# Acorns, Nuts & Seed

> Acorns, nuts and seed to sow, collected from the same proven parent trees as our saplings.

360 of the species we grow are also offered as acorns, nuts or seed to sow: forty-one as acorns, twenty-three as nuts and 296 as seed packets. The [seed sowing planner](https://bluewhaletrees.com/tools/sowing/index.html.md) turns each page's sowing advice into dates for your fall or spring. Acorns and chestnuts are alive and die if they dry. [White-oak-group acorns](https://bluewhaletrees.com/articles/red-oaks-and-white-oaks/index.html.md) should be planted the week they arrive, red-oak-group acorns want one to three months of [cold, damp storage](https://bluewhaletrees.com/articles/planting-acorns-nuts-and-seed/index.html.md) and most nuts a full winter of it. Most small seed keeps dry until sowing, though pawpaw and magnolia seed must stay moist. Acorns, nuts and seed ship year-round. Sow them under hardware cloth, or [the squirrels dig them up](https://bluewhaletrees.com/articles/protecting-trees-from-animals/index.html.md).

An order of only seed, acorns or nuts ships for $5.00 for the first item and $0.50 for each additional one to MD, DE, VA, PA, NJ, DC and WV; for $10.00 for the first item and $1.00 for each additional one to the rest of the contiguous US. [Rates and shipping details](https://bluewhaletrees.com/shipping/index.html.md#seed-rates).

81 of 364 plants matching native to Minnesota. Web version: https://bluewhaletrees.com/shop/acorns-and-seed/?native=MN. Each plant links to its own Markdown page with the full facts, description and growing guide.

Columns: Zones are the USDA hardiness zones the plant takes, from the coldest to the warmest it is rated for (zone 2 is the coldest, 10 the warmest); Height is mature height in feet; Sun and Soil list every condition the plant takes; Grown from is what the nursery offers it as (saplings, or acorns, nuts or seed to sow); Price is the lowest current price, or "ask" when the plant is not yet priced online (email captain@bluewhaletrees.com or join the waitlist on the web page).

This table accepts the shop's filters as query parameters on this address: size (shrub, small-tree, medium-tree, large-tree), sun (full, part, shade), moisture (dry, average, wet), zone (2 to 10), native (a state's two-letter code in capitals, such as PA: the plants native to that state by the USDA PLANTS records), want (a trait: flowers, fall-color, wildlife, honey, edible, evergreen, rare, drought, wet-tolerant, shade, early-bearing, screening, nitrogen-fixing, salt, winter-interest, street-tree, erosion-control; rare means uncommon in the wild or in nurseries, honey a nectar source for bees), as (acorns, seed, nuts, saplings) and q (a search word). Several values may be joined with commas.

| Plant | Botanical name | Group | Type | Height (ft) | Zones | Sun | Soil | Grown from | Price |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Dwarf Chinquapin Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/dwarf-chinquapin-oak/index.html.md) | *Quercus prinoides* | Rare & Uncommon Oaks | Shrub | 6–15 | 4–8 | Full, Part | Dry, Average | Saplings, Acorns | ask |
| [American Basswood (Linden)](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/american-basswood/index.html.md) | *Tilia americana* | Uncommon Yard Trees | Large tree | 60–90 | 3–8 | Full, Part, Shade | Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Downy Serviceberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/downy-serviceberry/index.html.md) | *Amelanchier arborea* | Uncommon Yard Trees | Small tree | 15–25 | 4–9 | Full, Part | Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Allegheny Serviceberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/allegheny-serviceberry/index.html.md) | *Amelanchier laevis* | Uncommon Yard Trees | Small tree | 15–25 | 4–8 | Full, Part | Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [American Hornbeam (Musclewood)](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/american-hornbeam/index.html.md) | *Carpinus caroliniana* | Uncommon Yard Trees | Small tree | 20–35 | 3–9 | Part, Shade, Full | Average, Wet | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Hop Hornbeam](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/hop-hornbeam/index.html.md) | *Ostrya virginiana* | Uncommon Yard Trees | Medium tree | 25–40 | 3–9 | Full, Part, Shade | Dry, Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Kentucky Coffeetree](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/kentucky-coffeetree/index.html.md) | *Gymnocladus dioicus* | Uncommon Yard Trees | Large tree | 60–80 | 3–8 | Full | Average, Dry | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [American Mountain Ash](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/american-mountain-ash/index.html.md) | *Sorbus americana* | Uncommon Yard Trees | Small tree | 15–30 | 2–7 | Full, Part | Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Blue Ash](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/blue-ash/index.html.md) | *Fraxinus quadrangulata* | Uncommon Yard Trees | Large tree | 50–70 | 4–7 | Full | Dry, Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Red Mulberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/red-mulberry/index.html.md) | *Morus rubra* | Nut & Fruit Trees | Medium tree | 35–50 | 4–9 | Full, Part, Shade | Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Shagbark Hickory](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/shagbark-hickory/index.html.md) | *Carya ovata* | Nut & Fruit Trees | Large tree | 60–90 | 4–8 | Full | Average | Saplings, Nuts | ask |
| [Black Walnut](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/black-walnut/index.html.md) | *Juglans nigra* | Nut & Fruit Trees | Large tree | 70–100 | 4–9 | Full | Average | Saplings, Nuts | ask |
| [American Plum](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/american-plum/index.html.md) | *Prunus americana* | Nut & Fruit Trees | Small tree | 15–25 | 3–8 | Full, Part | Average, Dry, Wet | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [American Hazelnut](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/american-hazelnut/index.html.md) | *Corylus americana* | Nut & Fruit Trees | Shrub | 8–12 | 4–9 | Full, Part | Average, Dry | Saplings, Nuts | ask |
| [Nannyberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/nannyberry/index.html.md) | *Viburnum lentago* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 12–18 | 2–8 | Full, Part, Shade | Dry, Average, Wet | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Black Huckleberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/black-huckleberry/index.html.md) | *Gaylussacia baccata* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 1–3 | 3–7 | Full, Part | Dry, Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Witch Hazel](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/witch-hazel/index.html.md) | *Hamamelis virginiana* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 12–20 | 3–8 | Part, Shade, Full | Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Bladdernut](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/bladdernut/index.html.md) | *Staphylea trifolia* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 8–15 | 4–8 | Part, Shade | Average, Wet | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Black Elderberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/black-elderberry/index.html.md) | *Sambucus canadensis* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 6–12 | 3–9 | Full, Part | Average, Wet | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Red Elderberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/red-elderberry/index.html.md) | *Sambucus racemosa* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 8–12 | 3–7 | Part, Full, Shade | Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Ninebark](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/ninebark/index.html.md) | *Physocarpus opulifolius* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 5–10 | 2–8 | Full, Part | Dry, Average, Wet | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Eastern Leatherwood](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/eastern-leatherwood/index.html.md) | *Dirca palustris* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 3–6 | 4–9 | Shade, Part | Average, Wet | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Staghorn Sumac](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/staghorn-sumac/index.html.md) | *Rhus typhina* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 15–25 | 3–8 | Full | Dry, Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Indigobush (False Indigo)](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/indigobush/index.html.md) | *Amorpha fruticosa* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 6–12 | 4–9 | Full, Part | Dry, Average, Wet | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Leadplant](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/leadplant/index.html.md) | *Amorpha canescens* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 1–3 | 2–8 | Full | Dry | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Winterberry Holly](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/winterberry/index.html.md) | *Ilex verticillata* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 6–12 | 3–9 | Full, Part | Average, Wet | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Black Chokeberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/black-chokeberry/index.html.md) | *Aronia melanocarpa* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 3–6 | 3–8 | Full, Part | Dry, Average, Wet | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Common Hackberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/common-hackberry/index.html.md) | *Celtis occidentalis* | Uncommon Yard Trees | Large tree | 40–60 | 3–9 | Full, Part, Shade | Average, Dry | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [New Jersey Tea](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/new-jersey-tea/index.html.md) | *Ceanothus americanus* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 2–3 | 4–8 | Full, Part | Dry, Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Common Hoptree (Wafer Ash)](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/common-hoptree/index.html.md) | *Ptelea trifoliata* | Uncommon Yard Trees | Small tree | 10–20 | 4–9 | Part, Full, Shade | Average, Dry | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Gray Dogwood](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/gray-dogwood/index.html.md) | *Cornus racemosa* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 4–10 | 4–8 | Full, Part, Shade | Dry, Average, Wet | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Common Prickly Ash (Toothache Tree)](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/common-prickly-ash/index.html.md) | *Zanthoxylum americanum* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 10–20 | 3–8 | Full, Part | Average, Dry | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Bitternut Hickory](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/bitternut-hickory/index.html.md) | *Carya cordiformis* | Nut & Fruit Trees | Large tree | 50–80 | 4–9 | Full, Part | Average, Wet | Saplings, Nuts | ask |
| [Butternut](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/butternut/index.html.md) | *Juglans cinerea* | Nut & Fruit Trees | Medium tree | 40–60 | 3–7 | Full | Average, Dry | Saplings, Nuts | ask |
| [Beaked Hazelnut](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/beaked-hazelnut/index.html.md) | *Corylus cornuta* | Nut & Fruit Trees | Shrub | 4–10 | 3–8 | Full, Part | Average, Dry | Saplings, Nuts | ask |
| [Striped Maple](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/striped-maple/index.html.md) | *Acer pensylvanicum* | Uncommon Yard Trees | Small tree | 15–35 | 3–7 | Part, Shade | Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Rock Elm](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/rock-elm/index.html.md) | *Ulmus thomasii* | Uncommon Yard Trees | Large tree | 70–90 | 2–9 | Full, Part | Average, Dry | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Prairie Crabapple](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/prairie-crabapple/index.html.md) | *Malus ioensis* | Nut & Fruit Trees | Small tree | 20–30 | 2–8 | Full, Part | Average, Dry | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Cockspur Hawthorn](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/cockspur-hawthorn/index.html.md) | *Crataegus crus-galli* | Nut & Fruit Trees | Small tree | 20–30 | 3–8 | Full, Part | Average, Dry | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Downy Hawthorn](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/downy-hawthorn/index.html.md) | *Crataegus mollis* | Nut & Fruit Trees | Small tree | 20–40 | 3–8 | Full, Part | Average, Dry, Wet | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Bartram's Serviceberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/bartram-serviceberry/index.html.md) | *Amelanchier bartramiana* | Nut & Fruit Trees | Shrub | 2–8 | 2–7 | Part, Full | Average, Wet | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Northern Pin Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/northern-pin-oak/index.html.md) | *Quercus ellipsoidalis* | Rare & Uncommon Oaks | Medium tree | 50–70 | 3–7 | Full | Average, Dry | Saplings, Acorns | ask |
| [Black Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/black-oak/index.html.md) | *Quercus velutina* | Rare & Uncommon Oaks | Large tree | 50–80 | 3–9 | Full, Part | Average, Dry | Saplings, Acorns | ask |
| [Canada Plum](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/canada-plum/index.html.md) | *Prunus nigra* | Nut & Fruit Trees | Small tree | 10–30 | 2–6 | Full, Part | Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Pin Cherry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/pin-cherry/index.html.md) | *Prunus pensylvanica* | Nut & Fruit Trees | Small tree | 15–40 | 2–7 | Full | Average, Dry | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Chokecherry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/chokecherry/index.html.md) | *Prunus virginiana* | Nut & Fruit Trees | Small tree | 20–30 | 2–10 | Full, Part | Average, Dry | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Pagoda Dogwood](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/pagoda-dogwood/index.html.md) | *Cornus alternifolia* | Uncommon Yard Trees | Small tree | 15–25 | 3–8 | Part, Full, Shade | Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Mapleleaf Viburnum](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/mapleleaf-viburnum/index.html.md) | *Viburnum acerifolium* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 3–6 | 3–8 | Part, Shade, Full | Average, Dry | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Hillside Blueberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/hillside-blueberry/index.html.md) | *Vaccinium pallidum* | Nut & Fruit Trees | Shrub | 1–3 | 5–9 | Full, Part | Dry, Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Wild Black Currant](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/wild-black-currant/index.html.md) | *Ribes americanum* | Nut & Fruit Trees | Shrub | 3–6 | 3–7 | Full, Part | Average, Wet | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Mountain Maple](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/mountain-maple/index.html.md) | *Acer spicatum* | Uncommon Yard Trees | Small tree | 10–25 | 2–7 | Part, Shade, Full | Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Black Maple](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/black-maple/index.html.md) | *Acer nigrum* | Uncommon Yard Trees | Large tree | 60–75 | 3–8 | Full, Part, Shade | Average, Dry | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Yellow Birch](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/yellow-birch/index.html.md) | *Betula alleghaniensis* | Uncommon Yard Trees | Large tree | 60–75 | 3–7 | Full, Part | Average, Wet | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Northern White Cedar](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/northern-white-cedar/index.html.md) | *Thuja occidentalis* | Uncommon Yard Trees | Medium tree | 40–60 | 2–7 | Full, Part | Average, Wet | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Tamarack](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/tamarack/index.html.md) | *Larix laricina* | Uncommon Yard Trees | Large tree | 50–75 | 2–6 | Full | Wet, Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Fragrant Sumac](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/fragrant-sumac/index.html.md) | *Rhus aromatica* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 2–6 | 3–9 | Full, Part | Dry, Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Canada Yew](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/canada-yew/index.html.md) | *Taxus canadensis* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 3–6 | 2–7 | Part, Shade | Average, Wet | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Catberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/catberry/index.html.md) | *Ilex mucronata* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 3–10 | 3–7 | Full, Part | Wet, Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Woolly Beach Heather](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/woolly-beach-heather/index.html.md) | *Hudsonia tomentosa* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 1–2 | 2–8 | Full | Dry | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Pear Hawthorn](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/pear-hawthorn/index.html.md) | *Crataegus calpodendron* | Nut & Fruit Trees | Small tree | 7–23 | 4–8 | Part, Full, Shade | Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Sand Cherry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/sand-cherry/index.html.md) | *Prunus pumila* | Nut & Fruit Trees | Shrub | 1–8 | 3–6 | Full, Part | Dry, Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Roundleaf Serviceberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/roundleaf-serviceberry/index.html.md) | *Amelanchier sanguinea* | Nut & Fruit Trees | Shrub | 3–23 | 2–8 | Full, Part | Dry, Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Prairie Redroot](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/prairie-redroot/index.html.md) | *Ceanothus herbaceus* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 2–3 | 4–8 | Full, Part | Dry, Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Alderleaf Buckthorn](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/alderleaf-buckthorn/index.html.md) | *Rhamnus alnifolia* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 2–5 | 3–7 | Part, Shade, Full | Wet, Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [American Fly Honeysuckle](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/american-fly-honeysuckle/index.html.md) | *Lonicera canadensis* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 3–6 | 3–7 | Part, Shade, Full | Average, Wet | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Squashberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/squashberry/index.html.md) | *Viburnum edule* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 2–7 | 2–8 | Full, Part, Shade | Average, Wet | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Downy Arrowwood](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/downy-arrowwood/index.html.md) | *Viburnum rafinesqueanum* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 3–10 | 3–8 | Part, Shade, Full | Dry, Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Roundleaf Dogwood](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/roundleaf-dogwood/index.html.md) | *Cornus rugosa* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 3–10 | 2–8 | Part, Shade | Average, Dry | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Canada Buffaloberry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/canada-buffaloberry/index.html.md) | *Shepherdia canadensis* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 3–8 | 2–8 | Full, Part | Dry, Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Creeping Juniper](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/creeping-juniper/index.html.md) | *Juniperus horizontalis* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 1–2 | 2–9 | Full | Dry, Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Eastern Wahoo](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/eastern-wahoo/index.html.md) | *Euonymus atropurpureus* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 6–20 | 3–9 | Part, Full, Shade | Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [White Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/white-oak/index.html.md) | *Quercus alba* | Classic Oaks | Large tree | 50–80 | 3–9 | Full, Part | Average, Dry | Saplings, Acorns | ask |
| [Bur Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/bur-oak/index.html.md) | *Quercus macrocarpa* | Classic Oaks | Large tree | 60–80 | 3–8 | Full, Part | Average, Dry | Saplings, Acorns | ask |
| [Chinquapin Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/chinquapin-oak/index.html.md) | *Quercus muehlenbergii* | Classic Oaks | Medium tree | 40–60 | 3–8 | Full | Average, Dry | Saplings, Acorns | ask |
| [Swamp White Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/swamp-white-oak/index.html.md) | *Quercus bicolor* | Classic Oaks | Medium tree | 50–60 | 3–8 | Full | Average, Wet | Saplings, Acorns | ask |
| [Black Cherry](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/black-cherry/index.html.md) | *Prunus serotina* | Nut & Fruit Trees | Large tree | 50–80 | 2–9 | Full, Part | Average, Dry | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Eastern Red Cedar](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/eastern-red-cedar/index.html.md) | *Juniperus virginiana* | Uncommon Yard Trees | Medium tree | 30–50 | 2–9 | Full | Dry, Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Red Osier Dogwood](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/red-osier-dogwood/index.html.md) | *Cornus sericea* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 6–12 | 2–7 | Full, Part, Shade | Average, Wet | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Northern Red Oak](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/northern-red-oak/index.html.md) | *Quercus rubra* | Classic Oaks | Large tree | 50–75 | 3–8 | Full, Part | Average, Dry | Saplings, Acorns | ask |
| [River Birch](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/river-birch/index.html.md) | *Betula nigra* | Uncommon Yard Trees | Medium tree | 40–70 | 3–9 | Full, Part | Average, Wet | Saplings, Seed | ask |
| [Buttonbush](https://bluewhaletrees.com/plants/buttonbush/index.html.md) | *Cephalanthus occidentalis* | Native Shrubs | Shrub | 5–12 | 4–10 | Full, Part | Wet, Average | Saplings, Seed | ask |