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.
Chinkapin Oak Acorns
currently unavailable Chinkapin oak represents one of the most widely dispersed oaks in North Americ..
$120.00
Chinquapin Chestnut Nuts
currently unavailable Dwarf Shrub Species of ChestnutShrub species of chestnut found thr..
$220.00
Chinquapin Hybrid Chestnut Seeds
This high yielding hybrid selection of chinquapin combines the dwarf stature..
$0.00
Cornelian Cherry Seeds
currently unavailable Edible Cherry Dogwood - Fruits in the Shade-Selected Plants that P..
$180.00
Cottam Bur Oak Acorns
currently unavailable The Cottam Bur Oaks I originally received were originally grown from Cla..
$220.00
Cranberry-Vibes American Cranberrybush Viburnum Seeds & Cuttings
currently unavailable 'Cranberry-Vibes" is the first selection of Viburnum selecte..
$220.00
Double Rainbow Beach Plum Seeds+Scions
Double Rainbow beach plum represents one of the best plum finds in my nursery. This type of be..
$0.00
Dwarf American Hazelnut Seeds
SOLD OUT Natural dwarf form of American hazelnut found within populations at..
$340.00
Dwarf Chinkapin Oak Acorns
Currently unavailable Shrub Oak -Heavy Early Acorn Production Dwa..
$320.00
Dwarf Korean Chestnut Nuts
currently unavailable High Yielding Chestnut that Fruits Quickly From Seed This is o..
$0.00
Ecos American Hazelnut Seeds
SOLD OUT Selected from our most precocious ECOS plants using only the heaviest bearing types includi..
$0.00
Ecos Black Walnut Nuts
currently unavailable Ecos Black Walnuts are selected from the seedlings of cultivars that I purchas..
$220.00
Egusi Papershell Edible Seeded Watermelon
currently unavailable Wild Watermelon with Edible Seeds with Thin Shelled Seeds ..
$160.00
Elaine Cactus Pads
Hardy Clonal Selection with No Thorns and Large Clean Green Pads Free of GlochidsElaine was a seedli..
$120.00
English-Black Walnut Nuts
There are many inter species hybrid walnuts. Walnuts can cross with each oth..
$240.00