These nurseries are primarily either retail or retail and wholesale. They are in the North San Francisco Bay Area, the Bay Area and surrounding counties; for a complete statewide list of nurseries, visit the state CNPS database.
The outlets listed below sell primarily native plants or seeds, except where noted. Many of these sources also provide consultation services. Call or check their Web sites to confirm hours and dates open.
In addition to these sources, many local retail nurseries carry a selection of native California plants.
Appleton Forestry Nursery - (707) 823-3776; 1369 Tilton Road, Sebastopol, CA 95472
Container trees & shrubs, contract collect & grow, wholesale & retail. Call ahead.
Bay Natives - www.baynatives.com; (415) 287-6755; 1270 Pennsylvania Ave., San Francisco CA 94107
Local native plants suited to San Francisco Bay Area gardens and landscapes.
Baylands Nursery - 965 Weeks St. East, Palo Alto, CA 94303
Wholesale & retail plants, about one-third native.
Bayview Gardens - (831) 423-3656; 1201 Bay St., Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Mail-order iris.
Berkeley Horticultural Nursery - www.berkeleyhort.com; (510) 526-4704; 1310 McGee Ave., Berkeley, CA 94703
Retail plants - one section devoted to natives.