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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. 





Englishlive Oak Acorns

Englishlive Oak Acorns

currently unavailable This particular strain of hybrid oak has its origins in a breeding program by ..

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Epic Catalpa-Ecos Selections

Epic Catalpa-Ecos Selections

   currently unavailable 'Epic' catalpa represents my life long interest in this genus sin..

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European Bladdernut Nuts

European Bladdernut Nuts

The bladdernuts are a long forgotten food used at one time thousands of years ago for their kernels ..

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European Hybrid Chestnut Nuts-Scions

European Hybrid Chestnut Nuts-Scions

currently unavailable Large Attractive Nuts - Excellent Productivity-Blight Resistant We started ..

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$220.00

Family Park Hybrid Pear Seeds

Family Park Hybrid Pear Seeds

 The Family Park pear trees was a local group of cultivated pears at the edge of a park I use t..

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$240.00

Fastigiate Strength Black Walnut Nuts

Fastigiate Strength Black Walnut Nuts

 Using seedlings from Lambs Curly I found a few very unique almost columnar black walnuts that ..

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$280.00

Fastigiate-Columnar Oak Acorns

Fastigiate-Columnar Oak Acorns

Fastigiate and columnar oaks represent a large number of hybrid and species oaks that individuals ha..

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Feral Potato Tubers and True Seeds

Feral Potato Tubers and True Seeds

A species level selection based on persistence in field conditions with cold and winter hardiness wh..

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Flava American Cranberrybush Seeds

Flava American Cranberrybush Seeds

   currently unavailable Northern Strain - Yellow Fruited Selection From Montana ..

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$180.00

Flavorino Plum Tomato

Flavorino Plum Tomato

  currently unavailable The flavor of this plum tomato along with its crack resistance and..

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Forte Chestnut Nuts & Scions

Forte Chestnut Nuts & Scions

currently unavailable Selected specifically for its high yields, this chestnut was found in a seed b..

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$240.00

Fruit River Black Currant Seeds

Fruit River Black Currant Seeds

'Fruit River' is a seed strain of the black currant and its hybrids. It is meant to be used as a cha..

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$120.00

Fruitfull American Cranberrybush Seeds

Fruitfull American Cranberrybush Seeds

 currently unavailable A simple trait found in many plants from pines to maples is called ‘comp..

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$200.00

Giant Cane Seeds-Plants

Giant Cane Seeds-Plants

Sold out Grow from Seed and Grow from Rhizomes-Create a Genetically Diverse Running Bamboo Planting&..

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$220.00

Giant Solomon's Seal Seeds

Giant Solomon's Seal Seeds

   This North American woodland species is in the lily family. It can  produce a deli..

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$160.00