 cm) below the soil surface.
  • Botanical Name: Quercus agrifolia
  • Species: agrifolia
  • Genus: Quercus
  • Family: FAGACEAE
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Blessed Milkthistle, Milk Thistle, Mary Thistle, Holy Thistle Silybum marianum
Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

This fairly typical thistle has red to purple flowers and shiny pale green leaves with white veins. * Milk thistle has also been known to be used as food. The roots can be eaten raw or boiled and buttered or par-boiled and roasted.
  • Family: Asteraceae
  • Botanical Name: Silybum marianum
  • Height: 3-4 feet
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 7
  • Genus: Silybum
  • Seeds Per Pound: 16,331
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Two needle Pinyon Pine, Two needle Pinyon, Colorado Pinyon Pine, Pinyon Pine Pinus edulis     - Pinus cembroides  edulis
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

* The seeds are dispersed by the Pinyon Jay , which plucks them out of the open cones. The seed contains about 15% protein. Rich in oil, protein and thiamine. * The Pinon Pine ( Pinus edulis ) is a small to medium size tree , reaching 10-20 m tall and...
  • Purity: 99%
  • Family: Pinaceae
  • Species: edulis
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Germination: 98%
  • Botanical Name: Pinus edulis
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Chir Pine, Salli Pinus roxburghii
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* The Chir Pine ( Pinus roxburghii ) named after William Roxburgh , is a pine native to the Himalaya . 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).
  • Family: PINACEAE
  • Genus: Pinus
  • Quantity: 2.1 lb
  • Collection Locale: India
  • Height: 100-150 feet
  • Germination Test Type: cut
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Dwarf Palmetto Sabal minor
Prices start at : 5.95 USD / 1 packet

White blooms are followed by black fruit about 1/2 inch wide in long clusters. Usually stemless, the leaves arising from an underground stock. Plant forms a trunk when grown in standing water.
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Genus: Sabal
  • Purity: 99%
  • Germination: 98%
  • Species: minor
  • Botanical Name: Sabal minor
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Monkey Puzzle Tree, Monkeypuzzle Tree Araucaria araucana
Price : CALL

* Its conservation status was enhanced to Endangered by the IUCN in 2013 due to its declining abundance. * It is the national tree of Chile. It is a food that can easily be eaten in quantity and can be used as a staple food in the diet.
  • Genus: Araucaria
  • Botanical Name: Araucaria araucana
  • Common Name: Monkey Puzzle Tree, Monkeypuzzle Tree
  • Height: 50-100 feet
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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.
  • Germination: 80%
  • Species: annuum
  • Germination Test Type: Actual
  • Seeds Per Pound: 49,949
  • Genus: Capsicum
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 87
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Black Mulberry Morus nigra
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* Of crooked, wide-spreading habit; berries eaten raw and used in jam and wine; dark red, purple, or black fruit, at 1" the largest of the genus; probably native to Asia. * Black mulberry ( Morus nigra ) is a species of mulberry .
  • Seeds Per Pound: 189,772
  • Quantity: 2.83 lb
  • Collection Locale: Hungary
  • Botanical Name: Morus nigra
  • Germination: 98%
  • Genus: Morus
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Blue Oak Quercus douglasii
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

* The name Blue Oak derives from the dark blue-green tint of its leaves, which are deciduous, 4–10 cm long, and entire or shallowly lobed. * Recent research has found several unlogged stands of Blue Oak woodlands, suggesting that the state may harbor...
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 5
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Height: 45-75 feet
  • Germination: 98%
  • Collection Locale: Red Bluff, CA
  • Quantity: 10.2 lb
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Azarole, Mosphilla, Mediterranean Medlar Crataegus azarolus
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

It has been used historically for a number of medicinal purposes. In cooler zones, however, the fruit does not develop so well and is best cooked or used in preserves. It can be eaten out of hand.
  • Botanical Name: Crataegus azarolus
  • Common Name: Azarole, Mosphilla, Mediterranean Medlar
  • Seeds Per Pound: 1,758
  • Species: azarolus
  • Family: Rosaceae
  • Germination: 20%
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Common Silverbell Halesia tetraptera     - Halesia carolina
Prices start at : 9.95 USD / 1 packet

* Halesia tetraptera, commonly known as the common silverbell is a species in the family Styracaceae, native to the southeastern United States. * The species is found in scattered populations over much of the eastern United States, as far north as West...
  • Genus: Halesia
  • Height: 20-30 feet
  • Crop Year: 2016
  • Seeds Per Pound: 1,362
  • Family: Styracaceae
  • Purity: 97%
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Mossycup White Oak, Bur Oak, Mossycup Oak Quercus macrocarpa    Northern Zone 3
Prices start at : 6.95 USD / 1 packet

It has been planted in many climates, ranging northwards to Anchorage, Alaska, and as far south as Mission, Texas. * This plant is also called Mossycup oak and Mossycup white oak .
  • Common Name: Mossycup White Oak, Bur Oak, Mossycup Oak
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 3
  • Collection Locale: South Dakota
  • Botanical Name: Quercus macrocarpa Northern Zone 3
  • Purity: 99%
  • Species: macrocarpa
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