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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 and now yours to grow from seed as well. 

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 sometimes offered with the seeds including 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. 





Carpathian Noodle Mint Seeds

Carpathian Noodle Mint Seeds

This rare mint selection comes originally from Austria where its robust flavor is used in a specific..

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Cheery Cherry Plum

Cheery Cherry Plum

"Cheery Cherry" Plum seeds and scions: This seedling selection of a Chickasaw plum was selected due ..

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$220.00

Chinese Ash Seeds

Chinese Ash Seeds

  Immune to the Ash Borer=Vigorous Tree and Hard Wood  Starting in the early 90'..

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$320.00

Chinese Catalpa Seeds

Chinese Catalpa Seeds

     Chinese catalpa is a species of catalpa found in the mountains of China. Ra..

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Chinese Quince Seeds

Chinese Quince Seeds

      sold out A robust selection of a slightly hardier and fireblight resistant..

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Chinese Sand Pear Seeds

Chinese Sand Pear Seeds

  currently unavailable Long Live the Mountain Pear About 30 years ago I started growin..

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$220.00

Chinkapin Oak Acorns

Chinkapin Oak Acorns

currently unavailable Chinkapin oak represents one of the most widely dispersed oaks in North Americ..

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$120.00

Chinquapin Chestnut Nuts

Chinquapin Chestnut Nuts

  currently unavailable Dwarf Shrub Species of ChestnutShrub species of chestnut found thr..

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$220.00

Chinquapin Hybrid Chestnut Seeds

Chinquapin Hybrid Chestnut Seeds

    This high yielding hybrid selection of chinquapin combines the dwarf stature..

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Cornelian Cherry Seeds

Cornelian Cherry Seeds

  currently unavailable Edible Cherry Dogwood - Fruits in the Shade-Selected Plants that P..

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$180.00

Cottam Bur Oak Acorns

Cottam Bur Oak Acorns

currently unavailable The Cottam Bur Oaks  I originally received were originally grown from Cla..

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$220.00

Cranberry-Vibes American Cranberrybush Viburnum Seeds & Cuttings

Cranberry-Vibes American Cranberrybush Viburnum Seeds & Cuttings

   currently unavailable 'Cranberry-Vibes" is the first selection of Viburnum selecte..

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$220.00

Crispy Snack Hog Peanut Seeds

Crispy Snack Hog Peanut Seeds

Excellent Nitrogen Fixing Plant For the Shade of Other Trees and Shrubs This is a selected hog pe..

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$120.00

Double Rainbow Beach Plum Seeds+Scions

Double Rainbow Beach Plum Seeds+Scions

 Double Rainbow beach plum represents one of the best plum finds in my nursery. This type of be..

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Dwarf American Hazelnut Seeds

Dwarf American Hazelnut Seeds

    SOLD OUT Natural dwarf form of American hazelnut found within populations at..

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$340.00