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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. 





Walters Medlar Seeds

Walters Medlar Seeds

This fruiting strain of medlar is ideal for late fall early winter harvest.  The fruit 'blets' ..

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$220.00

Wild Bean Seeds-The Thicket Bean

Wild Bean Seeds-The Thicket Bean

 The Thicket Bean-The Perennial Wild BeanRelated to the lima bean, thicket bean seeds are easy ..

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$34.00

Wild Goose Plum Seeds Scions

Wild Goose Plum Seeds Scions

 Fresh Eating-Best Quality-Hybrid Vigor in Seedling Progeny-Excellent Production of Clean Fruit..

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$220.00

Wild Texas Peach Seeds

Wild Texas Peach Seeds

 From Seed Wild PeachOne of the great mysteries of life is how some of the best tasting fruits ..

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$72.00

Yellow Peruvian Tree Pepper

Yellow Peruvian Tree Pepper

This perennial tree species of pepper is found high in the mountains of Peru. Its high elevation sta..

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$40.00

Yellow Ussuri Plum Seeds

Yellow Ussuri Plum Seeds

  This extremely hardy yellow sweet plum has been known to withstand temperatures of -40 F..

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$140.00

 Invincible McDaniels Burenglish Oak Acorns and Scions

Invincible McDaniels Burenglish Oak Acorns and Scions

         Currently unavailable: Fast Growing Hybrid Oak-Good Acorn Pro..

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$420.00

'Awaken' Spearmint Seeds

'Awaken' Spearmint Seeds

currently unavailable Delicious Rich Minty Freshness Awakens the Senses-Excellent selection from see..

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$0.00

Abundant Shellbark Hickory Nuts

Abundant Shellbark Hickory Nuts

Sold out. Called the 'Kingnut' hickory because of its large nut size, the shellbark is a well known ..

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$220.00

African Oak Acorns

African Oak Acorns

currently unavailable This unique oak tree is found in the mountains of northern Africa. It is one o..

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$240.00

Alba Redbud Seeds

Alba Redbud Seeds

currently unavailable This seed strain was found to grow both large forest type trees as well as sma..

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$180.00

Alberta Clipper Corn

Alberta Clipper Corn

   Very early maturing dry field corn from Alberta Canada developed exclusively at Oikos T..

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$60.00

Almond-Leaf Pear Seeds

Almond-Leaf Pear Seeds

  currently unavailable Extremely tough spur-type pear tree. Produces hard 1-2 inch tart p..

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$220.00

American Beauty Atlantic White Cedar Seeds

American Beauty Atlantic White Cedar Seeds

Currently unavailable "American Beauty" Fast growing dry land northern seed strainOne of the rarest ..

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$160.00

American Black Currant Seeds

American Black Currant Seeds

Delicious Wild Black Currant Flavor-Indigenous to North America  Many years ago while snoopi..

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$120.00