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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Taxus wallichiana Seeds | Himalayan Yew
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Liquidambar styraciflua Seeds | Sweetgum
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Ternstroemia gymnanthera Seeds | Chinese Ternstroemia
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Sterculia subracemosa Seeds | Sterculia
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Abies recurvata Seeds | Min Fir
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Araucaria heterophylla Seeds | Norfolk Pine
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Citrus aurantiifolia Seeds | Key Lime
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Citrus maxima Seeds | Pomelo
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Citrus limon Seeds | Lemon
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Citrus reticulata Seeds | Mandarin Orange
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Cercis gigantea Seeds | Giant Redbud
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Quercus glauca Seeds | Ring-cupped Oak
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Fraxinus angustifolia Seeds | Narrow-leaved Ash
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Quercus kerrii Seeds | Kerr’s Oak
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Quercus hui Seeds | Hui’s Oak
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Quercus ciliaris Seeds | Ciliar Oak
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Quercus acuta Seeds | Japanese Evergreen Oak
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Desmanthus illinoensis Seeds | Illinois Bundleflower
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Cupressus lusitanica Seeds | Mexican Cypress
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Chamaecyparis lawsoniana Seeds | Lawson’s Cypress
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Vatica mangachapoi Seeds | Mangachapoi
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Acer opalus Seeds | Italian Maple
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Abies pinsapo Seeds | Spanish Fir
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Abies alba Seeds | European Silver Fir