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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Lithocarpus litseifolius Seeds | Sweet Tea Stone Oak
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Lithocarpus pachylepis Seeds | Thick-scaled Tanoak
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Lithocarpus pachyphyllus Seeds | Thick-leaf Tanoak
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Pieris japonica Seeds | Japanese Pieris
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Sorbaria sorbifolia Seeds | Arborea
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Hovenia dulcis Seeds | Japanese Raisin Tree
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Rosa palustris Seeds | Swamp Rose
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Ricinus communis Seeds | Castor Bean
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Rosa canina Seeds | Dog Rose
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Rhamnus cathartica Seeds | Common Buckthorn
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Lonicera xylosteum Seeds | European Fly Honeysuckle
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Quercus coccifera Seeds | (kermes Oak)
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Lithocarpus polystachyus Seeds | Many-spiked Tanoak
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Glochidion zeylanicum Seeds | Ceylon Glochidion
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Halesia macgregorii Seeds | Silver Bell
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Diospyros ebenum Seeds | Ebony
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Dalbergia oliveri Seeds | Dalbergia Rosewood
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Dalbergia cultrata Seeds | Rosewood
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Quercus macranthera Seeds | Caucasian Oak
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Quercus faginea Seeds | Portuguese Oak
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Juglans cinerea Seeds | Butternut
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Juglans microcarpa Seeds | Texas Black Walnut
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Juglans hopeiensis Seeds | Hopei Walnut
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Juglans sigillata Seeds | Iron Walnut



