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Winged Elm Ulmus alata
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

Prefers rich, moist loams. As its common name implies, the tree is most easily recognized by the very broad, thin pair of corky wings that form along the branchlets after a couple of years.
  • Common Name: Winged Elm
  • Genus: Ulmus
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 7
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Germination: 67%
  • Purity: 97%
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Southern Sugar Maple, Florida Maple ACER saccharum floridanum    - ACER barbatum    , ACER floridanum
Price : CALL

* Two species have been found in east Texas and in the zone from Maryland south to northern Florida. Southern sugar maple ACBA3 Summary Duration Perennial Growth Habit Tree Native Status L48 (N) Federal T/E Status National Wetland Indicator Morphology/Physiology...
  • Subspecies: floridanum
  • Height: 50-60 feet
  • Genus: ACER
  • Botanical Name: ACER saccharum floridanum
  • Family: Sapindaceae
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American Beautyberry Callicarpa americana
Prices start at : 7.95 USD / 1 packet

* American beautyberries produce large clusters of purple berries, which birds and deer eat, thus distributing the seeds. It is juicy, sweet, fleshy, slightly aromatic. * Native to southeastern U.S.; lavender-pink or bluish flowers from mid- to late summer,...
  • Seeds Per Pound: 343,939
  • Crop Year: 2016
  • Family: Verbenaceae
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Species: americana
  • Collection Locale: LA
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Bearded Maple ACER barbinerve
Prices start at : 11.95 USD / 1 packet

Leaves are non-compound, with 5 shallow lobes, the blade up to 10 cm long, with teeth along the edges. The light green stems grow tightly in a bunch, first erect and then curving outwards to give a round crown.
  • Family: Sapindaceae
  • Height: 15-20 feet
  • Botanical Name: ACER barbinerve
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
  • Collection Locale: Russia
  • Genus: ACER
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American Beautyberry Callicarpa americana
Prices start at : 7.95 USD / 1 packet

* American beautyberries produce large clusters of purple berries, which birds and deer eat, thus distributing the seeds. It is juicy, sweet, fleshy, slightly aromatic. * Native to southeastern U.S.; lavender-pink or bluish flowers from mid- to late summer,...
  • Purity: 99%
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 6
  • Genus: Callicarpa
  • Height: 6-8 feet
  • Botanical Name: Callicarpa americana
  • Germination: 77%
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Bearded Maple ACER barbinerve
Prices start at : 11.95 USD / 1 packet

Leaves are non-compound, with 5 shallow lobes, the blade up to 10 cm long, with teeth along the edges. The light green stems grow tightly in a bunch, first erect and then curving outwards to give a round crown.
  • Botanical Name: ACER barbinerve
  • Germination: 71%
  • Quantity: 0.42 lb
  • Collection Locale: Russia
  • Purity: 98%
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
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Scorpion Senna Hippocrepis emerus     - Coronilla emerus
Prices start at : 6.95 USD / 1 packet

* These shrubs are usually found in wooded and bushy areas, on sunny, warm and dry slopes and around forest edges. * Hippocrepis emerus reaches on average 50–150 centimetres (20–59 in) of height, with a maximum of 200 centimetres (79 in).
  • Purity: 99%
  • Common Name: Scorpion Senna
  • Species: emerus
  • Botanical Name: Hippocrepis emerus
  • Germination: 98%
  • Genus: Hippocrepis
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Scorpion Senna Hippocrepis emerus     - Coronilla emerus
Prices start at : 6.95 USD / 1 packet

* These shrubs are usually found in wooded and bushy areas, on sunny, warm and dry slopes and around forest edges. * Hippocrepis emerus reaches on average 50–150 centimetres (20–59 in) of height, with a maximum of 200 centimetres (79 in).
  • Quantity: 0.22 lb
  • Botanical Name: Hippocrepis emerus
  • Crop Year: 2014
  • Seeds Per Pound: 71,732
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 7
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 77
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Roundleaved Dogwood, Roundleaf Dogwood Cornus rugosa
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* The bark is cathartic, febrifuge and tonic. The roundleaf dogwood is also a temperate, northeastern North American species that occurs throughout southern and eastern Ontario; in northern Ontario it occurs farther north than the alternateleaf dogwood,...
  • Family: Cornaceae
  • Height: 6-10 feet
  • Genus: Cornus
  • Botanical Name: Cornus rugosa
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Roundleaved Dogwood, Roundleaf Dogwood Cornus rugosa
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* The bark is cathartic, febrifuge and tonic. The roundleaf dogwood is also a temperate, northeastern North American species that occurs throughout southern and eastern Ontario; in northern Ontario it occurs farther north than the alternateleaf dogwood,...
  • Species: rugosa
  • Height: 6-10 feet
  • Botanical Name: Cornus rugosa
  • Genus: Cornus
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Kamchatka Bugbane, Black Bugbane, Autumn Snakeroot CIMICIFUGA simplex
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* This perennial blooms late in the season and makes a great transition along shady edges.
  • Common Name: Kamchatka Bugbane, Black Bugbane, Autumn Snakeroot
  • Seeds Per Pound: 617,440
  • Genus: CIMICIFUGA
  • Quantity: 0.04 lb
  • Lot#: 080449
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 61
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Windmill Palm, Broadleaf Lady Palm Rhapis excelsa
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They were first collected by the Japanese for Tokugawa shogunate palaces, then popularity spread to Europe, and later to America where its low light and humidity requirements make it a common feature in malls and offices.
  • Common Name: Windmill Palm, Broadleaf Lady Palm
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 9
  • Species: excelsa
  • Height: 10-12 feet
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Windmill Palm, Broadleaf Lady Palm Rhapis excelsa
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They were first collected by the Japanese for Tokugawa shogunate palaces, then popularity spread to Europe, and later to America where its low light and humidity requirements make it a common feature in malls and offices.
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 9
  • Genus: Rhapis
  • Botanical Name: Rhapis excelsa
  • Family: PALMAE
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Kamchatka Bugbane, Black Bugbane, Autumn Snakeroot CIMICIFUGA simplex
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* This perennial blooms late in the season and makes a great transition along shady edges.
  • Crop Year: 2008
  • Common Name: Kamchatka Bugbane, Black Bugbane, Autumn Snakeroot
  • Seeds Per Pound: 617,440
  • Botanical Name: CIMICIFUGA simplex
  • Purity: 99%
  • Quantity: 0.04 lb
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Rose Of Sharon, Rose Of Althea Hibiscus syriacus
Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

* Hibiscus syriacus is the national flower of South Korea. The flower appears in national emblems, and Korea is compared poetically to the flower in the South Korean national anthem.
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
  • Germination: 98%
  • Family: Malvaceae
  • Collection Locale: Pennsylvania
  • Height: 6-12 feet
  • Genus: Hibiscus
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Rose Of Sharon, Rose Of Althea Hibiscus syriacus
Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

* Hibiscus syriacus is the national flower of South Korea. The flower appears in national emblems, and Korea is compared poetically to the flower in the South Korean national anthem.
  • Botanical Name: Hibiscus syriacus
  • Quantity: 17.79 lb
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 54
  • Collection Locale: Pennsylvania
  • Height: 6-12 feet
  • Germination: 98%
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Eastern Redbud, Southern Eastern Redbud, Southern Redbud Cercis canadensis    Southern
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* Succeeds in most soils and pH types, but dislikes growing in wet soils, especially when these are of clay. Found on rich bottom lands throughout the Mississippi River valley; will grow in the shade and often becomes a dense undergrowth in the forest.
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 6
  • Crop Year: 2017
  • Collection Locale: Tennessee
  • Genus: Cercis
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Family: Fabaceae
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Chinese Plum Yew, Chinese Cowtail Pine, San Jian Shan Cephalotaxus fortunei
Prices start at : 7.95 USD / 1 packet

* Substances from the plant have shown anticancer activity. It is native to northern Burma and China, but is sometimes grown in western gardens where it has been in cultivation since 1848.
  • Family: CEPHALOTAXACEAE
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 7
  • Germination: 77%
  • Crop Year: 2016
  • Genus: Cephalotaxus
  • Purity: 99%
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Faber\'s Maple ACER fabri
Prices start at : 7.95 USD / 1 packet

The new growth and samaras are bright red. It wmay survive in zone 7, but a cold winter could do it in. The lanceolate leaves are glossy and evergreen. * Acer fabri (Faber's Maple) is a species of evergreen maple tree native to Vietnam and central to...
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 31
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 8
  • Collection Locale: China
  • Purity: 98%
  • Botanical Name: ACER fabri
  • Quantity: 1.89 lb
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Oklahoma Redbud Cercis canadensis    Oklahoma
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

* Succeeds in most soils and pH types, but dislikes growing in wet soils, especially when these are of clay. Found on rich bottom lands throughout the Mississippi River valley; will grow in the shade and often becomes a dense undergrowth in the forest.
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Seeds Per Pound: 16,230
  • Height: 30 feet
  • Location: Oklahoma
  • Lot#: 060047
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 87
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Redbud, Eastern Redbud, Northern Zone 5 Eastern Redbud Cercis canadensis    Northern  Zone 5
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* Succeeds in most soils and pH types, but dislikes growing in wet soils, especially when these are of clay. 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: Northern Zone 5
  • Common Name: Redbud, Eastern Redbud, Northern Zone 5 Eastern Redbud
  • Species: canadensis
  • Botanical Name: Cercis canadensis Northern Zone 5
  • Family: Fabaceae
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Eastern Redbud, Northern Zone 6 Redbud, Northern Zone 6 Eastern Redbud Cercis canadensis    Northern Zone 6
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* Succeeds in most soils and pH types, but dislikes growing in wet soils, especially when these are of clay. Found on rich bottom lands throughout the Mississippi River valley; will grow in the shade and often becomes a dense undergrowth in the forest.
  • Species: canadensis
  • Height: 30 feet
  • Common Name: Eastern Redbud, Northern Zone 6 Redbud, Northern Zone 6 Eastern Redbud
  • Location: Northern Zone 6
  • Botanical Name: Cercis canadensis Northern Zone 6
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Chinese Plum Yew, Chinese Cowtail Pine, San Jian Shan Cephalotaxus fortunei
Prices start at : 7.95 USD / 1 packet

* Substances from the plant have shown anticancer activity. It is native to northern Burma and China, but is sometimes grown in western gardens where it has been in cultivation since 1848.
  • Height: 60 feet
  • Botanical Name: Cephalotaxus fortunei
  • Common Name: Chinese Plum Yew, Chinese Cowtail Pine, San Jian Shan
  • Collection Locale: China
  • Species: fortunei
  • Family: CEPHALOTAXACEAE
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Faber\'s Maple ACER fabri
Prices start at : 7.95 USD / 1 packet

The new growth and samaras are bright red. It wmay survive in zone 7, but a cold winter could do it in. The lanceolate leaves are glossy and evergreen. * Acer fabri (Faber's Maple) is a species of evergreen maple tree native to Vietnam and central to...
  • Common Name: Faber's Maple
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 8
  • Family: Sapindaceae
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Genus: ACER
  • Quantity: 1.89 lb
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Mexican Redbud Cercis canadensis  Mexicana   - Cercis mexicana
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* Succeeds in most soils and pH types, but dislikes growing in wet soils, especially when these are of clay. Found on rich bottom lands throughout the Mississippi River valley; will grow in the shade and often becomes a dense undergrowth in the forest.
  • Botanical Name: Cercis canadensis Mexicana
  • Family: Fabaceae
  • Common Name: Mexican Redbud
  • Purity: 97%
  • Genus: Cercis
  • Seeds Per Pound: 20,430
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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.
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 44
  • Common Name: Shamel Ash, Evergreen Ash, Mexican Ash, Tropical Ash
  • Genus: Fraxinus
  • Purity: 97%
  • Crop Year: 2015
  • Collection Locale: Hawaii
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Chalk Maple ACER saccharum leucoderme    - ACER leucoderme
Prices start at : 5.95 USD / 1 packet

* It lives in the understory in moist, rocky soils on river banks, ravines, woods, and cliffs. * A deciduous tree native to the southeastern United States from North Carolina south to northwest Florida and west to eastern Texas.
  • Purity: 98%
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Species: saccharum
  • Height: 20-30 feet
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
  • Genus: ACER
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