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Live Oak Quercus virginiana
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They can grow at severe angles, and Native Americans used to bend saplings over so that they would grow at extreme angles, to serve as trail markers. They drop their leaves, and grow new ones, within a few weeks in spring.
  • Family: Fagaceae
  • Botanical Name: Quercus virginiana
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 8
  • Height: 100 feet
United States
North Carolina
Sawtooth Oak Quercus acutissima
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* Quercus acutissima lives in deciduous forests at altitudes of up to 2,200 metres (7,200 ft) in South Asia and South East Asia. * Most planting in North America was carried out for wildlife food provision, as the species tends to bear heavier crops of...
  • Family: Fagaceae
  • Botanical Name: Quercus acutissima
  • Genus: Quercus
  • Common Name: Sawtooth Oak
United States
North Carolina
Jojoba, Pignut, Goat Nut, Deer Nut, Wild Hazel, Quinine Nut, Coffeeberry, Grey Box Bush Simmondsia chinensis
Prices start at : 5.95 USD / 1 packet

The fruit is an acorn-shaped ovoid, three-angled capsule 1–2 centimetres (0.39–0.79 in) long, partly enclosed at the base by the sepals. The leaves are opposite, oval in shape, 2–4 centimetres (0.79–1.6 in) long and 1.5–3 centimetres (0.59–1.2...
  • Crop Year: 2018
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Purity: 99%
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 14
  • Botanical Name: Simmondsia chinensis
  • Germination: 91%
United States
North Carolina
Giant Evergreen-chinquapin Castanopsis chrysophylla
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In certain portions of its range, it can be an undesirable competitor of commercial species during early stages of stand development. Ecologically and taxonomically, it remains a poorly understood species.
  • Species: chrysophylla
  • Common Name: Giant Evergreen-chinquapin
  • Family: FAGACEAE
  • Genus: Castanopsis
United States
North Carolina
Sugar Hackberry, Sugarberry, Southern Hackberry, Hackberry Celtis laevigata
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

Occidentalis) where the range overlaps. The species can also be distinguished by habitat: where the ranges overlap, Common Hackberry occurs primarily in upland areas, whereas Sugarberry occurs mainly in bottomland areas.
  • Collection Locale: Louisiana
  • Height: 50-60 feet
  • Quantity: 1.2 lb
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 6
  • Seeds Per Pound: 8,172
  • Genus: Celtis
United States
North Carolina
Sugar Hackberry, Sugarberry, Southern Hackberry, Hackberry Celtis laevigata
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

Occidentalis) where the range overlaps. The species can also be distinguished by habitat: where the ranges overlap, Common Hackberry occurs primarily in upland areas, whereas Sugarberry occurs mainly in bottomland areas.
  • Seeds Per Pound: 8,172
  • Genus: Celtis
  • Height: 50-60 feet
  • Family: Ulmaceae
  • Quantity: 1.2 lb
  • Collection Locale: Louisiana
United States
North Carolina
Green Mormon Tea, Mormon Tea, Green Ephedra, Mountain Joint Fir, Brigham Tea Ephedra viridis
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* Ephedra viridis is a species of Ephedra known by the common names green ephedra and green Mormon tea . It is native to the western United States, where it is a member of varied scrub, woodland, and open habitats.
  • Purity: 99%
  • Genus: Ephedra
  • Seeds Per Pound: 26,174
  • Height: 4 feet
  • Quantity: 2.21 lb
  • Common Name: Green Mormon Tea, Mormon Tea, Green Ephedra, Mountain Joint Fir, Brigham Tea
United States
North Carolina
Sweetfern, Sweet Fern, Sweet-fern Comptonia peregrina
Prices start at : 6.95 USD / 1 packet

* t is a deciduous shrub, growing to 1.5 m tall. It is native to eastern North America , from southern Quebec south to the extreme north of Georgia , and west to Minnesota . * A broad, flat-topped shrub native to northeast U.S.; has fragrant foliage,...
  • Botanical Name: Comptonia peregrina
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 22
  • Seeds Per Pound: 25,424
  • Crop Year: 2018
  • Height: 4-5 feet
  • Germination: 98%
United States
North Carolina
Blackfruit Dogwood, Miner\'s Dogwood, Blackfruit Cornel Cornus sessilis
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

* Cornus sessilis is a species of dogwood known by the common names blackfruit cornel or blackfruit dogwood and miner's dogwood . The fully ripe fruit is quite pleasant but slightly astringent.
  • Common Name: Blackfruit Dogwood, Miner's Dogwood, Blackfruit Cornel
  • Purity: 98%
  • Lot#: 9201
  • Crop Year: 1992
  • Quantity: 0.18 lb
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 63
United States
North Carolina
White Flowering Dogwood, Flowering Dogwood Cornus florida    Southern
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* Fruits are an important food source for dozens of species of birds , which then distribute the seeds. * The peeled twigs are used as toothbrushes, they are good for whitening the teeth.
  • Height: 30 feet
  • Common Name: White Flowering Dogwood, Flowering Dogwood
  • Location: Southern
  • Genus: Cornus
  • Botanical Name: Cornus florida Southern
United States
North Carolina
Beaked Filbert, Beaked Hazelnut Corylus cornuta
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When kept in a cool place, and not shelled, the seed should store for at least 12 months. Very popular in America, the seed is sweet and well-flavoured with a thin shell. It grows in dry woodlands and forest edges and can reach 4 – 8 m tall with stems...
  • Height: 9-12 feet
  • Botanical Name: Corylus cornuta
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 4
  • Common Name: Beaked Filbert, Beaked Hazelnut
United States
North Carolina
Tamarugo Prosopis tamarugo
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* Prosopis tamarugo , commonly known as the Tamarugo , is a species of flowering tree in the pea family, Fabaceae . The trees grow on saline soils that do not allow for other trees.
  • Genus: Prosopis
  • Botanical Name: Prosopis tamarugo
  • Crop Year: 1998
  • Species: tamarugo
  • Germination Test Type: Cut
  • Lot#: 9801
United States
North Carolina
Swamp Tupelo, Swamp Blackgum Nyssa sylvatica  biflora
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The leaf turns purple in autumn, eventually becoming an intense bright scarlet. It is the longest living non-clonal flowering plant in Eastern North America, capable of obtaining ages of over 650 years.
  • Variety: biflora
  • Common Name: Swamp Tupelo, Swamp Blackgum
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 6
  • Height: 65-80 feet
  • Species: sylvatica
United States
North Carolina
Big-leaf Linden, Largeleaf Linden, Bigleaf Linden, Cut-leaved Lime, Cut-leaved Linden Tilia platyphyllos
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* Tilia platyphyllos is a deciduous tree native to much of Europe , including locally in southwestern Great Britain , growing on lime -rich soils. * Leaves to 5" long, heart-shaped, dark green; yellowish-white flowers in drooping clusters; of upright,...
  • Crop Year: 2017
  • Germination: 83%
  • Quantity: 41.91 lb
  • Seeds Per Pound: 3,329
  • Botanical Name: Tilia platyphyllos
  • Collection Locale: Poland
United States
North Carolina
Fly Honeysuckle, Dwarf Honeysuckle Lonicera xylosteum
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* Lonicera xylosteum , commonly known as Fly honeysuckle , European Fly Honeysuckle , Dwarf Honeysuckle or Fly Woodbine is a deciduous shrub. It is one of two honeysuckles native to Britain, the other being the Common Honeysuckle ( Lonicera periclymenum...
  • Seeds Per Pound: 113,500
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 45
  • Botanical Name: Lonicera xylosteum
  • Collection Locale: Holland
  • Genus: Lonicera
  • Crop Year: 2017
United States
North Carolina
Rountree Big Bluestem Andropogon gerardii   Rountree
Prices start at : 1.95 USD / 1 packet

Depending on soil and moisture conditions, it grows to a height of 1 – 3m (3 – 10 ft) . * Seed germination appears to be dependent on about a 2-week period of moistened seed at a time when soil temperatures have reached 60 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • Botanical Name: Andropogon gerardii Rountree
  • Height: 4-6 feet
  • Purity: 93%
  • Cultivar: Rountree
  • Seeds Per Pound: 163,440
  • Quantity: 10.55 lb
United States
North Carolina
Twoleaf Senna, Twin-leaf Senna Senna roemeriana
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

* This attractive perennial maintains a neat mound shape and grows 1-2 ft. Named for Ferdinand Roemer, a German geologist who collected specimens in the New Braunfels, Texas, area from 1845-47.
  • Genus: Senna
  • Family: Fabaceae
  • Seeds Per Pound: 88,530
  • Height: 1-2 feet
  • Common Name: Twoleaf Senna, Twin-leaf Senna
  • Germination Test Type: cut
United States
North Carolina
Georgia Oak, Stone Mountain Oak Quercus georgiana
Prices start at : 9.95 USD / 1 packet

* The Georgia oak ( Quercus georgiana ), also called the Stone Mountain oak , is a rare deciduous oak . * It has a very restricted range in the southern Appalachian Mountains and outlying monadnocks , mainly in northern Georgia.
  • Quantity: 0.85 lb
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Crop Year: 2017
  • Seeds Per Pound: 288
  • Common Name: Georgia Oak, Stone Mountain Oak
  • Botanical Name: Quercus georgiana
United States
North Carolina
Butcher\'s Broom, Knee Holly, Jew\'s Myrtle Ruscus aculeatus
Prices start at : 16.95 USD / 1 packet

* Butcher's broom has been known to enhance blood flow to the brain, legs, and hands. Suggested mechanisms to explain this include stimulation of venous alpha 1 and 2 adrenoreceptors and decreased capillary permeability.
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Purity: 99%
  • Seeds Per Pound: 1,816
  • Common Name: Butcher's Broom, Knee Holly, Jew's Myrtle
  • Genus: Ruscus
  • Quantity: 3.55 lb
United States
North Carolina
Chinese Pear, Sand Pear, Harbin Pear, Ussurian Pear Pyrus ussuriensis
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* Used as a rootstock for P. * This makes a beautiful flowering tree all on its own even though it is primarily grown as an extremely cold hardy rootstock for grafting edible pear varieties.
  • Purity: 95%
  • Common Name: Chinese Pear, Sand Pear, Harbin Pear, Ussurian Pear
  • Crop Year: 2015
  • Height: 50ft
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Species: ussuriensis
United States
North Carolina
American Elder, Elderberry, Common Elder, Sweet Elder, Blackberry Elder, American Elderberry Sambucus canadensis
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* The fruit is a dark purple to black berry 3–5 mm diameter, produced in drooping clusters in the fall. * The fruit is normally cooked and used in pies, jams, jellies, sauces, bread etc.
  • Genus: Sambucus
  • Botanical Name: Sambucus canadensis
  • Height: 12 feet
  • Family: CAPRIFOLIACEAE
United States
North Carolina
Lanceleaf Tickseed, Lance Coreopsis Coreopsis lanceolata
Prices start at : 1.95 USD / 1 packet

* Lance-leaved coreopsis produces yellow flowers in late summer. It is commonly kept as an ornamental plant. This perennial is a native plant found throughout the eastern part of the United States and in many parts of the western U.S., Canada , and Mexico...
  • Species: lanceolata
  • Genus: Coreopsis
  • Purity: 99%
  • Collection Locale: Oregon
  • Common Name: Lanceleaf Tickseed, Lance Coreopsis
  • Germination: 90%
United States
North Carolina
Chinkapin, Chinquapin Castanea pumila  pumila
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* It is a spreading shrub or small tree, reaching 2–8 m in height at maturity. * It grows best on well-drained soils in full sun or partial shade. * It is very acceptable raw and has a superior flavour to sweet chestnuts (C.

pumila

    • Genus: Castanea
    • Variety: pumila
    • Species: pumila
    • Botanical Name: Castanea pumila pumila
    • Height: 8-20 feet
    United States
    North Carolina
    Choctawhatchee Sand Pine, Sand Pine Pinus clausa    Choctawhatchee
    Prices start at : 6.95 USD / 1 packet

    * Pinus clausa ( Sand Pine , Sandhill Pine ) is a small, often shrubby tree from 5–10 m (16–33 ft), exceptionally to 21 m (69 ft) tall, found in two separate locations, one across central peninsular Florida , and the other in the western Florida panhandle...
    • Quantity: 0.2 lb
    • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 7
    • Species: clausa
    • Seeds Per Pound: 47,113
    • Germination Test Type: cut
    • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 20
    United States
    North Carolina
    Downy Hawthorn Crataegus mollis
    Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

    * ariable; crown is rounded; gray branches; white flowers with yellow anthers; red fruit to 1" wide; may have 2" thorns; susceptible to rust; native to eastern and central U.S. * The plant is tolerant of being trimmed and will even resprout if cut back...
    • Quantity: 4.81 lb
    • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 4
    • Common Name: Downy Hawthorn
    • Species: mollis
    • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 20
    • Germination: 56%
    United States
    North Carolina
    Spicebush, Northern Spicebush, Benjamin Bush, Common Spicebush, Spice Bush, Carencro Bush Lindera benzoin
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    I never knew about the Spicebush Swallowtail until recently though, thanks to the internet! I think I would grow these just to see the caterpillars! I'll be checking my plants next summer.
    • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
    • Genus: Lindera
    • Common Name: Spicebush, Northern Spicebush, Benjamin Bush, Common Spicebush, Spice Bush, Carencro Bush
    • Species: benzoin
    United States
    North Carolina
    Spicebush, Northern Spicebush, Benjamin Bush, Common Spicebush, Spice Bush, Carencro Bush Lindera benzoin
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    I never knew about the Spicebush Swallowtail until recently though, thanks to the internet! I think I would grow these just to see the caterpillars! I'll be checking my plants next summer.
    • Height: 6- 15 feet
    • Species: benzoin
    • Botanical Name: Lindera benzoin
    • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
    United States
    North Carolina