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Ivy-leaved Maple, Vine-leaved Maple ACER cissifolium
Prices start at : 6.95 USD / 1 packet

* Each leaf has 3 leaflets. * Native to Japan. * Red and Orange fall foliage.
  • Botanical Name: ACER cissifolium
  • Common Name: Ivy-leaved Maple, Vine-leaved Maple
  • Purity: 99%
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 30
  • Seeds Per Pound: 21,792
  • Germination: 63%
Illinois
Chicago
Subalpine Fir Abies lasiocarpa
Prices start at : 5.95 USD / 1 packet

Subalpine fir ABLA Summary Duration Perennial Growth Habit Tree Native Status L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N) Federal T/E Status National Wetland Indicator UPL, FAC Morphology/Physiology Active Growth Period Spring and Summer After Harvest Regrowth Rate Bloat...
  • Genus: Abies
  • Height: 80 feet
  • Collection Locale: San Juan NF, CO
  • Species: lasiocarpa
  • Quantity: 1.82 lb
  • Germination Test Type: cut
Illinois
Chicago
Bearded Maple ACER barbinerve
Prices start at : 11.95 USD / 1 packet

In habit it perhaps most resembles the native hazelnut (Corylus avellana). * Like many other eastern Asian woody plants, bearded maple starts preparing for winter early. The tips of the stems take on a rosy glow in winter, while in early spring bud burst...
  • Family: Sapindaceae
  • Genus: ACER
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 15
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Botanical Name: ACER barbinerve
  • Species: barbinerve
Illinois
Chicago
Arizona Ash, Velvet Ash, Modesto Ash Fraxinus velutina
Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

* A fairly wind resistant tree, it can be grown as part of a shelterbelt planting. * Fraxinus velutina ( Velvet Ash or Arizona Ash or Modesto Ash ) is a species of Fraxinus native to southwestern North America , in the United States from southern California...
  • Collection Locale: California
  • Botanical Name: Fraxinus velutina
  • Genus: Fraxinus
  • Height: 35 feet
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 31
  • Common Name: Arizona Ash, Velvet Ash, Modesto Ash
Illinois
Chicago
Japanese Elm, David Elm Ulmus davidiana
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

Americana in all but ultimate size. The leaves are obovate to obovate-elliptic < 10 cm × < 5 cm, with a rough upper surface, often dark red on emergence. Davidiana is considered to have a remarkable resemblance to the American Elm U.
  • Collection Locale: China
  • Crop Year: 2014
  • Seeds Per Pound: 133,930
  • Family: Ulmaceae
  • Height: 50 feet
  • Germination: 15%
Illinois
Chicago
Queensland Kauri Agathis robusta
Price : CALL

* It occurs in two localities, a southern population on Fraser Island and around Maryborough , and a northern population on the Atherton Tableland west of Cairns. * An evergreen Tree growing to 45m.
  • Genus: Agathis
  • Common Name: Queensland Kauri
  • Family: Araucariaceae
  • Botanical Name: Agathis robusta
Illinois
Chicago
Oklahoma Redbud Cercis canadensis    Oklahoma
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

* In the wild, eastern redbud is a frequent native understory tree in mixed forests and hedgerows. Found on rich bottom lands throughout the Mississippi River valley; will grow in the shade and often becomes a dense undergrowth in the forest.
  • Location: Oklahoma
  • Germination: 98%
  • Seeds Per Pound: 16,230
  • Crop Year: 2006
  • Family: Fabaceae
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 87
Illinois
Chicago
Corkbark Fir Abies lasiocarpa  arizonica
Prices start at : 7.95 USD / 1 packet

Arizonica is said to be common in the Sangre de Cristo and San Juan Mountains, and at Wolf Creek Pass, all locations in Colorado; and on the San Francisco Peaks in Arizona * It is a medium-sized tree growing to 20 m tall.
  • Germination: 83%
  • Collection Locale: Apache National Forest, AZ
  • Variety: arizonica
  • Botanical Name: Abies lasiocarpa arizonica
  • Purity: 99%
  • Family: Pinaceae
Illinois
Chicago
Woman\'s-tongue Tree, Woman\'s Tongue, Koko, Mother-in-law\'s Tongue Tree, Lebbeck, Lebbek Tree, Flea Tree, Frywood Albizia lebbeck
Prices start at : 5.95 USD / 1 packet

* A tropical tree with compound leaves and clustered yellow-green flowers. * A species of Albizia , native to tropical southern Asia , and widely cultivated and naturalised in other tropical and subtropical regions.
  • Seeds Per Pound: 3,438
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 15
  • Collection Locale: India
  • Purity: 99%
  • Common Name: Woman's-tongue Tree, Woman's Tongue, Koko, Mother-in-law's Tongue Tree, Lebbeck, Lebbek Tree, Flea Tree, Frywood
Illinois
Chicago
Giant Evergreen-chinquapin Castanopsis chrysophylla
Price : CALL

Over much of its range, giant chinkapin shows several growth forms; it grows in a wide variety of habitats but is rarely a dominant component of any stand. Ecologically and taxonomically, it remains a poorly understood species.
  • Family: FAGACEAE
  • Height: 80-90 feet
  • Species: chrysophylla
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 7
Illinois
Chicago
Mexican Redbud Cercis canadensis  Mexicana   - Cercis mexicana
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* In the wild, eastern redbud is a frequent native understory tree in mixed forests and hedgerows. Found on rich bottom lands throughout the Mississippi River valley; will grow in the shade and often becomes a dense undergrowth in the forest.
  • Genus: Cercis
  • Variety: Mexicana
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 40
  • Height: 30 feet
  • Collection Locale: California
  • Common Name: Mexican Redbud
Illinois
Chicago
Oisami Full Moon Maple ACER japonicum   Oisami
Price : CALL

The older leaves become a rich green which persists well into the Fall without sunburning. * Magnificent leaf shape, finely cut in many directions. * The new leaves are light green, especially the outer ends of the lobes.
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
  • Genus: ACER
  • Family: Aceraceae
  • Cultivar: Oisami
  • Species: japonicum
Illinois
Chicago
David Maple ACER davidii
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* It is native to China, from Jiangsu south to Fujian and Guangdong, and west to southeastern Gansu and Yunnan. * The flowers are small, yellow, with five sepals and petals. * Species of maple in the snakebark maple group.
  • Seeds Per Pound: 13,620
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 6
  • Common Name: David Maple
  • Botanical Name: ACER davidii
  • Genus: ACER
  • Height: 30-50 feet
Illinois
Chicago
Winged Elm Ulmus alata
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

May not be reliably winter hardy throughout the St. Louis area. In Missouri, it is typically found in the Ozark region in dry upland areas (rocky woods and glade borders) and in moist low areas (valleys, ravine bottoms and along streams) (Steyermark).
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 49
  • Common Name: Winged Elm
  • Genus: Ulmus
  • Collection Locale: Louisiana
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Species: alata
Illinois
Chicago
Queensland Kauri Agathis robusta
Price : CALL

* It occurs in two localities, a southern population on Fraser Island and around Maryborough , and a northern population on the Atherton Tableland west of Cairns. * An evergreen Tree growing to 45m.
  • Species: robusta
  • Height: 100-150 feet
  • Family: Araucariaceae
  • Common Name: Queensland Kauri
Illinois
Chicago
Coast Live Oak, California Live Oak Quercus agrifolia
Price : CALL

Scrub jays prefer burned sites for acorn caching. With age, it develops deep furrows, ridges, and a thickness of about 8 to 9% of bole or branch diameter . * The bark of young trees is smooth.
  • Genus: Quercus
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 10
  • Height: 90 feet
  • Family: FAGACEAE
Illinois
Chicago
Post Oak Quercus stellata
Price : CALL

* It is one of the most common oaks in the southern part of the eastern prairies , such as in the Cross Timbers . * Quercus stellata ( Post oak ) is an oak in the white oak group. It is a small tree , typically 10–15 m tall and 30–60 cm trunk diameter,...
  • Common Name: Post Oak
  • Family: Fagaceae
  • Species: stellata
  • Genus: Quercus
Illinois
Chicago
Red Bay, Sweet Bay, Swamp Bay, Laurel Tree, Tisswood, Florida Mahogany Persea borbonia
Prices start at : 6.95 USD / 1 packet

It is an evergreen tree that is native to the Southeastern United States in North America. The wood works well and is suitable for interior uses such as cabinets, but trees with large straight trunks are not sufficiently common to make the tree of commercial...
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 8
  • Botanical Name: Persea borbonia
  • Crop Year: 2017
  • Height: 30 feet
  • Common Name: Red Bay, Sweet Bay, Swamp Bay, Laurel Tree, Tisswood, Florida Mahogany
  • Seeds Per Pound: 1,103
Illinois
Chicago
African Tuliptree Spathodea campanulata
Prices start at : 6.95 USD / 1 packet

* In Neotropical gardens and parks, their nectar is popular with many hummingbirds, such as the black-throated mango (Anthracothorax nigricollis), the black jacobin (Florisuga fusca), or the gilded hummingbird(Hylocharis chrysura).
  • Seeds Per Pound: 151,333
  • Height: 40 - 80 feet
  • Purity: 99%
  • Crop Year: 2017
  • Common Name: African Tuliptree
  • Collection Locale: Hawaii
Illinois
Chicago
Jack Tree Sinojackia rehderiana
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

Obovate-elliptic to elliptic leaves (to 3 1/2" long) are glossy dark green. * Jacktree is a small spreading deciduous tree or large shrub that typically grows to 15-20' tall. Flowers give way to woody drupes that ripen in July-September.
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 13
  • Seeds Per Pound: 1,362
  • Species: rehderiana
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 6
  • Family: Styracaceae
Illinois
Chicago
Sugar Hackberry, Sugarberry, Southern Hackberry, Hackberry Celtis laevigata
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

It is well-adapted to urban areas; its elm-like shape and warty bark make it an attractive landscape tree. * Sugarberry mixed with hackberry supplies the lumber known as hackberry.
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 6
  • Purity: 99%
  • Common Name: Sugar Hackberry, Sugarberry, Southern Hackberry, Hackberry
  • Seeds Per Pound: 8,172
  • Height: 50-60 feet
  • Quantity: 1.2 lb
Illinois
Chicago
Great Basin Bristlecone Pine, Intermountain Bristlecone Pine, Western Bristlecone Pine, Ancient Bristlecone Pine, Methuselah Pine Pinus longaeva     - Pinus aristata longaeva   , Pinus aristata  longaeva
Prices start at : 7.95 USD / 1 packet

The species is one of three closely related trees known as bristlecone pines and is sometimes known as the Intermountain or Western bristlecone pine . It is a very hard to secure item.
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Collection Locale: California
  • Quantity: 1.49 lb
  • Botanical Name: Pinus longaeva
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 21
  • Germination: 98%
Illinois
Chicago
Paulownia, Empress Tree Paulownia elongata
Price : CALL

* It is a forestry tree producing strong, yet light wood. * Owing to the large quantity of biomass produced annually, it is suited for use as a feedstock for biofuel production It is used as a forestry tree in North America and China.
  • Height: 75 feet
  • Botanical Name: Paulownia elongata
  • Species: elongata
  • Common Name: Paulownia, Empress Tree
Illinois
Chicago
Shamel Ash, Evergreen Ash, Mexican Ash, Tropical Ash Fraxinus uhdei
Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

* This Mexican native is drought tolerant and grows very quickly in tropical areas as a timber tree.
  • Genus: Fraxinus
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 8
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 44
  • Seeds Per Pound: 16,344
  • Purity: 97%
  • Common Name: Shamel Ash, Evergreen Ash, Mexican Ash, Tropical Ash
Illinois
Chicago
Walter Dogwood Cornus walteri
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* An easily grown plant, it succeeds in any soil of good or moderate fertility, ranging from acid to shallow chalk. The wood is hard. * The fruit is a source of oil. * The tree itself is planted as a street tree.
  • Botanical Name: Cornus walteri
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 6
  • Height: 30-40 feet
  • Purity: 99%
  • Family: CORNACEAE
  • Collection Locale: China
Illinois
Chicago
Common Ash, European Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* Dark green compound leaves; of upright habit when young, widening with age; likes limestone; much planted in Europe, but less popular in the U.S.; parent of many cultivars. However, there are numerous ones estimated between 200 and 250 years old and...
  • Crop Year: 2003
  • Quantity: 3.28 lb
  • Species: excelsior
  • Seeds Per Pound: 4,994
  • Purity: 98%
  • Genus: Fraxinus
Illinois
Chicago
Spanish Fir Abies pinsapo
Prices start at : 6.95 USD / 1 packet

* The cones are cylindrical, 9-18 cm long, greenish-pink to purple before maturity. * Growing up to 25-30m high and up to 1m in diameter. * Can tolerate dry and warm sites, can grow on various types of soil.
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 13
  • Botanical Name: Abies pinsapo
  • Purity: 99%
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 7
  • Family: PINACEAE
  • Species: pinsapo
Illinois
Chicago