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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Cathaya argyrophylla Seeds | Silver Fir Cathaya
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Liriodendron tulipifera Seeds | Tulip Tree
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Cupressus sempervirens Seeds | Mediterranean Cypress
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Wodyetia bifurcata Seeds | Foxtail Palm
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Bambusoideae Seeds | Bamboo
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Rhapis excelsa Seeds | Lady Palm
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Rhus typhina Seeds | Staghorn Sumac
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Fraxinus mandschurica Seeds | Manchurian Ash
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Pinus koraiensis Seeds | Korean Pine
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Sorbus harrowniana Seeds | Harrow’s Rowan
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Ficus retusa Seeds | Indian Laurel Fig
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Livistona chinensis Seeds | Livistonia
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Symplocos paniculata Seeds | Sapphire Berry
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Viburnum odoratissimum Seeds | Sweet Viburnum
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Albizia julibrissin Seeds | Silk Tree
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Bambusa tuldoides Seeds | Punting Pole Bamboo
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Acer fabri Seeds | Faber’s Maple
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Carya cathayensis Seeds | Chinese Hickory
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Plinia cauliflora Seeds | Jabuticaba
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Pachira aquatica Seeds | Money Tree
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Alstonia scholaris Seeds | Devil’s Tree
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Rhododendron fortunei Seeds | Fortune’s Rhododendron
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Sloanea sinensis Seeds | Sloanea
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Nyssa sinensis Seeds | Chinese Tupelo



