Superior Specimen Lines

Acorns and seedlings collected from named, proven parent trees.

Three lines grown from named parent trees chosen for size, form or hardiness: the cherrybark oak from a parent on Wye Island, Maryland, a select swamp chestnut oak and a select American holly. Each seedling is seed-grown and genetically distinct: half its genes come from the chosen parent, so the line raises the odds of the parent's traits without promising them. Holly seedlings are male or female, so plant several for berries. All three are sold as saplings and the two oaks as acorns. The group covers USDA zones 5 to 9.