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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Picea pungens Seeds | Colorado Blue Spruce
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Rhodoleia championii Seeds | Rhodoleia
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Manglietia fordana Seeds | Chinese Manglietia
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Lindera communis Seeds | Spicebush
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Artocarpus heterophyllus Seeds | Jackfruit
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Lysidice rhodostegia Seeds | Lysidice
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Bombax ceiba Seeds | Gossampinus Malabarica
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Dracontomelon duperreanum Seeds | Dracontomelon
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Khaya senegalensis Seeds | African Mahogany
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Psidium guajava Seeds | Guava
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Radermachera hainanensis Seeds | Hainan Radermachera
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Liquidambar formosana Seeds | Formosan Sweet Gum
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Cleistocalyx operculatus Seeds | Water Banyan
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Podocarpus nagi Seeds | Nagi Podocarpus
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Broussonetia papyrifera Seeds | Paper Mulberry
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Pseudolarix amabilis Seeds | Golden Larch
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Xanthoceras sorbifolium Seeds | Yellowhorn
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Prunus armeniaca Seeds | Chinese Apricot
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Fraxinus excelsior Seeds | Common Ash
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Malus baccata Seeds | Siberian Crabapple
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Malania oleifera Seeds | Malania Tree
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Bretschneidera sinensis Seeds | Bretschneidera
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Cotinus coggygria Seeds | Smoke Tree
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Ulmus parvifolia Seeds | Chinese Elm



