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<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /> <h2><strong>Kousa dogwood Seeds (Cornus kousa) Edible Fruits</strong></h2> <h2><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>Price for Package of 5 seeds.</strong></span></h2> <p>The Kousa dogwood (Cornus kousa or Benthamidia kousa) is a small deciduous tree 8–12 m (26–39 ft) tall, native to eastern Asia. Like most dogwoods, it has opposite, simple leaves, 4–10 cm long. The tree is extremely showy when in bloom, but what appear to be four-petalled white flowers are actually bracts spread open below the cluster of inconspicuous yellow-green flowers. The blossoms appear in late spring, weeks after the tree leafs out. The Kousa dogwood is sometimes also called "Chinese dogwood", Korean Dogwood, or Japanese dogwood.</p> <p><strong>Characteristics</strong></p> <p>The kousa dogwood can be distinguished from the closely related flowering dogwood (Cornus florida) of eastern North America by its more upright habit, flowering about a month later, and having pointed rather than rounded flower bracts.</p> <p>The fruit is a globose pink to red compound berry 2–3 cm in diameter, though these berries tend to grow larger towards the end of the season and some berry clusters that do not fall from the tree surpass 4 cm. <strong>It is edible, a sweet and delicious</strong> addition to the tree's ornamental value. <strong>The fruit is sometimes used for making wine.</strong></p> <p>It is resistant to the dogwood anthracnose disease, caused by the fungus Discula destructiva, unlike C. florida, which is very susceptible and commonly killed by it; for this reason, C. kousa is being widely planted as an ornamental tree in areas affected by the disease. A number of hybrids between C. kousa and C. florida have also been selected for their disease resistance and good flower appearance.</p> <p>Fall foliage is a showy red color.</p> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="1"> <tbody> <tr> <td colspan="2" width="100%" valign="top"> <p><span style="color: #008000;"><strong>Sowing Instructions</strong></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p><span style="color: #008000;"><strong>Propagation:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><span style="color: #008000;">Seeds</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p><span style="color: #008000;"><strong>Pretreat:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><span style="color: #008000;">soak in water for 24  hours</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p><span style="color: #008000;"><strong>Stratification:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><span style="color: #008000;">about 3-4 months in a moist substrate at 2-5 ° C in a refrigerator or cold house</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p><span style="color: #008000;"><strong>Sowing Time:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><span style="color: #008000;">all year round </span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p><span style="color: #008000;"><strong>Sowing Depth:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><span style="color: #008000;">cover only slightly with substrate 0,5 cm</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p><span style="color: #008000;"><strong>Sowing Mix:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><span style="color: #008000;">Coir or sowing mix + sand or perlite</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p><span style="color: #008000;"><strong>Germination temperature:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><span style="color: #008000;">15-20 ° C +</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p><span style="color: #008000;"><strong>Location:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><span style="color: #008000;">bright + keep constantly moist not wet</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p><span style="color: #008000;"><strong>Germination Time:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><span style="color: #008000;">2-6 weeks</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p><span style="color: #008000;"><strong>Watering:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><span style="color: #008000;"> in the growing season richly water</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><br /><span style="color: #008000;"><em>Copyright © 2012 Seeds Gallery - Saatgut Galerie - Galerija semena. </em><em>All Rights Reserved.</em></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table>
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Kousa dogwood Seeds-Edible Fruits
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<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /> <h2><strong>Baobab Seeds (Adonsonia digitata)</strong></h2> <h2><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>Price for Package of 5, 10, 20 seeds.</strong></span></h2> <p><i><b>Adansonia digitata</b></i>, the<span> </span><b>baobab</b>, is the most widespread tree species of the genus<span> </span><i>Adansonia</i>, the baobabs, and is native to the African continent. The long-lived<span> </span>pachycauls<span> </span>are typically found in dry, hot<span> </span>savannahs<span> </span>of<span> </span>sub-Saharan Africa, where they dominate the landscape and reveal the presence of a watercourse from afar.<sup id="cite_ref-wick_2-0" class="reference">[2]</sup><span> </span>Their growth rate is determined by groundwater or rainfall,<sup id="cite_ref-hank_3-0" class="reference">[3]</sup><sup id="cite_ref-red_4-0" class="reference">[4]</sup><span> </span>and their maximum age, which is subject to much conjecture, seems to be in the order of 1,500 years.<sup id="cite_ref-wood_5-0" class="reference">[5]</sup><span> </span>They have traditionally been valued as sources of food, water, health remedies or places of shelter and are steeped in legend and superstition.<sup id="cite_ref-hank_3-1" class="reference">[3]</sup><span> </span>European explorers of old were inclined to carve their names on baobabs, and many are defaced by modern graffiti.<sup id="cite_ref-wick_2-1" class="reference">[2]</sup></p> <p>Common names for the baobab include<span> </span><b>dead-rat tree</b><span> </span>(from the appearance of the fruit<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact">[<i><span title="The fruit looks nothing like dead rats, covertly negative potential, needs historical reference, otherwise please post in the urban dictionary (March 2019)">citation needed</span></i>]</sup>),<span> </span><b>monkey-bread tree</b><span> </span>(the soft, dry fruit is edible),<span> </span><b>upside-down tree</b><span> </span>(the sparse branches resemble roots) and<span> </span><b>cream of tartar tree</b><span> </span>(cream of tartar).</p> <p><span>The vernacular name "baobab" is derived from </span>Arabic<span> بو حِباب (būħibāb), which means "father of many seeds". The scientific name </span><i>Adansonia</i><span> refers to the French explorer and </span>botanist<span>, </span>Michel Adanson<span> (1727–1806), who observed a specimen in 1749 on the island of </span>Sor<span>, </span>Senegal<span>.</span><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference">[6]</sup><span> On the nearby </span>Îles des Madeleines<span> Adanson found another baobab, 3.8 m in diameter, which bore the carvings of passing mariners on its trunk, including those of </span>Henry the Navigator<span> in 1444 and </span>André Thevet<span> in 1555.</span><sup id="cite_ref-wick_2-2" class="reference">[2]</sup><span> When </span>Théodore Monod<span>searched the island in the 20th century, the tree was not to be found however. Adanson concluded that the baobab, of all the trees he studied, “is probably the most useful tree in all.” He consumed baobab juice twice a day, while in Africa. He remained convinced that it maintained his health for him.</span><sup id="cite_ref-powbab.com_7-0" class="reference">[7]</sup><span> "Digitata" refers to the digits of the hand. The baobab's compound leaves with normally five (but up to seven) leaflets are akin to a hand.</span></p> <p>The trees usually grow as solitary individuals, and are large and distinctive elements of<span> </span>savannah<span> </span>or<span> </span>scrubland<span> </span>vegetation. Some large individuals live to well over a thousand years of age.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference">[9]</sup><span> </span>All baobab trees are<span> </span>deciduous, losing their leaves in the dry season, and remain leafless for nine months of the year.</p> <p>They can grow to between 5–25 m (16–82 ft) in height. They are in fact known both for their height and trunk's girth. The trunk tends to be bottle-shaped and can reach a diameter of 10–14 m (33–46 ft).<sup id="cite_ref-eol.org_10-0" class="reference">[10]</sup><span> </span>The span of the roots actually exceed the tree's height, a factor that enables it to survive in a dry climate. Many consider the tree to be “upside-down” due to the trunk likeness to a<span> </span>taproot<span> </span>and the branches akin to finer<span> </span>capillary<span> </span>roots. The trunk is smooth and shiny<sup id="cite_ref-krugerpark.co.za_11-0" class="reference">[11]</sup><span> </span>and can range from being reddish brown to grey. The bark can feel cork-like.<sup id="cite_ref-powbab.com_7-1" class="reference">[7]</sup><span> </span>The branches are thick and wide and very stout compared to the trunk.</p> <p>During the early summer (October to December in southern hemisphere)<sup id="cite_ref-shee_12-0" class="reference">[12]</sup><span> </span>the tree bears very large, heavy, white flowers. These are 12 cm (4.7 in) across and open during the late afternoon to stay open for one night.<sup id="cite_ref-hank_3-2" class="reference">[3]</sup><sup id="cite_ref-eol.org_10-1" class="reference">[10]</sup><span> </span>The pendulous, showy flowers have a very large number of stamens. They have a sweet scent but later emit a<span> </span>carrion<span> </span>smell, especially when they turn brown and fall after 24 hours.<sup id="cite_ref-hank_3-3" class="reference">[3]</sup><sup id="cite_ref-eol.org_10-2" class="reference">[10]</sup><span> </span>Researchers have shown that they appear to be primarily pollinated by<span> </span>fruit bats<span> </span>of the subfamily<span> </span>Pteropodinae. The flowers have 5 petals that are leathery and hairy on the inside. The<span> </span>sepals<span> </span>are cup-shaped and 5-cleft. The<span> </span>stamens<span> </span>are divided into multiple<span> </span>anthers<span> </span>and<span> </span>styles<span> </span>are 7-10 rayed.</p> <p>The<span> </span>indehiscent<span> </span>fruit is large, egg-shaped capsules.<span> </span>They are filled with pulp that dries, hardens, and falls to pieces that look like chunks of powdery, dry bread.<span> </span>The seed is hard, black and kidney-shaped.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Range">Range</span></h2> <p>The northern limit of its distribution in Africa is associated with rainfall patterns; only on the<span> </span>Atlantic<span> </span>coast and in the<span> </span>Sudan<span> </span>does its occurrence venture naturally into the<span> </span>Sahel. On the Atlantic coast, this may be due to spreading after cultivation. Its occurrence is very limited in<span> </span>Central Africa, and it is found only in the very north of<span> </span>South Africa. In<span> </span>Eastern Africa, the trees grow also in<span> </span>shrublands<span> </span>and on the coast. In<span> </span>Angola<span> </span>and<span> </span>Namibia, the baobabs grow in woodlands, and in coastal regions, in addition to savannahs. It is also found in<span> </span>Dhofar<span> </span>region of<span> </span>Oman<span> </span>and<span> </span>Yemen<span> </span>in the<span> </span>Arabian Peninsula,<span> </span>Western Asia. This tree is also found in India, particularly in the dry regions of the country,<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference">[14]</sup><span> </span>and in<span> </span>Penang, Malaysia, along certain streets.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference">[15]</sup></p> <p>The baobab is native to most of Africa, especially in drier, less tropical climates. It is not found in areas where sand is deep. It is sensitive to water logging and frost.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference">[16]</sup><span> </span>More specifically:<span> </span>Mauritania,<span> </span>Senegal,<span> </span>Guinea,<span> </span>Sierra Leone,<span> </span>Mali,<span> </span>Burkina Faso,<span> </span>Ghana,<span> </span>Togo,<span> </span>Benin,<span> </span>Niger,<span> </span>Nigeria, n-Cameroon,<span> </span>Chad,<span> </span>Sudan,<span> </span>Congo,<span> </span>DR Congo<span> </span>(Zaire),<span> </span>Eritrea,<span> </span>Ethiopia, s-Somalia,<span> </span>Kenya,<span> </span>Tanzania,<span> </span>Zambia,<span> </span>Zimbabwe,<span> </span>Malawi,<span> </span>Mozambique,<span> </span>Angola,<span> </span>São Tomé,<span> </span>Príncipe<span> </span>isl.,<span> </span>Annobon<span> </span>isl.,<span> </span>Java<span> </span>(introduced),<span> </span>Nepal<span> </span>(introduced),<span> </span>Sri Lanka(introduced),<span> </span>Philippines<span> </span>(introduced),<span> </span>Jamaica<span> </span>(introduced),<span> </span>South Africa<span> </span>(Transvaal),<span> </span>Namibia,<span> </span>Botswana,<span> </span>Puerto Rico<span> </span>(introduced),<span> </span>Haiti<span> </span>(introduced),<span> </span>Dominican Republic(introduced),<span> </span>Venezuela<span> </span>(introduced),<span> </span>Seychelles<span> </span>(introduced),<span> </span>Madagascar<span> </span>(introduced),<span> </span>Comores<span> </span>(introduced),<span> </span>India<span> </span>(introduced), sw-Yemen,<span> </span>Oman<span> </span>(Dhofar),<span> </span>China<span> </span>(introduced),<span> </span>Guangdong<span> </span>(introduced),<span> </span>Fujian<span> </span>(introduced),<span> </span>Yunnan<span> </span>(introduced).</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Longevity">Longevity</span></h2> <p><i>Adansonia</i><span> </span>trees produce faint<span> </span>growth rings, probably annually, but they are not reliable for aging specimens, because they are difficult to count and may fade away as the wood ages.<span> </span>Radiocarbon dating<span> </span>has provided data on a few individuals of<span> </span><i>A. digitata</i>. The Panke baobab in<span> </span>Zimbabwe<span> </span>was some 2,450 years old when it died in 2011, making it the oldest<span> </span>angiosperm<span> </span>ever documented, and two other trees — Dorslandboom in<span> </span>Namibia<span> </span>and Glencoe in South Africa — were estimated to be approximately 2,000 years old.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference">[18]</sup><span> </span>Another specimen known as Grootboom was dated after it died and found to be at least 1275 years old.<sup id="cite_ref-patrut_19-0" class="reference">[19]</sup><sup id="cite_ref-kew_20-0" class="reference">[20]</sup><span> </span>Greenhouse gases,<span> </span>climate change, and<span> </span>global warming<span> </span>appear to be factors reducing baobab longevity.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Food">Food</span></h2> <div class="thumb tright"> <div class="thumbinner"><img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Baobabcowherd.jpg/250px-Baobabcowherd.jpg" width="250" height="167" class="thumbimage" /> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify"></div> A cowherd in<span> </span>Senegal<span> </span>harvests baobab leaves for forage in the dry season</div> </div> </div> <p>The baobab is a<span> </span>traditional food<span> </span>plant in Africa, but is little-known elsewhere. The fruit has been suggested to have the potential to improve nutrition, boost food security, foster rural development, and support sustainable land care.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference">[22]</sup></p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Fruit">Fruit</span></h3> <p>The African baobab fruit is usually 15–20 cm (6–8 in) long, but can be as big as 25 centimetres (9.8 in). The dry pulp is either eaten fresh or dissolved in milk or water to make a drink. In<span> </span>Sudan<span> </span>— where the tree is called<span> </span><i>tebeldi</i><span> </span>— people make<span> </span><i>tabaldi</i><span> </span>juice by soaking and dissolving the dry pulp of the fruit in water, locally known as<span> </span><i>gunguleiz</i>.</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Leaves_and_seed">Leaves and seed</span></h3> <p>Baobab leaves can be eaten as a<span> </span>relish. Young fresh leaves are cooked in a sauce and sometimes are dried and powdered. The powder is called<span> </span><i>lalo</i><span> </span>in<span> </span>Mali<span> </span>and sold in many village markets in<span> </span>Western Africa. The leaves are used in the preparation of a soup termed miyan kuka in Northern Nigeria and are rich in phytochemicals and minerals.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference">[25]</sup><span> </span>Oil extracted by pounding the seeds can be used for<span> </span>cooking<span> </span>but this is not widespread.</p> <p>Baobab leaves are sometimes used as forage for ruminants in dry season. The oilmeal, which is a byproduct of oil extraction, can also be used as animal feed.<sup id="cite_ref-feedipedia_27-0" class="reference">[27]</sup><span> </span>In times of drought, elephants consume the juicy wood beneath the bark of the baobab.</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="For_export">For export</span></h3> <p>In 2008, the<span> </span>European Union<span> </span>approved the use and consumption of baobab fruit. It is commonly used as an ingredient in<span> </span>smoothies<span> </span>and<span> </span>cereal bars.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference">[28]</sup><span> </span>In 2009, the<span> </span>United States Food and Drug Administration<span> </span>(US FDA) granted<span> </span>generally recognized as safe<span> </span>(GRAS) status to baobab dried fruit pulp as a food ingredient.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Variation_and_dispersal">Variation and dispersal</span></h2> <p>In Africa, the different populations of baobabs have revealed significant genetic differences. It has consequently been suggested that the taxon contains more than one species. The shape of their fruit especially, varies considerably from region to region.</p> <p>Baobab seed withstand drying and remain viable over long periods, as it has a hard seed coat. It can potentially be dispersed over long distances, and its germination potential is improved when it has passed through the digestive tract of an animal. Animals like<span> </span>elephants,<span> </span>black rhinos<span> </span>and<span> </span>eland<span> </span>can potentially convey the seeds over long distances.<span> </span>Baboons<span> </span>likewise spread the seeds in their dung, but over shorter distances.</p> <p>Pollination in the baobab is achieved primarily by<span> </span>fruit bats, but<span> </span>bush babies<span> </span>and several kinds of insect also assist. Some aspects of the baobab's reproductive biology are not yet understood. It is still speculated whether fertile baobab seeds can result from pollination by the tree's own pollen. It would appear as if pollen from another tree is required for fertile seed, as isolated trees do form seed, only to abort them at a late stage. The existence of some very isolated trees, may then be due to their<span> </span>self-incompatibility<span> </span>and inability to reproduce.</p> <p>Arab traders introduced it to northwestern<span> </span>Madagascar. There they were often planted at the center of villages, and sometimes outlived them.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Legends_and_myths">Legends and myths</span></h2> <div class="thumb tright"> <div class="thumbinner"><img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/The_baobab%2C_Mahajanga.jpg/250px-The_baobab%2C_Mahajanga.jpg" width="250" height="141" class="thumbimage" /> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify"></div> The baobab in<span> </span>Mahajanga, Madagascar, had a circumference of 21 metres by 2013. It became the symbol of the city, and was formerly a place for executions and important meetings. According to<span> </span>animistbelief the ancestors are pleased and bless your travels if you circle it seven times.</div> </div> </div> <p>Along the<span> </span>Zambezi, the tribes believe that baobabs were upright and too proud. The gods became angry and uprooted them and threw them back into the ground upside-down. Evil spirits now cause bad luck to anyone that picks up the sweet white flowers. More specifically, a lion will kill them.</p> <p>In contrast, some people<span> </span>think that if one drinks from water in which baobab seeds have soaked, you will be safe from crocodile attacks.</p> <p>In<span> </span>Zambia, one baobab is said to be haunted by a ghostly<span> </span>python. A long time ago, the python lived in the hollow trunk and was worshipped by the natives. A white hunter shot him down, and led to bad consequences. Some nights, the natives still hear the hissing of the snake.</p> <p>In<span> </span>Kafue National Park, one of the largest baobabs is known as “Kondanamwali” or the “tree that eats maidens.” The tree fell in love with four beautiful maidens. When they reached puberty, they made the tree jealous by finding husbands. So, one night, during a thunderstorm, the tree opened its trunk and took the maidens inside. A rest house has been built in the branches of the tree. On stormy nights, the crying of the imprisoned maidens can still be heard.</p> <p>Along the<span> </span>Limpopo River, it is thought that when a young boy is bathed in the water used to soak baobab bark, he will grow up into a big man.</p> <p>Some people believe that women living in<span> </span>kraals<span> </span>where baobabs are plenty will have more children. This is scientifically plausible as those women will have better access to the tree's vitamin-rich leaves and fruits to complement a vitamin-deficient diet.</p> <p>The African bushman legend states that Thora, the god, took a dislike to the baobab growing in his garden. Therefore, he threw it over the wall of Paradise onto the Earth below. The tree landed upside down and continued to grow.</p> <p>In the video game Archeage, baobab fruits sell for 9 silver each, making them a valuable resource to farm and gather, especially in their favorite arid climate.</p> <p>The tree also plays a role in<span> </span>Antoine De Saint-Exupéry’s fictional children’s book,<span> </span>The Little Prince. In the story, baobabs are described as dangerous plants that must be weeded out from the good plants, less they overcome a small planet and even break it to pieces.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Conservation_status_and_threats">Conservation status and threats</span></h2> <p>As of April 2015 baobabs are not yet classified by the<span> </span>IUCN's Red List criteria, but they are a part of the “Catalogue of Life.”<sup id="cite_ref-catalogueoflife.org_17-1" class="reference">[17]</sup><span> </span>The baobab is a protected tree in<span> </span>South Africa.<sup id="cite_ref-dwaf_33-0" class="reference">[33]</sup><span> </span>In the<span> </span>Sahel, the effects of drought,<span> </span>desertification<span> </span>and over-use of the fruit have been cited as causes for concern.<sup id="cite_ref-osman_34-0" class="reference">[34]</sup></p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Prominent_specimens">Prominent specimens</span></h2> <p>A number of individual baobab trees attract sightseers due to either their age, size, specific history or isolated occurrence.</p> <p>Around<span> </span>Gweta, Botswana, some have been declared national monuments. Green's Baobab, 27 km south of Gweta was inscribed by the 19th-century hunters and traders<span> </span>Frederick Thomas Green<span> </span>and Hendrik Matthys van Zyl besides other ruthless characters. About 11 km south of Green's Baobab is the turn-off to the multi-stemmed Chapman's Baobab, also known as Seven Sisters, or Xaugam.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference">[note 1]</sup><span> </span>It was named for<span> </span>Chapman, but is also taken to be a camping site of<span> </span>Livingstone<span> </span>and<span> </span>Selous. It had a circumference of 25 m before its constituent trunks collapsed outward in 2016. It is not confirmed dead, however.<sup id="cite_ref-afrgeo_36-0" class="reference">[35]</sup><span> </span>The tree was historically used as a navigation beacon and as a post office by passing explorers, traders and travellers, many of whom left inscriptions on its trunk.</p> <p>Baines' Baobabs grow on a tiny islet in Kudiakam Pan, Botswana. The seven trees are named for<span> </span>Thomas Baines<span> </span>who painted them in May 1862. The fallen giant of Baines' day is still sprouting leaves (as of 2004), and a younger generation of trees are in evidence. The islet is accessible in winter when the pan is dry.<sup id="cite_ref-wats_37-0" class="reference">[36]</sup></p> <p>The Ombalantu baobab in Namibia has a hollow trunk that can accommodate some 35 people. At times it has served as a chapel, post office, house, and a hiding site. Some large specimens have been transplanted to new sites, as was the one at Cresta Mowana lodge in<span> </span>Kasane.<sup id="cite_ref-ash_38-0" class="reference">[37]</sup></p> <p>At Saakpuli (also Sakpele) in northern<span> </span>Ghana<span> </span>the site of a 19th-century slave transit camp is marked by a stand of large baobabs, to which slaves were chained.<sup id="cite_ref-bri_39-0" class="reference">[38]</sup><span> </span>The chains were wrapped around their trunks or around the roots. Similarly, two trees at<span> </span>Salaga<span> </span>in central Ghana are reminders of the slave trade. One, located at the former slave market at the center of town, was replanted at the site of the original to which slaves were shackled. A second larger tree marks the slave cemetery, where bodies of dead slaves were dumped.</p> <p>Inside the<span> </span>Golkonda<span> </span>fort in<span> </span>Hyderabad, India is a baobab tree estimated to be 430 years old and the largest baobab outside of Africa.</p> <h2><strong>How to Sprout Baobab Seeds</strong></h2> <p>Germinating Baobab Seeds Breaking Dormancy: Baobab seeds are dormant in the soil sometimes for years until they germinate. So we use some techniques to increase the germination rate. Soak the seeds in almost boiling water (80 - 90 ° C) for 6 minutes, so the germination rate increases by up to 80%. Sand a small area of ​​the seeds until the first layer begins to lighten, then soak the seeds for 48 hours, changing the water after the first 24 hours. Sowing: You can sow in pots, seedling bags, sowing or flower beds. It is important to remember that it is necessary to sow between 8 and 10cm, the seedlings of Baobá have very demanding root and grow vigorously it needs space, so choose immediately what you want to do with the specimen; if you are going to make a bonsai, for example, plant in shallow pots and in the third month do the first pruning of roots. If you want a beautiful tree, choose a place with plenty of space and not on rocks to prevent it from falling in the future.</p> <h2><strong>Cultivation:</strong></h2> <p>Baobab does not require much in terms of soil. In this case the more drained the better. The excess of organic matter in the soil can cause the accumulation of water that can cause the roots to decay and the fungi propagation. It tolerates stony or sandy soils.</p>
T 6 (5 S)
Baobab Seeds (Adonsonia digitata)
Mugo Pine Seeds Bonsai Hardy

Mugo Pine Seeds Bonsai Hardy

Price €1.50 (SKU: T 12)
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5/ 5
<h2><span style="font-size:14pt;"><strong>Mugo Pine Seeds Bonsai Hardy (Pinus mugo)</strong></span></h2> <h2><span><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;font-size:14pt;">Price for Package of 3 seeds.</span></strong></span></h2> <div>Mugo Pine is a variable species that is most often seen as a bushy, multi-stemmed shrub or broad-rounded small tree 15 to 30 feet tall. Mature plants typically exhibit a dense habit, usually growing wider than tall. It is native to the mountains of central and southern Europe from Spain to the Balkans. It features bright green needles 1 to 3 inches long in bundles of two, oval to conical dull brown female cones to 2 1/2 inches long. The bark is brown and broken into irregular plates, but they do not exfoliate. Branches are covered with little rounded bumps that persist where needles have dropped off.</div> <div>Mugo Pine is a slow growing little pine tolerant of a wide range of soil types, including very calcareous soils. It can be pruned to keep it small and densely bushy. This is an outstanding maintenance free little shrub with very dense foliage and a fine to medium texture that works well in most landscape settings.</div> <div>Mugo is reportedly an ancient Tyrolean name with an unknown definition.</div> <div>Leaf: Evergreen needles in fascicles of 2, curved but not twisted around each other, 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 inches long, stiff, medium to dark green, persist for many years. </div> <div>Flower: Monoecious; males cylindrical, yellowish, in clusters; females yellow-green to purple. </div> <div>Fruit: Small cones, borne singly or in small cluster, 1 to 2 inches long, grayish brown at maturity. </div> <div>Twig: Moderate, typically short growth, very dense foliage, gray-brown buds and stem. </div> <div>Bark: Brownish gray, on older stems splits and irregular plates develop, raised bumps on smaller stems. </div> <div>Form: Stems and branches arching upward, broadly conical as a small tree. Most planted cultivars are small bushy, round shrubs, 15 to 30 feet in height.</div> <div>Hardy, Easy to Grow, Bonsai, Topiary, Evergreen, Screen/Windbreak, Cold, Drought and Wind Tolerant</div> <div>Other Names: Montana Muho Pine, Pinus Montana, Mugo Mountain Pine, Mugo Pine Tree, Pinus Montana,mugo, Krummholz Pine, Mountain Pine, Mugho Pine, Mugo Pine, Scrub Mountain Pine, Swiss Mountain Pine</div> <div>Zone: 2 to 8</div> <div>Growth Rate: Slow</div> <div>Plant Type: Needled evergreen conifer</div> <div>Family: Pinaceae</div> <div>Native Range: Central Europe, Balkan Peninsula</div> <div>Height: 15 to 30 feet</div> <div>Spread: 10 to 15 feet</div> <div>Shape: Mounded, Upright</div> <div>Flower/Fruit: Monoecious (Male and Female) 1 to 2 inch Brown Cones</div> <div>Sun: Full Sun</div> <div>Fall Color: Evergreen</div> <div>Drought Tolerance: High</div> <div>Water: Medium</div> <div>Maintenance: Low</div> <div>Site Requirements /Soil Tolerances: Grow in moist, well-drained loams in full sun. Grows well in sandy soils and is tolerant of clays. Avoid poorly drained wet soils. Plants prefer cool summer climates. Plants are generally tolerant of urban conditions.</div> <div>Culture: Prune annually in late winter to retain compact size. Unpruned plants may outgrow designated planting spaces as they mature.</div> <div>Uses: Popular Bonsai. Popular landscape plant for rock gardens, foundations and other small areas around the home. Possible choice for difficult sites. Effective in mass or screen. Can be pruned as topiary.</div> <div> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="1"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" width="100%" valign="top"> <p><span><strong>Sowing Instructions</strong></span></p> </td> </tr><tr><td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p><span><strong>Propagation:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><span>Seeds</span></p> </td> </tr><tr><td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p><span><strong>Pretreat:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><span>soak in water for 24  hours</span></p> </td> </tr><tr><td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p><span><strong>Stratification:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><span>1 mont in moist sowing mix at 2-5 ° C refrigerator</span></p> </td> </tr><tr><td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p><span><strong>Sowing Time:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><span>all year round</span></p> </td> </tr><tr><td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p><span><strong>Sowing Depth:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><span>1-1,5 cm</span></p> </td> </tr><tr><td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p><span><strong>Sowing Mix:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><span>Coir or sowing mix + sand or perlite</span></p> </td> </tr><tr><td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p><span><strong>Germination temperature:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><span>min. 20 ° C</span></p> </td> </tr><tr><td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p><span><strong>Location:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><span>bright + keep constantly moist not wet</span></p> </td> </tr><tr><td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p><span><strong>Germination Time:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><span>3-6 weeks</span></p> </td> </tr><tr><td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p><span><strong>Watering:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><span>Water regularly during the growing season</span></p> </td> </tr><tr><td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p> </p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><br /><span><em>Copyright © 2012 Seeds Gallery - Saatgut Galerie - Galerija semena. </em><em>All Rights Reserved.</em></span></p> </td> </tr></tbody></table></div>
T 12 (3 S)
Mugo Pine Seeds Bonsai Hardy

Plant resistant to cold and frost
Persian Silk Tree, Pink Silk Tree Seeds 2.5 - 1

Silk Tree, Pink Silk Tree...

Price €1.85 (SKU: T 42)
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5/ 5
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /> <div id="idTab1" class="rte"> <h2><strong>Persian Silk Tree, Pink Silk Tree Seeds (Albizia julibrissin)</strong></h2> <h2><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>Price for Package of 10, 20 seeds.</strong></span></h2> <p><span style="color: #000000;">Albizia julibrissin (Persian silk tree, pink silk tree) is a species of tree in the family Fabaceae, native to southwestern and eastern Asia.</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;">The genus is named after the Italian nobleman Filippo degli Albizzi, who introduced it to Europe in the mid-18th century, and it is sometimes incorrectly spelled Albizzia. The specific epithet julibrissin is a corruption of the Persian word gul-i abrisham (گل ابریشم) which means "silk flower" (from gul گل "flower" + abrisham ابریشم "silk").</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Names</strong></span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;">Albizia julibrissin is known by a wide variety of common names, such as Persian silk tree or pink siris. It is also called Lenkoran acacia or bastard tamarind, though it is not too closely related to either genus. The species is usually called "silk tree" or "mimosa" in the United States, which is misleading - the former name can refer to any species of Albizia which is most common in any one locale. And, although once included in Mimosa, neither is it very close to the Mimoseae. To add to the confusion, several species of Acacia, notably Acacia baileyana and Acacia dealbata, are also known as "mimosa" (especially in floristry), and many Fabaceae trees with highly divided leaves are called thus in horticulture.</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;">Its leaves slowly close during the night and during periods of rain, the leaflets bowing downward; thus its modern Persian name shabkhosb (شب‌خسب) means "night sleeper" (from shab شب‌ "night" and -khosb خسب "sleeper"). In Japan its common names are nemunoki, nemurinoki and nenenoki which all mean "sleeping tree". Nemu tree is a partial translation of nemunoki.</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Description</strong></span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;">A. julibrissin is a small deciduous tree growing to 5–12 m tall, with a broad crown of level or arching branches. The bark is dark greenish grey in colour and striped vertically as it gets older. The leaves are bipinnate, 20–45 cm long and 12–25 cm broad, divided into 6–12 pairs of pinnae, each with 20–30 pairs of leaflets; the leaflets are oblong, 1–1.5 cm long and 2–4 mm broad. The flowers are produced throughout the summer in dense inflorescences, the individual flowers with small calyx and corola (except the central ones), and a tight cluster of stamens 2–3 cm long, white or pink with a white base, looking like silky threads. They have been observed to be attractive to bees, butterflies and hummingbirds. The fruit is a flat brown pod 10–20 cm long and 2–2.5 cm broad, containing several seeds inside.</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Cultivation and uses</strong></span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;">A. julibrissin is widely planted as an ornamental plant in parks and gardens, grown for its leaf texture and flowers. The broad crown of a mature tree makes it useful for providing dappled shade. The flower colour varies from white in A. julibrissin f. alba, to rich red-tipped flowers. Variants with cream or pale yellow flowers are also reported. Other cultivars are becoming available: 'Summer Chocolate' has red foliage ageing to dark bronze, with pale pink flowers; 'Ishii Weeping' (or 'Pendula') has a drooping growth habit.</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Other uses</strong></span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;">The seeds are used as a food for livestock and by wildlife, and the sweet-scented flowers are a good nectar source for honeybees and butterflies.</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;">Extracts of A. julibrissin has been found to possess antidepressant effects in mice in high doses, most likely mediated through 5-HT1A receptors.[4] In traditional Chinese medicine Albizzia jublibrissin (合歡花 Hé Huān Huā) is used to nourish the heart and calm the spirit.</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Invasive species</strong></span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;">In the wild, the tree tends to grow in dry plains, sandy valleys, and uplands. It has become an invasive species in Japan; and in the United States it has spread from southern New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, west to Missouri and Illinois, and south to Florida and Texas. It is cultivated in California and Oregon.</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;">This tree is allelopathic to its neighbors and undergrowth (although Miner's Lettuce seems to thrive in its shadow in cool moist climates). Its seeds are numerous and they are fertile even over long periods of drought. Each pod, which resemble a flattened bean pod made of paper, contains an average of 8 seeds. The pods burst in strong winds, and the seeds carry over surprisingly long distances.</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;">Breeding work is currently under way in the United States to produce ornamental plants which will not set seed and can therefore be planted without risk. However, in the eastern United States it is generally a short-lived tree, being highly susceptible to mimosa vascular wilt,[8] a fungal disease caused by a species of Fusarium, though the disease does not seem to have seriously impacted its populations. Because of its invasive tendencies and disease susceptibility, it is rarely recommended as an ornamental plant in the US, though it is still widely planted in parts of Europe.</span></p> <h2 class="r"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>The health benefits of <em>Albizia julibrissin</em></strong></span></h2> <p><span style="color: #000000;">Traditional Chinese Medicinal practitioners have long revered the bark, leaves and flowers of the Mimosa tree for its potent health benefits. The Mayan people of Central America also revered the plant, and commonly used it for aiding trauma injuries and burns. And while little modern scientific research has been conducted on the qualities of this plant, time-tested ancient wisdom has long praised this herb as an important therapeutic tool.</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;">Usually, for health applications, the bark of the tree is shaved and dried and used in tincture and capsule forms. The leaves of the plant can also be dried and used as a tea. One of the most important applications of the dried/powder form of the bark is its use as an ancient mood enhancer. Known in China as the “Collective Happiness Bark,” the Mimosa tree was given to people who needed a “spiritual uplift or cleansing.” Similarly, the bark is used to cleanse the heart and liver meridians (energetic pathways) in the body. Mimosa tree bark is also used as a common remedy for generalized muscular discomfort and swelling.</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>For many, an effective natural approach for the treatment of mild states of depression and anxiety</strong></span><br /><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Burn care</strong></span><br /><span style="color: #000000;">The Mimosa plant proved to be a key remedy for over 5,000 burn victims in the San Juanico Disaster of 1984. After a petroleum gas explosion occurred in Mexico, officials turned to this plant as a healing salve for the wounded.</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Helps with Wounds</strong></span><br /><span style="color: #000000;">For more than 1000 years. The Mayans revered the Mimosa tree as a powerful support herb for external lesions and wounds. Procedures were created by roasting the bark and creating a poultice for the skin wound. The powdered bark is also an excellent cleanser against germs. In trauma injuries, it can protect protruding bones and aids in the restoration of damaged tissue.</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Colds and Cough</strong></span><br /><span style="color: #000000;">Mimosa bark decoctions can aid in relieving the indications of upper respiratory ailments and cough.</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Blood Coagulant</strong></span><br /><span style="color: #000000;">Related to these wound applications, powdered Mimosa bark holds extremely high amounts of antioxidant and astringent tannins. These qualities stop bleeding, reduce the chances of infection, and aid the skin in the formation of healthy tissue.</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Balances Irritation</strong></span><br /><span style="color: #000000;">Mimosa bark and leaves have the ability to reduce redness and soothe discomfort. This is thought to be due to three forms of steroids present in the bark. Studies show that the bark powder has a anesthesia-like effect on the skin, and can reduce pain for up to three hours when applied topically. What is more, the bark aids in skin regeneration.</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Oral Discomfort Reliever</strong></span><br /><span style="color: #000000;">Traditionally, a tea made from the leaves of the Mimosa tree was used to offer relief for toothache soreness.</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Skin Disorders</strong></span><br /><span style="color: #000000;">Mimosa bark is helpful for some skin conditions. It has, as of late, become a popular ingredient in hair and skin products as it may stimulate the generation of skin elastin and collagen. This may be related to its high flavonoid and hyaluronic acid content, chemical compounds responsible for cell regeneration in skin.</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Immune Booster</strong></span><br /><span style="color: #000000;">Mimosa is full of vital plant micronutrients, including copper, iron, zinc, manganese and magnesium. These nutrients promote cell health and a strong immune system.</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>History</strong></span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;">The stem bark has been used as a sedative for hundreds of years as recorded in the Pharmacopeia of the People's Republic of China 2 , 8 , 9 and as an anti-inflammatory agent for swelling and pain in the lungs and to treat skin ulcers, wounds, bruises, abscesses, boils, hemorrhoids, and fractures, as well as to remove carbuncles. The dried stem bark is used as a tonic in China and Japan. 10 Indigenous people living in the southern mountainous region of Korea prepare the root as an infusion for bone diseases. 11 In India, a chloroform and methanol seed extract has been used to treat bronchitis, asthma, leprosy, and glands infected by tuberculous. 12 A bark extract to treat insomnia, diuresis, asthenia, and confusion has been used in Asia. 2 The plant's flowers have been used to treat symptoms associated with palpitations, anxiety, depression, and insomnia. </span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;">The seed oil is a source of food for livestock and wildlife. The proteolytic enzymes in the seeds may also reduce bitterness in some cheeses. Mimosa may be used commercially as a promising seed oil crop for making soap, hair shampoo, and ultraviolet protectors in cosmetics, and in nutritional products due to its high level of polyunsaturated fatty acids. </span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>How To</strong></span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;">Rinse the herbs with cold running water; then soak it for 30min. Water : Herbs (3L : 100g) </span><br /><span style="color: #000000;">Bring to a boil, lower the hear and simmer for a further 2hours. </span><br /><span style="color: #000000;">Keep refridgerated and take 1cup 3times daily.(hot or cold)</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Advice to consumers</strong></span><br /><span style="color: #000000;">Some individuals may have adverse reactions to certain plants, herbs, and other natural products. </span><br /><span style="color: #000000;">Just because something is natural does not mean it is safe for everyone. </span><br /><span style="color: #000000;">On any issue where no specific advice is given to consumers please follow this general advice if you are currently taking the product:</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;">you are advised to discontinue use and consult your pharmacist or herbal medical doctor. </span><br /><span style="color: #000000;">when speaking to your doctor of pharmacist you may find it helpful to take a copy of this MHRA advice about the product with you</span><br /><span style="color: #000000;">you should continue to take any medication prescribed by your doctor.</span></p> </div>
T 42 (10 S)
Persian Silk Tree, Pink Silk Tree Seeds 2.5 - 1
Rainbow Eucalyptus seeds 3.5 - 1

Rainbow Eucalyptus seeds...

Price €1.95 (SKU: T 37)
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5/ 5
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /> </head> <body> <h2><strong>Rainbow Eucalyptus seeds (Eucalyptus deglupta)</strong></h2> <h2><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>Price for Package of 4 or 10 seeds.</strong></span></h2> <p>Eucalyptus deglupta is a tall tree, commonly known as the rainbow eucalyptus, Mindanao gum, or rainbow gum. It is the only Eucalyptus species found naturally in the Northern Hemisphere. Its natural distribution spans New Britain, New Guinea, Ceram, Sulawesi and Mindanao.</p> <p>The unique multi-hued bark is the most distinctive feature of the tree. Patches of outer bark are shed annually at different times, showing a bright green inner bark. This then darkens and matures to give blue, purple, orange and then maroon tones.</p> <h3><strong>Uses</strong></h3> <p>In the present day this tree is grown widely around the world in tree plantations, mainly for pulpwood used in making paper. It is the dominant species used for pulpwood plantations in the Philippines.</p> <h3><strong>Cultivation</strong></h3> <p>Eucalyptus deglupta is cultivated as an ornamental tree, for planting in tropical and subtropical climate gardens and parks.</p> <p>The showy multi-coloured streaks that cover the trunk are a distinctive landscape design element.</p> <h3>Germination of a Eucalyptus Deglupta</h3> <h3 class="header Heading3">Preparation</h3> <ul> <li class="step"> <div class="stepMeat"> <div> <p>Choose a pot in which to germinate the Eucalyptus deglupta seed. It should have several holes in the bottom for drainage. Seeding flats are ideal if you plan on germinating more than one seed. Combine equal parts of sand and peat moss and moisten it well. Peat moss resists moisture when it is dry, so you may have to stir the mixture well to get it uniformly moist. Pour the mixture into the container, to within 1/2 inch of the rim.</p> </div> </div> </li> </ul> <h3 class="header Heading3">Sowing the Seed</h3> <ul> <li class="step"> <div class="stepMeat"> <div> <p>Eucalyptus deglupta seeds require light to germinate, so place the seed on the surface of the planting mix and don't cover it. Fill a spray bottle with tap water and adjust the nozzle to a fine mist. Mist the seeds and the surface of the planting mix. The seeds also require a bit of heat, so set a heat mat to 71 degrees Fahrenheit and place the pot on top of it.</p> </div> </div> </li> </ul> <div> <h3 class="header Heading3">Germination Period</h3> <ul> <li class="step"> <div class="stepMeat"> <div> <p>For the first three days, the pot should remain in a lightly shaded area. On day four, move the pot into the sun for one hour then place it back in the shade. Over the course of the next week, gradually increase the amount of time the pot spends in the sun until it receives 50 percent sun. During this time, keep the soil moist by spraying it with the misting bottle. The Eucalyptus deglupta seed's germination period is erratic and may occur anytime between 14 and 90 days after sowing.</p> </div> </div> </li> </ul> </div> <h3 class="header Heading3">Care of the Seedling</h3> <ul> <li class="step"> <div class="stepMeat"> <div> <p>Move the seedling into full sun all day when it has its third set of leaves. Continue to keep the soil moist. When the Eucalyptus deglupta reaches 10 to 12 inches in height, it is ready to be transplanted into the landscape. Harden off the seedling by reducing the amount of water given by half and gradually exposing it to increasing amounts of direct sun, over the course of two weeks.</p> </div> </div> </li> </ul> </body> </html>
T 37
Rainbow Eucalyptus seeds 3.5 - 1
Royal Poinciana, Flamboyant Seeds (Delonix regia) 2.25 - 1

Royal Poinciana, Flamboyant...

Price €2.45 (SKU: T 49)
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5/ 5
<div id="idTab1" class="rte"> <h2><span style="font-size:14pt;"><strong>Royal Poinciana or Flamboyant Seeds (Delonix regia)</strong></span></h2> <h2><span style="color:#ff0000;font-size:14pt;"><strong>Price for Package of 5 seeds.</strong></span></h2> <p>Delonix regia is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, subfamily Caesalpinioideae. It is noted for its fern-like leaves and flamboyant display of flowers. In many tropical parts of the world it is grown as an ornamental tree and in English it is given the name Royal Poinciana or Flamboyant. It is also one of several trees known as Flame tree.</p> <p>In India it is known as Gulmohar in Hindi. It is also known there as Krishnachura or Krusnachuda (Bengali/Oriya: crown of the Krishna) and Krishnasura (in Assamese and Bengali). In Kerala, it is known as Kaalvaripoo (കാൽവരിപ്പൂവ്). In Vietnam, it is known as Phượng vĩ (means "Phoenix's Tail) (Vietnamese), Malinche, and Tabachine.[1] In Khmer, the tree and the flower is known collectively as "Peacock" or ដើម (tree) or ផ្កា (flower) «ក្ងោក»។ . In Guatemala, Antigua Guatemala, it is known as llama del bosque and in Paraguay as chivato, in Cuba as flamboyán (taken from the French flamboyant).</p> <p>This species was previously placed in the genus Poinciana, named for Phillippe de Longvilliers de Poincy, the 17th century governor of Saint Christophe (Saint Kitts). It is a non nodulating legume.</p> <p><strong>Description</strong></p> <p>The tree's vivid red/vermilion/orange/yellow flowers and bright green foliage make it an exceptionally striking sight.</p> <p>The Delonix Regia is found in Madagascar's dry deciduous forests. In the wild it is endangered, but it is widely cultivated elsewhere. In addition to its ornamental value, it is also a useful shade tree in tropical conditions, because it usually grows to a modest height (mostly 5 meters, but it can reach an maximum height of 12 meters) but spreads widely, and its dense foliage provides full shade. In areas with a marked dry season, it sheds its leaves during the drought, but in other areas it is virtually evergreen. Flowers appear in corymbs along and at the ends of branches. Pods are green and flaccid when young and turn dark-brown and woody.</p> <p>The flowers are large, with four spreading scarlet or orange-red petals up to 8 cm long, and a fifth upright petal called the standard, which is slightly larger and spotted with yellow and white. The naturally occurring variety flavida has yellow flowers.[2] Seed pods are dark brown and can be up to 60 cm long and 5 cm wide; the individual seeds, however, are small, weighing around 0.4 g on average. The compound leaves have a feathery appearance and are a characteristic light, bright green. They are doubly pinnate: Each leaf is 30–50 cm long and has 20 to 40 pairs of primary leaflets or pinnae on it, and each of these is further divided into 10-20 pairs of secondary leaflets or pinnules.</p> <p><strong>Cultural significance</strong></p> <p>In the Indian state of Kerala, Royal Poinciana is called Kaalvarippoo which means the flower of Calvary. There is a popular belief among Saint Thomas Christians of Kerala that when Jesus was crucified, there was a small Royal Poinciana tree nearby his Cross. It is believed that the blood of Jesus Christ was shed over the flowers of the tree and this is how the flowers of Royal Poinciana got a sharp red color.</p> <p><strong>Propagation</strong></p> <p>The Royal Poinciana is most commonly propagated by seeds. Seeds are collected, soaked in warm water for at least 24 hours, and planted in warm, moist soil in a semi-shaded, sheltered position. In lieu of soaking, the seeds can also be 'nicked' or 'pinched' (with a small scissors or nail clipper) and planted immediately. These two methods allow moisture to penetrate the tough outer casing, stimulating germination. The seedlings grow rapidly and can reach 30 cm in a few weeks under ideal conditions.</p> <p>Less common, but just as effective, is propagation by semi-hardwood cuttings. Branches consisting of the current or last season's growth can be cut into 30 cm sections and planted in a moist potting mixture. This method is slower than seed propagation (cuttings take a few months to root) but is the preferred method for ensuring new trees are true to form. As such, cuttings are a particularly common method of propagation for the rarer yellow-flowering variety of the tree.</p> <p><strong>Flowering season</strong></p> <p>    Bangladesh: April–May</p> <p>    South Florida: May–June</p> <p>    Egypt: May–June</p> <p>    Vietnam: May–July</p> <p>    Caribbean: May–September</p> <p>    Indian Subcontinent: April–June</p> <p>    Australia: November–February</p> <p>    Northern Mariana Islands: March–June</p> <p>    United Arab Emirates: May–July</p> <p>    Brazil: November–February</p> <p>    Southern Sudan: March–May</p> <p>    Thailand: April–May</p> <p>    Philippines: April–May</p> <p>    Peru (coast): January-March</p> <p>    Zambia and Zimbabwe: October–December</p> <p>    Hong Kong: May–June</p> <p>    Mauritius: November–December</p> <p>    Israel: May–June</p> </div>
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Royal Poinciana, Flamboyant Seeds (Delonix regia) 2.25 - 1
Sacred Fig Seeds (Ficus religiosa) 2.45 - 1

Sacred Fig Seeds (Ficus...

Price €2.45 (SKU: T 34)
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<h2><strong>Sacred Fig Seeds (Ficus religiosa)</strong></h2> <h2><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>Price for Package of 20 seeds.</strong></span></h2> <div>Ficus religiosa or Sacred Fig is species of fig native to India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, southwest China and Indochina. It belongs to the Moraceae, the fig or mulberry family. It is also known as Bo-Tree (from the Sanskrit Bodhi: "wisdom", "enlightened", and as a Sinhalization of this the Sinhala Bo) or [1] Peepal (in India),.</div> <div>Ficus religiosa is a large dry season-deciduous or semi-evergreen tree up to 30 metres (98 ft) tall and with a trunk diameter of up to 3 metres (9.8 ft). The leaves are cordate in shape with a distinctive extended tip; they are 10–17 cm long and 8–12 cm broad, with a 6–10 cm petiole. The fruit is a small fig 1-1.5 cm diameter, green ripening to purple.</div> <div>Buddhist legend tells of Gautama Buddha attained enlightenment (bodhi) while meditating underneath the Bodhi tree, a Ficus religiosa. The site is in present day Bodh Gaya, northern India. The Bodhi tree and the Sri Maha Bodhi propagated from it are notable specimens of Sacred Fig. The known planting date of the latter, 288 BCE, gives it the oldest verified age for any flowering plant (angiosperm).</div> <div>In Theravada Buddhist Southeast Asia, the tree's massive trunk is often the site of Buddhist or animist shrines.</div> <div>Not all Ficus religiosa can be called a 'Bodhi tree'. A 'Bodhi tree' must be able to trace its parent to another Bodhi tree and the line goes on until the first Bodhi tree under which the Lord Gautama Buddha gained enlightenment.</div> <div>Sadhus (Hindu ascetics) still meditate beneath sacred fig trees, and Hindus do pradakshina (circumambulation) around the sacred fig tree as a mark of worship. Usually seven pradakshinas are done around the tree in the morning time chanting "Vriksha Rajaya Namah", meaning "salutation to the king of trees."</div> <div>Plaksa is a possible Sanskrit term for Ficus religiosa. However, according to Macdonell and Keith (1912), it denotes the Wavy-leaved Fig tree (Ficus infectoria) instead.</div> <div>In Hindu texts, the Plaksa tree is associated with the source of the Sarasvati River. The Skanda Purana states that the Sarasvati originates from the water pot of Brahma and flows from Plaksa on the Himalayas. According to Vamana Purana 32.1-4, the Sarasvati was rising from the Plaksa tree (Pipal tree).</div> <div>Plaksa Pra-sravana denotes the place where the Sarasvati appears.[5] In the Rigveda Sutras, Plaksa Pra-sravana refers to the source of the Sarasvati.</div> <p>Ficus religiosa is used in traditional medicine for about 50 types of disorders including asthma, diabetes, diarrhea, epilepsy, gastric problems, inflammatory disorders, infectious and sexual disorders.</p> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="1"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" width="100%" valign="top"> <h3 align="center"><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>Sowing Instructions</strong></span></h3> </td> </tr><tr><td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p align="center"><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>Propagation:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p align="center"><span style="color:#008000;">Seeds</span></p> </td> </tr><tr><td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p align="center"><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>Pretreat:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p align="center"><span style="color:#008000;">0</span></p> </td> </tr><tr><td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p align="center"><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>Stratification:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p align="center"><span style="color:#008000;">0</span></p> </td> </tr><tr><td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p align="center"><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>Sowing Time:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p align="center"><span style="color:#008000;">all year round</span></p> </td> </tr><tr><td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p align="center"><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>Sowing Depth:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><span style="color:#008000;">Needs Light to germinate!</span></p> <p><span style="color:#008000;">Just sprinkle on the surface of the substrate + gently press</span></p> </td> </tr><tr><td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p align="center"><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>Sowing Mix:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p align="center"><span style="color:#008000;">Coir or sowing mix + sand or perlite</span></p> </td> </tr><tr><td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p align="center"><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>Germination temperature:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p align="center"><span style="color:#008000;">25-27°C</span></p> </td> </tr><tr><td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p align="center"><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>Location:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p align="center"><span style="color:#008000;">bright + keep constantly moist not wet</span></p> </td> </tr><tr><td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p align="center"><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>Germination Time:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p align="center"><span style="color:#008000;">3 - 6 weeks</span></p> </td> </tr><tr><td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p align="center"><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>Watering:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p align="center"><span style="color:#008000;">Water regularly during the growing season</span></p> </td> </tr><tr><td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"><span style="color:#008000;"> </span></td> <td valign="top"> <p align="center"><br /><span style="color:#008000;"><em>Copyright © 2012 Seeds Gallery - Saatgut Galerie - Galerija semena. </em><em>All Rights Reserved.</em></span></p> </td> </tr></tbody></table>
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Sacred Fig Seeds (Ficus religiosa) 2.45 - 1
Seeds Jerusalem Cherry, Madeira Winter Cherry 1.5 - 5

Seeds Jerusalem Cherry,...

Price €1.85 (SKU: T 31)
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<div id="idTab1" class="rte"> <h2><strong>Seeds Jerusalem Cherry, Madeira Winter Cherry (Solanum pseudocapsicum)</strong></h2> <h2><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>Price for Package of 10 seeds.</strong></span></h2> <p>Solanum pseudocapsicum is a nightshade species with poisonous fruit. It is commonly known as the Jerusalem Cherry, Madeira Winter Cherry, or, ambiguously, "winter cherry". These perennials can be grown decoratively as house plants, but in some areas of Australia and New Zealand the plant has become a weed.</p> <p><strong>Overview</strong></p> <p>The plant is perennial in zones up to USDA 8. Native to Peru and Ecuador, they can survive frosts and cold weather. They generally live up to 10 years, producing fruit usually in their second or third year, and every year after that. They are congeners of tomatoes and the fruit is extremely similar to cherry tomatoes in taste and texture, and are therefore easily confused with them.</p> <p>The Jerusalem Cherry's poison is primarily solanocapsine, which is similar to other alkaloids found in their genus, such as solanine and atropine. Although the toxin is poisonous, it is generally not life-threatening. It may cause gastric problems, including vomiting and gastroenteritis as referenced in the obsolete scientific name S. ipecacuanha (roughly "ipecac nightshade").</p> <p>Jerusalem cherries are also highly poisonous to dogs,[2] cats,[3] and some birds. Though Jerusalem Cherry is distributed by certain birds in the wild – both where native and where introduced, e.g. in Australia by the Pied Currawong (Strepera graculina) –, most popular pet birds, namely parrots and relatives, are not immune to its poison.</p> <p><strong>Taxonomy</strong></p> <p style="text-align:center;">Supposedly, the plant described as Solanum capsicastrum and called False Jerusalem Cherry is closely related but distinct species, and the trade name "Winter Cherry" is also held to apply to this exclusively. It is said to be recognizable by more mediocre size, and/or a greyish hue to the foliage and/or stems, and/or fruit that have a pronounced yellow hue when unripe and whose pulp is not or less poisonous (though the seeds still are, making the whole fruit still inedible), and/or higher frost hardiness. But these supposed differences are inconsistently given in various horticultural sources, and no botanical source has in recent times distinguished between the two. Indeed, these taxa are now generally held to refer to the same species, and the "False Jerusalem Cherry", if it is at all distinguishable, seems to be a chemotype at best, or just a motley collection of cultivars.</p> <table style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="1"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" width="100%" valign="top"> <p><span style="color:#008080;"><strong>Sowing Instructions</strong></span></p> </td> </tr><tr><td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p><span style="color:#008080;"><strong>Propagation:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><span style="color:#008080;">Seeds / Cuttings</span></p> </td> </tr><tr><td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p><span style="color:#008080;"><strong>Pretreat:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><span style="color:#008080;">Put the seeds in water for 6-12 hours.</span></p> </td> </tr><tr><td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p><span style="color:#008080;"><strong>Stratification:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><span style="color:#008080;">0</span></p> </td> </tr><tr><td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p><span style="color:#008080;"><strong>Sowing Time:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><span style="color:#008080;">all year round</span></p> </td> </tr><tr><td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p><span style="color:#008080;"><strong>Sowing Depth:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><span style="color:#008080;">1 cm</span></p> </td> </tr><tr><td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p><span style="color:#008080;"><strong>Sowing Mix:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><span style="color:#008080;">Coir or sowing mix + sand or perlite</span></p> </td> </tr><tr><td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p><span style="color:#008080;"><strong>Germination temperature:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><span style="color:#008080;">about 20-23 ° C.</span></p> </td> </tr><tr><td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p><span style="color:#008080;"><strong>Location:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><span style="color:#008080;">bright + keep constantly moist not wet</span></p> </td> </tr><tr><td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p><span style="color:#008080;"><strong>Germination Time:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><span style="color:#008080;">Germination takes up to ?<br /></span></p> </td> </tr><tr><td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p><span style="color:#008080;"><strong>Watering:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><span style="color:#008080;">Water regularly during the growing season</span></p> </td> </tr><tr><td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p><span style="color:#008080;"><strong> </strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><br /><span style="color:#008080;">Seeds Gallery 08.11.2013.</span></p> </td> </tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align:center;"> </p> </div>
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Seeds Jerusalem Cherry, Madeira Winter Cherry 1.5 - 5

Plant resistant to cold and frost
Siberian pine Seeds 3.95 - 7

Siberian pine Seeds (Pinus...

Price €3.95 (SKU: T 26)
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5/ 5
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /> </head> <body> <h2><strong>Siberian pine Seeds (Pinus sibirica)</strong></h2> <h2><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>Price for package of 10 seeds.</strong></span></h2> <p><i><b>Pinus sibirica</b></i><span>, or </span><b>Siberian pine</b><span>, in the family </span>Pinaceae<span> is a species of </span>pine<span> tree that occurs in </span>Siberia<span> from 58°E in the </span>Ural Mountains<span> east to 126°E in the </span>Stanovoy Range<span> in southern </span>Sakha Republic<span>, and from </span>Igarka<span> at 68°N in the lower </span>Yenisei<span> valley, south to 45°N in central </span>Mongolia<span>.</span></p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Distribution">Distribution</span></h2> <p>In the north of its range, it grows at low altitudes, typically 100–200 m, whereas further south, it is a<span> </span>mountain<span> </span>tree, growing at 1,000-2,400 m altitude. It often reaches the<span> </span>alpine tree line<span> </span>in this area. The mature size is up to 30–40 m height, and 1.5 m trunk diameter. Its maximum lifetime is 800–850 years.</p> <p><i>Pinus sibirica</i><span> </span>is a member of the<span> </span>white pine<span> </span>group,<span> </span><i>Pinus</i><span> </span>subgenus<span> </span><i>Strobus</i>, and like all members of that group, the leaves ('needles') are in fascicles (bundles) of five, with a deciduous sheath. They are 5–10 cm long. Siberian pine<span> </span>cones<span> </span>are 5–9 cm long. The 9–12 mm long<span> </span>seeds<span> </span>have only a vestigial wing and are dispersed by<span> </span>spotted nutcrackers.</p> <p>Siberian pine is treated as a variety or subspecies of the very similar<span> </span>Swiss pine<span> </span>(<i>Pinus cembra</i>) by some botanists. It differs in having slightly larger cones, and needles with three<span> </span>resin<span> </span>canals instead of two in Swiss pine.</p> <p>Like other European and<span> </span>Asian<span> </span>white pines, Siberian pine is very resistant to<span> </span>white pine blister rust<span> </span>(<i>Cronartium ribicola</i>). This fungal disease was accidentally introduced from<span> </span>Europe<span> </span>into<span> </span>North America, where it has caused severe mortality in the American native white pines in many areas, notably the closely related<span> </span>whitebark pine. Siberian pine is of great value for research into hybridisation and genetic modification to develop rust resistance in these species.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Cultivation">Cultivation</span></h2> <p>Siberian pine,<span> </span><i>Pinus sibirica</i>, is a popular<span> </span>ornamental tree<span> </span>in<span> </span>parks<span> </span>and large<span> </span>gardens<span> </span>where the<span> </span>climate<span> </span>is cold, such as central<span> </span>Canada, giving steady though not fast growth on a wide range of sites. It is very tolerant of severe winter cold, hardy down to at least –60 °C, and also of wind exposure.</p> <p>The seeds are also harvested and sold as<span> </span>pine nuts, which in Russia are marketed as<span> </span><i>Cedar nuts</i><span> </span>(Russian:<span> </span><span lang="ru">Кедровые орехи</span>).</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="&quot;Siberian_cedar&quot;">"Siberian cedar"</span></h2> <p>The<span> </span>Russian<span> </span>name<span> </span><b>Сибирский кедр</b><span> </span>(tr.<span> </span>Sibirsky kedr)<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference">[3]</sup><span> </span>is usually translated in English as “Siberian cedar.” References to “cedar” or "dwarf cedar" in texts translated from Russian usually refer to this tree or related pines, not to true<span> </span>cedars.</p> </body> </html>
T 26
Siberian pine Seeds 3.95 - 7
Tilia Tree Seeds 1.85 - 1

Tilia Tree Seeds

Price €1.85 (SKU: T 41)
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<div id="idTab1" class="rte"> <h2><span style="font-size:14pt;"><strong>Tilia</strong><strong> Tree Seeds</strong><strong></strong></span></h2> <h2><span style="color:#ff0000;font-size:14pt;"><strong>Price for Package of 10 seeds.</strong></span></h2> <p>Tilia is a genus of about 30 species of trees native throughout most of the temperateNorthern Hemisphere. Commonly called lime trees in the British Isles, they are not closely related to the lime fruit. Other names include linden and basswood. The genus occurs in Europe and eastern North America, but the greatest species diversity is found in Asia. Under the Cronquist classification system, this genus was placed in the family Tiliaceae, but genetic research by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group has resulted in the incorporation of this genus into the Malvaceae.</p> <p>Tilia species are mostly large, deciduous trees, reaching typically 20 to 40 metres (66 to 130 ft) tall, with oblique-cordate leaves 6 to 20 centimetres (2 to 8 in) across. As with elms, the exact number of species is uncertain, as many if not most of the species will hybridise readily, both in the wild and in cultivation. Limes arehermaphroditic, having perfect flowers with both male and female parts, pollinated by insects.</p> <p><strong>Name</strong></p> <p>The genus is generally called lime or linden in Britain and linden, lime, or basswood in North America.</p> <p>"Lime" is an altered form of Middle English lind, in the 16th century also line, from Old English feminine lind or linde, Proto-Germanic *lendā, cognate to Latin lentus "flexible" and Sanskrit latā "liana". Within Germanic languages, English "lithe", German lind "lenient, yielding" are from the same root.</p> <p>"Linden" was originally the adjective, "made from lime-wood" (equivalent to "wooden"); from the late 16th century, "linden" was also used as a noun, probably influenced by translations of German romance, as an adoption of Linden, the plural of German Linde. Neither the name nor the tree is related to the citrus fruit called "lime" (Citrus aurantifolia, familyRutaceae). Another common name used in North America is basswood, derived from bast, the name for the inner bark (seeUses, below). Teil is an old name for the lime tree.</p> <p>Latin tilia is cognate to Greek πτελέᾱ, ptelea, "elm tree", τιλίαι, tiliai, "black poplar" (Hes.), ultimately from a Proto-Indo-European word *ptel-ei̯ā with a meaning of "broad" (feminine); perhaps "broad-leaved" or similar.</p> <p><strong>Description</strong></p> <p>The Tilia's sturdy trunk stands like a pillar and the branches divide and subdivide into numerous ramifications on which the twigs are fine and thick. In summer, these are profusely clothed with large leaves and the result is a dense head of abundant foliage.</p> <p>The leaves of all the Tilia species are heart-shaped and most are asymmetrical, and the tiny fruit, looking like peas, always hang attached to a ribbon-like, greenish-yellow bract, whose use seems to be to launch the ripened seed-clusters just a little beyond the parent tree. The flowers of the European and American Tilia species are similar, except the American bears a petal-like scale among its stamens and the European varieties are devoid of these appendages. All of theTilia species may be propagated by cuttings and grafting, as well as by seed. They grow rapidly in rich soil, but are subject to the attack of many insects. Tilia is notoriously difficult to propagate from seed unless collected fresh in the fall. If allowed to dry, the seeds will go into a deep dormancy and take 18 months to germinate.</p> <p>In particular, aphids are attracted by the rich supply of sap, and are in turn often "farmed" by ants for the production of the sap which the ants collect for their own use, and the result can often be a dripping of excess sap onto the lower branches and leaves, and anything else below. Cars left under the trees can quickly become coated with a film of the syrup ("honeydew") thus dropped from higher up. The ant/aphid "farming" process does not appear to cause any serious damage to the trees.</p> <p><strong>History</strong></p> <p>In Europe, linden trees are known to have reached ages measured in centuries, if not longer. A coppice of T. cordata in Westonbirt Arboretum in Gloucestershire, for example, is estimated to be 2,000 years old.[1] In the courtyard of the Imperial Castle at Nuremberg is a Tilia which tradition says was planted by theEmpress Cunigunde, the wife of Henry II of Germany. This would make the tree about 900 years old in 1900 when it was described. It looks ancient and infirm, but in 1900 was sending forth a few leaves on its two or three remaining branches and was, of course, cared for tenderly. The Tilia of Neuenstadt am Kocher in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, was computed to be 1000 years old when it fell.[5] The Alte Linde tree of Naters, Switzerland, is mentioned in a document in 1357 and described by the writer at that time as already magnam (huge). A plaque at its foot mentions that in 1155 a linden tree was already on this spot.</p> <p>The excellence of the honey of far-famed Hyblaean Mountains[6] was due to the linden trees that covered its sides and crowned its summit.</p> <p>The name of Linnaeus, the great botanist, was derived from a lime tree.</p> <p>Lime fossils have been found in the Tertiary formations of Grinnell Land, Canada, at 82° N latitude, and in Spitzbergen, Norway. Sapporta believed he had found there the common ancestor of the Tilia species of Europe and America.</p> <p><strong>Uses</strong></p> <p>The linden is recommended as an ornamental tree when a mass of foliage or a deep shade is desired.<sup>[5]</sup> The tree produces fragrant and nectar-producing flowers, the medicinal herb lime blossom. They are very important honey plants forbeekeepers, producing a very pale but richly flavoured monofloral honey. The flowers are also used for herbal teas andtinctures; this kind of use is particularly popular in Europe and also used in North American herbal medicine practices.</p> <p><strong>Wood</strong></p> <p>The timber of linden trees is soft and easily worked; it has very little grain and a density of 560 kg per cubic metre. During the Viking era, it was often used for constructing shields. It is a popular wood for model building and intricate carving. Especially in Germany, it was the classic wood for sculpture from the Middle Ages onwards and is the material for the elaborate altarpieces of Veit Stoss, Tilman Riemenschneider, and many others. In England, it was the favoured medium of the sculptor Grinling Gibbons. The wood is used in marionette, puppet making and carving. Having a fine light grain and being comparatively light in weight it has been used for centuries for this purpose despite modern alternatives being available it is still one of the main materials used today.</p> <p>Ease of working and good acoustic properties also make it popular for electric guitarand bass bodies and wind instruments such as recorders. In the past, it was typically used (along with Agathis) for less-expensive models. However, due to its better resonance at middle and high frequencies,[citation needed] and better sustain than alder,[citation needed] it is now more commonly used in the "superstrat" type of guitar.[citation needed] It can also be used for the neck because of its excellent material integrity when bent and ability to produce consistent tone without any dead spots, according to Parker Guitars. In thepercussion industry, Tilia is sometimes used as a material for drum shells, both to enhance their sound and their aesthetics.</p> <p>Lime wood is known in the aquarium industry for its use as an air diffuser inside protein skimmers. Air pumped through the grain of the wood turns into consistently very fine bubbles (0.5-1.0 mm), difficult to achieve with any other natural or man-made medium. However, the wood decomposes underwater much faster than ceramic air stones and must be replaced more frequently for maximum efficiency.</p> <p>It is also the wood of choice for window blinds and shutters. Real wood blinds are often made from this lightweight but strong and stable wood, which is well suited to natural and stained finishes.</p> <p><strong>Bark</strong></p> <p>It is known in the trade as basswood, particularly in North America. This name originates from the inner fibrous bark of the tree, known as bast. A strong fibre is obtained from this by peeling off the bark and soaking it in water for a month, after which the inner fibres can be easily separated. Bast obtained from the inside of the bark of the Tilia tree has been used by the Ainu people of Japan to weave their traditional clothing, the attus. Similar fibres obtained from other plants are also called bast: see Bast fibre.</p> <p><strong>Herbalism</strong></p> <p>Most medicinal research has focused on Tilia cordata,[citation needed] although other species are also used medicinally and somewhat interchangeably. The dried flowers are mildly sweet and sticky, and the fruit is somewhat sweet and mucilaginous. Limeflower tea has a pleasing taste, due to the aromatic volatile oil found in the flowers. The flowers, leaves, wood, and charcoal (obtained from the wood) are used for medicinal purposes. Active ingredients in the Tilia flowers include flavonoids(which act as antioxidants) and volatile oils. The plant also contains tannins that can act as an astringent.</p> <p>Linden flowers are used in herbalism for colds, cough, fever, infections, inflammation, high blood pressure, headache (particularly migraine), and as a diuretic (increases urine production), antispasmodic (reduces smooth muscle spasm along the digestive tract), and sedative. In the traditional Austrian medicine Tilia sp. flowers have been used internally as tea for treatment of disorders of the respiratory tract, fever and flu. New evidence shows that the flowers may behepatoprotective. The wood is used for liver and gallbladder disorders and cellulitis (inflammation of the skin and surrounding soft tissue). That wood burned to charcoal is ingested to treat intestinal disorders and used topically to treat edema or infection such as cellulitis or ulcers of the lower leg.</p> <p>Usually, the double-flowered species are used to make perfumes. The leaf buds and young leaves are also edible raw. Tiliaspecies are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera; see List of Lepidoptera that feed on Tilia.</p> </div>
T 41
Tilia Tree Seeds 1.85 - 1
Staghorn sumac seeds (Rhus typhina)  - 1

Staghorn sumac seeds (Rhus...

Price €1.75 (SKU: T 20)
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5/ 5
<h2><strong>Staghorn sumac seeds (Rhus typhina)</strong></h2> <h2><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>Price for Package of 20 seeds.</strong></span></h2> <p>Very Fast Growth, Tropical Looking Flowering Tree, Extremely Hardy, Bonsai, Specimen Tree, Medicinal, Cold, Drought, Urban, and Salt Tolerant...</p> <p><i><b>Rhus typhina</b></i><span>, the </span><b>staghorn sumac</b><span>,</span><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"></sup><span> is a </span>species<span> of </span>flowering plant<span> in the </span>family<span> Anacardiaceae, </span>native<span> to eastern North America. It is primarily found in southeastern Canada, the northeastern and midwestern United States and the Appalachian Mountains,</span><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"></sup><span> but is widely cultivated as an ornamental throughout the </span>temperate<span> world.</span></p> <p><i>Rhus typhina</i><span> </span>is a<span> </span>dioecious,<span> </span>deciduous<span> </span>shrub<span> </span>or small<span> </span>tree<span> </span>growing up to 5 m (16 ft) tall by 6 m (20 ft) broad. It has alternate, pinnately compound leaves 25–55 cm (10–22 in) long, each with 9–31 serrate leaflets 6–11 cm (<span class="frac nowrap">2<span class="visualhide"> </span><sup>1</sup>⁄<sub>4</sub></span>–<span class="frac nowrap">4<span class="visualhide"> </span><sup>1</sup>⁄<sub>4</sub></span> in) long.<sup id="cite_ref-Uva_4-0" class="reference">[4]</sup><span> </span>Leaf petioles and stems are densely covered in rust-colored hairs. The velvety texture and the forking pattern of the branches, reminiscent of<span> </span>antlers, have led to the common name "stag's horn sumac".<sup id="cite_ref-RHSAZ_5-0" class="reference">[5]</sup><span> </span>Staghorn sumac grows as female or male clones.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference">[6]</sup></p> <p>Small, greenish-white through yellowish flowers occur in dense terminal panicles, and small, green through reddish<span> </span>drupes<span> </span>occur in dense infructescences.<span> </span><sup id="cite_ref-Uva_4-1" class="reference">[4]</sup><span> </span>Flowers occur from May through July and fruit ripens from June through September in this species’ native range.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference">[7]</sup><span> </span>Infructescences are 10–20 cm (4–8 in) long and 4–6 cm (<span class="frac nowrap">1<span class="visualhide"> </span><sup>1</sup>⁄<sub>2</sub></span>–<span class="frac nowrap">2<span class="visualhide"> </span><sup>1</sup>⁄<sub>4</sub></span> in) broad at their bases. Fall foliage is brilliant shades of red, orange and yellow.<sup id="cite_ref-RHSAZ_5-1" class="reference">[5]</sup><span> </span>Fruit can remain on plants from late summer through spring.</p> <p>Staghorn sumac spreads by seeds and<span> </span>rhizomes<span> </span>and forms clones often with the older shoots in the center and younger shoots around central older ones.<sup id="cite_ref-Uva_4-2" class="reference">[4]</sup><span> </span>Large clones can grow from<span> </span><span class="cleanup-needed-content">octets</span><sup class="noprint Inline-Template">[<i><span title="What is the meaning of “octets”? (October 2018)">clarification needed</span></i>]</sup><span> </span>in several years.</p> <p>Within Anacardiaceae, staghorn sumac is not closely related to<span> </span>poison sumac<span> </span>(<i>Toxicodendron vernix</i>), although they share the name "sumac."</p> <p>In late summer some shoots have galls on leaf undersides, caused by the sumac leaf gall aphid,<span> </span><i>Melaphis rhois</i>. The galls are not markedly harmful to the tree.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Cultivation">Cultivation</span></h2> <p>Staghorn sumac is an ornamental plant which provides interest throughout the year; though its vigorous, suckering habit makes it unsuitable for smaller gardens. It can grow under a wide array of conditions, but is most often found in dry and poor soil on which other plants cannot survive.<sup id="cite_ref-Uva_4-3" class="reference">[4]</sup><span> </span>Some landscapers remove all but the top branches to create a "crown" effect in order to resemble a small palm tree. Numerous<span> </span>cultivars<span> </span>have been developed for garden use, of which 'Dissecta'<span> </span>syn.<span> </span>'Laciniata' (<b>cutleaf staghorn sumac</b>) has gained the<span> </span>Royal Horticultural Society’s<span> </span>Award of Garden Merit.<sup id="cite_ref-RHSPF_8-0" class="reference">[8]</sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference">[9]</sup></p> <p>In both French and German, the common name of the species (sumac vinaigrier, Essigbaum) means "vinegar tree".</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Other_uses">Other uses</span></h2> <p>Some beekeepers use dried sumac bobs as a source of fuel for their smokers.</p> <p>The fruit of sumacs can be collected, soaked and washed in cold water, strained, sweetened and made into a pink "lemonade" sometimes called "Indian lemonade".<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference">[10]</sup><span> </span>The leaves and berries of staghorn sumac have been mixed with<span> </span>tobacco<span> </span>and other herbs and smoked by<span> </span>Native American<span> </span>tribes.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference">[11]</sup><span> </span>This practice continues to a small degree to this day.</p> <p>All parts of the staghorn sumac, except the roots, can be used as both a<span> </span>natural dye<span> </span>and as a<span> </span>mordant. The plant is rich in<span> </span>tannins<span> </span>and can be added to other dye baths to improve light<span> </span>fastness. The leaves may be harvested in the summer and the bark all year round.</p> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="1"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" width="100%" valign="top"> <p><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>Sowing Instructions</strong></span></p> </td> </tr><tr><td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>Propagation:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><span style="color:#008000;">Seeds</span></p> </td> </tr><tr><td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>Pretreat:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><span style="color:#008000;">soak in water for 24  hours</span></p> </td> </tr><tr><td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>Stratification:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><span style="color:#008000;">4-6 Weeks in moist sowing mix at 2-5 ° C refrigerator</span></p> </td> </tr><tr><td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>Sowing Time:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><span style="color:#008000;">all year round</span></p> </td> </tr><tr><td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>Sowing Depth:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><span style="color:#008000;">6,3 mm - 1/4"</span></p> </td> </tr><tr><td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>Sowing Mix:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><span style="color:#008000;">Coir or sowing mix + sand or perlite</span></p> </td> </tr><tr><td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>Germination temperature:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><span style="color:#008000;">15-20 ° C</span></p> </td> </tr><tr><td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>Location:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><span style="color:#008000;">bright + keep constantly moist not wet</span></p> </td> </tr><tr><td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>Germination Time:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><span style="color:#008000;">until it germinates </span></p> </td> </tr><tr><td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>Watering:</strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><span style="color:#008000;">Water regularly during the growing season</span></p> </td> </tr><tr><td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p><span style="color:#008000;"><strong> </strong></span></p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p><br /><span style="color:#008000;"><em>Copyright © 2012 Seeds Gallery - Saatgut Galerie - Galerija semena. </em><em>All Rights Reserved.</em></span></p> </td> </tr></tbody></table>
T 20
Staghorn sumac seeds (Rhus typhina)  - 1

Plant resistant to cold and frost
White Wisteria Seeds (Robinia pseudoacacia)  - 9

White Wisteria Seeds...

Price €2.00 (SKU: T 45)
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5/ 5
<div id="idTab1" class="rte"> <h2><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>White Wisteria Seeds (Robinia pseudoacacia)</strong></span></h2> <h2><span style="color: #ff0000; font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Price for Package of 20 seeds.</strong></span></h2> <p>Robinia pseudoacacia, commonly known as the White Wisteria, is a tree of the genus Robinia in the subfamily Faboideae of the pea family Fabaceae. It is native to the southeastern United States, but has been widely planted and naturalized elsewhere in temperate North America, Europe, Southern Africa  and Asia and is considered an invasive species in some areas. A less frequently used common name is false Acacia, which is a literal translation of the specific epithet. It was introduced into Britain in 1636.</p> <p><strong>Description</strong></p> <p>With a trunk up to 0.8 m diameter (exceptionally up to 52 m tall[2] and 1.6 m diameter in very old trees), with thick, deeply furrowed blackish bark. The leaves are 10–25 cm long, pinnate with 9–19 oval leaflets, 2–5 cm long and 1.5–3 cm broad. Each leaf usually has a pair of short spines at the base, 1–2 mm long or absent on adult crown shoots, up to 2 cm long on vigorous young plants. The intensely fragrant (reminiscent of orange blossoms) flowers are white to lavender or purple, borne in pendulous racemes 8–20 cm long, and are edible. The fruit is a legume 5–10 cm long, containing 4–10 seeds.</p> <p>Although similar in general appearance to the honey locust, it lacks that tree’s characteristic long branched thorns on the trunk, instead having the pairs of short spines at the base of each leaf; the leaflets are also much broader.</p> <p>The black locust is native in the United States from Pennsylvania to northern Georgia and westward as far as Arkansas and Oklahoma, but has been widely spread. The tree reaches a height of seventy feet, with a trunk three or four feet in diameter and brittle branches that form an oblong narrow head. It spreads by underground shoots. The leaflets fold together in wet weather and at night; some change of position at night is a habit of the entire leguminous family.</p> <p>Bark: Dark gray brown tinged with red, deeply furrowed, surface inclined to scale. Branchlets at first coated with white silvery down. This soon disappears and they become pale green, afterward reddish brown. Prickles develop from stipules, are short, somewhat triangular, dilated at base, sharp, dark purple, adhering only to the bark, but persistent.</p> <p><strong>Wood</strong>: Pale yellowish brown; heavy, hard, strong, close-grained and very durable in contact with the ground. The wood has a specific gravity 0.7333, and a weight of approximately 45.7 pounds per cubic foot</p> <p><strong>Winter buds</strong>: Minute, naked, three or four together, protected in a depression by a scale-like covering lined on the inner surface with a thick coat of tomentum and opening in early spring; when forming are covered by the swollen base of the petiole.</p> <p><strong>Leaves</strong>: Parallel, compound, odd-pinnate, 21-40 inches long, with slender hairy petioles, grooved and swollen at the base. Leaflets petiolate, seven to nine, one to two inches long, one-half to three-fourths of an inch broad, emarginate or rounded at apex. They come out of the bud conduplicate, yellow green, covered with silvery down which soon disappears; when full grown are dull dark green above, paler beneath. Feather-veined, midvein prominent. In autumn they turn a clear pale yellow. Leafs out relatively late in spring. Stipules linear, downy, membranous at first, ultimately developing into hard woody prickles, straight or slightly curved. Each leaflet has a minute stipel which quickly falls and a short petiole.</p> <p><strong>Flowers</strong>: May or June, after the leaves. Papilionaceous. Perfect, borne in loose drooping racemes four to five inches long, cream-white, about an inch long, nectar bearing, fragrant. Pedicels slender, half an inch long, dark red or reddish green.</p> <p><strong>Calyx</strong>: Campanulate, gibbous, hairy, five-toothed, slightly two-lipped, dark green blotched with red, especially on the upper side teeth valvate in bud.</p> <p><strong>Corolla</strong>: Imperfectly papilionaceous, petals inserted upon a tubular disk; standard white with pale yellow blotch; wings white, oblong-falcate; keel petals incurved, obtuse, united below.</p> <p><strong>Stamens</strong>: Ten, inserted, with the petals, diadelphous, nine inferior, united into a tube which is cleft on the upper side, superior one free at the base. Anthers two-celled, cells opening longitudinally.</p> <p><strong>Pistil</strong>: Ovary superior, linear-oblong, stipitate, one-celled; style inflexed, long, slender, bearded; stigma capitate; ovules several, two-ranked.</p> <p><strong>Fruit</strong>: legume two-valved, smooth three to four inches long and half an inch broad, usually four to eight seeded. Ripens late in autumn and hangs on the branches until early spring. Seeds dark orange brown with irregular markings. Cotyledons oval, fleshy.</p> <p><strong>Cultivation</strong></p> <p>Black locust is a major honey plant in the eastern US, and, having been taken and planted in France, Italy and other European nations. At least In France and Italy it is the source of the renowned acacia monofloral honey. Flowering starts after 140 growing degree days. However, its blooming period is short (about 10 days) and it does not consistently produce a honey crop year after year. Weather conditions can have quite an effect on the amount of nectar collected as well; in Ohio state for example, good locust honey flow happens in one out of five years.</p> <p>In Europe it is often planted alongside streets and in parks, especially in large cities, because it tolerates pollution well. The species is unsuitable for small gardens due to its large size and rapid growth, but the cultivar ‘Frisia’, a selection with bright yellow-green leaves, is occasionally planted as an ornamental tree.</p> <p>In South Africa it is regarded as a weed because of its habit of freely suckering from roots near the surface and aggravated by cutting of the main stem.</p> <p>Black locust has nitrogen-fixing bacteria on its root system; for this reason it can grow on poor soils and is an early colonizer of disturbed areas.</p> <p>In 1900 it was reported that the value of Robinia pseudoacacia was practically destroyed in nearly all parts of the United States beyond the mountain forests which are its home by locust borers which riddle the trunk and branches. Were it not for these insects, it would be one of the most valuable timber trees that could be planted in the northern and middle states. Young trees grow quickly and vigorously for a number of years, but soon become stunted and diseased, and rarely live long enough to attain any commercial value.</p> <p><strong>Flavonoids content</strong></p> <p>Black locust leaves contain flavone glycosides characterised by spectroscopic and chemical methods as the 7-O-β-d-glucuronopyranosyl-(1 → 2)[α-l-rhamnopyranosyl-(1 → 6)]-β-d-glucopyranosides of acacetin (5,7-dihydroxy-4′-methoxyflavone), apigenin (5,7,4′-trihydroxyflavone), diosmetin (5,7,3′-trihydroxy-4′-methoxyflavone) and luteolin (5,7,3′,4′-tetrahydroxyflavone).</p> <p><strong>Uses</strong></p> <p>The wood is extremely hard, resistant to rot and durable, making it prized for furniture, flooring, paneling, fence posts and small watercraft. Wet, newly-cut planks have an offensive odour which disappears with seasoning. As a young man, Abraham Lincoln spent much of his time splitting rails and fence posts from black locust logs. Black locust is still in use in rustic handrail systems. Flavonoids in the heartwood allow the wood to last over 100 years in soil.[7] In the Netherlands and some other parts of Europe, black locust is one of the most rot-resistant local trees, and projects have started to limit the use of tropical wood by promoting this tree and creating plantations. It is one of the heaviest and hardest woods in North America.</p> <p>Black locust is highly valued as firewood for wood-burning stoves; it burns slowly, with little visible flame or smoke, and has a higher heat content than any other species that grows widely in the Eastern United States, comparable to the heat content of anthracite.[8] It is most easily ignited by insertion into a hot stove with an established coal bed.[citation needed] For best results it should be seasoned like any other hardwood, however black locust is also popular because of its ability to burn even when wet.[9] In fireplaces it can be less satisfactory because knots and beetle damage make the wood prone “spitting” coals for distances of up to several feet.[citation needed] If the black locust is cut, split, and cured while relatively young (within ten years), thus minimizing beetle damage, “spitting” problems are minimal.</p> <p>It is also planted for firewood because it grows rapidly, is highly resilient in a variety of soils, and it grows back even faster from its stump after harvest by using the existing root system.</p> <p>With fertilizer prices rising, the importance of black locust as a nitrogen-fixing species is also noteworthy. The mass application of fertilizers in agriculture and forestry is increasingly expensive; therefore nitrogen-fixing tree and shrub species are gaining importance in managed forestry.</p> <p>In traditional medicine of India different parts of Robinia pseudoacacia are used as laxative, antispasmodic, and diuretic.</p> <p><strong>Toxicity</strong></p> <p>Black locust’s pods are small and light, and easily carried long distances. Although the bark and leaves are toxic, various reports suggest that the seeds and the young pods of the black locust are edible. Shelled seeds are safe to harvest from summer through fall, and are edible both raw and/or boiled.[12] Due to the small nature of Black Locust seeds, shelling them efficiently can prove tedious and difficult. In France and in Italy Robinia pseudoacacia flowers are eaten as beignets after being coated in batter and fried in oil. [13] Important constituents of the plant are the toxalbumin robin, which loses its toxicity when heated and robinin, a non-toxic glucoside.[14] Horses that consume the plant show signs of anorexia, depression, incontinence, colic, weakness, and cardiac arrhythmia. Symptoms usually occur about 1 hour following consumption, and immediate veterinary attention is required.</p> <p><strong>History</strong></p> <p>The name locust is said to have been given to Robinia by Jesuit missionaries, who fancied that this was the tree that supported St. John in the wilderness, but it is native only to North America. The locust tree of Spain (Ceratonia siliqua or Carob Tree), which is also native to Syria and the entire Mediterranean basin, is supposed to be the true locust of the New Testament.</p> <p>Robinia is now a North American genus, but traces of it are found in the Eocene and Miocene rocks of Europe.</p> </div>
T 45 (20 S)
White Wisteria Seeds (Robinia pseudoacacia)  - 9

Plant resistant to cold and frost
Wintergreen Seeds (Gaultheria miqueliana)

Wintergreen Seeds...

Price €1.85 (SKU: T 47)
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5/ 5
<div id="idTab1" class="rte"> <h2><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Wintergreen Seeds (Gaultheria miqueliana)</strong></span></h2> <h2><span style="color: #ff0000; font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Price for Package of 5 seeds.</strong></span></h2> <p>Wintergreen is indeed an evergreen groundcover as the name suggests. It is native to the US &amp; Canada, and is listed as endangered in Illinois. Wintergreen has a wonderful fragrance. Its leaves are used to make tea &amp; the leaf oil is used in muscle rubs. The berries have the texture of an apple with a wintergreen taste. Because of this, they are often used for flavoring gums, toothpastes, breath mints, and much much more.</p> <p><strong>BLOOMS</strong>: October - Late spring</p> <p><strong>HARDINESS ZONE</strong>: 3 - 8</p> <p><strong>PLANT HEIGHT</strong>: 6" or less . . . PLANT SPACING: 12 - 15"</p> <p><strong>LIGHT REQUIREMENTS</strong>: Part Shade - Full Shade . . .</p> <p><strong>SOIL / WATER</strong>: Average</p> <p><strong>Propagation Methods:</strong></p> <p>From semi-hardwood cuttings</p> <p>From seed: direct sow outdoors in fall</p> <p>From seed: winter sow in vented containers, coldframe or unheated greenhouse</p> <p>From seed: stratify if sowing indoors</p> <p>By simple layering</p> </div>
T 47 (5 S)
Wintergreen Seeds (Gaultheria miqueliana)

Medicinal or spice plant

Plant resistant to cold and frost
PAPER MULBERRY Seeds 1.55 - 1

PAPER MULBERRY Seeds...

Price €1.85 (SKU: T 55)
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<div id="idTab1" class="rte"> <h2><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>PAPER MULBERRY Seeds (Broussonetia papyrifera)</strong></span></h2> <h2><span style="color: #ff0000; font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Price for Package of 5 seeds.</strong></span></h2> <p>The paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera, syn. Morus papyrifera L.) is a species of flowering plant in the family Moraceae. It is native to Asia, where its range includes China, Japan, Korea, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Burma, and India. It is widely cultivated elsewhere and it grows as an introduced species in parts of Europe, the United States, and Africa. Other common names include tapa cloth tree.</p> <p><strong>Description</strong></p> <p>This species is a deciduous shrub or tree usually growing 10 to 20 meters tall, but known to reach 35 meters at times. The leaves are variable in shape, even on one individual. The blades may be lobed or unlobed, but they usually have toothed edges, lightly hairy, pale undersides, and a rough texture. They are up to about 15 to 20 centimeters long. The species is dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate plants. The staminate inflorescence is a catkin up to 8 centimeters long with fuzzy male flowers. The pistillate inflorescence is a spherical head up to about 2 centimeters wide with greenish female flowers trailing long styles. The infructescence is a spherical cluster 2 to 3 centimeters wide containing many red or orange fruits. Each individual protruding fruit in the cluster is a drupe.</p> <p><strong>Uses</strong></p> <p>This plant has been cultivated in Asia and some Pacific Islands for many centuries for food, fiber, and medicine. It is a significant fiber crop in the history of paper. It was used for papermaking in China by around 100 AD. It was used to make washi in Japan by 600 AD. Washi, a Japanese handcrafted paper, is made with the inner bark, which is pounded and mixed with water to produce a paste, which is dried into sheets.</p> <p>Tapa cloth is a textile made from the inner bark in many Pacific Island nations. It was the main material for clothing in places such as Fiji, Tonga, Samoa and Tahiti until recent times, and it is still worn ceremonially. It is also used to make bags and bedding.</p> <p>The wood of the plant is useful for making furniture and utensils, and the roots can be used as rope.</p> <p>The fruits and cooked leaves are edible.</p> <p>The fruit, leaves, and bark have been used in systems of traditional medicine. For example, the bark and fruit of the species, known locally as jangli toot, are used as a laxative and antipyretic in rural Pakistan.</p> <p>The species is used as an ornamental plant. It tolerates disturbance and air pollution, so it has been useful as a landscaping plant on roadsides. It is a pioneer species that easily fills forest clearings, and it has been considered for reforestation efforts. It grows well in many climate types.</p> <p><strong>Impacts</strong></p> <p>The ability of the plant to readily colonize available habitat, particularly disturbed areas, has helped it become an invasive species in some regions. It spreads rapidly when male and female individuals grow together and seeds are produced. Seed dispersal is accomplished by animals that eat the fruits, and the plants can form wide, dense stands via their spreading root systems.</p> <p>This is considered to be one of the worst weeds in Pakistan, one of the most significant invasive plants on the Pampas in Argentina, and a dominant invasive in the forests of Uganda.</p> <p>The pollen is allergenic. It is reportedly a main culprit of inhalant allergy in Islamabad, where the species is a very common urban weed.</p> </div>
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PAPER MULBERRY Seeds 1.55 - 1
Umbrella Thorn Seeds

Umbrella Thorn Seeds...

Price €3.50 (SKU: T 53)
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<div id="idTab1" class="rte"> <h2><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Umbrella Thorn Seeds ( Acacia tortilis )</strong></span></h2> <h2><span style="color: #ff0000; font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Price for Package of 4 seeds.</strong></span></h2> <p>Very fragrant white to pale yellow flowers, on a small tree growing to 25 ft. or more with an umbrella shaped crown. Has spiny branches, seed pods are tightly spiraled. The flower clusters of this tree are most unusual as they hang down from the canopy in large balls. Pick one of these balls and carry it into a room and it will fill the room with a sweet perfume fragrance.</p> <p>Does very well in arid climates, hardy to 18 degrees.</p> </div>
T 53 (4 S)
Umbrella Thorn Seeds