Quartz Mountain Live Oak Quercus fusiformis 'Quartz Mountain'

From the harsh environs of western Oklahoma near the dividing line between zones 6 and 7 comes this  most northwesterly selection of  the evergreen Live Oak. They are quite cold-hardy and drought tolerant when established. We are currently offering small plants, from 3 to 6 inches tall, not as big as the photo.

Very limited supply, so there is a limit of one per customer. If you order more than one, your order will be cancelled.

$35

FLASH SALE

It is very rare that we have a surplus of QMLO acorns, but this fall we do. We will have them available for a short time, ending on or before October 31. Limit of 20 acorns per customer. No guarantee on viability, but they have been float tested. If you order these, please be ready to plant them in a good, warm, moist seed starting mix as soon as they arrive. They will likely not germinate if they are allowed to dry out, even for a day or two.

$1.00

Tall (10-20') grass, unrelated to, but sometimes mistaken for bamboo.  In our climate, the tops usually die back each winter, but it always returns bigger and better from the roots the following year.  In warmer climes, the top will survive, but will look better if it is mowed down and allowed to regrow.  The variegation is great in the spring and early summer, but fades out to mostly green by late summer and fall. This remarkable plant is at once a xeriphyte, mesophyte and a hydrophyte, meaning that (once established) it can survive with almost no water, with regular rainfall or watering, or even with roots submerged as a pond plant!  Check your local laws, as Arundo can be very invasive in riparian habitats and is a nuisance in some areas. Sold as leafed-out, rooted cuttings.

$7.50

This is it, the legendary palm that survived in Birmingham, Alabama for decades before being moved and succumbing. The Tulsa specimen (grandparent of the ones we're selling, pictured here) received only 20% leaf damage in 1996 when the official temperature dropped to eleven degrees below zero! The plants we are offering are tiny one to two leaf seedlings, and do best if repotted into larger containers and kept in bright diffuse light, high heat and high humidity (a greenhouse is ideal) to recover and grow a few more leaves before being planted into the landscape.

1-2 leaf seedling  $15.00

Needle Palm Rhapidophyllum hystrix The hardiest palm species in the world. Slow growing, but able to withstand brutal cold. Not one (unprotected!) mature plant was lost in the record-breaking cold snap of February, 2021, when our temperature fell to 15 degrees below zero and we were below 20 degrees for a week. One year old seedling, 3-5 leaves.  $15.00 Ten yearling plants, $100.00 Contact us for special pricing if you want 50 or more.

SEED SALES

25 seeds $6.00

$0.50 each

Sabal "Birmingham"

For the first time ever we are offering small quantities of S. birmingham seeds. These are nearly as cold hardy as S, minor, but grow faster, much larger and develop a true trunk in a decade or so. There is a strict limit of 20 seeds per customer.

Sabal 'Birmingham one seed

$2.00 each.  Limit 20

Orders for more than 20 seeds will be cancelled

Sabal minor 'McCurtain'  

We are offering a few surplus seeds of one of the most sought-after ecotypes of Sabal minor. McCurtain County, Oklahoma is the most northwesterly population of any Sabal palm. The native populations have been as low as -11 degrees in recent history and cultivated plants have survived more than 20 degrees below zero. They seem at least as hardy as the legendary northeast Texas plants from nearly 150 miles farther south, and tend to grow faster and larger. Due to the limited supply, there is a limit of 100 seeds per customer. Also, if you have ordered seeds from us before, you know we usually give a generous overcount. You should get a few extra 'McCurtains' with your order, but please don't be upset if you don't get as many extras as with most other seed orders.

Sabal minor 'McCurtain' 10 count seeds $4.00

A huge Sabal louisiana that was planted outside as a seedling in 1990. This palm has been very robust growing developing a short trunk. This specimen survived the -3*f freeze of 1996 with 40% leaf damage so I do not recommend it in areas colder than zone 7, but if you want a fast growing and trunking Sabal louisiana for zone 7 and warmer this palm is a great choice.

25 seeds   - \\$6.00 

(zone 6b in a warm microclimate)

This plant was installed in 1992 as a one gallon (along with two others), then they were all moved to a new yard in 1994.  It showed little transplant shock and has since grown 2-3 times as fast as the others.
 

25 seeds       $6.00

Cheap, Uncleaned Sabal louisiana seeds
These are from average plants growing here in Oklahoma City, still on the stalks and with the fruit intact. Good for growing a small forest of palms at a low cost. You will get faster germination if you remove the fruit (but they seem to do OK in the wild without any help). You'll receive 1/2 pound of seed and stalk. The exact number of seeds will vary with size, moisture content, stem thickness etc. but will usually be around 500 to 700 seeds total. Available while quantities last.
Sabal louisiana seeds on stalk, 1/2 lb. $25

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