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Mountain Maple, Moosewood ACER spicatum
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Mountain maple ACSP2 Summary Duration Perennial Growth Habit Tree, Shrub Native Status L48 (N), CAN (N), SPM (N) Federal T/E Status National Wetland Indicator FACU-, FACU Morphology/Physiology Active Growth Period Spring and Summer After Harvest Regrowth...
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 3
  • Genus: ACER
  • Species: spicatum
  • Botanical Name: ACER spicatum
Illinois
Chicago
Slippery Elm, Red Elm Ulmus rubra     - Ulmus fulva
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In particular, it is a gentle and effective remedy for irritated states of the mucous membranes of the chest, urinary tubules, stomach and intestines. The fruit is an oval winged samara 20 mm long and containing a single, central seed .
  • Genus: Ulmus
  • Common Name: Slippery Elm, Red Elm
  • Botanical Name: Ulmus rubra winged
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 3
Illinois
Chicago
White Hellebore, White False Hellebore Veratrum album
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

), is a medicinal plant of the Liliaceae (lily family) or Melanthiaceae which is native to Europe . * Upright stems topped by 1/2-1" flowers in a branched flower head, white, green, or yellowish; grows in wet, grassy subalpine meadows and open woods;...
  • Quantity: 0.51 lb
  • Species: album
  • Collection Locale: Germany
  • Family: Liliaceae
  • Lot#: 9702
  • Common Name: White Hellebore, White False Hellebore
Illinois
Chicago
Wooly Summer-sweet, Wooly Summer Sweet Clethra tomentosa
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

* Well worth growing if you have the right spot to enjoy its fragrant blooms. * This flowering shrub is native to the eastern United States, likes a moist shady location.
  • Purity: 60%
  • Botanical Name: Clethra tomentosa
  • Height: 3-6 feet
  • Common Name: Wooly Summer-sweet, Wooly Summer Sweet
  • Seeds Per Pound: 3,246,100
  • Lot#: 9701
Illinois
Chicago
Evergreen Sweetbay Magnolia Magnolia virginiana  australis
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* It was the first magnolia to be scientifically described, and is the type species of the genus Magnolia ; as Magnolia is also the type genus of all flowering plants , this species can be seen to typify all flowering plants.
  • Common Name: Evergreen Sweetbay Magnolia
  • Botanical Name: Magnolia virginiana australis
  • Family: Magnoliaceae
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 7
  • Species: virginiana
Illinois
Chicago
Pinkshell Rhododendron, Pinkshell Azalea Rhododendron vaseyi
Prices start at : 11.95 USD / 1 packet

* Flat or bell-shaped 1 1/2" flowers in clusters of 5-7, rose, in spring before leaves; of upright habit; deciduous, with red fall color; native to North Carolina, where it grows in moist acid soil.
  • Collection Locale: North Carolina
  • Height: 5-15 feet
  • Germination: 30%
  • Germination Test Type: estimate
  • Genus: Rhododendron
  • Seeds Per Pound: 3,908,940
Illinois
Chicago
American Elder, Elderberry, Common Elder, Sweet Elder, Blackberry Elder, American Elderberry Sambucus canadensis
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* Stems can be hollowed out and used for spouts, musical instruments, and toys. Also effective in shrub borders, roadside plantings, wet or low areas or as a screen. * It is closely related to the European Sambucus nigra, and some authors treat it as...
  • Genus: Sambucus
  • Species: canadensis
  • Height: 12 feet
  • Common Name: American Elder, Elderberry, Common Elder, Sweet Elder, Blackberry Elder, American Elderberry
Illinois
Chicago
Sweet Pitcherplant Sarracenia gronovii  rubra   - Sarracenia rubra
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

* Sarracenia rubra , also known as the Sweet pitcher plant , is a carnivorous plant in the genus Sarracenia . Like all the Sarracenia , it is native to the New World . The red petals are long and strap-like, and dangle over the umbrella-like style of...
  • Variety: rubra
  • Germination Test Type: estimate
  • Purity: 99%
  • Family: Sarraceniaceae
  • Seeds Per Pound: 567,500
  • Crop Year: 2013
Illinois
Chicago
Empress Tree, Princesstree Paulownia tomentosa
Prices start at : 5.95 USD / 1 packet

Good for posts and beams in construction. * The wood is not attacked by insects. A source of charcoal. * The leaves can be mistaken for those of the catalpa. In Chinese; kiri ? In Japanese) is a deciduous tree in the genus Paulownia, native to central...
  • Genus: Paulownia
  • Species: tomentosa
  • Collection Locale: China
  • Seeds Per Pound: 2,315,400
  • Family: Scrophulariaceae
  • Quantity: 7.69 lb
Illinois
Chicago
Swamp Bay, Swamp Redbay Persea palustris
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It was previously considered a subspecies of the redbay P. * Persea palustris , commonly known as the swampbay , is a tree native to eastern North America, from Texas eastwards to Florida and then extending north to Delaware, mostly on the Gulf Coastal...
  • Common Name: Swamp Bay, Swamp Redbay
  • Species: palustris
  • Height: 20-25 feet
  • Family: Lauraceae
Illinois
Chicago
Bottlebrush Buckeye Aesculus parviflora
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It is somewhat slow to establish, but if given space to fully develop becomes a magnificent specimen. * This beautiful large flowering shrub deserves much wider use in the landscape.
  • Height: 9-12 feet
  • Common Name: Bottlebrush Buckeye
  • Family: Hippocastanaceae
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
Illinois
Chicago
Nutmeg Hickory Carya myristiciformis
Prices start at : 11.95 USD / 1 packet

* The nuts are an oil-rich food for wildlife. * Logs and lumber are sold mixed with other hickories. * Trees are late coming into leaf (usually late May to June) and lose their leaves early in the autumn (usually in October).
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Collection Locale: Louisiana
  • Height: 90-110 feet
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 12
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 8
  • Purity: 99%
Illinois
Chicago
White Alder, Sierra Alder Alnus rhombifolia
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White alder ALRH2 Summary Duration Perennial Growth Habit Tree Native Status L48 (N) Federal T/E Status National Wetland Indicator FACW Morphology/Physiology Active Growth Period Spring and Summer After Harvest Regrowth Rate Bloat None C:N Ratio High...
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
  • Common Name: White Alder, Sierra Alder
  • Botanical Name: Alnus rhombifolia
  • Species: rhombifolia
Illinois
Chicago
Black Ash Fraxinus nigra
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Leaves dark green above, lighter green beneath with some rusty hairs, Fall color yellow. Extremely hardy and fond of wet areas and sites with poor drainage; native to central and northeastern U.S. * Logs of wood can be beaten with mauls to separate the...
  • Botanical Name: Fraxinus nigra
  • Family: Oleaceae
  • Height: 45-60 feet
  • Genus: Fraxinus
Illinois
Chicago
Canada Wildrye, Canada Wild Rye Elymus canadensis
Prices start at : 2.95 USD / 1 packet

* This grass is sometimes used for stabilizing eroded areas and for vegetating metal-rich soils in reclaimed mines. It grows from a small rhizome , forms a shallow, fine root network, and is a facultative mycotroph, receiving about 25% of its nutrients...
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 204
  • Purity: 97%
  • Family: Poaceae
  • Botanical Name: Elymus canadensis
  • Collection Locale: MN
  • Crop Year: 2016
Illinois
Chicago
Japanese Ternstroemia Ternstroemia gymnanthera
Prices start at : 6.95 USD / 1 packet

* A variable evergreen of upright, rounded habit, with 1/2" white flowers in small clusters; 1" green or red berries; likes moist soil, part shade; emerging leaves bronzy to reddish, later leathery, dark green; leaves to 4" x 1 1/2", turning bronzy-red...
  • Crop Year: 2014
  • Purity: 99%
  • Seeds Per Pound: 10,517
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 8
  • Species: gymnanthera
  • Collection Locale: California
Illinois
Chicago
Kiwi Fruit, Chinese Gooseberry, Kiwi Actinidia chinensis
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

It was first grown commercially in New Zealand, where it has been superseded by Actinidia deliciosa, or Kiwifruit. * The fruits, stems and roots are diuretic, febrifuge and sedative.
  • Common Name: Kiwi Fruit, Chinese Gooseberry, Kiwi
  • Crop Year: 2016
  • Species: chinensis
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Height: 24 feet
  • Collection Locale: China
Illinois
Chicago
Allegheny Monkeyflower, Square-stemmed Monkeyflower Mimulus ringens
Prices start at : 2.95 USD / 1 packet

* Mimulus ringens is a species of monkeyflower known by the common names Allegheny monkeyflower and square-stemmed monkeyflower. * It is native to eastern and central North America, and there are occurrences in the western United States, some of which...
  • Quantity: 0.18 lb
  • Seeds Per Pound: 36,800,000
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 13851
  • Crop Year: 2015
  • Species: ringens
  • Height: 2-3 feet
Illinois
Chicago
American Elder, Elderberry, Common Elder, Sweet Elder, Blackberry Elder, American Elderberry Sambucus canadensis
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* Stems can be hollowed out and used for spouts, musical instruments, and toys. Also effective in shrub borders, roadside plantings, wet or low areas or as a screen. * It is closely related to the European Sambucus nigra, and some authors treat it as...
  • Species: canadensis
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 4
  • Botanical Name: Sambucus canadensis
  • Family: CAPRIFOLIACEAE
Illinois
Chicago
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...
  • Lot#: 9701
  • Height: 10-15ft
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
  • Family: OLEACEAE
  • Common Name: Fortune Fontanesia, Chinese False Privet
  • Quantity: 0.43 lb
Illinois
Chicago
White Ash, Biltmore Ash, Biltmore White Ash, Cane Ash Fraxinus americana
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* The wood is white and quite dense (within 20% of 670 kg/m3), strong, and straight-grained. It is also used to make lobster traps. * White ash is one of the most used trees for everyday purposes and, to keep up with high demand, is cultivated almost...
  • Genus: Fraxinus
  • Botanical Name: Fraxinus americana
  • Lot#: 040932
  • Purity: 96%
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 9
  • Germination: 10%
Illinois
Chicago
Scarlet Elderberry, Red Elderberry Sambucus pubens     - Sambucus racemosa  pubens
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* Tolerates a wide range of soils, but prefers moist, humusy, nutrient-rich, neutral to slightly acidic loams. * Historically, Sambucus racemosa (native to Europe and Asia) was commonly known as European red elder and the very similar Sambucus pubens...
  • Species: pubens
  • Germination: 83%
  • Genus: Sambucus
  • Height: 8-12 feet
  • Common Name: Scarlet Elderberry, Red Elderberry
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 3
Illinois
Chicago
American Witchhazel, Witch Hazel, Common Witchhazel Hamamelis virginiana
Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

* It is a small, deciduous tree growing up to 6 m (rarely to 10 m) tall, often with a dense cluster of stems from its base. This is a great specimen to plant as an under story or for a shrub border in large areas.
  • Collection Locale: Pennsylvania
  • Crop Year: 2016
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 4
  • Genus: Hamamelis
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Purity: 99%
Illinois
Chicago
American Witchhazel, Witch Hazel, Common Witchhazel Hamamelis virginiana
Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

* It is a small, deciduous tree growing up to 6 m (rarely to 10 m) tall, often with a dense cluster of stems from its base. This is a great specimen to plant as an under story or for a shrub border in large areas.
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Seeds Per Pound: 8,626
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 17
  • Botanical Name: Hamamelis virginiana
  • Family: Hamamelidaceae
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 4
Illinois
Chicago
Water Locust Gleditsia aquatica
Prices start at : 6.95 USD / 1 packet

The wood is extremely durable and is used primarily for making fence posts. It weighs 46lb per cubic foot. * Gleditsia aquatica, commonly called water locust, after its habitat of river swamps and slough margins.
  • Species: aquatica
  • Seeds Per Pound: 1,725
  • Botanical Name: Gleditsia aquatica
  • Family: Fabaceae
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 10
  • Height: 30-40 feet
Illinois
Chicago
Black Cottonwood , Western Balsam Poplar, California Poplar Populus trichocarpa
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* It is a large tree, growing to a height of 30-50 m and a trunk diameter of over 2 m, which makes it the largest poplar species in the Americas. It was commonly used by many native North American Indian tribes who valued it especially for its antiseptic...
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
  • Family: SALICACEAE
  • Botanical Name: Populus trichocarpa
  • Species: trichocarpa
Illinois
Chicago
Ling Chun Mu EUPTELEA pleiosperma
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* A small tree grown for its ornamental red new growth and its red and yellow fall color. It prefers moist soil. * A deciduous Tree growing to 9 m (29ft 6in). It is hardy to zone 6.
  • Quantity: 2.94 lb
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Family: EUPTELEACEAE
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 88
  • Lot#: 9701
  • Botanical Name: EUPTELEA pleiosperma
Illinois
Chicago