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Foundation Seed Stock-Ecos

Since first starting my nursery in 1979 I discovered, rediscovered, planted and created from scratch many useful food plants and timber trees for agriculture, horticulture and forestry. Instead of cultivars or varieties I focused first on the population rather than the individual. The result of that experimentation lead me to develop populations of many woody plants that are genetically diverse  that can be grown 'true' from seed in a wide variety of environmental conditions. This was the beginning of my foundation seed stock to draw from.

This foundation stock represents some of the most healthful and versatile  woody perennials and perennial vegetables. The focus was to find plants that require minimal care yet provide a high level of nutrition as well as unique flavors not found in cultivated plants. Each plant that I harvest seeds from is selected for its high yields, disease resistance as well as its ease of use as it finds its way to its culinary end.  The plants grown from my this seed can provide both a living population to breed cultivars from or to use as is and reproduced ad infinitum from seed  as a population or a land race. Reproduction by seed allows the population to adapt over time due to climate changes or disease pressures. This makes cultivar development or even to use as a single 'strain' or land race a field of possibilities that can never become genetically stagnate.  This is the ECOS Oikos Tree Crops Foundation Seed Stock.

Cultivars are often offered with the seeds include scions, cuttings, budwood and roots or tubers. This will allow you to continue the varietal selection that I created here at my farm as well as make it available to others either as a nursery or use in a farming situation. From seed, these selections represent a unique slice of a species available to use as is in seedling plantings without the guess work of where did my seed come from. 

Seeds are shipped immediately along with the scions or cuttings during the dormant season. It varies from year to year on what crops are available.  No international seed shipping including Canada is allowed. No pick up direct from the farm or phone orders. No small packet sizes are available. 





Lint White Oak Acorns + Scions of "Dynamo"

Lint White Oak Acorns + Scions of "Dynamo"

   Early Production from Seed-White Oak Hybrid Large, productive white oak tree fr..

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$220.00

Little Giant Asian Pear Seeds

Little Giant Asian Pear Seeds

About 30 years ago I purchased a supermarket pear in a net. It was fancy. What fruit needs a net?&nb..

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$0.00

Loebner Magnolia Seeds

Loebner Magnolia Seeds

  currently unavailable Loebner magnolia is a natural hybrid of star and kobus magnolias. ..

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$180.00

Mackinaw Peach Seeds

Mackinaw Peach Seeds

   The Circus in Your Mouth is from Northern Michigan“Well they’re in!” We named this..

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$720.00

Mammoth and Gargantuan Tree Junipers

Mammoth and Gargantuan Tree Junipers

 currently unavailable  Mammoth and Gargantuan represent new tree selections of an old hor..

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$320.00

Manchurian Viburnum Seeds

Manchurian Viburnum Seeds

           This is one of my favorite viburnums both for its e..

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$0.00

Manna Oak Acorns and Scions

Manna Oak Acorns and Scions

Sold out. No tannin acorn with only trace amounts of tannins edible fresh even without leaching. Th..

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$180.00

Maritime Dunbarii Plum Seeds

Maritime Dunbarii Plum Seeds

SOLD OUT Maritime represents the first generation of wild plums from seed that can be produced from ..

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$240.00

Mary Jo Cabbage Rose

Mary Jo Cabbage Rose

 currently unavailable The Edible Rose Petal Rose All roses like the swamp rose above produce e..

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$0.00

Maximus Oak Acorns

Maximus Oak Acorns

Maximus is a seed source representing the most southern portion of the bur oak range mostly found in..

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$220.00

Mexican Plum Seeds

Mexican Plum Seeds

currently unavailable Big Tree Plum From the Southwestern US-Extreme Drought Tolerance One of the..

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$180.00

Michigan Apricot Seeds

Michigan Apricot Seeds

    currently unavailable Some of the oldest apricots are found in Michigan as i..

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$120.00

Michigan Bur Oak Acorns

Michigan Bur Oak Acorns

Michigan is graced with this wonderful species and its hybrids through southern and central Michigan..

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$180.00

Michigan Lily Seeds

Michigan Lily Seeds

  Iowa Seed Origin-One of the most vigorous and healthy lily species I have ever grown. I ..

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$160.00

Michigan Pecan Nuts and Scions

Michigan Pecan Nuts and Scions

  Currently unavailable The Most Northern Pecan Strain-Grown from Trees that Produce Nuts ..

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$240.00