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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Gymnocladus dioicus Seeds | Kentucky Coffeetree
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Quercus coccinea Seeds | Scarlet Oak
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Carya illinoinensis Seeds | Pecan
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Fagus crenata Seeds | Japanese Beech
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Carya glabra Seeds | Pignut Hickory
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Prunus padus Seeds | Bird Cherry
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Caryota maxima Seeds | Giant Fishtail Palm
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Magnolia kobus Seeds | Kobus Magnolia
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Catalpa bignonioides Seeds | Southern Catalpa
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Pyrus ussuriensis Seeds | Ussurian Pear
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Pinus cembra Seeds | Swiss Stone Pine
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Vitex rotundifolia Seeds | Roundleaf Chastetree
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Cornus kousa Seeds | Kousa Dogwood
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Cephalotaxus sinensis Seeds | Chinese Plum Yew
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Torreya nucifera Seeds | Japanese Nutmeg Yew
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Citrus junos Seeds | Yuzu
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Citrus ichangensis Seeds | Ichang Papeda
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Hamamelis mollis Seeds | Chinese Witch Hazel
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Lindera obtusiloba Seeds | Japanese Spicebush
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Phoenix roebelenii Seeds | Pygmy Date Palm
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Elaeagnus angustifolia Seeds | Russian Olive
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Castanea sativa Seeds | Sweet Chestnut
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Aesculus parviflora Seeds | Bottlebrush Buckeye
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Corylus avellana Seeds | European Hazel