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European Filbert, Common Filbert, Common Hazelnut, European Hazelnut Corylus avellana
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* The seed can be eaten raw or roasted and used in breads, cakes, biscuits, sweets etc. * Jefferson is also the best in shell variety yet found with resistance. They can also be liquidized and used as a plant milk.
  • Height: 20 feet
  • Botanical Name: Corylus avellana
  • Common Name: European Filbert, Common Filbert, Common Hazelnut, European Hazelnut
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
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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. * The acorns are eaten by jays, pigeons, and squirrels .
  • Botanical Name: Quercus acutissima
  • Family: Fagaceae
  • Species: acutissima
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
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Chinese Hickory Carya cathayensis
Prices start at : 12.95 USD / 1 packet

* Carya cathayensis is a deciduous Tree growing to 18 m (59ft 1in) at a slow rate. * The seed is eaten raw or cooked. Used for tool handles etc. * The wood is hard, tough, elastic.
  • Botanical Name: Carya cathayensis
  • Germination: 98%
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 5
  • Family: JUGLANDACEAE
  • Common Name: Chinese Hickory
  • Species: cathayensis
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Little Walnut Juglans microcarpa
Prices start at : 20.95 USD / 1 packet

The seed is the smallest of this genus. * The seed is sweet and oily but it is rather small and has a thick shell. It produces nuts with a width of 1/2—3/4 in. * Juglans microcarpa , known also as the Texas Walnut or the Little Black Walnut (literally...
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 4
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 6
  • Germination: 91%
  • Seeds Per Pound: 72
  • Family: Juglandaceae
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Mossycup White Oak, Bur Oak, Mossycup Oak Quercus macrocarpa    Northern Zone 5
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* Bur Oak typically grows in the open, away from forest canopy. * Acorn cups are covered with a mossy scale or bur near the rim, hence the common names. * The Quercus macrocarpa or Bur Oak , sometimes spelled Burr Oak , is a species of oak in the white...
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 4
  • Location: Northern Zone 5
  • Height: 70 feet
  • Botanical Name: Quercus macrocarpa Northern Zone 5
  • Genus: Quercus
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Black Oak Quercus velutina
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* In forest stands, black oak begins to produce seeds at about age 20 and reaches optimum production at 40 to 75 years. * In the northern part of its range, black oak is a relatively small tree, reaching a height of 20-25 m (65-80 ft) and a diameter of...
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 4
  • Species: velutina
  • Family: Fagaceae
  • Height: 80 feet
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European Filbert, Common Filbert, Common Hazelnut, European Hazelnut Corylus avellana
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* The seed can be eaten raw or roasted and used in breads, cakes, biscuits, sweets etc. * Jefferson is also the best in shell variety yet found with resistance. They can also be liquidized and used as a plant milk.
  • Genus: Corylus
  • Height: 20 feet
  • Botanical Name: Corylus avellana
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
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Paradox Black Walnut Juglans x Paradox
Prices start at : 11.95 USD / 1 packet

Indeed they sprang forward at such a rate as presently to dwarf their pure breed relatives." * They are commonly used in California as a rootstock for English Walnut, inspiring more vigor in the trees.
  • Crop Year: 2017
  • Collection Locale: California
  • Seeds Per Pound: 32
  • Species: x Paradox
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Height: 40-70 feet
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Shingle Oak Quercus imbricaria
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* An ornamental and shade tree, it is also suitable for hedges, screens, and windbreaks. * Acorns are an important source of food for wildlife. Rare in the east, abundant in the lower Ohio valley and middle of Mississippi valley.
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
  • Common Name: Shingle Oak
  • Family: Fagaceae
  • Species: imbricaria
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Siberian Hazelnut, Siberian Filbert, Asian Hazel Corylus heterophylla
Prices start at : 7.95 USD / 1 packet

* The seed can be eaten raw or cooked. * Corylus heterophylla , the Asian Hazel , is a species of hazel native to eastern Asia , from northern China , eastern Mongolia , Korea , Japan , and southeastern Siberia .
  • Botanical Name: Corylus heterophylla
  • Quantity: 5.66 lb
  • Purity: 99%
  • Seeds Per Pound: 482
  • Family: Betulaceae
  • Crop Year: 2017
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Laurel Oak, Diamond Leaf Oak Quercus laurifolia     - Quercus obtusa
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* Swamp laurel oak is found mostly on alluvial flood plains, from sea level up to 150 m altitude. * The acorns provide food for raccoons, White-tailed Deer, Wild Turkeys, squirrels, ducks, Bobwhite Quail, and small birds and rodents.
  • Genus: Quercus
  • Height: 40-60 feet
  • Family: Fagaceae
  • Botanical Name: Quercus laurifolia
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Black Oak Quercus velutina
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* In forest stands, black oak begins to produce seeds at about age 20 and reaches optimum production at 40 to 75 years. * In the northern part of its range, black oak is a relatively small tree, reaching a height of 20-25 m (65-80 ft) and a diameter of...
  • Botanical Name: Quercus velutina
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 4
  • Species: velutina
  • Common Name: Black Oak
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White Oak Quercus alba
Prices start at : 7.95 USD / 1 packet

* Normally not a very tall tree, typically 65–85 feet (19.5-25.5 m) tall at maturity, it nonetheless becomes quite massive and its lower branches are apt to reach far out laterally parallel to the ground.
  • Purity: 99%
  • Crop Year: 2018
  • Quantity: 179.4 lb
  • Species: alba
  • Family: Fagaceae
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 3
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Heartnut Juglans ailantifolia   Cordiformis  - Juglans ailanthifolia   Cordiformis
Prices start at : 5.95 USD / 1 packet

* Wyman says the kernals come out whole. * Differs from the straight species in that the nuts are heart-shaped, thin-shelled, and easily cracked. The shells are hard and the meats flavorful.
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
  • Purity: 99%
  • Botanical Name: Juglans ailantifolia Cordiformis
  • Common Name: Heartnut
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 6
  • Seeds Per Pound: 72
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Chinese Filbert, Chinese Hazel Corylus chinensis     - Corylus colurna  chinensis  , Corylus papyracea
Prices start at : 11.95 USD / 1 packet

* A shrub at Kew was 2 metres tall and 2 metres wide inJuly 1996 with a reasonable crop of immature fruit. * The leaves range from ovate to obovate-elliptic and have a doubly serrated, irregular margin.
  • Common Name: Chinese Filbert, Chinese Hazel
  • Height: 80ft
  • Botanical Name: Corylus chinensis
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 6
  • Purity: 99%
  • Genus: Corylus
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Laurel Oak, Diamond Leaf Oak Quercus laurifolia     - Quercus obtusa
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* Swamp laurel oak is found mostly on alluvial flood plains, from sea level up to 150 m altitude. * The acorns provide food for raccoons, White-tailed Deer, Wild Turkeys, squirrels, ducks, Bobwhite Quail, and small birds and rodents.
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 7
  • Species: laurifolia
  • Family: Fagaceae
  • Common Name: Laurel Oak, Diamond Leaf Oak
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Water Oak, Spotted Oak, Duck Oak, Punk Oak, Orange Oak, Possum Oak Quercus nigra
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Young plants tolerate reasonable levels of side shade. Its veneer has been successfully used as plywood for fruit and vegetable containers . * Quercus nigra, the water oak, is an oak in the red oak group (Quercus sect.
  • Genus: Quercus
  • Common Name: Water Oak, Spotted Oak, Duck Oak, Punk Oak, Orange Oak, Possum Oak
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 7
  • Height: 100 feet
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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. * The acorns are eaten by jays, pigeons, and squirrels .
  • Family: Fagaceae
  • Species: acutissima
  • Height: 75-90 feet
  • Genus: Quercus
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Northern Red Oak Quercus rubra     - Quercus borealis
Prices start at : 6.95 USD / 1 packet

* Tolerate: Drought, Dry Soil, Black Walnut, Air Pollution. * Trees may live up to 500 years according to the USDA , and a living example of 326 years was noted in 2001 by Orwig et al.
  • Genus: Quercus
  • Germination: 98%
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 3
  • Common Name: Northern Red Oak
  • Seeds Per Pound: 80
  • Purity: 99%
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Manna Gum, White Gum, Ribbon Gum Eucalyptus viminalis
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* Timber is generally pale pink to pinkish brown in colour, often with distinctive light grey streaks. Viminalis is widely distributed in the cooler areas of Australia where the leaves are the favoured food of Koalas.
  • Species: viminalis
  • Family: Myrtaceae
  • Genus: Eucalyptus
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 10
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European Bird Cherry Prunus padus     - Padus avium  avium  , Cerasus padus
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

* The Bird Cherry ( Prunus padus ) is a species of cherry , native to northern Europe and northern Asia , growing even north of the Arctic Circle in Norway , Sweden , Finland and Russia .
  • Lot#: 010792
  • Germination: 99%
  • Height: 20-30 feet
  • Botanical Name: Prunus padus
  • Collection Locale: Slovenia
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 4
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Shumard\'s Red Oak, Shumard\'s Oak Quercus shumardii
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It is found locally north to southern Michigan, southern Pennsylvania, Maryland, and the extreme south of Ontario, Canada. * Shumard Oak is valued for commercial use, as a shade tree, and as a food source for various birds and mammals.
  • Common Name: Shumard's Red Oak, Shumard's Oak
  • Height: 100 feet
  • Species: shumardii
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
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Chinquapin Oak, Chinkapin Oak, Yellow Chestnut Oak, Yellow Oak, Chestnut Oak Quercus muehlenbergii
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* It is a deciduous tree reaching 30 m tall (exceptionally up to 50 m), with a rounded crown and thin, scaly or flaky bark on the trunk. * Quercus muehlenbergii, (its scientific name often misspelt muhlenbergii) is native to eastern and central North...
  • Family: Fagaceae
  • Botanical Name: Quercus muehlenbergii
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
  • Genus: Quercus
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Tatarian Dogwood Cornus alba
Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

It is a large suckering shrub that can be grown as a small tree. * For the brightest winter bark, young shoots are encouraged by cutting to the ground some older stems at the end of the winter, before leaves are open.
  • Germination: 91%
  • Botanical Name: Cornus alba
  • Height: 6 feet
  • Seeds Per Pound: 14,982
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 3
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Douglas Fir Pseudotsuga menziesii  glauca  AZ Apache
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* Pseduotsuga menziesii var. Glauca is hardy to Zone 4). * The specific epithet, menziesii, is after Archibald Menzies, a Scottish physician and rival naturalist to David Douglas. It is also a popular Christmas tree.
  • Height: 60-80 feet
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
  • Quantity: 3.41 lb
  • Germination Test Type: Actual
  • Genus: Pseudotsuga
  • Purity: 99%
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Tuberous Sweetpea Lathyrus tuberosus
Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

* Lathyrus tuberosus, also known as the tuberous pea, tuberous vetchling, earthnut pea, or aardaker, is a small, climbing perennial plant, native in moist temperate parts of Europe and Western Asia.
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 16
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 6
  • Germination Test Type: Actual
  • Quantity: 0.16 lb
  • Species: tuberosus
  • Germination: 46%
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Beaked Filbert, Beaked Hazelnut Corylus cornuta
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It grows in dry woodlands and forest edges and can reach 4 – 8 m tall with stems 10 – 25 cm thick with smooth gray bark. * Corylus cornuta ( Beaked Hazel ) is a deciduous shrubby hazel found in most of North America , from southern Canada south to...
  • Genus: Corylus
  • Botanical Name: Corylus cornuta
  • Height: 9-12 feet
  • Species: cornuta
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