Seed supplies (spurious seeds)
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BrightsideB
Omono
Never had experience with them. Sorry to hear that. Seeds are best found or bought from companies that specialize in tree seeds. Usually you can even call and find out where the seeds originate. Sometimes it’s supplied in the info section as well.
If you’re looking to buy a native specie or common landscape specie. Getting them directly from the tree is ideal and it can be fun and rewarding. Also no guessing the genetics should be good for your area. My various elm species, trident, and bald cypress are all from local collecting.
Malls and parks are good public resources for collecting if you ever are interested. Nobody will care. I asked the owner of a car lot if I could collect seeds from the trees on his property and he was happy I’d pick them up lol. He had no idea what I was asking at first
Desert O'Piñon
Omono
https://sheffields.com/ is a great option; I know a lot of seed growers here use Sheffield's, including myself.
I've had good experiences with https://www.etsy.com/shop/TreeSeedMan?dd_referrer=https://www.google.com/ as well. I think this https://www.treeseedman.com/ is the direct link to his company website.
As far as the seeds you've already germinated, I would contact the seller to see if they will send you the seeds you actually ordered. If they won't, I would cancel the seeds that are backordered. In the meantime, grow out what they did send and have fun with them.
I've had good experiences with https://www.etsy.com/shop/TreeSeedMan?dd_referrer=https://www.google.com/ as well. I think this https://www.treeseedman.com/ is the direct link to his company website.
As far as the seeds you've already germinated, I would contact the seller to see if they will send you the seeds you actually ordered. If they won't, I would cancel the seeds that are backordered. In the meantime, grow out what they did send and have fun with them.
Leo in N E Illinois
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I have often bought from Sheffield's, quality is very good.
Another good vendor is Schumacker - https://www.treeshrubseeds.com/
Search for nurseries supplying native plants for a specific region. They will often have seed of their local ecotypes.
Another good vendor is Schumacker - https://www.treeshrubseeds.com/
Search for nurseries supplying native plants for a specific region. They will often have seed of their local ecotypes.
biggestlou
Seedling
+1 for tree seed man.
Trolling the mall parking lots is my partners job, have some 4 yr old elm, lotcus, black oak and others doing very well, wintered better than I thought they would.Never had experience with them. Sorry to hear that. Seeds are best found or bought from companies that specialize in tree seeds. Usually you can even call and find out where the seeds originate. Sometimes it’s supplied in the info section as well.
If you’re looking to buy a native specie or common landscape specie. Getting them directly from the tree is ideal and it can be fun and rewarding. Also no guessing the genetics should be good for your area. My various elm species, trident, and bald cypress are all from local collecting.
Malls and parks are good public resources for collecting if you ever are interested. Nobody will care. I asked the owner of a car lot if I could collect seeds from the trees on his property and he was happy I’d pick them up lol. He had no idea what I was asking at first
The seeds i ordered were not available locally, .
Will give them another month but my plant ID app is telling me something completely different than what I ordered.
Thanks for the reply
BrightsideB
Omono
The plant apps can get trees wrong usually because they are better at mature leaves and bark. That’s my experience. Feel free to post photos. People here know there trees!
