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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.  Above image: Briana Apricots fruit and nuts from 2022.





Canadian Saskatoon Seeds

Canadian Saskatoon Seeds

currently unavailable Canadian Seed Selections of the Famous Cultivated Saskatoons-Delicious-True to..

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$180.00

Carolina-Allspice Seeds

Carolina-Allspice Seeds

currently unavailable One of the most fragrant flowers here at our farm is the Carolina allspice. Th..

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$180.00

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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$0.00

Cathay Quince Seeds

Cathay Quince Seeds

  Currently unavailable  One of the largest fruiting quinces with incredible drought ..

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$180.00

Chestnut Oak Acorns + Scions

Chestnut Oak Acorns + Scions

currently unavailable Chestnut oak is the most adaptable northeastern oak in terms of soils and clim..

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$220.00

Chestnutleaf Oak Acorns

Chestnutleaf Oak Acorns

     currently unavailable Fastest Growth - Heavy Acorn Production - Large Acorn..

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$220.00

Chickasaw Plum Seeds

Chickasaw Plum Seeds

  currently unavailable Bright Red Tart Fruit-Selection for Northern and Midwestern N..

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$220.00

Chinese Catalpa Seeds

Chinese Catalpa Seeds

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

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$180.00

Chinese Cork Oak Acorns

Chinese Cork Oak Acorns

 Currently unavailable This species is used much like sawtooth oak in that it can be used for a..

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$280.00

Chinese Quince Seeds

Chinese Quince Seeds

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

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$140.00

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

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