Trees grown from seed, one species at a time. This section gathers our field notes and species profiles for woody plants we have worked with over the years: forest natives, fruit and street trees, shrubs and climbers, and rare species kept alive in cultivation. Each entry covers the plant in its natural habitat, how it grows, what its seed needs to germinate, and how to raise a young plant from sowing onward. Some of these trees are common in gardens; others are hard to find anywhere, and a few survive in the wild only in scattered pockets. Whether you are planting a single specimen or restoring a hillside, the notes come from growing the plants themselves, not from copying catalogue entries.
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Cinnamomum verum Seeds | True Cinnamon
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Berberis soulieana Seeds | Soulié’s Barberry
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Magnolia macclurei Seeds | Mcclure Magnolia
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Castanea seguinii Seeds | Seguin’s Chestnut
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Ximenia americana Seeds | Ximenia
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Aesculus wilsonii Seeds | Wilson’s Horse Chestnut
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Carrierea calycina Seeds | Carrierea
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Emmenopterys henryi Seeds | Henry Emmenopterys
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Ilex kudingcha Seeds | Kuding Tea
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Ilex latifolia Seeds | Tarajo Holly
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Gyrinops podocarpus Seeds | Agarwood
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Cerasus tomentosa Seeds | Nanking Cherry
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Armeniaca sibirica Seeds | Siberian Apricot
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Cerasus pseudocerasus Seeds | Chinese Cherry
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Rhus aromatica Seeds | Fragrant Sumac
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Prunus simonii Seeds | Simon Plum
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Firmiana simplex Seeds | Chinese Parasol Tree
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Tetradium ruticarpum Seeds | Evodia
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Zelkova schneideriana Seeds | Schneider’s Zelkova
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Indigofera kirilowii Seeds | Kirilow Indigo
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Indigofera tinctoria Seeds | True Indigo
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Brachychiton acerifolius Seeds | Illawarra Flame Tree
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Caragana sinica Seeds | Chinese Peashrub
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Caragana microphylla Seeds | Small-leaved Peashrub



