Reseeds in gardens here, even naturalized to a limited extent - even approaching the edge of a freeway south of Seattle. So, it may pop up here and there in your area also.

While you're at it, check out the Northern Nut Growers Assn. website - they have 'Marketplace' and 'Scion Trade/Swap' pages, in addition to links to state/regional nutgrowers associations that might have some of the stuff you're looking for. And lots of good information! I've accumulated over 30 varieties each of pecan and hickory, mostly from trades, inexpensive purchases, or shared material from other nut-growing enthusiasts around the country. We all like to share - and if we get stuff distributed out to alternate sites, if we lose a selection, it's not 'gone forever'. Oaks - grafting works great with members of the white oak group - no incompatibility issues that I'm aware of, though some(like Q.stellata) don't make great rootstocks, 'cause they're so slow-growing. Bur oak works best for me as a rootstock, 'cause it's readily available, adaptable to a wide range of soil types, and grows vigorously. (white)Oaks are just about as easy and successfully grafted as pears/apples, but timing of graft placement is a little more critical. Peroxidase enzyme incompatibilities make grafting members of the red/black oak group problematic, even when a selection is grafted onto its own seedlings. I originally got into oaks for wildlife mast production, then got hooked up with some folks who were making selections for low tannin levels, as a potential human food crop. Most of my cultivated stuff is bur oak, swamp white oak, and various hybrids of white oak species. There are some oak cultivars in the nursery trade, like 'Crimson Spire' that are propagated by grafting/budding, as they don't come 'true' from seed. I've never had issues getting material from NCGR - I do have university agriculture dept. affiliation, but I'm not involved in horticulture/agronomy research. Do think you have to provide a FedEx or UPS account number for them to bill shipping charges to - but it's been several years since I got anything from them; that may have changed.

Beautiful Butterfly. 100% Zebra swallowtail. The only host plant they use is a Pawpaw tree so their range is restricted to that of the tree which is most of the Eastern half of the U.S. except for the far northern and southern areas for the most part. Congrats on the sighting, has to be my favorite butterfly of all.

Okay i probably should've stated earlier that i live in the tropics, where our temperatures go as high as 40.1 DegC (104.18 DegF), and our humidity is roughly around 94%. Based on past experiences, my succulents get sunburn when temperatures are around 35 DegC and up if under full sun, which is why i would bring them under shade during the afternoon. I've found this to work for me as the shade only block the sun partially, the plants still get sunlight, just not as intense. But having to move a bunch of pots everyday is kind of tedious. Eventhough succulents and cactus are known as hardy plants, here where i live (Singapore), many people would say that succulents are not easy to keep, due to our climate. I bought my succulents from the highlands during my trip to malaysia, which is where a lot of succulent suppliers are, because the temperature and humidity there is somewhat lower. Its more common to see succulents kept indoors here, in a terrarium/arrangement, away from direct afternoon sun. (But there are some who plant them outdoors, but i haven't encountered many). Plus the air conditioning dehumidifies the air, making indoors less humid. which is why i decided to put my succulents in a terrarium. Because it was easier to manage it in my room as opposed to planting them in a pot with drainage holes (which i know is better for succulents). I have read good and bad stories about succulent terrariums, and decided to try it first hand. And yes i have taken into account the difference in humidity and light intensity in my room, and am making modifications as i go along. So far, I've found grow lights to be an option for now, given the limited places I have to place my succulents(outdoors being too hot, indoors not having enough light). I might repot my plants into a succulent arrangement with drainage holes, if the terrarium thing fails. But for now, a terrarium is what I got going, and I'm trying my best to make sure that they grow well :)