2014 acs seed exchange order form

2014 ACS Seed Exchange
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Jim Brackman!
ACS Seed Exchange Chairman!
5621 Old Highway 410 SW! !
Olympia, WA 98512 ! !
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treeguy45@comcast.net
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(253) 736-5864!
I’m very pleased to offer American Conifer Society members our inventory for the
2014 Seed Exchange Program.!
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I want to thank Ethan Johnson and Jonathan Flickinger of The Holden Arboretum
(Kirtland, OH) for their consistent efforts to collect and donate a wide variety of
seed. I would also like to thank Rick Sheffield of Sheffield’s Seed Co. (Locke,
NY ) and Chris Kiratzis of Better Forest Seeds (Petersburg, PA ) for their
donations – these should be high quality seeds as well. Also, thanks to Marvin
Rumpler of East Falmouth, MA, for his contributions.!
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Please note that donated seeds are open pollinated. Zone hardiness is estimated
but not guaranteed.!
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The fee per packet is still $1.00.The minimum charge per order is $5.00. The
quantity of seeds per packet varies. Do not send cash; make checks payable to:
American Conifer Society.!
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Since quantities of seed varies each year, please indicate on the following order
form your first choices by circling the number of packets your are ordering in the
quantity box. For your other choices please put a check mark (✓) next to that
quantity. Your order will be filled with the best selection of the inventory available
at the time of the receipt of your order.!
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If your are interested in donating seed, or would like information on how to stratify
and germinate any of the seed offered, feel free to contact me. !
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More details about the program can be found on the ACS website: http://
www.conifersociety.org/organization/seed-exchange/!
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Best Regards,!
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Jim
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2014 ACS SEED EXCHANGE ORDER FORM
Quantity Genus/species
Description
Abies bornmulleriana
From Turkey [Better Forest Tree Seeds]
Abies cilicica
[Marvin Rumpler]
Abies concolor 'Compacta
Seed parent dwarf with blue foliage. Choice. Zones 4-7 [Holden]
Abies concolor
From San Juan NF - potential rootstock for grafting. [Better Forest Tree Seeds]
Abies koreana 'Horstmanns
Silberlocke'
Some seedlings have showy foliage like the parent tree. Zones 5-6 [Holden]
Calocedrus decurrens
Siskiyou County, CA provenance. [Holden]
Chamaecyparis obtusa
'Compacta'
Seed parent slow growing. Zones 5-7 [Holden]
Chamaecyparis obtusa
'Crippsii'
Seed parent with yellow foliage. Zones 5-7 [Holden]
Chamaecyparis obtusa
'Filicoides'
Seed parent growing near the above cultivars. Zones 5-7 [Holden]
Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Nana
Gracilis'
Some seedlings will be dwarf. Zone 5-7 [Holden]
Cryptomeria japonica
'Yoshino'
From isolated tree. Zones 5-9 [Holden]
Cupressus arizonica
[Better Forest Tree Seeds]
Picea orientalis 'Bergman's
Raraflora'
Seed parent dwarf. Zones 5- [Holden]
Picea orientalis 'Skylands'
Seed parent with yellow foliage. Zones 5-7 [Holden]
Picea koraiensis
[Sheffield's Seed Company]
Pinus thunbergii
[Sheffield's Seed Company]
Taxodium distichum
From a grove of trees. Zones 5- [Holden]
Thuja 'Elegantissima'
T. plicata x occidentalis. Zones 4-7 [Holden]
Thuja occidentalis 'Holmstrup' Slow-growing, conical & produces variants. Zones 3- [Holden]
Thuja occidentalis 'Pendula'
Growing alongside T. plicata, T. standishii & T. occ. cultivars [Holden]
Thuja standishii
Growing alongside T. plicata & T. occidentalis cultivars. Zones 5-6(7) [Holden]
Tsuga chinensis
Resistant to wooly hemlock adelgid. Zones (5)6-7 [Holden]
In Quantity area, enter the
number of packets (@$1/ea.)
you are ordering.
Since quantities are limited, circle the quantity selections that are your first choice. Put a check mark ( ✓ ) next to
those quantity selections that are your second choice. We will try to fill your order according to your priorities.
Minimum order is five (5) packets. Checks only, made out to American Conifer Society.
Name:
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Address:
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Total
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Mail to: Jim
Brackman
ACS Seed Exchange Chairman!
5621 Old Highway 410 SW!
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Olympia, WA 98512
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treeguy45@comcast.net!
(253) 736-5864