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Bottlebrush Buckeye Aesculus parviflora
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* This beautiful large flowering shrub deserves much wider use in the landscape. * Plants can be used as a tall ground cover for large areas of land. It is somewhat slow to establish, but if given space to fully develop becomes a magnificent specimen.
  • Genus: Aesculus
  • Height: 9-12 feet
  • Botanical Name: Aesculus parviflora
  • Species: parviflora
British Columbia
Houston
Nutmeg Hickory Carya myristiciformis
Prices start at : 11.95 USD / 1 packet

* The nuts are an oil-rich food for wildlife. These factors combine to make the trees eminently suitable for a mixed woodland planting with shrubs and other trees beneath them. * Logs and lumber are sold mixed with other hickories.
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 12
  • Botanical Name: Carya myristiciformis
  • Genus: Carya
  • Seeds Per Pound: 69
  • Collection Locale: Louisiana
  • Height: 90-110 feet
British Columbia
Houston
Pond Pine, Marsh Pine, Pocosin Pine Pinus serotina
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

* At the north end of its range, it intergrades and hybridises with pitch pine (P. Rigida); it is distinguished from that species by the longer needles and on average slightly larger cones.
  • Germination: 50%
  • Height: 45-60 feet
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 7
  • Crop Year: 2016
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 25
  • Quantity: 0.12 lb
British Columbia
Houston
Siberian Larch Larix sibirica
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

* The bark is a commercial source of tannin in N. * Because of its rot resistance, larch wood is especially valuable for posts, poles, railroad tie sleepers, and mine props. * It is faster-growing than many other coniferous trees in cold regions.
  • Botanical Name: Larix sibirica
  • Family: Pinaceae
  • Collection Locale: Russia
  • Species: sibirica
  • Seeds Per Pound: 74,400
  • Purity: 99%
British Columbia
Houston
Dwarf Birch, Resin Birch, Bog Birch, American Dwarf Birch, Shrub Birch, Arctic Dwarf Birch, Tundra Dwarf Birch, Scrub Birch Betula glandulosa
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

* A shrubby species with nearly round 1" leaves. * A decidious Shrub growing to 2m. * Native to North America , occurring in arctic and cool temperate areas from Alaska east to Newfoundland and southern Greenland , and south at high altitudes to northern...
  • Genus: Betula
  • Germination: 40%
  • Germination Test Type: estimate
  • Family: Betulaceae
  • Purity: 88%
  • Collection Locale: PA
British Columbia
Houston
Shellbark Hickory, Shagbark Hickory, Bigleaf Shagbark Hickory, Kingnut, Big Shellbark, Bottom Shellbark, Thick Shellbark, Western Shellbark Carya laciniosa
Prices start at : 11.95 USD / 1 packet

It is a slow-growing long-lived tree, hard to transplant because of its long taproot. Probably the finest flavoured hickory. * Sweet fruit; straight trunk; likes deep, rich soil; doesn't mind wet conditions; gray bark splits into long plates, which dangle...
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Purity: 99%
  • Species: laciniosa
  • Genus: Carya
  • Height: 100 feet
  • Family: Juglandaceae
British Columbia
Houston
Corkwood Leitneria floridana
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This is one of the lightest known woods, it weighs about 12½lb per cubic foot, is lighter than cork and is used for floats etc. The layers of annual growth are hardly distinguishable.
  • Height: 6- 15 feet
  • Species: floridana
  • Botanical Name: Leitneria floridana
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
British Columbia
Houston
Devil\'s Club, Devilsclub Oplopanax horridus
Prices start at : 11.95 USD / 1 packet

* It is noted for its large palmate leaves and erect, woody stems covered in stinging spines. * In vitro studies showed that extracts of Devil's Club inhibit tuberculosis microbes.
  • Collection Locale: Cascade Mountains, CA
  • Purity: 99%
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 4
  • Common Name: Devil's Club, Devilsclub
  • Height: 6-8 feet
  • Quantity: 0.13 lb
British Columbia
Houston
Silver Maple, Soft Maple, Water Maple ACER saccharinum     - ACER saccharinum
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* It is often found along waterways and in wetlands, leading to the colloquial name "water maple". * A deciduous Tree growing to 30 m (98ft) by 15 m (49ft) at a fast rate. * The seeds are the largest of any native maple and are also a food source for...
  • Botanical Name: ACER saccharinum
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 3
  • Common Name: Silver Maple, Soft Maple, Water Maple
  • Genus: ACER
British Columbia
Houston
Greek Fir Abies cephalonica
Prices start at : 5.95 USD / 1 packet

* Greek Fir was important in the past for wood for general construction. * Greek Fir is native to the mountains of Greece, primarily in the Peloponnesos and the island of Kefallonia, * It is grown as an ornamental tree in parks and large gardens.
  • Crop Year: 2016
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 6
  • Botanical Name: Abies cephalonica
  • Common Name: Greek Fir
  • Quantity: 0.83 lb
  • Collection Locale: Massachusetts
British Columbia
Houston
Overcup Oak Quercus lyrata
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* The common name comes from the acorns being largely enclosed in the cup; the scientific name comes from the lyrate (lyre-shaped) leaves. It is native to lowland wetlands in the southeastern United States , from Delaware and southern Illinois south to...
  • Botanical Name: Quercus lyrata
  • Genus: Quercus
  • Species: lyrata
  • Family: Fagaceae
British Columbia
Houston
Douglas Maple, Rocky Mountain Maple ACER glabrum
Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

* Yellow fall color. * Native to mountains from Alaska to California. * A decidious Tree growing to 9 m. * It is in flower in April, and the seeds ripen in September.
  • Botanical Name: ACER glabrum
  • Quantity: 8.23 lb
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
  • Germination: 50%
  • Collection Locale: Lincoln County, MT(winged seed)
  • Seeds Per Pound: 11,947
British Columbia
Houston
Manchurian Ash Fraxinus mandshurica
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* It is also highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even grow well in inner city environments. Manchurian Ash can be used as a medium height wind break for a farmstead. * The seeds are eaten by a wide variety of birds.
  • Genus: Fraxinus
  • Botanical Name: Fraxinus mandshurica
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 2
  • Common Name: Manchurian Ash
  • Germination: 83%
  • Family: Oleaceae
British Columbia
Houston
Blundell Blue Balsam Fir, Improved Cook Balsam Fir Abies balsamea   Improved Cook Strain New Hampshire
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* It is more heat tolerant than the species. * The original Cook strain of Balsam Fir was selected due to the blue tinge of the needles. * The seeds from these improved selections will be more true to type due to continued selection for blue color and...
  • Location: New Hampshire
  • Species: balsamea
  • Common Name: Blundell Blue Balsam Fir, Improved Cook Balsam Fir
  • Genus: Abies
  • Height: 75 feet
British Columbia
Houston
White Hellebore, White False Hellebore Veratrum album
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

* 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; flowers in June or July; attractive pleated leaves, to 1' long, 6" wide; native from northern Europe...
  • Lot#: 9702
  • Crop Year: 1997
  • Germination Test Type: Cut
  • Germination: 99%
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 3
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 66
British Columbia
Houston
Eastern Arborvitae, White Cedar, Arborvitae, American Arborvitae Thuja occidentalis
Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

The branches may take root if the tree falls. An essential oil is obtained from the leaves and branches, it is used in perfumery and in medicines. The fresh branches are used as besoms.
  • Crop Year: 2016
  • Germination: 77%
  • Collection Locale: Ukraine
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 3
  • Species: occidentalis
  • Botanical Name: Thuja occidentalis
British Columbia
Houston
Ginko Craig Hosta Hosta sp   Ginko Craig
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

All leaves will be solid green. * Seedlings from variegated Hosta varieties will not show the variegation. A dependable and versatile perennial requiring little care. Dense foliage crowds out most garden weeds.
  • Common Name: Ginko Craig Hosta
  • Height: 0.25-0.5ft
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Family: HOSTACEAE
  • Lot#: 9801
  • Seeds Per Pound: 93,524
British Columbia
Houston
Common China Fir, Chinese Fir Cunninghamia lanceolata
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

They are native to China, Taiwan and northern Vietnam, where they may reach 50-55 m in height. * The wood is light, fragrant, easily worked, resists insects damage. The general shape of the tree is conical with tiered, horizontal branches that are often...
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 53
  • Seeds Per Pound: 36,320
  • Collection Locale: China
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 7
  • Germination: 67%
  • Species: lanceolata
British Columbia
Houston
Empress Tree, Princesstree Paulownia tomentosa
Prices start at : 5.95 USD / 1 packet

* Can grow 10' in a year; brittle wood; flowers pale violet with dark spots and yellow stripes inside, very much resemble foxgloves; flower buds often killed during winter in cold areas; prefers deep moist soil but tolerates many sorts; full sun or part...
  • Quantity: 7.69 lb
  • Botanical Name: Paulownia tomentosa
  • Seeds Per Pound: 2,315,400
  • Germination Test Type: estimate
  • Species: tomentosa
  • Crop Year: 2017
British Columbia
Houston
Bitter Pecan, Water Hickory Carya aquatica
Prices start at : 9.95 USD / 1 packet

In the American South it is a dominant plant species found on clay flats and backwater areas near streams and rivers. * Compound leaves yellowish when young; found on coastal plain along rivers and swamps; native region from Virginia to Florida and Texas.
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Species: aquatica
  • Purity: 99%
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 10
  • Height: 100 feet
  • Collection Locale: Louisiana
British Columbia
Houston
Black Walnut, Southern Black Walnut, Eastern Black Walnut Juglans nigra    Southern
Prices start at : 11.95 USD / 1 packet

* The national champion black walnut is on a residential property in Sauvie Island, Oregon. * The hard black walnut shell is used commercially in abrasive cleaning, cosmetics, and oil well drilling and water filtration.
  • Germination: 98%
  • Location: Southern
  • Collection Locale: Tennessee
  • Common Name: Black Walnut, Southern Black Walnut, Eastern Black Walnut
  • Genus: Juglans
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 6
British Columbia
Houston
Delavays Fir, Delavay\'s Fir Abies delavayi  delavayi
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

* It is a high altitude mountain tree, growing at altitudes of 3,000-4,000 meters, often occupying the tree line . * Native to Yunnan in southwest China and adjoining border areas in southeastern Tibet , far northeastern India , northern Myanmar , and...
  • Family: PINACEAE
  • Seeds Per Pound: 18,160
  • Germination: 11%
  • Species: delavayi
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 7
  • Purity: 97%
British Columbia
Houston
Bitter Pecan, Water Hickory Carya aquatica
Prices start at : 9.95 USD / 1 packet

In the American South it is a dominant plant species found on clay flats and backwater areas near streams and rivers. * Compound leaves yellowish when young; found on coastal plain along rivers and swamps; native region from Virginia to Florida and Texas.
  • Species: aquatica
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 7
  • Genus: Carya
  • Quantity: 5.09 lb
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Height: 100 feet
British Columbia
Houston
Red Maple ACER rubrum    Northern
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* Over most of its range, red maple is adaptable to a very wide range of site conditions. * One of the most common and widespread deciduous trees of eastern North America * A decidious Tree growing to 30 m.
  • Family: Aceraceae
  • Species: rubrum
  • Height: 50 feet
  • Common Name: Red Maple
  • Location: Northern
British Columbia
Houston
Water Locust Gleditsia aquatica
Prices start at : 6.95 USD / 1 packet

It weighs 46lb per cubic foot. Wood - heavy, very hard, strong, durable in contact with the soil, coarse-grained. The wood is extremely durable and is used primarily for making fence posts.
  • Botanical Name: Gleditsia aquatica
  • Species: aquatica
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 6
  • Quantity: 0.33 lb
  • Genus: Gleditsia
British Columbia
Houston
Mountain Maple, Moosewood ACER spicatum
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* Fall color orange, scarlet, yellow; extremely hardy Conservation Plant Characteristics Acer spicatum Lam. * It is in flower in May, and the seeds ripen in August. Mountain maple ACSP2 Summary Duration Perennial Growth Habit Tree, Shrub Native Status...
  • Botanical Name: ACER spicatum
  • Common Name: Mountain Maple, Moosewood
  • Species: spicatum
  • Family: Aceraceae
British Columbia
Houston
Swamp Tupelo, Swamp Blackgum Nyssa sylvatica  biflora
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Its flowers are an important source of honey and its fruits are important to many bird species. The fruit is up to 15mm in diameter and is borne in small clusters of 2 - 3. A thin sharply acid pulp that is pleasant to roll in the mouth as a masticatory,...
  • Genus: Nyssa
  • Common Name: Swamp Tupelo, Swamp Blackgum
  • Variety: biflora
  • Botanical Name: Nyssa sylvatica biflora
  • Height: 65-80 feet
British Columbia
Houston