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A brief introduction to those who are unfamiliar to us. Whiffetree Farm & Nursery is a family owned and operated nursery near Elora, Ontario. We are part of a sizeable Mennonite community in what is sometimes referred to as ‘St. Jacob’s Country’. The healthy interest in producing fresh fruit at home continues to grow. Whiffetree’s commitment is to offer high quality fruit , berry bushes, fruiting vines and other functional plants that serve multiple purposes in the landscape. We select and provide the fnest favoured varieties, easy to grow, cold hardy, the unusual, old, new, North American and foreign.

We strive to integrate sustainable practices in growing and care, based on an abiding respect for the Creator of the earth with all its resources.

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Lowell & Karen Martin Non Plant Index ZONES Order Form 55 The zone hardiness ZONE TEMP (C) Books 51 - 52 rating will aid you in 1 -51.1 to -45.6 Fertilizer 50 determining whether Orchard Supplies 49 - 50 a plant will be hardy 2 -45.6 to -40 enough for you. The -40 to -34.4 Plant Index average minimum 3 Fruit Trees 2 - 24 temperature in your 4 -34.4 to -28.9 Nut Trees 25 - 27 area determines Vines 29 - 33 your zone. Your 5 -28.9 to -23.3 Berries 33 - 40 own soil conditions, Superfruits 41 - 43 6 -23.3 to -17.8 Groundcover 44 microclimate and Landscaping 44 - 48 topography will be equally important in determining the best varieties for you. Almonds 27 Medlar 23 Apples 2 - 5 Mountain Ash Hybrid 45 Apricots 15 Mulberries 28 Aronia Berries 42 Autumn Olive 48 Nanking Cherries 20 POLLINATION Nectarines 17 Please note pollination requirements for Blackberries 37 Blueberries 32 - 33 Paw Paws 24 , nuts and berries. Some plants are self- Butternut 27 Peaches 16 - 17 pollinating, others require a second plant (Asian) 10 Cherries (Sour) 19 (European) 8 - 9 for pollination, and others require a second Cherries (Sweet) 18 - 19 Pecans 26 variety. Chestnuts 27 Persimmons 24 Chums 14 - 15 Pineberries 44 Combination Trees 22 Plums 12 - 13 Cornelian Cherries 21 Plumcots 14 Crabapples 6 OUR GUARANTEE Cranberries (High Bush) 34 Quince 9 All stock sent out is considered alive and true Cranberries (Low Bush) 34, 44 Currants 39 Raspberries 35 - 36 to name. Any stock that fails to out will be Rugosa Roses 46 Elderberries 41 replaced. Stock that leafs out but dies during Espalier Trees 22 Saskatoon Berries 40 the frst growing season will be replaced at Sea Buckthorn 43 Fruit Cocktail Trees 23 (Baby) 9, 45 half the original price. Customer pays freight Shrub Cherries 20 on all replacements. Grapes 29 - 30 Siberian Pea Shrub 47 Gooseberries 38 Stone Pines 27 Goji Berries 42 Tayberries 37 Although we sell hardy trees and plants, we Haskaps 40 cannot guarantee overwinter survival due to Heartnuts 25 Walnuts 25 Hazelnuts 26 Willows 45 factors beyond our control. Wintergreen 44 Jostaberries 38 Yellowhorn 45 Our goal is to send only high quality stock, Kiwis 31 - 32 but in working with live plants and human Lingonberries 36, 44 imperfections, we realize success is not always Locust 47 attained. We want you to be successful and satisfed.

“Growing one’s own food is an incredibly powerful way for a person to change the world one step at a time.” - Mark Shepard (Restoration Agriculture p. 17) ENTERPRISE A medium to large glossy red smooth skinned apple. Its yellow Red Apples Continued cream coloured fesh is frm and very crisp. It is moderately acidic Apples (Malus spp) and has a spicy complex favour. A good quality dessert apple, Enterprise is good for cooking and baking. Apples can be stored for

Apples One of the most challenging fruits to grow 4-6 months, their favour improving in storage. One of the best for organically, but take heart! Choosing one of our disease resistance. ROOTSTOCK: M26 (dwarf) scab resistant varieties is a good start. With the REQUIRES A POLLINATOR | ZONE 3 | HARVEST: LATE vast array of favours available (even for colder regions) in this healthy, versatile fruit, it would FREEDOM Similar to the Wealthy apple, Freedom is a juicy, be a shame not to try a few trees. Natural pest large red multipurpose apple with aromatic old- control with insect traps and kaolin clay sprays fashioned taste. This vigorous, spreading tree can be used if desired. However, apples that are less is resistant to scab as well as fre blight and mildew. Is good for fresh eating, apple sauce or than picture perfect are still just as favourful and juice. Ripens in early October and will keep 2-3 nutritious. Even with insect damaged fruit all is not months. lost. Drying, juicing or making apple sauce are still ROOTSTOCK: M26 (dwarf) / M9 (dwarf) REQUIRES A POLLINATOR | ZONE 3 | HARVEST: MID great options. Remember the old adage ‘an apple a day keeps the doctor away’ was coined before the HARALSON days of pesticide sprays. A very cold hardy and productive selection from Minnesota, Haralson is noted for coming into Our apples are $29 ea. (unless indicated otherwise) production at an early age. Medium-sized, crisp, deep red fruit has a mild, but pleasantly tart Buy 10+ save 10% | Buy 25+ save 25% favour. Great for cider or for eating fresh and is an excellent choice for pies as it will retain its shape and texture when baked. Ripens in early October and stores well for up to six months. RedApples ROOTSTOCK: M7 (semi-dwarf) REQUIRES A POLLINATOR | ZONE 3 | HARVEST: MID AKANE Akane (pronounced ah-kah-neh) was introduced from in HONEYCRISP 1970. It is a round, bright red apple with hard, crisp, juicy, white With its rich favour and explosively crisp texture, fesh. It has a tart, sprightly favor resembling Jonathan. Better Honeycrisp has become the #1 best selling apple keeper than most early fall varieties. It tends to start bearing at an across North America. This outstanding selection early age and is winter hardy. Not only is it scab, mildew and fre from Minnesota has a yellow background which blight resistant, but it has the added distinction of being one of the is almost entirely covered with a red blush. It very few self-pollinating apple varieties. If you have room for only is excellent for both fresh eating and cooking one apple tree, this is the obvious winner. Ripening in late August to and stores exceptionally well. Although it is scab early September, it makes the perfect lunch box apple to start the resistant and cold hardy, it does have some bitter pit problems that school term! $39 ea. are easier to manage in a commercial setting (foliar calcium sprays ROOTSTOCK: M26 (dwarf) / M27 (super dwarf) are suggested). SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 5 | HARVEST: MID ROOTSTOCK: BUD 118 (semi-dwarf) / BUD 9 (dwarf) / M26 (dwarf) / M106 (semi-dwarf) / M27 (super dwarf) add $10 CRIMSON CRISP™ for super dwarf An exciting new scab-resistant variety. Medium REQUIRES A POLLINATOR | ZONE 3 | HARVEST: MID sized fruit that is covered with an attractive crimson red colour over 95% of its surface. It is LIBERTY noted for its very frm, crisp texture with a tart, Liberty has the distinction of being the most complex favor. The tree is productive and very disease resistant variety developed to date. grower friendly with a spreading habit. Ripens Crisp, juicy, light yellow fesh with sprightly in late September to early October and keeps favour. Good for eating fresh, cooking, canning up to six months in storage. or desserts. Hardy, vigorous tree sets heavy ROOTSTOCK: M26 (dwarf) / BUD 9 (dwarf) fruit loads, so it benefts from thinning to ensure REQUIRES A POLLINATOR | ZONE 4 | HARVEST: LATE larger fruit. Flavour develops further when the apples are left in storage. Will keep for 3-4 months. Very reminiscent of McIntosh, this is the #1 backyard apple tree. ROOTSTOCK: M7 (semi-dwarf) / BUD 9 (dwarf) / M27 (super dwarf) add $10 for super dwarf REQUIRES A POLLINATOR | ZONE 4 |HARVEST: LATE

2 ENTERPRISE PRISCILLA NEW A medium to large glossy red smooth skinned apple. Its yellow Red Apples Continued This medium sized, bright, red-blushed fruit with crisp aromatic cream coloured fesh is frm and very crisp. It is moderately acidic yellowish fesh is one of the frst apples of fall, ripening in early and has a spicy complex favour. A good quality dessert apple, MACFREE September. Although similar to the well known Empire,superior scab Enterprise is good for cooking and baking. Apples can be stored for This apple is the perfect solution for all of us who are so fond of and disease resistance make Priscilla the much preferred choice for

4-6 months, their favour improving in storage. One of the best for the tangy aromatic McIntosh favour, but would gladly avoid the the home orchard. We offer this vigorous, moderately spreading tree Apples disease resistance. serious scab issues that plague the standard Mac. Not only is it very on the popular Geneva 30 semi-dwarf rootstock, which enhances ROOTSTOCK: M26 (dwarf) disease resistant, it is also cold hardy. In fact, it does best in zones its productivity. Priscilla is named after the wife of Frederick Boyd REQUIRES A POLLINATOR | ZONE 3 | HARVEST: LATE 4-5. Apples should be stored before eating to allow the favour to Horde, who was president of Purdue University in Indianna in the mellow. Will keep in storage for 4-5 months. late 1960s while this variety was being developed there. FREEDOM ROOTSTOCK: M7 (semi-dwarf) ROOTSTOCK: G30 (semi-dwarf) Similar to the Wealthy apple, Freedom is a juicy, REQUIRES A POLLINATOR | ZONE 4 | HARVEST: MID REQUIRES A POLLINATOR | ZONE 4 | HARVEST: MID large red multipurpose apple with aromatic old- fashioned taste. This vigorous, spreading tree MOLLIE’S DELICIOUS REDFREE is resistant to scab as well as fre blight and This variety has no connection to Red Delicious. although it does The Redfree apple is red coloured over a yellow/green background. mildew. Is good for fresh eating, apple sauce or have a similar conic shape. One of the best fresh eating apples Its sweet, crisp and juicy white fesh makes it an excellent choice juice. Ripens in early October and will keep 2-3 of early fall, it is usually very large with a rosy, pinkish red blush for baking. Redfree is one of the best early season red apples and months. covering half of the light yellow surface. Crisp, snappy, aromatic one of the few of the early varieties that is resistant to apple scab. ROOTSTOCK: M26 (dwarf) / M9 (dwarf) fesh with a pleasant, distinctive aftertaste also makes great apple ROOTSTOCK: M26 (dwarf) / BUD 9 (dwarf) REQUIRES A POLLINATOR | ZONE 3 | HARVEST: MID sauce. Stores for two months. Decent disease resistance. REQUIRES A POLLINATOR | ZONE 3 | HARVEST: EARLY ROOTSTOCK: BUD 9 (dwarf) HARALSON REQUIRES A POLLINATOR | ZONE 5 | HARVEST: EARLY SUNRISE NEW A very cold hardy and productive selection from A large high quality summer apple, Sunrise has bright pinkish-red Minnesota, Haralson is noted for coming into NOVA EASYGRO stripes on a pale yellow background. The crisp, juicy fesh is sweet production at an early age. Medium-sized, crisp, Introduced by the Canadian Department Agricultural Research and mild with a unique pear-grape favour. Like most early apples, deep red fruit has a mild, but pleasantly tart Station in Kentville, Nova Scotia, this hardy and scab resistant it will keep for about three weeks or so. This variety ranks very high favour. Great for cider or for eating fresh and variety bears an annual crop of frm, crunchy, sweet apples that for winter hardiness as well as scab and disease resistance. Sunrise is an excellent choice for pies as it will retain its have good favour and snow white fesh. Nova Easygro is similar to is a cross of McIntosh and Golden Delicious. shape and texture when baked. Ripens in early Cortland. It is good for both cooking and fresh eating and will keep ROOTSTOCK: BUD 9 (dwarf) October and stores well for up to six months. well for several months in cold storage. REQUIRES A POLLINATOR | ZONE 3 | HARVEST: EARLY ROOTSTOCK: M7 (semi-dwarf) ROOTSTOCK: BUD 9 (dwarf) REQUIRES A POLLINATOR | ZONE 3 | HARVEST: MID REQUIRES A POLLINATOR | ZONE 4 | HARVEST: LATE SWEET SIXTEEN Introduced by the University of Minnesota in 1978, this is a NOVASPY dependable variety for the north. This large red-striped fruit has Another Nova Scotia introduction, Novaspy is a unique, pleasing, faintly nutty favor which makes it an excellent an all-around improvement on the old Northern apple for fresh eating. It has aromatic, moderately acid, frm, crisp, Spy which was the standard cooking apple for cream-coloured fesh with high content so it also ranks highly winter use in bygone days. Its creamy, yellow as a pie and sauce apple. Resistant to scab and fre blight. fesh is quite juicy and crisp and the sweet/tart ROOTSTOCK: BUD 118 (semi-dwarf) / M26 (dwarf) favour has a hint of vanilla, but it is milder and REQUIRES A POLLINATOR | ZONE 3 | HARVEST: MID less acidic than Northern Spy. Dark red stripes practically cover the greenish yellow background of this versatile WILLIAM’S PRIDE apple, which is one of the best for storage. Novaspy ripens slightly Large, attractive dark red apple ripening just before Redfree. Crisp, earlier and is resistant to scab and fre blight. juicy fesh is slightly spicy with the light cream colour showing red ROOTSTOCK: M26 (dwarf) / BUD 9 (dwarf) staining just under the skin. Fruit ripens over a period of several REQUIRES A POLLINATOR | ZONE 3 | HARVEST: LATE weeks and does not drop at maturity making it ideal for the backyard grower. William’s Pride ranks high for all around disease resistance. PRIMAVERA (OLYMPIC) ROOTSTOCK: M106 (semi-dwarf) Primavera is an excellent dessert quality apple. REQUIRES A POLLINATOR | ZONE 4 | HARVEST: EARLY It is almost entirely covered with a red blush. LIBERTY Primavera has a rich favour and is crisp and Liberty has the distinction of being the most juicy. It retains its quality for several months in disease resistant variety developed to date. storage and is resistant to apple scab. Crisp, juicy, light yellow fesh with sprightly ROOTSTOCK: BUD 9 (dwarf) favour. Good for eating fresh, cooking, canning REQUIRES A POLLINATOR | ZONE 4 | or desserts. Hardy, vigorous tree sets heavy HARVEST: LATE fruit loads, so it benefts from thinning to ensure larger fruit. Flavour develops further when the apples are left in storage. Will keep for 3-4 months. Very reminiscent of McIntosh, this is the #1 backyard apple tree. ROOTSTOCK: M7 (semi-dwarf) / BUD 9 (dwarf) / M27 (super dwarf) add $10 for super dwarf REQUIRES A POLLINATOR | ZONE 4 |HARVEST: LATE

Redfree

3 Green, Yellow & Russet Apples Heirloom Apples Continued Heirloom Apples Continued GOLDEN RUSSET CHEHALIS Originating in New York in about 1845, these apples have a slightly

Apples Pronounced she-ha-lis, this yellow apple rough skin that is a green/yellow colour with a golden brown or resembles Golden Delicious in appearance and russet spots. The Golden Russet has a rich and distinctive favor. favour, but is larger and crisper. Makes a good The sweet juicy fesh is good for fresh eating and cooking and is baking apple with medium-fne textured cream considered to be the champagne of old time cider apples. The fruit coloured fesh. This highly scab resistant variety keeps very well in cold storage. is also self-fertile. Excellent for organic growers ROOTSTOCK: M7 (semi-dwarf) / M106 (semi-dwarf) / BUD who like a big, sweet, yellow apple. $39 ea. 9 (dwarf) ROOTSTOCK: M26 (dwarf) / M27 (super dwarf) REQUIRES A POLLINATOR | ZONE 4 | HARVEST: LATE SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 5 | HARVEST: MID-SEASON MACOUN GINGER GOLD® Developed at Geneva NY in 1923. Macoun is an An early Golden Delicious type apple ripening in late August. Large older favourite that is similar to McIntosh noted golden yellow fruit with red blush. High quality dessert apple has for being a high quality fruit that is great for mild yet rich, spicy favor with crisp, non-browning white fesh. Will both fresh eating or cooking with frm, juicy keep for 2-3 months. white fesh. A top choice for the home orchard ROOTSTOCK: G30 (semi-dwarf) / BUD 9 (dwarf) but is less suited for commercial pursuits as the Super dwarf Apples REQUIRES A POLLINATOR | ZONE 4 | HARVEST: EARLY fruit drops readily and bruises easily. Very fre blight resistant. GOLDRUSH ROOTSTOCK: M26 (dwarf) Goldrush is a late maturing, excellent quality golden apple with a REQUIRES A POLLINATOR | ZONE 4 | HARVEST: LATE bronze/red blush that delivers a “rush” of favor. Goldrush apples store extremely well (up to 7 months in air storage (0°C). Goldrush TOLMAN SWEET apples have pale yellow fesh that is crisp, frm and non-browning. Developed in Massachusetts back in 1822, Tolman Sweet is a large They have a complex spicy favor with a high level of sweetness and green or yellow apple, which is occasionally blushed red with russet acidity. lines. Its frm fesh is dry to slightly juicy and very sweet. Tolman ROOTSTOCK: M7 (semi-dwarf) / M26 (dwarf) / BUD 9 Sweet is a good cooking apple and it is also excellent for cider and (dwarf) / M106 (semi-dwarf) drying. Stores very well. REQUIRES A POLLINATOR | ZONE 4 | HARVEST: LATE ROOTSTOCK: M106 (semi-dwarf) / M7 (semi-dwarf) REQUIRES A POLLINATOR | ZONE 4 | HARVEST: LATE PRISTINE Really outstanding for an early apple, it is yellow with smooth, glossy WEALTHY skin and a high sugar content. Excellent for baking, fresh eating and This extremely disease resistant, cold hardy variety harks back sauce. It will keep for several weeks in the fridge. Vigorous and very to a cherry crab seedling planted by Peter Gideon near Excelsior, disease resistant. Minnesota in 1860. A cold climate favorite, Wealthy is a heritage ROOTSTOCK: M26 (dwarf) / BUD 9 (dwarf) apple with old fashioned favour. The fruit is a deep red colour over M106 (semi-dwarf) a pale yellow ground. Its white fesh has some pink veining and is REQUIRES A POLLINATOR | ZONE 4 | crisp, juicy and has a very distinctive sweet/tart favour. The fruit is HARVEST: VERY EARLY good for cooking, baking, freezing, drying and juice. An excellent all purpose apple. ROOTSTOCK: M7 (semi-dwarf) Heirloom Apples REQUIRES A POLLINATOR | ZONE 3 | HARVEST: MID WOLF RIVER Dating back to an open-pollinated Alexander We can’t bring back the good old days, but in seedling found growing on the banks of the apples we can go one better! You now have access Wolf River near Freemont, Wisconsin in 1875, to the time proven varieties of Grandpa’s day in a this is an extremely large apple often weighing more than one pound. It is a very pale reddish compact, more manageable tree size. The favours colour on a yellow background with a creamy and even the names evoke memories of bygone days white coloured fesh. It has a mild and pleasant favour and is excellent for cooking, baking and drying. Wolf River when life seemed less complicated. Watch for future is very winter hardy. expansion of this section, as we search out and bring ROOTSTOCK: M26 (dwarf) Michael Phillips presents back old time favorites at customers request. Some REQUIRES A POLLINATOR | ZONE 3 | HARVEST: LATE everything you need to varieties budded in our feld include: Black Oxford, know about growing Calville Blanc and Ashmead’s Kernal. apples organically (see page 52)

4 Heirloom Apples Continued Columnar Apples YELLOW TRANSPARENT Originating in New York in about 1845, these apples have a slightly Early settlers in Minnesota, Michigan and the Dakotas had diffculty

rough skin that is a green/yellow colour with a golden brown or fnding apple trees that would survive the rigorous mid-west These unusual trees open up intriguing possibilities, Apples russet spots. The Golden Russet has a rich and distinctive favor. winters. So in the 1870s, the US department of Agriculture imported especially for urban farmers. With apples growing The sweet juicy fesh is good for fresh eating and cooking and is numerous varieties from Russia. Among them was the Yellow on short spurs, very close to the trunk, these hardy considered to be the champagne of old time cider apples. The fruit Transparent which became a favorite for its high quality, scab-free and early ripening apples and of course, its winter hardiness. One and disease resistant varieties can be tucked into ROOTSTOCK: M7 (semi-dwarf) / M106 (semi-dwarf) / BUD of the earliest summer apples, Yellow Transparent has a pale yellow tight corners where you’d never before pictured an translucent skin. Its white fesh has a light texture and is very crisp and juicy and has a sweet/tart favour. It is a very popular choice for apple tree. Try several in containers on your balcony. apple sauce and also makes great pies. Consider planting a row of alternating varieties 1 ROOTSTOCK: M7 (semi-dwarf) meter (2 - 3 feet) apart as a section of living fencing. REQUIRES A POLLINATOR | ZONE 2/3 HARVEST: VERY EARLY Not only would it defne the property line and provide a measure of privacy, but at the same time it would supply both you and your neighbor with Super dwarf Apples baskets of apples for fresh eating, pies and cider!

Our super dwarf apple trees are grafted onto M27 GOLDEN SENTINEL™ Large, attractive, golden yellow fruit is juicy and sweet. Ripens late rootstock which has an extremely dwarfng effect September and will keep in storage until January. producing a tree that will be no more than 1.5 - 2 $39 ea. NO DISCOUNTS ROOTSTOCK: M26 (dwarf) meters (5 -6 feet) tall at maturity. There are many REQUIRES A POLLINATOR | ZONE 4 | HARVEST: LATE interesting advantages to growing such a small tree. Not only are they easy to pick they can be grown SCARLET SENTINEL™ Very large greenish-yellow apples are almost entirely covered with in incredibly confned spaces including a large patio a red blush. Crisp, pure white fesh is sweet and favourful. Good container. keeper. Is slightly more compact than Golden Sentinel. $39 ea. NO DISCOUNTS ROOTSTOCK: M26 (dwarf) M27 trees mature very quickly, bearing a good crop REQUIRES A POLLINATOR | ZONE 4 | HARVEST: MID This extremely disease resistant, cold hardy variety harks back only 2 years after planting and reach their maximum to a cherry crab seedling planted by Peter Gideon near Excelsior, height after only 3 to 4 years. Unfortunately their Minnesota in 1860. A cold climate favorite, Wealthy is a heritage Purple/Red feshed Apples apple with old fashioned favour. The fruit is a deep red colour over root systems are very small, therefore these trees a pale yellow ground. Its white fesh has some pink veining and is cannot support themselves and will need to be crisp, juicy and has a very distinctive sweet/tart favour. The fruit is GENEVA good for cooking, baking, freezing, drying and juice. An excellent all planted with a post whether they are going in the Large purple apple with exotic red fesh. Makes ground or in a container. Small roots also makes great pies, sauce or juice. Geneva is also great for a very thirsty tree so extra watering and a good for drying and fermenting into a beautifully coloured cider. Its lovely red fowers and purple/ mulching is required. green make this tree highly desirable for edible landscaping. $39 ea. NO DISCOUNTS AVAILABLE ON M27 SUPER DWARF ROOTSTOCK: ROOTSTOCK: BUD 9 (DWARF) / G202 Akane (p. 3), Chehalis (p. 5), Honeycrisp (p. 3) & (SEMI-DWARF) Liberty (p. 3) REQUIRES A POLLINATOR | ZONE 3 | HARVEST: MID

Our super dwarf apples are $39 ea.

Michael Phillips presents everything you need to know about growing apples organically (see page 52) Geneva

5 Flowering Crabapples Crabapples PROFUSION Of all the fowering crabapples we have selected this one for its The reasons for planting a crabapple tree are many ‘profusion’ of breathtaking purple-red blossoms that age to magenta and varied. Commercial orchardists value the tones. Even the foliage garners attention, with leaves budding out pollination beneft of their extravagant blooming, purple and fading to bronze. Maroon, 1 cm (1/2”) fruit bedecks the tree long after the leaves drop, providing food for the birds. Although

Crabapples while some homeowners simply enjoy the fragrant this dependable, disease resistant tree is primarily considered as a and elegant beauty of the spring blossom show. landscaping specimen, it is also a great pollinator for other apple trees. ROOTSTOCK: M106 (semi-dwarf) Others have discovered the unexpected pleasurable SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 4 eating experience some varieties provide. A renewed interest in cider making is also fueling a fresh appreciation for the crabapple contribution. What’s more, their innate cold hardiness and naturally compact form opens the opportunity for almost anyone to plant one. From the numerous varieties out there, we have tried to select cross section of trouble-free top performers.

Our crabapples are $29 ea. Profusion Flowering Crabapple Edible Crabapples CENTENNIAL NEW A little known variety that deserves more recognition, this Minnesota selection is a Wealthy x Dolgo crab cross. Child-sized apples are bright scarlet over yellow, with a sweet, somewhat nutty favour. Apple Ripening Dates Great for fresh eating, preserving or cider. Highly scab resistant, compact but slightly spreading tree is an excellent pollinator with VERY EARLY EARLY MID-SEASON snowy white blossoms. ROOTSTOCK: M106 (semi-dwarf) SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 3 | HARVEST: EARLY LATE JULY AUGUST EARLY SEPTEMBER Yellow Transparent Redfree Geneva CHESTNUT CRABAPPLE NEW Pristine Ginger Gold Akane Fabulous, complex favour in a golf ball-sized fruit! Chestnut has Mollie’s Delicious Wealthy Dolgo Crabapple Priscilla been known to win apple taste tests with its crisp, sweet yellow Centennial Crabapple fesh that is nutty with a hint of vanilla. Reddish bronze fruit hangs Whitney Crabapple on the tree long after ripening and is ideal for dessert, cider, pickling William’s Pride or sauce. With large, aromatic white blossoms, this disease resistant Sunrise variety makes a great ornamental landscaping addition. ROOTSTOCK: Standard MID-SEASON LATE LATE SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 3 | HARVEST: MID-SEASON MID-LATE SEPTEMBER EARLY-MID OCTOBER MID-LATE OCTOBER Chestnut crabapple Primavera Golden Russet DOLGO Chehalis Crimson Crisp Tolman Sweet This classic heirloom variety has been called the perfect apple tree Scarlet Sentinal Macoun Enterprise because it is so hardy, pest resistant and carefree. Although its Sweet Sixteen Wolf River Goldrush Freedom Golden Sentinal beautiful purple-red ‘mini-apples’ are too tart for most taste buds, Honeycrisp Liberty they make superb ruby jelly and are attracting attention from cider Haralson Nova Spy makers. Dolgo is a somewhat larger tree than most crabs and is Macfree Nova EasyGro literally covered with spectacular white blossoms in early spring. ROOTSTOCK: Standard Ripening dates are approximate. They will depend on your SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 2/3 | HARVEST: EARLY location. The latest ones may not always ripen in the far north

WHITNEY NEW Intense and incredibly sweet, it is considered by some to be the best edible crab. Whitney resembles Chestnut in size and colour, but is slightly more pinkish. Aside from fresh eating, it is excellent for pickling or cider. An added bonus is the magnifcent pink and white blossoms covering this narrow, upright tree in spring. ROOTSTOCK: M106 (semi-dwarf) SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 3 | HARVEST: EARLY See page 22 for combination apple trees

6 Flowering Crabapples Apple Rootstock

ROOTSTOCK PROS CONS

M27 • extremely compact • needs stake support SUPER DWARF • easy to pick • shallow roots require more watering (1.4 - 2 m / 4 - 6 ft.) • fts into tight spaces • average winter hardiness • can be grown in containers Apple Rootstock Apple BUD 9 • very cold hardy Russian rootstock • tree support is usually recommended DWARF • begins bearing at an early age • not as drought tolerant as a bigger tree (2.5 - 3.5 m / 8 - 11 ft.) • very productive • does well in most soils • collar rot resistant • better fre blight resistance than M9 dwarf

M26 • reasonably winter hardy • reasonable root anchorage, but should still DWARF • good general purpose rootstock be staked for the frst fve years (3 - 4 m / 9 - 13 ft.) • quite productive • needs well drained but not too sandy soils • not very drought tolerant • fre blight susceptible

G30 • almost as cold hardy as BUD 9 • graft union can be weak with some variet- SEMI-DWARF • begins bearing at an early age ies, so tree support is recommended (3.5 - 4.5 m / 11 - 15 ft.) • very productive • very resistant to fre blight and collar rot

Apple Ripening Dates M7 • quite winter hardy • root suckers SEMI-DWARF • does well in most soils, will tolerate heavier • takes longer to bear fruit (3.6 - 5 m / 12 - 16 ft.) soils • not as productive • quite drought tolerant • tree support only needed in windy locations • fairly resistant to fre blight and collar rot

M106 • well anchored tree, needs no support • plant only in well drained or light soils SEMI-DWARF • good productivity • susceptible to collar rot (3.6 - 5.2 m / 13 - 17 ft.) • quite drought tolerant

BUD 118 • very cold hardy and drought tolerant • can be too large for confned spaces SEMI-DWARF • does well in most soil conditions • more ladder work for pruning and picking (4 - 5.5 m / 14 - 19 ft.) • begins bearing at an early age • most production per tree • fre blight and collar rot resistant

Please note: sizes given at maturity are an approximation and may vary depending on soil type and growing conditions. Another factor is the variation of vigor in different varieties. For instance, crabapples are naturally smaller, even on larger rootstock. 7 LUSCIOUS Luscious produces a sweet and very juicy pear with buttery fesh. This medium sized, bright Pears () yellow fruit with a red blush has a favour similar

Pears to Bartlett, only more intense. An excellent fresh Pears are a great compliment to any home orchard. eating pear, but less suited for canning. Ripens They usually require less maintenance than other in late September and keeps for several weeks. Vigorous, hardy tree is resistant to fre blight. fruit as far as pruning and spraying and tolerate Brilliant red fall foliage is an added bonus. heavy clay soils. Most pear orchards are gone, so ROOTSTOCK: OHxF 333 (semi-dwarf) Canada most import millions of pounds every REQUIRES A POLLINATOR | ZONE 4 | HARVEST: LATE years just to meet the present consumer demand. MAGNESS NEW We chose this interesting collection of pears for A medium sized greenish brown pear with light, russeting, Magness their wonderful quality of fruit and because they is considered by many to be the very fnest favoured of all the pears when fully ripe. It’s rich, sugary, smooth, aromatic fesh is are among the easiest for orchardists to grow juicy and grit free with a slightly tougher skin which reduced insect organically. Mid-season represents early to mid- damage and contributes to longer shelf life. Can be stored up to four September in southwestern Ontario. months. Extremely freblight resistant tree grows more spreading than most pears and is moderately productive. Does not pollinate Our pears are $29 ea. (unless indicated otherwise) well, so plant with two other varieties. Ripens late September, one week after Bartlett. $39 ea. Buy 10+ save 10% | Buy 25+ save 25% ROOTSTOCK: OHxF 333 (semi-dwarf) REQUIRES A POLLINATOR | ZONE 4/5 | HARVEST: LATE BO BART Similar to Bartlett in many respects, however it appears to have MOONGLOW superior winter hardiness and ripens slightly earlier. The large sweet A medium to large sized yellow fruit with a pink blush. Soft, juicy, fruit has buttery fesh. Storage life is average. white fesh and almost no grit. Excellent mild favour that is well ROOTSTOCK: PYRUS COMMUNIS (standard) suited for fresh eating and canning. Stores well. Moonglow is a REQUIRES A POLLINATOR | ZONE 4 |HARVEST: EARLY healthy tree that is freblight resistant. Good choice for commercial production or home gardens. Ripens to peak favour in cold storage HARROVIN BOUNTY for 10 to 15 days after picking. $39 ea. This attractive greenish-yellow pear has a similar shape to Bartlett. ROOTSTOCK: OHxF 333 (semi-dwarf) Its smooth buttery fesh has a mild pleasant favour. This pear stores REQUIRES A POLLINATOR | ZONE 4 | HARVEST: EARLY well for about 12 weeks and has very good resistance to fre blight. Ripens four weeks after Bartlett. NORTHBRITE ROOTSTOCK: OHxF 97 (standard) An attractive, red-blushed, medium sized pear, its mild sweet REQUIRES A POLLINATOR | ZONE 4/5 |HARVEST: LATE favour and frm fesh make it ideal for both eating or canning. The dependable, productive tree is rather compact in form and very HARROVIN SUNDOWN disease resistant. An all around winner, it shows great commercial Aptly named, it glows like a northern sunset. Newly released from potential. $39 ea. Vineland Research Station. Shows impressive resistance ro freblight. ROOTSTOCK: PYRUS COMMUNIS (standard) Large light green fruit has frm fesh and a unique sweetness. Ripens REQUIRES A POLLINATOR | ZONE 3 | HARVEST: MID in October and stores well past Christmas. ROOTSTOCK: PYRUS COMMUNIS (standard) / QUINCE (dwarf) REQUIRES A POLLINATOR | ZONE 4 |HARVEST: LATE

HARROW CRISP™ An attractive smooth yellow pear with a red blush and mild sweet favour. This pear has creamy white smooth fesh that is grit-free and stays frm even when it is fully ripe. If picked early the fruit can be stored for up to 2 months. Harrow Crisp™ has excellent resistance to fre blight. ROOTSTOCK: OHxF 97 (standard) / QUINCE (dwarf) REQUIRES A POLLINATOR | ZONE 4/5 |HARVEST: MID

HARROW SWEET This very productive and cold hardy tree produces medium to large sized fruit that are yellow skinned with a red blush and slight russeting. Its cream-white fesh is very sweet, juicy and has excellent Northbrite favour. It is a good pear for baking, cooking, canning and freezing. Harrow Sweet stores well. An excellent choice for commercial orchards. It ripens in October, about 3 weeks after Bartlett. ROOTSTOCK: OHxF 97 (standard) REQUIRES A POLLINATOR | ZONE 4 |HARVEST: LATE 8 Pears Continued ORCAS Quince (Cydonia oblonga) Yellow fruit with a red blush. Large Flavorful pear that is well suited for home orchards. A very versatile pear that is good for fresh These bright yellow fruits have a unique tangy and eating. canning or drying. Both tree and fruit show good disease tropical taste. The fruit is most commonly cooked or resistance. Ripens with Bartlett. $39 ea. made into jams and jellies. We offer hardy European ROOTSTOCK: OHxF 333 (semi-dwarf) REQUIRES A POLLINATOR | ZONE 4/5 |HARVEST: MID dwarf trees that are highly ornamental with their masses of white fowers in spring. RESCUE A real show stopper! A large to very large elongated fruit. Yellow Our Quince are $39 ea. | Buy 10+ save 10% A medium sized greenish brown pear with light, russeting, Magness skin covered by vivid orange and red stripes and blush. Creamy is considered by many to be the very fnest favoured of all the smooth buttery fesh. A small core makes it easy to can. This disease pears when fully ripe. It’s rich, sugary, smooth, aromatic fesh is resistant tree is loaded with fruit each year that ripens with Bartlett COOKES JUMBO juicy and grit free with a slightly tougher skin which reduced insect but keeps until December. $39 ea. Cooke’s Jumbo bears heavy crops damage and contributes to longer shelf life. Can be stored up to four ROOTSTOCK: OHxF 333 (semi-dwarf) of large yellowish-green fruit that months. Extremely freblight resistant tree grows more spreading REQUIRES A POLLINATOR | ZONE 4/5 |HARVEST: MID has frm white sweet-tart fesh. Not than most pears and is moderately productive. Does not pollinate usually eaten raw, Cooke’s Jumbo is well, so plant with two other varieties. Ripens late September, one SO SWEET best for baking, preserves or candied. A great pear for really cold northern climates, This is one of the hardiest varieties of a sweet, juicy and delicious round shaped pear quince and will keep for a couple of that is very productive. $39 ea. months in storage. ROOTSTOCK: PYRUS COMMUNIS (standard) ROOTSTOCK: QUINCE A SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 2 SELF-FERTILE (but is more A medium to large sized yellow fruit with a pink blush. Soft, juicy, HARVEST:EARLY productive with a pollinator) white fesh and almost no grit. Excellent mild favour that is well ZONE 5 | HARVEST: LATE suited for fresh eating and canning. Stores well. Moonglow is a SUMMERCRISP healthy tree that is freblight resistant. Good choice for commercial Discovered in Minnesota in 1933, this early ripening pear is great for QUINCE OF PORTUGAL NEW production or home gardens. Ripens to peak favour in cold storage both fresh eating and canning. Medium sized fruit is mild and sweet This old European variety has large pear shaped fruit with favourful with a crisp texture similar to an Asian pear. If picked in mid-August fesh that becomes a deep crimson when cooked. Mix one Quince when the fruit is still green with a red blush, it will keep up to two of Portugal with a dozen apples to make a pink sauce with delicious months. This dependable, annual bearing tree is very hardy and pineapple-like quince favour. Ripens slightly earlier. also fre blight resistant. ROOTSTOCK: QUINCE A ROOTSTOCK: PYRUS COMMUNIS (standard) SELF-FERTILE (more productive with a pollinator) ZONE 5 An attractive, red-blushed, medium sized pear, its mild sweet REQUIRES A POLLINATOR | ZONE 3 | HARVEST: EARLY | HARVEST: MID-SEASON favour and frm fesh make it ideal for both eating or canning. The dependable, productive tree is rather compact in form and very GIANT OF ZAGREB disease resistant. An all around winner, it shows great commercial Cooke’s Jumbo bears heavy crops of large yellowish-green fruit that Baby Shipova has frm white sweet-tart fesh. Not usually eaten raw, Cooke’s Jumbo is (Sorbopyrus auricularis) best for baking, preserves or candied. This is one of the hardiest varieties of quince and will keep for a couple of This rare and unique months in storage. variety is similar to the ROOTSTOCK: QUINCE A SELF-FERTILE (more productive regular Shipova, but is with a pollinator) a more compact tree. A ZONE 5 | HARVEST: LATE cross between a pear and a mountain ash, these hardy trees produce clusters of delectable, yellow-orange, Wondering what you pear-like fruit that have can do with quince? sugar sweet fesh with an exotic aftertaste. Shipovas Have a look at ‘Put em’ are slow to start producing but worth the wait! Up!’ by Sherri Brooks Our baby shipova are $49 ea. Vinton for inspiration (see page 52) ROOTSTOCK: MOUNTAIN ASH SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 4 | HARVEST: LATE

9 KENKO A large golden brown Asian pear with crunchy, sweet and aromatic fesh. The fruit stores for Asian Pears () at least six months in cold storage. While in storage its favour improves, taking on an exotic Asian pears are crunchy and very juicy with a tropical favour. Kenko is very disease resistant refreshing favour totally different from European and one of the easiest fruit to grow organically. ROOTSTOCK: PYRUS COMMUNIS pears. The Chinese and Japanese have been growing REQUIRES A POLLINATOR | ZONE 4 | HARVEST: MID them for 3000 years. In the California Gold Rush of Asian Pears Asian 1849, they were introduced to America by Chinese OLYMPIC NEW The largest of the Asian pears, this one is also known as ‘Korean miners. In recent years they have become better Giant’. The fruit excels in all categories - appearance, favour known and quite popular. Asian pears are very and storage life. Attractive orange-brown russet skin covers frm, productive and should be hand-thinned for better sweet, crispy fesh with butterscotch favour which becomes more pronounced with storage. Olympic will actually keep 9 months or fruit size and to avoid limb breakage. In contrast more in cold storage! A vigorous, hardy tree, but needs a long to European pears, they are best when thoroughly summer as it ripens in late October. ripened on the tree. To avoid bruising, handle gently ROOTSTOCK: PYRUS COMMUNIS SELF-FERTILE (but is more productive with a pollinator) when picking. Storage life is outstanding, some in ZONE 4/5 | HARVEST: LATE excess of six months. SHINKO‘THE BUTTERSCOTCH PEAR’ A medium to large sized golden brown russet pear with crisp, juicy Asian pears develop the best favour in a hot fesh tinged with butterscotch favour. Shows good resistance to fre summer, so plant in a somewhat sheltered location blight. Stores very well. ROOTSTOCK: PYRUS COMMUNIS with full sun exposure. The trees are more compact SELF-FERTILE (but is more productive with a pollinator) than European pear trees and offer great visual ZONE 4/5 | HARVEST: LATE appeal with their masses of white blossoms in the SHINSEIKI spring followed by waxy green leaves that turn into A cross between Nijisseiki and Chojuro, Shinseiki is a medium sized a spectacular array of fall colours. early ripening fruit that has bright yellow skin. Its smooth creamy white fesh is sweet, favourful and extremely juicy. Shinseiki is very Our Asian pears are $39 ea. precocious and an early producer, sometimes bearing fruit when the Buy 10+ save 10% | Buy 25+ save 25% tree is only two years old. Fruit stores very well. ROOTSTOCK: PYRUS COMMUNIS SELF-FERTILE (but is more productive with a pollinator) CHOJURO ‘THE RUM PEAR’ ZONE 4 | HARVEST: EARLY Originated in Japan in 1895. Medium to large, dark golden fruit with thick skin and rich rum- like favour. Stores up to six months. Medium sized tree is vigorous, early bearing and very productive. ROOTSTOCK: OHxF 333 SELF-FERTILE (but is more productive with a pollinator) ZONE 4 | HARVEST: MID Pear Ripening Dates

HAYATAMA A little known variety that deserves more recognition, Hayatama is one of our favorites. A medium sized orange-brown fruit with a unique ‘tropical fruit’ favour, it is one of the frst to ripen. ROOTSTOCK: PYRUS COMMUNIS REQUIRES A POLLINATOR | ZONE 4 HARVEST: VERY EARLY Shinseiki

See page 22 for combination and espalier Hayatama Asian pear trees

10 KENKO A large golden brown Asian pear with crunchy, Pear Rootstock OhxF Series sweet and aromatic fesh. The fruit stores for Developed over 75 years ago by Reimer at Oregon State, the main at least six months in cold storage. While in goal was to develop a pear rootstock that was resistant to fre blight. storage its favour improves, taking on an exotic PYRUS COMMUNIS tropical favour. Kenko is very disease resistant STANDARD (6 + METERS / 20 + FEET AT MATURITY) OHxF 87 and one of the easiest fruit to grow organically. Common pear rootstock produces full-sized standard trees with Produces a well anchored tree 85 - 90% of standard size. Very ROOTSTOCK: PYRUS COMMUNIS good productivity. Tolerates both dry and wet soils. Under optimal precocious means tree starts producing fruit quickly. Fireblight REQUIRES A POLLINATOR | ZONE 4 | HARVEST: MID conditions trees can reach over 6 meters (20 feet) high. Hardy to resistant. Hardy to zone 4. below -40 C. OLYMPIC NEW OHxF 97 The largest of the Asian pears, this one is also known as ‘Korean PYRUS BETULIFOLIA A freblight resistant rootstock fr European and Asian pears. Trees Giant’. The fruit excels in all categories - appearance, favour (4.5 - 6 METERS / 15 - 20 + FEET AT MATURITY) will be almost standard size, productive and well anchored. Hardy and storage life. Attractive orange-brown russet skin covers frm, Hardy Asian pear rootstock resistant to fre blight. Adapts well to to zone 4. Rootstock Pear sweet, crispy fesh with butterscotch favour which becomes more diffcult soil conditions, making a vigorous standard-size tree. We pronounced with storage. Olympic will actually keep 9 months or use it only on Asian pear varieties. Hardy to zone 4. OHxF 333 more in cold storage! A vigorous, hardy tree, but needs a long (3.5 - 5 METERS / 12 - 16 + FEET AT MATURITY ) summer as it ripens in late October. PYRO 2-33 Produces a tree 50 - 70% of standard size. A precocious, well ROOTSTOCK: PYRUS COMMUNIS A new German introduction. Produces a tree 40 - 50% of standard anchored tree bears fruit between 3 and 4 years old. Tolerates a SELF-FERTILE (but is more productive with a pollinator) size. Very precocious, with fruiting beginning in 2 - 3 years. Good broad range of soils. Hardy to zone 4. ZONE 4/5 | HARVEST: LATE fruit size. Excellent root system adapts well to a variety of soils. Resistant to freblight as well. Hardy to zone 4.

QUINCE A Produces a tree 50% of standard size which bears heavy crops of large fruit. Tolerates damp, heavy soil. Quince rootstock lacks the hardiness required for northern regions in low-snow years. Hardy to zone 5.

Please note: sizes given at maturity are an approximation and may vary depending on soil type and growing conditions. Another factor is the variation of vigor in different varieties. For instance, Asian pears are naturally smaller, even on larger rootstock. Pear Ripening Dates

EARLY MID-SEASON MID-SEASON MID-LATE AUG. EARLY-MID SEPT. MID-LATE SEPT. Hayatama Shinseiki Kenko Summercrisp Harrow Crisp Chojuro Moonglow Rescue Magness Pollination Tip So Sweet Orcas Luscious Bobart Northbrite All European (regular) and Asian pears will pollinate each other providing their bloom times overlap. Generally you can go by the LATE LATE expected harvest time, meaning only the very early and the very EARLY-MID OCT. MID-LATE OCT. late might not be compatible with each other. Harrow Sweet Olympic Shinko Harovin Bounty

Ripening dates are approximate. They will depend on your location. The latest ones may not always ripen in the far north

11 American Hybrid Plums American Hybrid Plums Continued (Prunus spp.) Plums PEMBINA Introduced by N. E. Hanson in South Dakota in 1923, this is still one Plums Plums come in a wide range of shapes, sizes, colours Ideal for harsher climates, these hardy hybrids are of the best hardy Prairie varieties. Large, dark red fruit with thick and favors. They are possibly the easiest stone fruits blends of various Japanese plums and wild plums. skin, it has delicious, juicy, yellow-orange freestone fesh. Excellent to grow. Most varieties are relatively compact with Disease resistance is high - black knot is never eating quality and also great for canning. ROOTSTOCK: MUSTANG (semi-dwarf) a shrub-like growth pattern. an issue. Generally thicker skinned with sweet REQUIRES A POLLINATOR | ZONE 3 | HARVEST: EARLY fesh, they are good for fresh eating, processing Our plums are $39 ea. and preserving. For best pollination, plant several RED STAR Buy 10+ save 10% | Buy 25+ save 25% Originally from Quebec, this dark red, medium varieties from this section in close proximity. to large plum has sweet, juicy, yellow, freestone fesh. It has proven to be very black knot Note: Chums also seem to cross pollinate with resistant, hardy and productive. ROOTSTOCK: MYROBALAN (semi-dwarf) Japanese Plums American hybrid plums. REQUIRES A POLLINATOR | ZONE 4 | HARVEST: MID-SEASON BLACKICE™ NEW Japanese plums are the earliest bloomers. The fruit is A sensational new variety from the University SUPERIOR NEW large and very juicy with softer skin than European of Wisconsin, BlackIce™ is a large, freestone, California-type plum that can take the worst of Selected for exceptional size, vigor and hardiness. Very large golden and hybrid plums. Great for fresh eating as well as winters here in Canada! This juicy red-feshed fruit with deep reddish blush. Peels like a peach to reveal frm, fne- preserving. Easy to grow, they often begin bearing fruit with dark purple-black, tender skin has textured clingstone fesh. The ‘superior’ choice for either fresh eating or canning and preserves. This hardy tree is known for aggressive by the second year. excellent favour and quality, making it the new fresh market favorite! The naturally compact growth, early bearing and brown rot resistance. tree has good disease resistance and will begin producing at a ROOTSTOCK: PRUNUS AMERICANA BEAUTY young age. The preferred pollinizer for BlackIce™ is the Toka plum REQUIRES A POLLINATOR | ZONE 4 Considered by some to have the richest favour of all Japanese but Compass or Sapalta chums will also work. HARVEST: LATE MID-SEASON plums. More reliable and productive than Santa Rosa, this strong, ROOTSTOCK: MUSTANG (semi-dwarf) TOKA vigorous tree is also self-fertile. Medium to large fruit has reddish- REQUIRES A POLLINATOR | ZONE 3 | A medium sized red skinned clingstone plum with a beautiful apricot purple skin and amber fesh tinged with red. Like most early varieties HARVEST: VERY EARLY coloured fesh. Its rich favour earned it the nickname ‘bubblegum it has limited storage life. plum’. Toka is very hardy. It is considered one of the best pollinizers ROOTSTOCK: MARIANA 26-24 (semi-dwarf) BROOK GOLD for other hybrid varieties. SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 4 | HARVEST: EARLY A medium sized golden yellow freestone plum that is great for ROOTSTOCK: MUSTANG (semi-dwarf) eating fresh or canning. REQUIRES A POLLINATOR | ZONE 4 | HARVEST: EARLY BURGUNDY ROOTSTOCK: MUSTANG (semi-dwarf) One of several self-fertile Japanese plums, Burgundy has medium REQUIRES A POLLINATOR | ZONE 3 | HARVEST: EARLY sized, cherry red fruit with sweet mellow red fesh. Semi-free stone, with a small pit. Very productive and keeps well on the tree. BROOK RED ROOTSTOCK: KRYMSK 1 (dwarf) This vigorous grower produces medium sized dark red plums that SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 5 | HARVEST: EARLY are great for fresh eating or canning. ROOTSTOCK: MUSTANG (semi-dwarf) ELEPHANT HEART REQUIRES A POLLINATOR | ZONE 3 | HARVEST: MID An old favorite developed by Luther Burbank in 1929. It is one of the largest Japanese plums. Heart shaped fruit turns a deep reddish GOLD STAR NEW purple when fully ripe. Juicy, blood-red fesh has a rich, distinctive One of our exclusive proprietary varieties, this favour. Ideal for fresh eating, canning or freezing. Vigorous trees hard working shrub-like tree can be counted is quite hardy, but will beneft from being in a sheltered spot. on for loads of fruit every summer. Small to Freestone. medium sized golden amber plums with richly ROOTSTOCK: MARIANA 26-24 (semi-dwarf) favoured yellow fesh have a zesty apricot tang SELF-FERTILE (more productive with a pollinator) just like a plumcot. It has proven to be very cold ZONE 5 | HARVEST: MID-SEASON hardy and virtually immune to black knot. ROOTSTOCK: MYROBALAN (semi-dwarf) GOLDEN NECTAR SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 3/4 | HARVEST: EARLY - MID A large yellow dessert plum which is delightful either fresh or dried. Skin is golden amber and thin with a tender texture. Firm, amber LA CRESCENT fesh has an excellent favour. Keeps longer at room temperature La Crescent is a hardy fast growing tree that than most. produces a freestone plum that is yellow ROOTSTOCK: KRYMSK 1 (dwarf) skinned with a slight red blush. Its yellow fesh SELF-FERTILE (but is more productive with a pollinator) is aromatic and sweet making it an ideal plum ZONE 5 | HARVEST: EARLY for fresh eating, preserves, drying or canning. ROOTSTOCK: PRUNUS AMERICANA REQUIRES A POLLINATOR | ZONE 4 HARVEST: EARLY

12 American Hybrid Plums American Hybrid Plums Continued European Plums Continued PEMBINA DAMSON Introduced by N. E. Hanson in South Dakota in 1923, this is still one This prolifc plum tree produces bluish purple of the best hardy Prairie varieties. Large, dark red fruit with thick skinned plums with juicy golden yellow fesh Plums skin, it has delicious, juicy, yellow-orange freestone fesh. Excellent that have a distinctive tart favour. The Damson eating quality and also great for canning. plum is ideal for processing (jams, wine, brandy, ROOTSTOCK: MUSTANG (semi-dwarf) etc.). REQUIRES A POLLINATOR | ZONE 3 | HARVEST: EARLY ROOTSTOCK: KRYMSK 86 (semi-dwarf) SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 4/5 | RED STAR HARVEST: MID - SEASON Originally from Quebec, this dark red, medium to large plum has sweet, juicy, yellow, freestone ITALIAN fesh. It has proven to be very black knot Italian is a dark purple freestone plum with juicy resistant, hardy and productive. greenish-yellow fesh. It is great or fresh eating, ROOTSTOCK: MYROBALAN (semi-dwarf) preserves, drying or canning. Plums ship well. REQUIRES A POLLINATOR | ZONE 4 | ROOTSTOCK: KRYMSK 86 (semi-dwarf) HARVEST: MID-SEASON SELF-FERTILE (more productive with a BLACKICE™ NEW pollinator | ZONE 4/5 | A sensational new variety from the University HARVEST: MID - SEASON of Wisconsin, BlackIce™ is a large, freestone, SUPERIOR NEW NEW YORK 9® California-type plum that can take the worst of Selected for exceptional size, vigor and hardiness. Very large golden As a European plum, the New York 9® stands at the head of its class winters here in Canada! This juicy red-feshed fruit with deep reddish blush. Peels like a peach to reveal frm, fne- with bright blue skin and frm yellow fesh. It is good for fresh eating fruit with dark purple-black, tender skin has textured clingstone fesh. The ‘superior’ choice for either fresh eating but it really shines when used for drying or canning. Freestone with excellent favour and quality, making it the new or canning and preserves. This hardy tree is known for aggressive a non-splitting pit. One of the best European plums for black knot fresh market favorite! The naturally compact growth, early bearing and brown rot resistance. resistance, and is a dependable heavy producer in a spreading but tree has good disease resistance and will begin producing at a ROOTSTOCK: PRUNUS AMERICANA compact tree. young age. The preferred pollinizer for BlackIce™ is the Toka plum REQUIRES A POLLINATOR | ZONE 4 ROOTSTOCK: KRYMSK 86 (semi-dwarf) but Compass or Sapalta chums will also work. HARVEST: LATE MID-SEASON REQUIRES A POLLINATOR | ZONE 4 |HARVEST: ROOTSTOCK: MUSTANG (semi-dwarf) TOKA REQUIRES A POLLINATOR | ZONE 3 | A medium sized red skinned clingstone plum with a beautiful apricot HARVEST: VERY EARLY coloured fesh. Its rich favour earned it the nickname ‘bubblegum YELLOW EGG plum’. Toka is very hardy. It is considered one of the best pollinizers A large oval shapped golden-yellow plum that has a sweet-tart BROOK GOLD for other hybrid varieties. favour. Yellow egg is a great choice for either fresh eating of canning. A medium sized golden yellow freestone plum that is great for ROOTSTOCK: MUSTANG (semi-dwarf) ROOTSTOCK: MARIANA 26-24 (semi-dwarf) eating fresh or canning. REQUIRES A POLLINATOR | ZONE 4 | HARVEST: EARLY SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 5 |HARVEST: EARLY ROOTSTOCK: MUSTANG (semi-dwarf) REQUIRES A POLLINATOR | ZONE 3 | HARVEST: EARLY

BROOK RED European Plums This vigorous grower produces medium sized dark red plums that are great for fresh eating or canning. ROOTSTOCK: MUSTANG (semi-dwarf) European plums bloom later than Japanese varieties REQUIRES A POLLINATOR | ZONE 3 | HARVEST: MID and have frmer fesh. Good for drying, canning and

GOLD STAR NEW preserving as well as fresh eating. They are very One of our exclusive proprietary varieties, this productive but may take a year longer to begin hard working shrub-like tree can be counted bearing. We’ve selected the most black knot resistant on for loads of fruit every summer. Small to medium sized golden amber plums with richly varieties. favoured yellow fesh have a zesty apricot tang just like a plumcot. It has proven to be very cold BLUEBYRD NEW hardy and virtually immune to black knot. Medium to large, deep blue fruit with amber fesh. Bluebyrd’s ROOTSTOCK: MYROBALAN (semi-dwarf) high sugar content enhances its excellent favour. This vigorous, SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 3/4 | HARVEST: EARLY - MID productive, newer variety shows exceptional black knot resistance making it ideal for both the commercial orchard and the backyard. LA CRESCENT ROOTSTOCK: MYROBALAN (semi-dwarf) La Crescent is a hardy fast growing tree that REQUIRES A POLLINATOR | ZONE 4/5 | HARVEST: MID produces a freestone plum that is yellow skinned with a slight red blush. Its yellow fesh is aromatic and sweet making it an ideal plum for fresh eating, preserves, drying or canning. ROOTSTOCK: PRUNUS AMERICANA REQUIRES A POLLINATOR | ZONE 4 See page 22 for combination and espalier HARVEST: EARLY plum trees

13 Plumcots Chums A unique cross of Japanese plum and apricot. A mix of cherry and plum (prunus besseyi x prunus Plumcots combine the best of both! salicina), chums combine the best characteristics of both. The fruit is shaped like a cherry but a bit Our plumcots are $49 ea. larger, varying in colour from red to dark purple with Buy 10+ save 10% | Buy 25+ save 25% fesh that is yellow, dark red, or green depending on the variety. Chums are a very cold hardy, disease NORTHERN SUNSET NEW resistant, late blooming, shrub that can take poor The original plum/apricot hybrid introduced by Luther Burbank. Both the tree form and fruit sandy soil, withstand drought and usually bears appearance show the plum Plumcots & Chums Plumcots fruit one year after planting. With clusters of fruit infuence. The tree itself is that cover the weeping branches this prolifc plant much more vigorous and is healthier looking than has good commercial potential. Try chums fresh or most apricots. In fact, with in preserves or pies. its glossy abundant foliage and tall shrubby form it makes an ideal landscaping Our chums are $39 ea. (unless indicated otherwise) specimen. Large, round Buy 10+ save 10% | Buy 25+ save 25% fruit has melon-red blush over yellow skin. Golden COMPASS yellow, superjuicy, plum- Dark purple-red fruit with juicy, yellow fesh. Excellent for pies, like fesh has a tangy touch preserves, jellies or canning. Attractive, fowering, shrubby tree of that aromatic apricot grows 1.5 - 2.5 meters (5 - 8 feet) tall. Reliable and productive, it is favour. In our opinion, a tree-ripened Plumcot offers a delectable the latest ripening chum (late August to early September). eating experience that is unparalleled in the entire fruit realm! REQUIRES A POLLINATOR | ZONE 3 | HARVEST: LATE ROOTSTOCK: MARIANA 26-24 (semi-dwarf) SELF-FERTILE (more productive with a pollinator CONVOY ZONE 4/5 | HARVEST: MID - SEASON Bright, fre engine red fruit with yellow fesh. Convoy is one of the best for fresh eating as SPRING SATIN well as canning and cooking. Tree form shows This unique apricot/plum hybrid features large 5 cm (2”) high quality plum infuence with more upright growth fruit with reddish black skin. Yellowish red freestone fesh has very pattern. Can reach 3 - 3.5 meters (10 - 12 feet) high sugar content. Both fresh use and processing are ideal. Mature in height. $32 ea. | 30 cm (12 in) plants tree height can range from 2.5 - 4 meters (8 - 14 feet). Resistant to REQUIRES A POLLINATOR | ZONE 2/3 | bacterial spot and canker. Benefts from winter protection. HARVEST: MID-SEASON ROOTSTOCK: MARIANA 26-24 (semi-dwarf) SELF-FERTILE (more productive with a pollinator DURA ZONE 5 | HARVEST: EARLY Dark green fruit with purple patches and purple fesh. Dura is good for eating fresh or for cooking. Stone is almost free. REQUIRES A POLLINATOR | ZONE 2/3 | HARVEST: MID

MANOR Dark purple fruit with juicy, dark red-purple fesh. Great for fresh eating as well as canning or cooking. Manor is more of a low, spreading shrub, reaching about 1.5 - 1.8 meters (5 - 6 feet) in both height and width. Ripens with Convoy. REQUIRES A POLLINATOR | ZONE 2/3 HARVEST: MID-SEASON

OPATA Purple fruit with sweet green fesh, Opata makes great pies and preserves, but is also good for fresh eating. Spreading tree form is similar to Manor, but slightly larger. Ripens early to mid-August. REQUIRES A POLLINATOR | ZONE 2/3 | HARVEST: MID Spring Satin

14 Chums Continued Apricots Continued SAPALTA HARLAYNE Reddish purple fruit with very dark red, sweet/tart fesh. Sapalta is Exceptional favour distinguishes this mid-size bright orange apricot one of the best for fresh eating. It makes great jam and is good for with a red blush. Firm, orange, freestone fesh is ideal for both fresh canning. Ripens slightly earlier than Compass. eating or preserving. It is considered as the most cold hardy of REQUIRES A POLLINATOR | ZONE 2/3 | HARVEST: MID the Harrow varieties. It is also the very latest to bloom and ripen, Apricots extending your fresh apricot season to late August. ROOTSTOCK: KRYMSK 86 (semi-dwarf) SELF-FERTILE (more productive with a pollinator) ZONE 4 | HARVEST: LATE

CHINESE A medium sized golden apricot that is frm and favourful and has an edible pit. The Chinese apricot is recommended for areas that experience late spring frosts. Also known as Mormon apricot. ROOTSTOCK: MYROBALAN SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 4/5 | HARVEST: EARLY

GOLDEN AMBER This tree produces large light orange apricots with fne, frm fesh and a melting texture. Golden Amber apricot trees have a prolonged blooming and ripening period which makes this variety ideal for areas that experience late frosts. Progressive ripening is also ideal Sapalta for home gardeners who do not want to be overwhelmed by too COMPASS much fruit that ripens all at once. Dark purple-red fruit with juicy, yellow fesh. Excellent for pies, ROOTSTOCK: KRYMSK 1 (dwarf) preserves, jellies or canning. Attractive, fowering, shrubby tree SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 5 | HARVEST: EARLY grows 1.5 - 2.5 meters (5 - 8 feet) tall. Reliable and productive, it is the latest ripening chum (late August to early September). (Prunus armeniaca) SCOUT REQUIRES A POLLINATOR | ZONE 3 | HARVEST: LATE Apricots Golden fruit with tender, juicy, freestone fesh. Scout is an early Apricots are healthy and delicious to eat either fresh, reliable bearer. Disease resistant and very hardy. CONVOY ROOTSTOCK: MUSTANG Bright, fre engine red fruit with yellow fesh. canned or dried. For success with apricots plant in a SELF-FERTILE (more productive with a pollinator) Convoy is one of the best for fresh eating as microclimate with abundant summer sun, good air ZONE 3 | HARVEST: EARLY well as canning and cooking. Tree form shows circulation and protection from late spring frosts. plum infuence with more upright growth pattern. Can reach 3 - 3.5 meters (10 - 12 feet) We have selected late blooming varieties. in height. $32 ea. | 30 cm (12 in) plants REQUIRES A POLLINATOR | ZONE 2/3 | Our apricots are $35 ea. HARVEST: MID-SEASON Buy 10+ save 10% | Buy 25+ save 25% DURA GOLDCOT Dark green fruit with purple patches and purple fesh. Dura is good This reliable and hardy tree produces a tangy for eating fresh or for cooking. Stone is almost free. freestone apricot with golden skin that has REQUIRES A POLLINATOR | ZONE 2/3 | HARVEST: MID touches of red and medium orange coloured MANOR frm fesh. The medium to large sized fruit is Dark purple fruit with juicy, dark red-purple suitable for fresh use, freezing, canning or baby fesh. Great for fresh eating as well as canning food processing. or cooking. Manor is more of a low, spreading ROOTSTOCK: available on KRYMSK 86 shrub, reaching about 1.5 - 1.8 meters (5 - 6 (semi-dwarf) or KRYMSK 1 (dwarf) feet) in both height and width. Ripens with SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 4 | HARVEST: EARLY Convoy. HARGRAND REQUIRES A POLLINATOR | ZONE 2/3 Productive tree produces very large fruit, up to 6 cm (2.5”) in HARVEST: MID-SEASON diameter. Dull orange skin with speckled blush. Firm, orange fesh OPATA has outstanding texture and favour. Broad spectrum disease Purple fruit with sweet green fesh, Opata makes great pies and resistance. Late blooming and cold hardy tree. preserves, but is also good for fresh eating. Spreading tree form ROOTSTOCK: KRYMSK 1 (dwarf) is similar to Manor, but slightly larger. Ripens early to mid-August. SELF-FERTILE (more productive with a pollinator) REQUIRES A POLLINATOR | ZONE 2/3 | HARVEST: MID ZONE 4 | HARVEST: LATE Apricot blossoms

15 Semi-Dwarf Peaches Continued (Prunus persica) Peaches RELIANCE This very hardy fast growing variety is an excellent choice for regions Peach trees make an outstanding ornamental with with a cold winter and spring. Reliance is a freestone yellow skinned showy pink blossoms in spring and shiny green peach with a dull red blush. It’s sweet bright yellow fesh is good for foliage that resembles a rhododendron. The trees eating fresh, canning and freezing. $32 ea. ROOTSTOCK: BAILEY require annual pruning to stimulate new growth SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 4/5 | HARVEST: EARLY (peaches are produced only on the new wood). This annual pruning keeps trees small. In colder areas VETERAN Originating here in Canada in 1928, Veteran is probably the most blossoms can freeze in bad winters so we suggest reliable peach we have for colder climates. Sets crops when other severe pruning to grow peaches as a shrub. peach blossoms are killed by frosts. Dull, yellow coloured fruit that is round, medium in size and richly favoured. Above average for canning and freezing. Easy to peel. Freestone. $32 ea. Our peaches start at $32 ea. ROOTSTOCK: MARIANA 26-24

Peaches & Nectarines Peaches Buy 10+ save 10% | Buy 25+ save 25% SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 4 | HARVEST: MID-SEASON

Semi-Dwarf Peaches Columnar Peaches

CRIMSON ROCKET CATHERINA Unique, narrow, upright tree is ideal for smaller Large, frm, clingstone fruit is excellent for canning and freezing. backyards, however even some commercial Quebec producers have enjoyed note worthy, consistent success growers plant it for its space saving attributes with this hardy, disease resistant selection. Catherina has dark (1.5 - 1.8 meters / 5 - 6 feet wide) and high yellow skin with a red blush and yellow skin. $32 ea. quality fruit. Medium to large sized peaches ROOTSTOCK: BAILEY (semi-dwarf) have excellent colour with form, sweet, yellow SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 4/5 | HARVEST: MID-SEASON fesh. Freestone. $39 ea. ROOTSTOCK: LOVELL (semi-dwarf) FLAMIN’ FURY PF 24C SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 5 This newer variety from Michigan has earned a reputation for HARVEST: MID-SEASON SILVER GEM™ (WHITE NECTARINE) setting heavy crops when other varieties around it were being Demand is increasing for this outstanding new introduction as wiped out by a late spring frost, making it an obvious candidate growers became aware of its impressive cold hardiness coupled with to try in our less than ideal Canadian settings. It is also large, exquisitely balanced favour. Firm, juicy white fesh has pale yellow frm, highly coloured, is resistant to bacterial spot and has excellent skin almost covered with a rosy red blush, making this medium sized favour. Freestone. $35 ea. clingstone nectarine ideal for the fresh market. Silver Gem™ is the ROOTSTOCK: BAILEY (semi-dwarf) only nectarine we are able to offer on the unparalleled Krymsk 86 SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 4/5 | HARVEST: LATE rootstock for this upcoming spring 2015 season. $39 ea. ROOTSTOCK: KRYMSK 86 (semi-dwarf) MADISON NEW SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 4/5 | HARVEST: MID-SEASON A mid-sized, bright-red, freestone peach ripening in early September. It’s dense, fne Growing Tip grained, orange yellow fesh with mild yet rich favour is the reason that many people insist on Stop! Do not plant your peach or nectarine tree in that sheltered Madison for canning! This variety also comes nook of the south side of your house. Although well meant, recommended for out northern climate. Blossom this very common mistake is almost certain to doom your new Genetic dwarf peach tree buds show considerable resistance to spring tree. Of course extreme cold is hard on peach trees, but the frosts and the vigorous, hardy tree is noted for remarkable recovery warm noonday sun on a late winter day is actually worse. A dark from winter injury. Madison is the only peach we are able to offer tree trunk will warm up considerably but then the temperature on the unparalleled Krymsk 86 rootstock for spring 2015. $39 ea. drops and the bard refreezes. To avoid this fuctuation, look for ROOTSTOCK: KRYMSK 86 (semi-dwarf) a planting site in the winter shade (north side) of a building or SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 4/5 | HARVEST: LATE group of evergreens. In other word, close enough to the building to be shaded from the low winter sun but far enough back to get INDIAN BLOOD full exposure in the summertime when the sun is high. The goal Old fashioned Indian peach. Large clingstone fruit with dark crimson is uniform cold so as not to interrupt dormancy. skin and fesh. Distinctive tart favour when fully ripe. resistant to brown rot and bacterial leaf spot. Dependable, heavy producer. Some growers white wash the trunks and lower branches of older $39 ea. peach trees in late fall with a cheap interior latex paint to protect ROOTSTOCK: LOVELL (semi-dwarf) from sun damage in winter. Young trees should have trunks REQUIRES A POLLINATOR | ZONE 5 | HARVEST: MID wrapped with a light coloured blanket or covering.

16 Semi-Dwarf Peaches Continued Genetic Dwarf Peaches & Nectarines RELIANCE Nectarines Our genetic dwarf trees are NOT to be confused with This very hardy fast growing variety is an excellent choice for regions Our peaches start at $32 ea. GMO or genetically modifed plants. They simply with a cold winter and spring. Reliance is a freestone yellow skinned Buy 10+ save 10% | Buy 25+ save 25% peach with a dull red blush. It’s sweet bright yellow fesh is good for originate from a tree that was naturally small. eating fresh, canning and freezing. $32 ea. Equally at home in a container or in a corner of your ROOTSTOCK: BAILEY SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 4/5 | HARVEST: EARLY FLAMIN’ FURY PF-11™ fower bed, they can provide you with a surprising Hardy and highly productive, PF-11™ appears to be the best bet amount of fresh fruit. Of course, these cute huggable for organic growers with superior resistance to bacterial canker VETERAN little trees do request slightly more attention than Originating here in Canada in 1928, Veteran is probably the most and brown rot. Large, richly coloured, freestone fruit has excellent reliable peach we have for colder climates. Sets crops when other favour. $35 ea. a full-sized one. They are more dependant on you peach blossoms are killed by frosts. Dull, yellow coloured fruit that ROOTSTOCK: KRYMSK 86 (semi-dwarf) for watering than large trees are. A bit more winter is round, medium in size and richly favoured. Above average for SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 5 | HARVEST: EARLY canning and freezing. Easy to peel. Freestone. $32 ea. protection is also appreciated. Some folks throw an ROOTSTOCK: MARIANA 26-24 HARDIRED old blanket over them or wrap in burlap just like

SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 4 | HARVEST: MID-SEASON Medium to large fruit with yellow freestone fesh and good texture & Nectarines Peaches and favour. One of the most winter hardy varieties, it is vigorous you’d do an evergreen shrub. Their compact 1 - 1.5 and very productive. Some resistance to bacterial spot and brown meter (3 - 5 foot) height makes this nice and easy. rot but susceptible to leaf curl. Hardired boasts large, showy pink Columnar Peaches fowers in spring. $32 ea. ROOTSTOCK: MARIANA 26-24 (semi-dwarf) Availble grafted at ground level or on 18” trunks CRIMSON ROCKET SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 5 | HARVEST: EARLY Unique, narrow, upright tree is ideal for smaller Our genetic dwarf peaches & nectarines are $59 ea. backyards, however even some commercial HARKO growers plant it for its space saving attributes This reliable producer is probably our most cold hardy nectarine. (1.5 - 1.8 meters / 5 - 6 feet wide) and high It has good disease resistance and is a slightly more compact tree. EMPRESS PEACH quality fruit. Medium to large sized peaches The medium to large fruit has great favour with juicy, quite frm It is hard to decide which aspect of this variety deserves the highest have excellent colour with form, sweet, yellow yellow fesh. Semi-freestone. $32 ea. praise - the stunning beauty of the Empress in full bloom, or the fesh. Freestone. $39 ea. ROOTSTOCK: MARIANA 26-24 (semi-dwarf) regal grandeur of late summer foliage bedecked with large, glowing, ROOTSTOCK: LOVELL (semi-dwarf) SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 5 | HARVEST: EARLY rosy red-pink ripe fruit! We haven’t even mentioned the favour yet, SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 5 which is outstanding in its own right! The juicy, yellow fesh is very HARVEST: MID-SEASON SILVER GEM™ (WHITE NECTARINE) sweet and obviously delicious. Ripens the earliest of our genetic Demand is increasing for this outstanding new introduction as dwarfs. $59 ea. NO DISCOUNTS growers became aware of its impressive cold hardiness coupled with ROOTSTOCK: LOVELL exquisitely balanced favour. Firm, juicy white fesh has pale yellow SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 5 | HARVEST: MID-SEASON skin almost covered with a rosy red blush, making this medium sized clingstone nectarine ideal for the fresh market. Silver Gem™ is the GOLDEN GLORY PEACH only nectarine we are able to offer on the unparalleled Krymsk 86 Very aptly named for its large yellow feshed fruit. The golden skin rootstock for this upcoming spring 2015 season. $39 ea. has an attractive red blush, so again it is gorgeous whether in ROOTSTOCK: KRYMSK 86 (semi-dwarf) bloom, or covered with ripe fruit. Flavour is right up there with the SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 4/5 | HARVEST: MID-SEASON best. Of our genetic dwarfs, it is the latest to ripen allowing you to spread out your harvest. $59 ea. NO DISCOUNTS ROOTSTOCK: LOVELL SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 5 | HARVEST: MID-SEASON

GOLDEN PROLIFIC NECTARINE Genetic dwarf peach tree The hardiest genetic dwarf nectarine, it has medium to large, juicy yellow feshed fruit. Revel in the spectacular pink blossoms in spring while looking forward to the rich, sweet taste of tree-ripened nectarines in late summer. $59 ea. NO DISCOUNTS ROOTSTOCK: LOVELL SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 5 | HARVEST: MID-SEASON

Golden Prolifc Nectarine 17 Stone Fruit Rootstock Dwarf Sweet Cherries Cherries (Prunus spp) Krymsk Series Standard Sweet Cherries These exciting new stone fruit rootstocks from Russia are distinguished by their exceptional ability to adapt to a broad range of sites. On heavier soils with less than ideal drainage, Our standard cherry trees are grafted onto MAZZARD the Krymsk advantage becomes evident. Spreading roots provide superior anchorage and drought tolerance. Excellent cold rootstock which is the most popular cherry rootstock hardiness, longer lived trees that begin nearing earlier, as well as in North America. Mazzard produces a 7.5 - 9 meter increased fruit size and yield, all make it easy to see why growers (25 - 30 foot) tall tree with a well anchored, fborous everywhere are choosing Krymsk. root system which works well in a wide range of KRYMSK 1 soils, providing it is reasonably well drained. DWARF (2.5 METERS / 8 FEET AT MATURITY) related to a species of plum that is naturally very small. Trees Our standard sweet cherries are $29 ea. start to fruit in 2-3 years (earlier than most). Buy 10+ save 10% | Buy 25+ save 25% KRYMSK 86 SEMI-DWARF (4 - 5 METERS / 13 - 16 FEET AT MATURITY) BLACK TARTARIAN This new Russian hybrid rootstock produces mature trees faster, Medium-large, purplish black, heart-shaped fruit has old-fashioned extends the lifespan of a tree, increases fruit size and yield, and cherry favour that is exceptionally rich, sweet and full bodied. can adapt to a broad range of soil types. Although not as large and frm as many newer varieties, it is still unequaled in the taste department, making it a top pick for the BAILEY home orchard. Vigorous, productive tree has waxy green foliage and SEMI-DWARF (6 METERS / 20 FEET AT MATURITY) may reach 6 - 9 meters (20 - 30 feet) in height. It is one of the most Considered to be one of the best rootstocks for growing hardy cold hardy sweet cherries. peaches. Bailey can withstand severe winters. ROOTSTOCK: MAZZARD REQUIRES A POLLINATOR | ZONE 4/5 | HARVEST: EARLY LOVELL LAPINS SEMI-DWARF (4.5 METERS / 15 FEET AT MATURITY) BLACK GOLD This unique, dark mahogany-red cherry is a Van x Stella cross from Dependable standard stone fruit rootstock. Provides good anchorage. A very popular Cornell University introduction known for its B.C. Excellent quality fruit is large and highly split resistant with rich Tolerates cold and wet soil. Hardy to zone 4. consistent heavy yield of large, dark, well-favoured fruit. Black Gold full favour. It has largely replaced the Bing cherry, but ripens two has good crack resistance and blooms very late making it extremely weeks later. The self-fertile tree is a great pollinator for other cherry MARIANA 26-24 frost resistant. An exceptional all around black sweet cherry. varieties. SEMI-DWARF (4.5 - 6 METERS / 15 - 20 FEET AT MATURITY)* ROOTSTOCK: GISELA 3 ROOTSTOCK: MAZZARD Standard choice for apricots and plums. Mariana 26-24 has a SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 4 | HARVEST: LATE MID-SEASON shallow root system and has good tolerance for wet soils. Prone to SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 4/5 | HARVEST: MID-SEASON Suckering. KIRSTEN™ TEHRANIVEE Medium to large size, purplish-black fruit resists cracking. Firm but This very productive tree produces beautiful dark mahogany MUSTANG® SEMI-DWARF (PRUNUS X ‘JEFCHUM’) juicy fesh has richly aromatic, sweet favour. Highly productive coloured fruit with dark purple/red fesh. Tehranivee has excellent SEMI-DWARF (4.5 - 6 METERS / 15 - 20 FEET AT MATURITY) canker resistant tree is considered to be the most winter hardy in sweet favour making it a great choice for fresh eating. We are pleased to offer trees on the super-hardy stone fruit the sweet cherry class. It is one of the earliest to ripen. ROOTSTOCK: MAZZARD rootstock developed in Manitoba. Mustang’s most signifcant ROOTSTOCK: available on GISELA 3 or GISELA 5 SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 5 | HARVEST: EARLY advantage is its ability to thrive in cold climates down to zone 2. It REQUIRES A POLLINATOR | ZONE 4 | HARVEST: also provides strong anchorage with its large fbrous root system. Can be maintained at any height with summer pruning. LAPINS This unique, dark mahogany-red cherry is a Van x Stella cross from MYROBALAN (PRUNUS CERASIFERA) B.C. Excellent quality fruit is large and highly split resistant with rich STANDARD (5 METERS / 16 FEET AT MATURITY) full favour. It has largely replaced the Bing cherry, but ripens two A vigorous and disease resistant rootstock that adapts to a wide weeks later. The self-fertile tree is a great pollinator for other cherry range of soil conditions. Myrobalan has a somewhat shallow root varieties. ROOTSTOCK: GISELA 5 system but still produces well anchored trees. Prone to suckering. SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 4/5 | HARVEST: MID-SEASON

ST. JULIEN A ROYAL ANN SEMI-DWARF (4.5 METERS / 14 FEET AT MATURITY) Also known as Napolean, this old French cherry is not as large Mainly used for European plums, this rootstock is also widely used as most new varieties, but is still considered one of the best for for other stone fruit such as peaches, nectarines and apricots. St. canning, preserves and fresh eating. Firm, creamy yellow feshed Julien produces a semi-dwarf tree that tends to bear fruit in 3-4 fruit has a beautiful rose blush. It will cross-pollinate with most years that is free standing (requires no support). sweet cherries, even with Montmorency, but not with Bing. Ripens early to mid-season. ROOTSTOCK: GISELA 5 Please note: sizes given at maturity are an approximation REQUIRES A POLLINATOR | ZONE 4/5 | HARVEST: and may vary depending on soil type and growing conditions. 18 Dwarf Sweet Cherries Dwarf Sweet Cherries Continued Cherries (Prunus spp) STELLA We are pleased to offer cherry trees on the dwarfng The very frst self-fertile sweet cherry. Developed in British Columbia GISELA 3 and GISELA 5 rootstock. Developed at the in 1968, it is still considered as one of the most cold hardy. Ideal for

Standard Sweet Cherries Cherries University of Giessen in Germany, they have proven the backyard grower. The large. juicy, heart-shaped fruit is dark red with great texture and favour. their value with early and heavy fruit production, ROOTSTOCK: GISELA 5 compact tree form and increased winter hardiness. SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 5 | HARVEST: EARLY TO MID SEASON Small trees are ideal for small spaces and easy to pick. The roots are also smaller so staking the tree Dwarf Sour Cherries and watering in dry spells is recommended.

GISELA 3 Trouble falling asleep at night? Sour cherries are a The most dwarfng cherry rootstock of all, making a good natural source of melatonin. Drinking several tree that grows to only 2.5 - 3 meters ( 8 - 10 feet) tall, glasses of sour cherry juice daily has been shown to with a broad spreading form. reduce the severity of insomnia and improve overall BLACK TARTARIAN sleep quality and effciency. In addition to being a Medium-large, purplish black, heart-shaped fruit has old-fashioned GISELA 5 natural sleep aid alternative, research also indicates cherry favour that is exceptionally rich, sweet and full bodied. that sour cherries may help promote heart health Although not as large and frm as many newer varieties, it is still Thrives in a wide variety of soils. It makes a disease unequaled in the taste department, making it a top pick for the resistant tree that can be maintained at 3 - 3.5 meters and reduce infammation related to arthritis. home orchard. Vigorous, productive tree has waxy green foliage and (10 -12 feet) in height. may reach 6 - 9 meters (20 - 30 feet) in height. It is one of the most We are pleased to offer these reliable sour cherry cold hardy sweet cherries. ROOTSTOCK: MAZZARD Our dwarf sweet cherries are $45 ea. varieties on the very popular Gisela dwarfng REQUIRES A POLLINATOR | ZONE 4/5 | HARVEST: EARLY Buy 10+ save 10% | Buy 25+ save 25% rootstock from Germany. The proven benefts

LAPINS include earlier fruiting, compact tree form and BLACK GOLD This unique, dark mahogany-red cherry is a Van x Stella cross from increased winter hardiness. Best performance is on A very popular Cornell University introduction known for its B.C. Excellent quality fruit is large and highly split resistant with rich consistent heavy yield of large, dark, well-favoured fruit. Black Gold well drained, lighter soil. full favour. It has largely replaced the Bing cherry, but ripens two has good crack resistance and blooms very late making it extremely weeks later. The self-fertile tree is a great pollinator for other cherry frost resistant. An exceptional all around black sweet cherry. varieties. Our dwarf sour cherries are $39 ea. ROOTSTOCK: GISELA 3 ROOTSTOCK: MAZZARD Buy 10+ save 10% SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 4 | HARVEST: LATE MID-SEASON SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 4/5 | HARVEST: MID-SEASON KIRSTEN™ MONTMORENCY TEHRANIVEE Medium to large size, purplish-black fruit resists cracking. Firm but This old favorite originated in France in the 17th century and is still This very productive tree produces beautiful dark mahogany juicy fesh has richly aromatic, sweet favour. Highly productive the most popular pie and dessert cherry in North America. Medium coloured fruit with dark purple/red fesh. Tehranivee has excellent canker resistant tree is considered to be the most winter hardy in to large, bright red fruits with frm yellow fesh have rich, tart, tangy sweet favour making it a great choice for fresh eating. the sweet cherry class. It is one of the earliest to ripen. favour. Cold hardy and disease resistant tree has spreading form. ROOTSTOCK: MAZZARD ROOTSTOCK: available on GISELA 3 or GISELA 5 ROOTSTOCK: GISELA 5 SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 5 | HARVEST: EARLY REQUIRES A POLLINATOR | ZONE 4 | HARVEST: SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 3/4 | HARVEST:

LAPINS EVANS This unique, dark mahogany-red cherry is a Van x Stella cross from Russian heritage tree discovered near Edmonton in 1923, so cold B.C. Excellent quality fruit is large and highly split resistant with rich hardiness can be counted on. Productive English Morello type cherry full favour. It has largely replaced the Bing cherry, but ripens two with dark red rich fruit. Excellent for pies, jams and juices. weeks later. The self-fertile tree is a great pollinator for other cherry ROOTSTOCK: GISELA 5 varieties. ROOTSTOCK: GISELA 5 SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 2/3 | HARVEST: SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 4/5 | HARVEST: MID-SEASON

ROYAL ANN Also known as Napolean, this old French cherry is not as large as most new varieties, but is still considered one of the best for canning, preserves and fresh eating. Firm, creamy yellow feshed fruit has a beautiful rose blush. It will cross-pollinate with most sweet cherries, even with Montmorency, but not with Bing. Ripens early to mid-season. ROOTSTOCK: GISELA 5 REQUIRES A POLLINATOR | ZONE 4/5 | HARVEST: See page 22 for espalier cherry trees

19 Romance Series Nanking Cherries A selection of cold hardy shrub cherries from the (Prunus tomentosa) University of Saskatchewan.

NANKING CHERRY SEEDLINGS (Prunus Tomentosa) Our Romance series cherries are $19 ea. Gracefully arching branches, profusely bedecked with white or Buy 10+ save 10% | Buy 25+ save 25% pinkish blossoms in early spring are followed by heavy crops of tart, tangy dark red cherries in early summer. A smaller version of CRIMSON PASSION regular sour cherry, Nankings work well for pies or preserves. Makes Shrub Cherries Shrub These dark red cherries have the highest sugar content of the and excellent hedge plant that tolerates drought, severe cold, road Romance series making them excellent for fresh eating but they are salt and neglect. Also great as an understory in shelter belts, as it also good for processing. The plant has no suckers. doesn’t mind shade. Mature height 2 - 3 m. (6-9 ft.) SELF-FERTILE (more productive with a pollinator) ZONE 2 | HARVEST: MID (EARLY TO MID AUGUST) $19 ea. | 0.5 - 1 m. (2 - 3 ft.) plants $9 ea. | 30 cm (12 in.) plants CUPID These dark red to black cherries are the largest of the Romance SELF-FERTILE (more productive with a pollinator) series. Cupid has good favour for fresh eating and is also good ZONE 2/3 | HARVEST: EARLY (LATE JULY) for processing. The plant blooms one week later than the other Romance cherries. SELF-FERTILE (more productive with a pollinator) ZONE 2 | HARVEST: MID LATE AUGUST TO EARLY SEPTMEBER

JULIET These dark red cherries have a high sugar content giving them the best favour for fresh eating but Juliet is also good for processing. The plant has few suckers. SELF-FERTILE (more productive with a pollinator) ZONE 2 | HARVEST: MID (EARLY TO MID AUGUST) Ripe Nanking Cherries ROMEO These dark red to black cherries are very similar to Carmine Jewel but it produces much later. With a higher sugar content, Romeo is PINK CANDLES CHERRY very favourful making it good for fresh eating as well as processing. (Prunus Tomentosa ‘Pink Candles) Romeo is one of the best cherries for making juice. The plants are A unique, new, ornamental version of the old reliable Nanking cherry, very productive and has few suckers. Pink Candles has branches that are more upright. In early spring the SELF-FERTILE (more productive with a pollinator) whole bush lights up in an extravagant display of stunning rose-pink ZONE 2 blossoms beftting it’s name. Use your fll of the small, tart cherries HARVEST: MID (LATE AUGUST TO EARLY SEPTEMBER) for jam and preserves and leave the rest for the birds to enjoy. Mature height 2 - 3 m. (6-9 ft.)

$23 ea. | 0.5 - 1 m. (2 - 3 ft.) plants $11 ea. | 30 cm (12 in.) plants

SELF-FERTILE (more productive with a pollinator) ZONE 2/3 | HARVEST: EARLY (LATE JULY)

Nanking Cherry blossoms

20 Nanking Cherries Cornelian Cherries (Cornus mas)

NANKING CHERRY SEEDLINGS (Prunus Tomentosa) This is not a true cherry, belonging rather to the Gracefully arching branches, profusely bedecked with white or dogwood family. Small fre engine red fruits are pinkish blossoms in early spring are followed by heavy crops of considerably more tart than regular sour cherries, tart, tangy dark red cherries in early summer. A smaller version of regular sour cherry, Nankings work well for pies or preserves. Makes but can be used for sauces, preserves and syrups, or and excellent hedge plant that tolerates drought, severe cold, road left for the birds to enjoy. The tree itself offers visual salt and neglect. Also great as an understory in shelter belts, as it appeal throughout the seasons. Masses of golden doesn’t mind shade. Mature height 2 - 3 m. (6-9 ft.)

yellow blossoms swath the branches for several Cherries Cornelian $19 ea. | 0.5 - 1 m. (2 - 3 ft.) plants weeks in early spring followed by satiny green $9 ea. | 30 cm (12 in.) plants leaves and the striking, glossy red fruit. This large Yellow™ SELF-FERTILE (more productive with a pollinator) shrub or low branched tree adapts easily to a wide ZONE 2/3 | HARVEST: EARLY (LATE JULY) range of conditions and can grow to 3 to 6 meters (10 or 20 feet) depending on soil type or whether in shade or a sunny site.

Our cornelian cherries are $29 ea.

ELEGANT™ A Ukrainian variety with striking, bright red elongated fruit that is considered one of the best for fresh eating. ripens over 2 to 3 weeks in August. SELF-FERTILE (more productive with a pollinator) ZONE 4 | HARVEST: EARLY

PIONEER™ Another Ukrainian selection with large, dark red fruit with a distinct PINK CANDLES CHERRY ‘ pear’ shape. More tart than Elegant but better for processing (Prunus Tomentosa ‘Pink Candles) with a very high pectin content. Ripens over 3 to 4 weeks, slightly A unique, new, ornamental version of the old reliable Nanking cherry, later than Elegant. Pink Candles has branches that are more upright. In early spring the SELF-FERTILE (more productive with a pollinator) whole bush lights up in an extravagant display of stunning rose-pink ZONE 4 | HARVEST: EARLY blossoms beftting it’s name. Use your fll of the small, tart cherries Cornelian Cherry blossoms for jam and preserves and leave the rest for the birds to enjoy. RED STAR™ Mature height 2 - 3 m. (6-9 ft.) Very productive with glossy dark red fruit ripening during September. Large, oval 3 cm (1.25”) long fruit is aromatic and sweet-tart. $23 ea. | 0.5 - 1 m. (2 - 3 ft.) plants SELF-FERTILE (more productive with a pollinator) $11 ea. | 30 cm (12 in.) plants ZONE 4 | HARVEST: MID

SELF-FERTILE (more productive with a pollinator) SUNRISE™ ZONE 2/3 | HARVEST: EARLY (LATE JULY) Plum shaped berries with distinctive red stripes on a pinkish background. SELF-FERTILE (more productive with a pollinator) ZONE 4 | HARVEST: LATE

YELLOW™ An interesting colour variation is provided by the tasty sweet-tart bright yellow cherries which this selection bears in abundance. SELF-FERTILE (more productive with a pollinator) ZONE 4 | HARVEST: LATE

Elegant

21 Specialty Trees Combination Trees Tight on space? On a budget? Simply can’t decide Espaliers what varieties to try? Combination trees take several different varieties and graft them conveniently onto one single tree. The different varieties will pollinate Espaliers (eh-spal-yer-yey) refers to special with one another and bear fruit at different times practices for training trees onto trellises or against allowing for an extended harvest period.

Specialty Trees walls. Thought to date back to the age of the Our combination trees are $59 ea. Egyptian Pharoahs, espalier became popular with Romans who found that the warmth from the stone COMBINATION APPLE walls created a microclimate, which allowed them Combines at least 4 of the following 5 varieties: to grow fruits that were otherwise too tender for Liberty, Akane, Honeycrisp and Chehalis ROOTSTOCK: M26 (dwarf) their region. There are many ways to create works SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 4/5 | of art with your trees and the trees we offer have HARVEST: LATE AUGUST UNTIL EARLY OCTOBER already been trained along the same plane in a 3 tier, COMBINATION ASIAN PEAR T shape horizontal cordon. You are only limited by Combines at least 4 of the following 5 varieties: your imagination when it comes to shaping your Twentieth Century, Shinko, Shinseiki and Hosui. trees into other designs. In any season, espaliers are ROOTSTOCK: SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 4/5 | an elegant sight, grown against a wall or building or HARVEST: LATE AUGUST UNTIL EARLY OCTOBER existing fence. Trees should be spaced 2.5 - 3 meters COMBINATION PLUM (8 - 10 feet) apart. Combines at least 4 of the following 5 varieties: Toka, Brook Red, Brook Gold and Pembina. Our espalier trees are $59 ea. ROOTSTOCK: Mustang (Semi-dwarf) SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 5 HARVEST: AUGUST THROUGH SEPTEMBER ESPALIER ASIAN PEAR This tree has a Chojuro, Shinseiki and Kousui Asian pear all grafted Unfortunately we are unable to tell you which 4 of the 5 onto one rootstock. possible varieties will be on the tree you buy. However, ROOTSTOCK: they are clearly labeled, so you will know what you’ve got SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 4/5 after your tree arrives. HARVEST: LATE AUGUST UNTIL EARLY OCTOBER

ESPALIER DWARF SWEET CHERRY This tree has a Bing, Lapins and Rainier all grafted onto one rootstock. ROOTSTOCK: GISELA SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 4/5 | HARVEST: Growing Tip for Combination Trees We suggest growing your combination tree as an ‘open center’ by trimming out secondary branches that grow into the middle. If one variety starts overgrowing the others, it can be slowed down by spreading the branch or tying it down.

Summer pruning can also be helpful for the more aggressive varieties, while less vigorous ones can be stimulated by dormant pruning in spring.

With a bit of trial and error pruning, you can easily keep all of the varieties well balanced.

22 Combination Trees Combination Trees Continued Medlars (Mespilus germanica) FRUIT COCKTAIL NEW The tree you have always wondered whether could be Medlar trees with their sweet, soft and delicious possible is now here! An astounding assembly of fruit all

apple-like fruit are very rare and quite unique. Their Medlars growing on a single tree, it makes a fascinating, yet practical, value-added focal point in your landscape. Five different varieties history goes back to medieval times in England and of stone fruit are grafted onto a hardy, semi-dwarf St. Julien A Europe. In the Middle Ages most walled monastery rootstock. All trees will have at least four and in some cases all gardens included a number of these craggy but elegant fve of the following varieties growing on it: trees. They can be extremely long-lived. A certain FROST PEACH medlar tree in England, planted during the reign of Large high quality yellow fruit. Showy blossoms. King James I in the early 1600s was reportedly still PUGET GOLD APRICOT alive and well quite recently! Sweet, frm, mid-sized fruit. Great favour.

HARDY RED NECTARINE A medlar in bloom will rival a rose bush in dignifed Quite hardy and disease resistant. Good producer. beauty with its large white blossoms nestled in a whirl of dark green leaves. SHIRO PLUM Large round golden yellow Japanese plum. Our medlars are $49 ea. HALL’S HARDY ALMOND Large hard shelled nuts. Profuse pink blooms. BREDA GIANT MEDLAR Medium sized fruit with a spicy applesauce favour and texture. ROOTSTOCK: ST. JULIEN This picturesque variety has somewhat droopy branches. A slower SELF-FERTILE (all 5 varieties will pollinate each other) grower, it can eventually read 4.5 - 6 meters (15 - 20 feet). It is ZONE 5 | HARVEST: AUGUST THROUGH SEPTEMBER originally from Holland. ROOTSTOCK: QUINCE SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 5 | HARVEST: LATE ROYAL A more upright growing with a rounded form. An attractive, moderate sized tree, it is also very productive. 2.5 cm - 4 cm (1” - 1.5”) nut brown fruit has cinnamon applesauce favour. ROOTSTOCK: QUINCE SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 5 | HARVEST: LATE

Growing Tip Medlars prefer a somewhat sheltered, well drained site with lots of sunshine. Medlars also have a few unique requirements:

1. They should be planted with the graft union several inches below the soil level to allow the scion to form its own roots.

2. The fruit is still rock-hard and mouth puckering when picked late in the fall. They need 2 to 4 weeks to soften up (a process called bletting) before they are ready to eat, bake or roast, or make jellies and jams.

23 Paw Paws (Asimina triloba) Persimmon (Diospyros virginiana) Black Walnuts Native to Eastern North America, the paw paw is American persimmon trees are very attractive with a small tree that produces hanging clusters of oval an upright form and distinctive ‘alligator hide’ bark shaped fruit. pattern. Waxy, blue-green droopy leaves turn a striking golden yellow in the fall with their orange, Grafted Paw paws are somewhat more consistent golf ball sized fruit which ripens very late, often and productive than seedlings, but defnitely not as hanging on the tree after the leaves drop. When cold hardy. The varieties we offer are worth trying fully ripe, persimmons are soft and -sweet in protected areas. with a dash of spice. The unusual, delectable favour NEW REDUCED PRICE possibly explains the Latin name for persimmon Our seedling paw paws are $29 ea. which means ‘food of the gods’. Our grafted paw paws are $39 ea. Our persimmons are $49 ea. | Buy 10+ save 10% Buy 10+ save 10%

EARLY GOLDEN (GRAFTED) SEEDLING PAW PAWS This old variety dates back to 1800 when it was discovered on an Native to Eastern North America, the paw paw is a small tree that Illinois farm. Still considered as one of the most cold hardy, its deep produces hanging clusters of delicious oval shaped fruit that have orange fruit has a sweet, delicious favour comparable to a date. a banana or vanilla custard like favour. With its large drooping SELF-FERTILE (more productive if planted with a male) leaves and delicate purple fowers in spring, the pawpaw tree has ZONE 5 | HARVEST: LATE great ornamental appeal. Paw paws also have few pest or disease problems. Plant in well drained soil and protect from strong winds MEADER (GRAFTED) and grass competition for the frst two years. One of the most cold hardy varieties, Meader produces tomato PLANT 2 FOR POLLINATION | ZONE 4 | HARVEST: LATE shaped fruits that are approximately 4 cm (1.5”) in diameter. These persimmons haven an outstanding, very sweet favour. The apricot coloured fruit has a red blush and ripens through October. The tree is productive and quite ornamental with a narrow form similar to a pear tree. SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 4/5 | HARVEST: LATE

NIKITA’S GIFT™ (GRAFTED) This unique cross of American and Asian persimmon comes from the Nikita Botanical Garden in Yalta, Ukraine. It offers the advantage of larger fruit on a more compact tree without loosing too much in cold hardiness. The delicious, reddish-orange, seedless fruit that is SHENANDOAH (GRAFTED) produced bountifully on this highly ornamental tree can be up to 6.5 The extra large fruit of this patented Peterson variety can weight cm (2.5”) in diameter! close to one pound! Pale green skin covers the delectable creamy SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 5 | HARVEST: VERY LATE yellow custard-like fesh. With its smaller percentage of and a mild sweet favour, Shenandoah is becoming a popular choice. PRAIRIE SUN™ (GRAFTED) REQUIRES A POLLINATOR | ZONE 5 | HARVEST: MID-LATE A newer seedless variety with frm, sweet amber colored fruit. SELF-FERTILE (MORE PRODUCTIVE WITH A POLLINATOR) SUSQUEHANNA (GRAFTED) ZONE 4 | HARVEST: LATE Another of the superior Peterson paw paws, this legendary variety is renowned as the largest of them all, with blissfully sweet, caramel- SEEDLING PERSIMMON like fesh and few seeds. Like any other seedling, some variation in fruit quality, size and REQUIRES A POLLINATOR | ZONE 5 | HARVEST: MID-LATE ripening times can be expected. However, they do have the advantage of being more hardy than a grafted tree. A MALE AND FEMALE ARE REQUIRED FOR POLLINATION (PLANT SEVERAL TO ENSURE POLLINATION) ZONE 4 | HARVEST: LATE TO VERY LATE

Growing Tip Plant your persimmon trees in a well-drained, sunny location, but don’t let them dry out. After you have successfully started them, persimmons are extremely easy to grow and care for. Seedlings may eventually reach a mature height of 15 meters (50 feet) Paw paw blossom Paw paws ripening while grafted varieties usually remain considerably smaller.

24 Black Walnuts Heartnuts (Juglans nigra) (Juglans ailontifolia var. cordiformis)

This majestic and valuable timber A variety of the Japanese walnut, Trees Nut thrives in deep, well drained fertile these heart-shaped nuts open like soil. In fact, when the frst Mennonite a locket when tapped on its side settlers came to Ontario in the early easily releasing a kernel that is mild 1800s, it is said that they watched for walnut trees tasting, buttery and slightly sweet, as a reliable indicator of where the best land could be unlike typical walnuts that can cleared for farming. Nowadays walnut is probably have a bitter taste. With its huge fern-like leaves, the most widely used tree in alley-cropping systems pendulous catkins and hanging clusters of nuts, in North America providing shade, nuts, frewood the Heartnut tree makes a stunning ornamental. A and eventually timber. Black walnut is valued for broad round top tree that can easily grow to be as EARLY GOLDEN (GRAFTED) its high quality wood used in fne furniture, gun wide as it is tall, making it an excellent shade tree This old variety dates back to 1800 when it was discovered on an stocks and cabinet making. The nuts will add their Illinois farm. Still considered as one of the most cold hardy, its deep if you have the space. Mature seedling heartnuts can orange fruit has a sweet, delicious favour comparable to a date. distinctive favour to ice cream and desserts, or can be over 15 meters (50 feet) wide and tall, yielding SELF-FERTILE (more productive if planted with a male) be used in baking. Even the crushed nut shells have over 90 kg (200 pounds) of nuts per tree! We offer ZONE 5 | HARVEST: LATE a multitude of uses with some large nut processing 2 types of heartnuts: grafted (genetically identical) MEADER (GRAFTED) plants fnding it diffcult to satisfy the demand. and seedlings. One of the most cold hardy varieties, Meader produces tomato shaped fruits that are approximately 4 cm (1.5”) in diameter. These Mature height 20 - 30 m (65 - 100 ft) Our heartnut seedlings are $35 ea. persimmons haven an outstanding, very sweet favour. The apricot Buy 10+ save 10% | Buy 25+ save 25% coloured fruit has a red blush and ripens through October. The tree is productive and quite ornamental with a narrow form similar to a $14 ea. | 0.5 - 1 m (2 - 3 ft) tall tree Our grafted heartnuts are $55 ea. pear tree. SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 4/5 | HARVEST: LATE $19 ea. | 1 - 1.5 m (4 - 5 ft) tall tree Buy 10+ save 10% Buy 10+ save 10% | Buy 25+ save 25% NIKITA’S GIFT™ (GRAFTED) This unique cross of American and Asian persimmon comes from PLANT 2 FOR POLLINATION | ZONE 3/4 | HARVEST: LATE the Nikita Botanical Garden in Yalta, Ukraine. It offers the advantage of larger fruit on a more compact tree without loosing too much in Heartnut Seedlings cold hardiness. The delicious, reddish-orange, seedless fruit that is produced bountifully on this highly ornamental tree can be up to 6.5 Seedlings are more hardy and can take a variety of soil and climate cm (2.5”) in diameter! conditions. Seedling varieties will produce comparable nut quality SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 5 | HARVEST: VERY LATE The Black Walnut Neighbourhood with variable crackability after approximately fve years. Mature height 10 - 16 m (6 - 10 ft) PRAIRIE SUN™ (GRAFTED) As some of you already know, many plants simply do not grow PLANT 2 FOR POLLINATION | ZONE 3 | HARVEST: MID A newer seedless variety with frm, sweet amber colored fruit. well when planted close to a walnut tree. The roots of both the SELF-FERTILE (MORE PRODUCTIVE WITH A POLLINATOR) butternut and black walnut give off a toxic substance known ZONE 4 | HARVEST: LATE as juglone which eliminates their competition. It will kill Grafted Heartnuts most evergreens, as well as some fruit trees and a number of SEEDLING PERSIMMON vegetables. Most grasses seem not to mind, and some plants CAMPBELL CW-3 Like any other seedling, some variation in fruit quality, size and actually seem to thrive. A vigorous, hardy variety selected by R. Douglas Campbell here in ripening times can be expected. However, they do have the Ontario, it is a reliable heavy producer of mid-sized, perfect heart- advantage of being more hardy than a grafted tree. The following is a short list of some of the shaped nuts that ripen a week later than Imshu. A MALE AND FEMALE ARE REQUIRED FOR POLLINATION best neighbors for a walnut tree: Mature height 8 - 12 m (25 - 40 ft) (PLANT SEVERAL TO ENSURE POLLINATION) POLLINATE WITH IMSHU | ZONE 4/5 | HARVEST: LATE ZONE 4 | HARVEST: LATE TO VERY LATE Black raspberries Black locust Currants Grapes Goumi Elderberries IMSHU Rugosa roses Persimmons Sweet corn The ‘Imshu’ name is a blend of ‘improved’ and ‘Schubert’. It High bush cranberries Paw paws Beans originates from a Korean seedling which was brought home to the Mulberries Onions US by a soldier who served in the Korean War. This variety is now considered the best, hardiest heartnut with bountiful annual crops Some of the poorest choices include: of medium sized nuts which ripen in mid-October. Apples, pears, blackberries, tomatoes & alfalfa Mature height 8 - 12 m (25 - 40 ft) POLLINATE WITH CAMPBELL | ZONE 4/5 | HARVEST: LATE

25 Hazelnuts Pecans (Carya illinoensis) (Corylus americana x corylus avalona) Northern pecan trees produce small tubular nuts that are sweeter and tastier than conventional southern

Nut Trees Nut Canadian hazelnuts were crossed pecans. Pecans have a thin shell that easy to crack. with European flberts to form a These trees grow well in a wide range of soil even new species that is very cold hardy, heavy clay. Pecan trees are considered to be quite disease resistant, early maturing winter hardy, but the nuts require a long summer to and produces large high quality nuts. ripen. These small multi-stemmed trees have beautiful dense foliage that is We offer 2 types of pecans: grafted (genetically ideal for creating a windbreak or a hedge. We offer 2 identical) and seedlings. Grafted pecans are less types of hazelnuts: layers (genetically identical) and hardy than the seedling varieties but do not take as seedlings. long to produce (5-10 years).

Our hazelnut seedlings are $19 ea. Our pecan seedlings are $35 ea. Buy 10+ save 10% | Buy 25+ save 25% Buy 10+ save 10% | Buy 25+ save 25%

Our layered hazelnuts are $32 ea. Our grafted pecans are $55 ea. Buy 10+ save 10% | Buy 25+ save 25% Buy 10+ save 10% | Buy 25+ save 25%

Pecan Seedlings Hazelnut Seedlings Seedling pecans are hardier than the grafted varieties but they take Our superior northern seedlings were selected for their resistance to longer to produce (10-15 years). disease and their comparable nut quality. PLANT 2 FOR POLLINATION | ZONE 4 | HARVEST: LATE Mature height 1.8 - 3 m (6 - 10 ft) PLANT 2 FOR POLLINATION ZONE 3 | HARVEST: LATE Grafted Pecans LUCAS Hazelnut Layers Produces a medium sized nut that cracks well. It is hardy and dependable, but ripens about 10 days later than snaps. For best ALDARA production, plant at least one of each variety. Formerly HET 3, Aldard is practically identical to Andrew. PLANT WITH SNAPS | ZONE 4/5 | HARVEST: LATE POLLINATE WITH ANDREW | ZONE 3 | HARVEST: LATE SNAPS ANDREW Snaps earned its name for consistently being the earliest variety to Formerly HET 1, This extremely hardy new hybrid has good blight ‘snap’ open its husk, which is the last step of nut ripening. Nut size resistance and a mid-sized nut with great favour. is quite small, about the same size as a large hazelnut, but it is the Mature height is 3 - 3.5 meters (10 - 12 feet). hardiest, most reliable choice for Canadian pecan production. POLLINATE WITH ALDARA | ZONE 3 | HARVEST: LATE PLANT WITH LUCAS | ZONE 4/5 | HARVEST: LATE

CARMELA A good match with Geneva, with even bigger nut size, slightly lower yields and high blight resistance. Tree size is comparable. Commercial producers tend to prune for a simgle trunk, but it makes an ideal hedge if left to grow multi-stemmed. POLLINATE WITH GENEVA | ZONE 4/5 | HARVEST: LATE

GENEVA A superior variety offering large nut size, high productivity, and total immunity to Eastern flbert blight. The most promising one for commercial production. Mature height 3.5 - 4.5 m (12 - 15 ft) POLLINATE WITH CARMELA | ZONE 4/5 | HARVEST: LATE

26 Hall’s Hardy Almond Stone Pines (Pinus spp) Halls’ Hardy blooms late making it an idea choice The edible seeds from this pine tree are used to make for colder areas. This productive tree produces pesto, added to salads, etc. Pine nuts can be diffcult medium sized nuts with a hard shell and delicious to transplant and require shade or a grow tube for Trees Nut sweet kernels. Because of its profuse pink blooms, the frst few years to prevent desiccating in the hot this tree is often purchased solely for its ornamental summer sun. We recommend planting your pine nut qualities. Plant in a well drained, sunny and with a shovel full of soil that comes from underneath protected spot. a native pine tree to inoculate the roots. Pine nuts take 8 to 10 years to start producing, please be Our almonds are $49 ea. 1.5 - 2 m (5 - 6 ft) tall tree patient it’s well worth the wait! SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 5 | HARVEST: SIBERIAN STONE PINE The nutritious pine nuts from the cones of this stately, slow-growing tree with blue-green needles are quite popular. It is native to the arid regions of eastern Russia and can reach 12 - 18 meters (40 - Butternut Seedlings 60 feet) in height. $29 ea. | 1 gallon pot 12.5 cm (5 in ) tree SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 3 | HARVEST: LATE (Juglans Cinerea)

Also known as ‘white walnut’, this species of walnut is native to the Eastern United States Chestnuts Pecan Seedlings and southeastern Canada. It is considered as the (Castanea dentata c castanea mallissima) most hardyThe butternut is shade intolerant and Seedling pecans are hardier than the grafted varieties but they take longer to produce (10-15 years). therefore thrives in open areas. When grown in open Native American chestnuts were once abundant PLANT 2 FOR POLLINATION | ZONE 4 | HARVEST: LATE conditions they have short trunks with an open in North America but have been almost entirely spreading crown. Butternuts produce an edible and wiped out by chestnut blight. Chinese chestnuts Grafted Pecans nutritious nut that is enjoyed by both people and are blight resistant so they have been cross-bred animals alike. Mature height 15 - 20 m (50 - 65 ft) LUCAS with American varieties to produce a tree that is Produces a medium sized nut that cracks well. It is hardy and Our butternut seedlings are $24 ea. resistant to blight and is very winter hardy. These dependable, but ripens about 10 days later than snaps. For best Buy 10+ save 10% | Buy 25+ save 25% chestnut crosses produce large sweet nuts that are production, plant at least one of each variety. PLANT WITH SNAPS | ZONE 4/5 | HARVEST: LATE tastier than imported nuts. We sell the seedlings of PLANT 2 FOR POLLINATION | ZONE 3/4 | HARVEST: these trees. Mature height 15 - 25 m (50 - 80 ft) SNAPS Snaps earned its name for consistently being the earliest variety to Our chestnut seedlings are $24 ea. ‘snap’ open its husk, which is the last step of nut ripening. Nut size Buy 10+ save 10% | Buy 25+ save 25% is quite small, about the same size as a large hazelnut, but it is the hardiest, most reliable choice for Canadian pecan production. PLANT 2 FOR POLLINATION | ZONE 4 | HARVEST: LATE PLANT WITH LUCAS | ZONE 4/5 | HARVEST: LATE Seedling VS. Grafted Trees. What is the diference? A seedling is a tree that has been grown from a . A seedling often is not true to fruit (meaning that you will not necessarily get the same quality of fruit or nut). Without graft tissue, seedling trees are usually more winter hardy, grow more vigorously and may grow into much larger trees at maturity.

A grafted tree is a tree which has been reproduced to have consistent fruit quality and a controlled tree size (a cutting or bud from the “Mother tree” is joined to a rootstock). Grafted trees will always be true to fruit producing the same high quality as the superior Mother tree.

27 Fruiting Ornamental Mulberries (Morus spp) Mulberries TEAS WEEPING MULBERRY (Morus alba ‘pendula’) An interesting landscaping selection, it features a dense profussion A vigorous, hardy, disease and pest resistant tree, of slender, weeping branches cascading down almost to the ground. the mulberry was often planted to attract birds Glossy, dark green foliage turns yellow in fall. Vigorous tree is quite keeping them away from other tree crops such as drought tolerant, growing to about 3.5 meters (12 feet) in height. Bears blackberry type fruit for both you and the birds to enjoy. Fruit

Mulberries sweet cherries. It really is no wonder the birds love colour may vary. the juicy berries - the pleasing blend of sweetness and tartness makes it one of the best favours of all Grafted at 1.5 - 1.8 m (5 - 6 ft) $49 ea. SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 4/5 fruits! Now new research is indicating that from a health standpoint, mulberries may actually be the CONTORTED BLACK MULBERRY (Morus alba unryu) As a unique edible landscaping addition, it is prized for its gnarled most valuable tree fruit. Dried mulberries and even and twisted branches. Slow-growing, it only reaches 2 to 2.5 meters the leaves are being touted as the latest superfood. high (6 to 8 feet) and is a moderate producer of tasty, jet-black The fruit itself has an impressive antioxidant berries. Can be grown in a container. punch, but a compound in the leaves called DNJ is $35 ea. | 0.5 - 0.6 m (1.5 - 2 ft ) what’s creating excitement. Drinking mulberry leaf SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 4/5 tea with your meal helps to control blood sugar and possibly prevent diabetes. The tree is also White Mulberries appreciated for its ornamental appeal, however the WHITE PERSIAN dark fruited varieties should be planted away from White-pink, non-staining berries are large, tasty and sweet. Long- lived, spreading tree may reach 6 meters (20 feet) in height but can sidewalks and driveways, as the fallen fruits can be maintained in hedge form by yearly pruning. cause staining. $49 ea. | 1.8 - 2.4 m (6 - 8 ft) SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 4 | HARVEST: MID-END JULY Black Mulberries BLACK BEAUTY MULBERRY BUSH (Morus nigra spp) This variety of Persian mulberry produces favourful blackberry-like fruit that us large, juicy and black. Can be used for fresh eating, desserts, jam, wine, and the list goes on! It ripens over an extended period of time from early to mid-summer.

Makes an attractive 2.5 - 3 m (8 - 10 ft) tall shrub. Works beautifully for creating a carefree fruiting hedge.

$49 ea. | 0.5 - 1 m (2 - 3 ft ) husky shrub SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 4/5 | HARVEST: EVERBEARING

ILLINOIS EVERBEARING (Morus alba x rubra) A vigorous, hardy variety it is a natural cross between white and red mulberry trees. Considered by many to be the best favoured mulberry of all, it bears bountiful crops of large 3.5 cm (1.5”) sweet, glossy, virtually seedless black fruit continuously throughout July, August and September. This slender, fast growing tree can reach 5 - 8 m (16 - 20 ft) at maturity but is easily kept much shorter by pruning.

$35 | 0.5 - 0.6 m (1.5 - 2 ft) | buy 10+ save 10% SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 4 | EVERBEARING

Illinois Everbearing

28 Fruiting Ornamental Mulberries Blue/Purple Grapes (Seeded) Cont. (Vitis spp) TEAS WEEPING MULBERRY (Morus alba ‘pendula’) Grapes MARQUETTE NEW An interesting landscaping selection, it features a dense profussion A recent Minnesota introduction, Marquette is not only one of the of slender, weeping branches cascading down almost to the ground. Although these grapes have seeds, they make high very best red wine or juice grapes anywhere, it is also extremely Grapes Glossy, dark green foliage turns yellow in fall. Vigorous tree is quite quality table grapes for northern climates. They will cold hardy and early ripening, which is highly unusual for a grape drought tolerant, growing to about 3.5 meters (12 feet) in height. also make excellent grape juice and jellies. with Pinot Noir parentage! Small to medium-sized, bluish-black Bears blackberry type fruit for both you and the birds to enjoy. Fruit berries with sugar level up in the range of 26-1 Brix and fairly low colour may vary. acid levels with substantial tannins that add complexity. An added Our seeded grapes are $9 ea. Buy 10+ save 10% | Buy 25+ save 25% | Buy 100+ save 40% bonus is resistance to black rot and mildew. Grafted at 1.5 - 1.8 m (5 - 6 ft) $49 ea. SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 3 SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 4/5 STEUBEN NEW CONTORTED BLACK MULBERRY (Morus alba unryu) Very large, perfectly formed, long, tapering clusters of dark As a unique edible landscaping addition, it is prized for its gnarled Blue/Purple Grapes (Seeded) purplish-black slipskin grapes with delicious, tender, sweet fesh. and twisted branches. Slow-growing, it only reaches 2 to 2.5 meters Although its distinctive, rich spicy favour is different than Buffalo, high (6 to 8 feet) and is a moderate producer of tasty, jet-black BUFFALO NEW it is equally superb in quality and likewise easy to grow and care berries. Can be grown in a container. An excellent table and juice grape, Buffalo produces heavy crops for with excellent disease resistance. The hardy, vigorous vines are of blue-black slipskin berries with a delightful grape aroma. This extremely productive, so it will beneft from cluster thinning. One of $35 ea. | 0.5 - 0.6 m (1.5 - 2 ft ) heirloom variety is still recognized as the fnest favoured early blue the best, versatile varieties, Steuben is a favorite for fresh eating, SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 4/5 grape. Great disease resistance makes this hardy, vigorous variety can be kept in storage until Christmas and makes an excellent red ideal for organic growers. In fact, some sources tell us it is virtually wine. SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 3 foolproof! Ripens four weeks before Concord. White Mulberries SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 4 WHITE PERSIAN CONCORD White/Green (Seeded) White-pink, non-staining berries are large, tasty and sweet. Long- North America’s favorite all purpose grape since 1849, when Ephraim lived, spreading tree may reach 6 meters (20 feet) in height but can SWENSON WHITE Bull of Concord, Massachusetts selected it. He considered it the best be maintained in hedge form by yearly pruning. A white grape with an unusual, but very pleasant fruity favour. Its of 22,000 wild grape seedlings which he had planted! Concord can thick skin and high brix content no doubt contribute to its impressive be used as a table, juice or wine grape and makes excellent grape $49 ea. | 1.8 - 2.4 m (6 - 8 ft) disease resistance. Vigorous and extremely winter hardy it makes a jelly. These vigorous, hardy and productive vines produce medium SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 4 | HARVEST: MID-END JULY good candidate for ice wine a well as for fresh eating. Ripens just sized clusters of large dark blue or purple slip skin grapes that are before Concord. favorful and highly aromatic with a large seed. Late season. SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 3 SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 4 WHITE DIAMOND NEW FREDONIA A highly regarded old American variety, also known as ‘Moore’s A favorite for home vineyards, Fredonia has compact clusters of Diamond’ or just ‘Diamond’, it is often compared with ‘Niagara’. very large dark blue-black fruit which make a richly favoured juice. Despite smaller berry size, many consider White Diamond to be Very winter hardy and vigorous but actually requires less pruning by far the better grape. Compact clusters of juicy, sweet, melting than most varieties. Sweet, high quality grapes are valued for both berries ripen to a golden yellow. With its slightly aromatic, pleasantly table grape and wine production. Ripens two weeks before Concord. tart favour it makes a wonderful white grape juice. It has a long SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 3/4 history of being used for wine and champagne, but is also desirable for fresh eating. Ripens 10 days before Concord. LUCY KUHLMANN SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 4/5 This French-American red hybrid is an early-ripening sister variety of Marechal Foch. It produces tight medium sized bunches of deeply coloured grapes that have a strong, distinctive berry-like aroma that are good for making wine on their own or can be blended. Lucy Red (Seeded) Kuhlmann is vigorous, productive and very winter hardy. SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 4 SWENSON RED The frst of Elmer Swenson’s varieties to be introduced by the University of Minnesota and considered by some to be his very best. The unique, fruity favour of this frm, meaty grape is like no other. In fact, it surpasses many seedless varieties in favour and quality, making it an excellent choice where extra hardiness is required. Although it is generally red, it can be bluish in climates with cool nights, but with its high sugar content it can even be sweet while it is green. One of the best grapes for storage, it is ideal for fresh eating and makes a respectable white wine. Ripens three weeks before Concord. SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 3

Steuben

29 Blue/Purple Grapes (Seeded) (Vitis Spp) Seedless Grapes SOMERSET Medium sized, ruddy, reddish golden berries Seedless grapes are one of the most enjoyable fruits with a crispy texture and a pleasant, surprising a homeowner can grow and in most cases are more strawberry-like favour. This exceptional table proftable on a commercial scale than wine grapes. grape makes a delectable pink juice, as well as jams and jellies. The fruit is edible at the Although we select the very hardiest seedless pink stage but becomes much sweeter and varieties, they are (with the possible exception of more favourful if left until fully red. Developed Somerset and maybe Trollhaugen) somewhat less in Minnesota, Somerset has proven to be the most cold hardy seedless variety. Easy to grow, very good disease

Seedless Grapes Seedless winter hardy than the old familiar Concord. They resistance and not excessively vigorous. Ripens 2 1/2 weeks before are of course also more rewarding to grow. Planting concord. SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 4 in an area protected from severe winter blasts is helpful. Grapes love the summer sun and will SOVEREIGN CORONATION respond to all the protection and southern exposure Small to medium sized, deep dark blue berries with a mild yet slightly tangy favour. This is one grape which seems to favour up better you can provide and even be more productive in cooler climates than further south. With its lower vine vigor, it should lend itself well to permaculture Our seedless grapes are $11 ea. settings, even though it is actually a popular commercial variety. Buy 10+ save 10% | Buy 25+ save 25% | Buy 100+ save 40% Ripens two weeks before Concord. SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 4/5

CATAWBA NEW TROLLHAUGEN Large well formed clusters of mid-sized coppery red berries have a The earliest and also the hardiest blue seedless distinctive, full, sweet, yet spicy favour. Catawba keeps well, is an grape, it can remain hanging on the vine for excellent table grape, makes marvelous jams and jellies and has weeks after ripening without losing much long been used for sweet sparkling wines. Very vigorous, hardy quality. Medium-sized berries are exceptionally and productive, but needs a long summer to mature to perfection. sweet with a mild Concord-like favour. A real Ripens two weeks after Concord. favorite for fresh eating, it also makes excellent SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 4/5 raisins. Trollhaugen was introduced by Elmer Swenson, the renowned grape breeder from LAKEMONT NEW Wisconsin. The name refects his Norwegian Very large, compact clusters of fairly small yellowish-green berries heritage. Ripens four weeks before Concord. that are crisp, juicy and sweet. Lakemont is the best keeper, it SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 4 actually improves in cold storage. A superior table grape and one VANESSA of the best for raisins, Lakemont is similar to ‘Himrod’, but has a Long clusters of deep red mid-sized berries have crisp and frm, milder favour and is much more productive, so cluster thinning yet tender, melting fesh with a gratifying fruity favour. If you is benefcial for berry size and plant hardiness. Ripens two weeks love the red seedless type from California, found in grocery stores before Concord. SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 5 everywhere, Vanessa is your best bet to match the experience! A top notch table grape, it is perfect for pies, or adding to fruit cocktail RELIANCE NEW salads. The vines are vigorous, moderately hardy and moderately Large, well flled clusters of tender, melting productive. Ripens four weeks before Concord. reddish fruit with outstanding mild, fruity favour. SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 5 Certain years they may not develop a deep dark red colour but the favour remains great. Sweet mid-sized berries are matchless for fresh eating and store well. Vigorous and dependable, Reliance has the fnest quality of any seedless and is one of the more hardy. Ripens three weeks before Concord. SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 4/5 Whether you’re just getting started, or already have a hundred vines, this book is an indispensable resource that can literally save you a ‘bunch’ of time, money, and frustration. Be sure to have a look at ‘The Grape grower’ by Lon Rombough (see page 52)

30 Blue/Purple Grapes (Seeded) Arguta Kiwis (Actinidia arguta) (Actinidia spp) SOMERSET Kiwis Sparkling, emerald-green fesh, jam-packed with Medium sized, ruddy, reddish golden berries Kiwis with a crispy texture and a pleasant, surprising Of the three main types of kiwi, by far the most nutrients, especially C and covered with a strawberry-like favour. This exceptional table common are the fuzzy brown ones which are grown smooth edible skin - Arguta kiwi fruit is super for grape makes a delectable pink juice, as well primarily in New Zealand and can be found in snacking but can also be used in numerous other as jams and jellies. The fruit is edible at the pink stage but becomes much sweeter and supermarkets everywhere. Their smaller, smooth- ways. Arguta kiwi vines are very vigorous and will more favourful if left until fully red. Developed skinned cousins, which are hardy enough to grow grow rampantly over arbors or along fences. With in Minnesota, Somerset has proven to be the here in Canada are known as ARGUTA kiwi and a sturdy trellis and regular pruning they can yield most cold hardy seedless variety. Easy to grow, very good disease resistance and not excessively vigorous. Ripens 2 1/2 weeks before KOLOMITKA kiwi. over 100 pounds of fruit per plant - real commercial concord. potential here! Plant 3 to 6 meters (10 to 20 feet) SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 4 For many centuries the Chinese have been eating apart. SOVEREIGN CORONATION these hardy kiwi fruit which they harvest in the Small to medium sized, deep dark blue berries with a mild yet slightly wild. When frst introduced to North America ANNA (FEMALE) tangy favour. This is one grape which seems to favour up better The most common arguta variety. Anna’s real name is Russian and even be more productive in cooler climates than further south. in the early 1900’s they were planted mostly as ‘Ananasnaja’ which means ‘pineapple-like’ and perfectly describes With its lower vine vigor, it should lend itself well to permaculture ornamentals with their twining vines and attractive its favour. Sweet, tangy, light-green fesh with rusty green-red skin. settings, even though it is actually a popular commercial variety. foliage. In more , the savory, grape-sized fruit has Reliable and hardy, but needs a long summer to ripen properly. Ripens two weeks before Concord. Ripens early to mid-October. POLLINATE WITH MEADER SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 4/5 gained popularity as more people become aware of ZONE 4/5 | HARVEST: VERY LATE TROLLHAUGEN its existence. The earliest and also the hardiest blue seedless CHUNG BAI (FEMALE) grape, it can remain hanging on the vine for Although kiwis grow well in shade, you will get This new Korean selection appears to be one of the most cold hardy weeks after ripening without losing much Argutas. Large, frm, heart-shaped fruit is about the size of a quarter. quality. Medium-sized berries are exceptionally more and bigger fruit with partial or even full sun, Excellent favour. Ripens 2-3 weeks earlier than Anna. sweet with a mild Concord-like favour. A real especially in more northern regions. Young plants POLLINATE WITH MEADER ZONE 4 | HARVEST: LATE favorite for fresh eating, it also makes excellent should be well wrapped for several winters as they raisins. Trollhaugen was introduced by Elmer Swenson, the renowned grape breeder from gain hardiness with maturity. Hardy kiwis have no GENEVA (FEMALE) Wisconsin. The name refects his Norwegian signifcant pests or disease problems. Green feshed, green-skinned with a reddish core, Geneva’s heritage. Ripens four weeks before Concord. medium-sized fruit has exceptional favour. Developed at the New SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 4 York Research Station in Geneva, it ripen in mid-September, about 3 You will need a non-fruiting male plant for weeks earlier than Anna. POLLINATE WITH MEADER VANESSA ZONE 4/5 | HARVEST: LATE SEPTEMBER Long clusters of deep red mid-sized berries have crisp and frm, pollination. One male can pollinate up to six females yet tender, melting fesh with a gratifying fruity favour. If you HARDY RED (FEMALE) love the red seedless type from California, found in grocery stores Our kiwis are $19 ea. Distinctive, cranberry-red fruit with sweet-tart red fesh are the everywhere, Vanessa is your best bet to match the experience! A Buy 10+ save 10% | Buy 25+ save 25% hallmark of this remarkable and rare selection. It also gets high top notch table grape, it is perfect for pies, or adding to fruit cocktail marks in the favour department. Ripens slightly earlier than Anna. salads. The vines are vigorous, moderately hardy and moderately POLLINATE WITH MEADER productive. Ripens four weeks before Concord. ZONE 5 | HARVEST: LATE SEPTEMBER SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 5 NATASHA (FEMALE) Our most cold hardy Arguta variety, Natasha vines can reportedly survive -35C when mature! Originally from Vladivostock, Russia, it is quite productive with medium sized delicious fruit. Ripens 3-4 weeks before Anna. POLLINATE WITH ANDREY ZONE 3/4 | HARVEST: LATE SEPTEMBER

ANDREY (MALE) This super hardy male Arguta is the recommended pollinator for Natasha. ZONE 4

MEADER (MALE) The recommended pollinator for Anna, Chung Bai, Geneva and Hardy Red. ZONE 3

31 Kolomitka Kiwis (Actinidia kolomitka) (Vaccinium spp) The kolomitka kiwi varieties are known to be hardy Blueberries to -40C. Their highly decorative vines are more How can you go wrong? Blueberries are exceptionally shade-loving and require less pruning since they are nutritious and delicious! They are ideal for eating not as fast growing. They do start to bear earlier, fresh, baking and freezing. The plants themselves are sometimes in the second year. The fruit is smaller exceedingly ornamental, bringing excitement and but starts to ripen earlier in the season and can be colour to the landscape throughout the seasons. harvested continually over a longer time period. Our blueberries are $12 ea. Buy 10+ save 10% | Buy 25+ save 25% | Buy 100+ save 40% RED BEAUTY (FEMALE) Sweet, tasty, grape-sized fruit is extremely high in . Dark green foliage shows a reddish tinge all summer, which becomes even more attractive with the onset of autumn. Early Season High Bush POLLINATE WITH ARCTIC BEAUTY ZONE 3 | HARVEST: MID-SEASON (Vaccinium corybosum) BLUEJAY ARCTIC BEAUTY (MALE) An early to mid-season variety, Bluejay is fast growing and slightly The recommended pollinator for Red Beauty. This male is often spreading. long loose clusters of medium sized light blue berries will grown by itself as an ornamental for its beautiful tri-coloured foliage. hang on the bush for long periods without loss of quality. Delicate, The exquisite silvery-white and pink variegation will begin to show sweet favour is ideal for pies, freezing or even canning. Upright by the plants second or third season. bush grows to 1.8 - 2 meters (6 - 7 feet) tall. With its yellow stems ZONE 3 it will add visual appeal all year round. SELF-FERTILE (more productive with a pollinator) ZONE 4

DUKE A popular early season variety with very good hardiness and productivity. Attractive medium to large, light blue berries have sweet, mild favour. Duke blooms late but ripens early which protects blossoms from spring frosts. Stocky, upright 1.2 - 1.8 meter (4 - 6 foot) tall bushes have yellow-orange foliage in fall. SELF-FERTILE (more productive with a pollinator) ZONE 4 Mid-Season High Bush (Vaccinium corybosum) CHANDLER This award winning show stopper is fast becoming a favorite! A mid to late season variety with excellent hardiness and productivity. Chandler not only boasts the largest blueberry but has one of the longest ripening seasons, providing sweet and favourful fruit for up to seven weeks. Bushes are 1.5 meters (5 feet) tall, upright and vigorous. SELF-FERTILE (more productive with a pollinator) ZONE 5

TORO Toro was named for the strong, stocky nature of this plant. While not as fast a grower as some, the vigorous, upright plant reaches 1.5 - If it’s the unusual that you’re 1.8 m (5 - 6 ft). Hardiness and productivity are excellent with huge clusters of large, very frm, light blue berries hanging like grapes after make sure to check out on the outside of the bush, making it one of the easiest varieties Lee Reich’s book ‘ Uncommon to pick. A narrow blooming and also ripening window means only 2 pickings are needed for harvest. Great favour and outstanding Fruits for Every Garden’ ornamental quality of fall foliage are a bonus. (see page 51) SELF-FERTILE (more productive with a pollinator) ZONE 4

32 Late Season High Bush Edible Ornamentals (Vaccinium corybosum) (Vaccinium corybosum x vaccinium angustofolium) ELIZABETH TOP HAT Introduced in 1966 by Elizabeth White of New Jersey, a agricultural Most blueberry plants lend themselves well to container growing, specialist who discovered numerous heavy-fruiting strains from wild especially the half-height and low bush varieties. In many areas the bushed that became the parents of many of today’s . This soil must be amended with peat moss before planting blueberries so late season variety is prized for its intensely favoured fruit and is why not just grow these popular bushes in a pot! considered to be one of the best tasting blueberries with a balanced Blueberries sweet-tart favour. Vigorous upright shrub reaches 1.8 meters (6 What makes Top Hat such a highly sought after variety is its dense, feet) at maturity. compact and spherical shape. Imagine a shrub that outclasses most SELF-FERTILE (more productive with a pollinator) ornamental landscaping plants, and at the same time provides ZONE 4 you with generous amounts of large, favourful berries to garnish your breakfast cereal, add to fruit smoothies or to bake a batch of JERSEY nutritious blueberry muffns! An heirloom classic, this late season variety is easy to grow and a consistent heavy producer. Small to mid-size berries have a Early Season High Bush This globe-shaped shrub reaches no more than 0.5 meters (2 feet) distinctive, spicy, old-time favour making it a favorite baking berry. tall and is covered with profuse blooms in spring. (Vaccinium corybosum) Fruit ripens from late August to frst frost. The 1.8 - 2.4 meter (6 - 8 foot) tall bush is well shaped for landscaping or hedge applications. SELF-FERTILE (more productive with a pollinator) SELF-FERTILE (more productive with a pollinator) ZONE 4 ZONE 3/4

Hardy Half-High (Vaccinium corybosum x vaccinium angustofolium) NORTHBLUE The best overall fruit quality of the half-high Minnesota varieties. Mid-Season High Bush Dark blue, mid-sized berries have excellent favour for fresh eating or baking. Northblue makes a great landscaping bush with its compact, (Vaccinium corybosum) slightly spreading 0.9 - 1.2 m (3 - 4 ft) form. Unusually large, glossy, dark green leaves turn burgundy red in fall. Very winter hardy. SELF-FERTILE (more productive with a pollinator) ZONE 3/4

Very Hardy Low Bush (Vaccinium angustofolium) Growing Tip - Raised Beds BRUNSWICK Raised beds are a perfect solution for growing blueberries just Originally from Nova Scotia, Brunswick is a super hardy mid-season about anywhere, even if the right soil conditions don’t exist. Their variety which produces an abundance of small sky-blue berries with naturally shallow root systems make this viable. that wonderful wild blueberry favour. At only 30 - 45 cm (12 - 18”) high, Brunswick forms an excellent dense ground cover with glossy We recommend a combination of: green leaves changing to crimson and orange fall colours. Also works well as a container plant. 40% wet peat moss, SELF-FERTILE (more productive with a pollinator) 40% pine bark, ZONE 3/4 10% sand 10% fnished compost or perlite.

For an even lower growing blueberry check out Ruby This recipe is not cut and dry, it can be tweaked with your available products. Blueberry Booster is a sulfar humate product that we Carpet in the groundcover section on page 44 provide to help amend your extisting soil (see page 50).

33 American Low Bush Cranberries Lingonberries (Vaccinium macrocarpon) (Vaccinium vitis-idaea majus) These low spreading plants produce the traditional or Here’s another plant that we here in North America true cranberries found in grocery stores. Also known are just beginning to appreciate. Scandinavians, on as bog cranberries, they require rather exacting the other hand, have been harvesting these highly conditions for commercial production. However, nutritious berries by the tonne for many centuries. they will produce quite well for the home gardener With bright red, pea-sized fruits against a backdrop in moist, acidic, peat moss types of soil. With its of lush, glossy green leaves, they also make a feast delicate evergreen leaves and small pink fowers on for the eyes. An added bonus is that the leaves retain a thick mat of slender vines, it makes an attractive their rich green colour all winter long. Lingonberries ground cover about 20 - 25 cm (8 - 10 inches) high. make superb jam especially when combined with They are second only to blueberries in anti-aging, rosehips. The ones that didn’t get eaten fresh are just disease fghting antioxidants. the ticket in meat stews, sauces. juices and wine. Our American low bush cranberries are $9 ea.

Lingonberries & Cranberries Lingonberries These plants require very well drained, acidic soil, BEN LEAR (LOW BUSH) even more so than most blueberries. In fact, with Medium to large deep red berries. This Wisconsin selection is a good regular watering they do well in pure peat moss. producer and ripens earlier than most. Because lingonberries hail from northern regions, $9 ea. | 8 cm (3.25 in) pot SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 3 | HARVEST: LATE they do best in partial shade in warmer zones. Inter-plant with low-bush blueberries for a truly PILGRIM (LOW BUSH) (Vaccinium macrocarpon) impressive ground cover. The brightest red and largest fruiting variety. Berry size can be larger than a nickel and are later ripening. $9 ea. | 8 cm (3.25 in) pot Our lingonberries are $9 ea. SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 3 | HARVEST: LATE Buy 10+ save 10% | Buy 25+ save 25%

ERNTESEGEN The German name means harvest blessing. A very vigorous plant High Bush Cranberries with large dark green leaves, growing 40 cm (16 in) tall. Productive, with profuse second bloom; berries are large, late ripening and (Viburnum triloba) crimson red. 8 cm (3.25”) pot REQUIRES A POLLINATOR | ZONE 3 | HARVEST: LATE This handsome native shrub will thrive in poor soil, but requires ERNTEDANK moisture and prefers some shade. A German variety found in the wild. The name translates to Thanksgiving. Light green leaves. Produces heavy yields of Massive, showy white fower somewhat smaller red berries in both summer and fall. Plant height heads turn into clusters of bright is 30 cm (12 in) at maturity. scarlet, tart but edible berries that will hang on the 8 cm (3.25”) pot REQUIRES A POLLINATOR | ZONE 3 | HARVEST: LATE branches all winter. Can be used in preserves, syrups and wine. With its tidy, symmetrical growth habit it DWARF LINGONBERRY (Vaccinium vitis-idaea minus) A miniature version of the nutrient packed lingonberry, it forms a makes an excellent hedge about 2.4 - 3 meters (8-10 dense mat but only grows 10 - 12 cm (4 - 5”) in height. Shinny feet) high and 1.2 - 1.8 meters (4-6 feet) wide. green leaves turn mahogany red in winter. Reddish-pink spring blossoms are followed by crimson pea-sized berries. Our high bush cranberries are $12 ea. 8 cm (3.25”) pot SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 3 | HARVEST: LATE WENTWORTH (Viburnum trilobum) We have selected Wentworth for its larger berries and vivid red fall foliage. $12 ea. | 0.9 - 1.2 m (3 - 4 ft) plants SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 2 HARVEST: FROM SEPTEMBER UNTIL THE FIRST FREEZE

34 American Low Bush Cranberries Red Raspberries (Fall Bearing)

Raspberries Fall bearing varieties produce fruit on frst year canes (Rubus idaeus) and are usually mowed in the spring to produce a large fall crop. The best way to have an abundance of raspberries is to grow them yourself! Raspberries Our red raspberries are $4 ea. bear fruit one year after planting on one year old Buy 10+ save 10% | Buy 25+ save 25% | Buy 100 save 40% Raspberries canes except for everbearing varieties which bear fruit on new canes. AUTUMN BRITTEN One of the earliest fall fruiting varieties, it is valued for its excellent berry quality. Very large, frm and favourful with bright red colour, Red Raspberries (Summer Bearing) it bears from late August until the frst frost. Moderately productive with good disease resistance and winter hardiness. SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 3 Summer bearing varieties produce fruit on second- year canes which are usually pruned out after HIMBO TOP A newer variety known for heavy production, it is also highly resistant summer harvest. to root rot making it a good choice for organic growers. Extremely large bright red berries with great favour. Very vigorous canes. BEN LEAR (LOW BUSH) Our red raspberries are $4 ea. (unless indicated otherwise) SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 3 Medium to large deep red berries. This Wisconsin selection is a good Buy 10+ save 10% | Buy 25+ save 25% | Buy 100 save 40% producer and ripens earlier than most. PATHFINDER $9 ea. | 8 cm (3.25 in) pot An early extra hardy everbearing type for colder locations, it has SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 3 | HARVEST: LATE AAC EDEN NEW been described as having a sweet, unusual, ‘wild woodsy’ favour. The most exciting new raspberry variety to come along in quite Firm, medium-sized berries are borne on sturdy 1.2 meter (4 foot) PILGRIM (LOW BUSH) (Vaccinium macrocarpon) some time, Eden looks extremely promising right across the board! canes that require no staking. Moderate yields but great disease The brightest red and largest fruiting variety. Berry size can be Massive berries which are frm and easy to pick, have excellent resistance. SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 3 larger than a nickel and are later ripening. favour, superior shelf life, good winter hardiness and last but not $9 ea. | 8 cm (3.25 in) pot least, the canes are practically thornless. A real winner for both SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 3 | HARVEST: LATE commercial and home garden settings. $6 ea. Yellow Raspberries (Fall Bearing) SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 3

BOYNE NEW Our yellow raspberries are $6 ea. An early-mid season variety that has stood the test of time. Trouble- Buy 10+ save 10% | Buy 25+ save 25% | Buy 100 save 40% High Bush Cranberries free, vigorous, sturdy canes are very productive and will virtually choke out the weeds! Mid-sized berries are tender and juicy, have ANNE great favour and cohesion and are ideally suited for both fresh use Widely known as the best yellow variety, Anne is an early ripening, and freezing. Developed in Manitoba in 1960, it has all the winter fall-bearing raspberry. Very large, frm, lemon-yellow berries have hardiness you could ask for! SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 2 exceptional sweet favour. Tall upright plants sucker sparsely ENCORE requiring higher planting density. SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 3 The latest summer fruiting variety. Encore is becoming quite popular KIWI GOLD for its very large frm berries with great favour. Not as productive To extend your yellow raspberry season, consider this late ripening, as Taylor but more winter hardy and better disease resistance and fall bearing variety from New Zealand. Medium to large, frm, high- somewhat less thorny. SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 3 quality berries are pale yellow with a slight pink blush. Excellent MADAWASKA favour, high yields and superior disease resistance. A favorite for colder climates, it ripens quite early with medium sized, SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 3 sweet, well-favoured berries and is known for its winter hardiness. SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 3

WENTWORTH (Viburnum trilobum) We have selected Wentworth for its larger berries and vivid red fall foliage. $12 ea. | 0.9 - 1.2 m (3 - 4 ft) plants SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 2 HARVEST: FROM SEPTEMBER UNTIL THE FIRST FREEZE

35 WYOMING Black Raspberries A new hardy disease-resistant variety that produces an abundance of very large and favourful berries from mid-summer to early fall. A wiry shrub with enormous canes, Wyoming is non-suckering. Amazing health benefts for SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 2/3 consumers and marketing benefts NIWOT NEW for the grower make this berry It’s fnally here - the very frst primocane (everbearing) black a must-consider option for your raspberry, the one Pete Tallman has been working on. Niwot is named after a small town near Pete’s home in Colorado. It’s large,

Raspberries garden or operation. Scientists have attractive, shiny berries have smaller seeds than most, and a pleasing discovered that black raspberries favour that is slightly milder than Jewel. Niwot will produce fruit contain 11% higher levels of from late August until frost and has respectable winter hardiness. Vigorous, highly productive canes will beneft from trellising and antioxidants than blueberries, and 40% more than should be spaced 1 - 1.2 meters (3 - 4 feet) apart. Order early - strawberries. With their exquisite favour, eaten quantities are limited! $12 ea. fresh or processed, they should be called the black SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 4 truffes of berries!

Our black raspberries are $9 ea. (unless indicated otherwise) Pruning Tip Buy 10+ save 10% | Buy 25+ save 25% | Buy 100 save 40% Tipping or tip pruning is highly recommended for primocane- bearing black raspberries. As the primocanes reach 7.5 cm ALLEN NEW (3’), pinch or cut the tips to force branches to develop. Tipping One of the earliest varieties, Allen has attractive, high quality fruit will delay, but prolong, the harvest, increase yield and reduce which ripens very uniformly. Large, frm, glossy berries with mild arching of the canes and tip rooting. Pruning later in the season very sweet favour are great for fresh eating, freezing or preserves. decreases the amount of time the plant will have to develop the Good commercial potential on this hard to fnd selection from New branches. Not pruning the primocanes will allow earlier ripening York. SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 4 than the tip-pruning option, however the canes will become tall and arching, and will develop fewer berries. BLACK HAWK NEW Very large, richly favoured berries are frm and cohesive (which means they won’t crumble, even when slightly overripe). Vigorous and high yielding, it ripens right after Allen. Purple Raspberries SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 4 Our purple raspberries are $6 ea. JEWEL Buy 10+ save 10% | Buy 25+ save 25% | Buy 100 save 40% Early to mid-season black raspberry with excellent frmness and favour. Non-suckering. SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 3 BRANDYWINE This raspberry blackberry cross has huge sweet and tart mid-season MAC BLACK purple raspberry that has few suckers. Yields medium to large berries somewhat later than other varieties. SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 3 Canes are vigorous, erect and hardy. SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 4 ROYALTY Late, summer bearing selection is considered the best purple berry MUNGER for fresh eating. Very large, frm berries can be picked when red, Developed in Ohio, Munger is a popular choice for commercial but will develop sweeter, more intense favour when fully ripe at the farmers and home gardeners alike. A very cold hardy variety that royal purple stage. This disease resistant red x black raspberry cross produces large, frm berries that have fewer seeds than other black is also ideal for jam, jelly and freezing. The vigorous, thorny canes raspberries.Its delicious sweet favour is excellent for preserves. are very productive, but non-suckering, like a black raspberry. Munger’s stout canes seem to be more resistant to fungal diseases SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 3 than other raspberries. SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 4

PEQUOT LAKES NEW Developed by Jim Fruth of Pequot Lakes, Minnesota, it ranks right up there with the very hardiest raspberries. Large, favourful, juicy berries ripen over a three week period in July. SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 2/3

36 WYOMING A new hardy disease-resistant variety that produces an abundance Blackberries Continued of very large and favourful berries from mid-summer to early fall. A wiry shrub with enormous canes, Wyoming is non-suckering. Blackberries SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 2/3 PRIME ARK® 45 Although wild blackberries are This outstanding new release from Arkansas is a thorny primocane NIWOT NEW common they tend to be small and bearing variety. It bears abundant crops on frst year canes, which It’s fnally here - the very frst primocane (everbearing) black means every spring you cut off all canes just above the ground raspberry, the one Pete Tallman has been working on. Niwot is seedy. Of the numerous cultivated and allow them to grow back. Medium-large fruit has good favour named after a small town near Pete’s home in Colorado. It’s large, varieties that have been developed, only a few will and is frm enough for shipping. Winter hardiness is not a problem, attractive, shiny berries have smaller seeds than most, and a pleasing but may ripen too late for short season northern areas. Highly

tolerate our Canadian winters. All blackberries Blackberries favour that is slightly milder than Jewel. Niwot will produce fruit recommended for testing. from late August until frost and has respectable winter hardiness. adore intense sun, heat and humidity, so even though SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 5 | HARVEST: VERY LATE Vigorous, highly productive canes will beneft from trellising and we offer the hardiest varieties, they desire a sunny should be spaced 1 - 1.2 meters (3 - 4 feet) apart. Order early - site and will beneft from winter protection. PRIME ARK® FREEDOM NEW quantities are limited! $12 ea. The world’s frst thornless primocane-fruiting blackberry! Prime SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 4 Ark® Freedom is a new introduction from the University of Arkansas. Ripen from July - September Freedom’s huge early-ripening berries with their exceptionally rich favour make it the ideal choice for the home gardener. It also shows unrivaled commercial potential for local markets including pick-your- Our blackberries are $9 ea. (unless indicated otherwise) Buy 10+ save 10% | Buy 25+ save 25% | Buy 100 save 40% own settings. If you have ever considered growing berries in a high tunnel you won’t want to miss this one. $12 ea. SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 4/5 | HARVEST: LATE ARAPAHOE The earliest ripening thornless variety, Arapahoe hails from Arkansas. Medium to large, frm, glossy fruit has short-conic shape, very good favour and noticeably smaller seeds. Erect, self-supporting canes Pruning Tip have reasonable hardiness and good disease resistence. SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 5 | HARVEST: EARLY Fall-bearing or primocane blackberries (Prime Ark® Freedom and Prime Ark® 45) respond favorably to tipping! As the CHESTER primocanes reach 30-40 cm (12-15”) in height, break or cut Considered to be one of the most winter hardy and productive 2-2.5 cm (3/4-1”) off the tip of each cane to force the plant thornless varieties available, Chester produces large, very sweet, into branching. The second tipping should be performed as the high quality berries with great favour. Excellent for fresh use, jams, branches reach 75 cm (30”), again breaking or cutting 2-2.5 cm jellies and baking. The vigorous semi-trailing plant can grow canes (3/4-1”) off all the tips. The tips are tender and may be pinched up to 3.5 meters (12 feet) long so it benefts from trellising. Shows between your thumbnail and a fnger or use pruning shears. good resistance to cane blight. This process stimulates earlier fruit development, keeps plant SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 4/5 | HARVEST: LATE height in check for easier management and fruit harvest and also increase yield. ILLINY HARDY BRANDYWINE Quite thorny, but also the most winter hardy. Mid-size, shiny, This raspberry blackberry cross has huge sweet and tart mid-season attractive fruit has intense, but distinctive favour with a hint of purple raspberry that has few suckers. wild blackberry. Productive canes are vigorous and erect with good SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 3 disease resistence. SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 4 | HARVEST: MID-SEASON ROYALTY Tayberries Late, summer bearing selection is considered the best purple berry TRIPLE CROWN (Rubus fruticosus x R. idaeus) for fresh eating. Very large, frm berries can be picked when red, Named for excelling in three categories - favour, productivity and but will develop sweeter, more intense favour when fully ripe at the vigour. Very large berries with superb favour are borne on rugged royal purple stage. This disease resistant red x black raspberry cross thornless canes which can reach up to 4.5 m (15 ft) long. Give it A Loganberry and black raspberry cross developed is also ideal for jam, jelly and freezing. The vigorous, thorny canes a trellis against a south facing wall. Ripens between Arapahoe and in Scotland where it was named after the Tay River. are very productive, but non-suckering, like a black raspberry. Chester. SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 3 SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 5 | HARVEST: MID-SEASON The juicy, cone-shaped deep reddish-purple fruit can be up to 4 cm (1.5 inches) long and are packed with intense raspberry favour. Ideal for jam, jelly or wine. Vigorous prickly vines grow 1.8 - 2 meters (6 - 7 feet) tall and require trellising. Best suited for a sunny, sheltered spot like a south facing wall.

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37 Black Gooseberries Gooseberries BLACK VELVET It is considered the champagne of gooseberries for its outstanding, (Ribes uva-crispa) rich, blueberry tinged favour. This award winning selection produces high quality, large, sweet, deep purple berries. The vigorous, Canadians are starting to realize mildew-resistant bushes are extremely productive. SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 4 | HARVEST: MID-SEASON what an easy landscaping plant the gooseberry

Gooseberries is. In Europe you will fnd several bushes tucked into almost every backyard garden or used as an Yellow & Green Gooseberries ornamental planting alongside the house. HINNOMAKI YELLOW Smaller greenish-yellow berries have a delicate, sweet favour with Gooseberries prefer morning sun, partial shade in a hint of apricot aftertaste. Another Finnish variety, this low growing bush is more spreading than some, very winter hardy and quite the afternoon and good air circulation. As most mildew resistant. varieties will tolerate brutally cold winters, it is SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 2 | HARVEST: MID-SEASON

especially important to plant in shade in warmer INVICTA regions. Mulch heavily to keep the roots cool and Renowned for tremendous crops of huge, high quality, pale green moist. berries with sweet, outstanding favour, Invicta is resistant to mildew and late spring frosts. However, the vigorous, spreading bush is also renowned for incredibly wicked thorns! Two options: prune These hardy, compact shrubs have arching branches and trellis for easier picking or use the armor to your advantage and typically mature at approximately 1.2 meters (4 and plant for an impenetrable hedge between the woodlot and the garden to keep the critters out! feet) high and wide. The berries make incredible pies SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 2 | HARVEST: MID-SEASON and are great for fresh eating as well as for preserves JEWEL and drying. Gooseberries ripen mid-summer Unique, peach coloured berries distinguish this rare Polish variety, renowned for heavy yields of sweet, intensely favoured fruit from Our gooseberries are $14 ea. compact, disease resistant bushes. Buy 10+ save 10% | Buy 25+ save 25% SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 3 | HARVEST: MID-SEASON

OREGON CHAMPION This vigorous and productive American variety produces medium to Red Gooseberries large yellowish-green berries. SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 2 | HARVEST: MID-SEASON CAPTIVATOR When fully ripe, this European/American cross bears large, deep pink berries that are very sweet. The hardy, mildew resistant bush is almost thorn-free for painless picking. SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 3 | HARVEST: MID-SEASON Jostaberries POORMAN An old American variety still held in high esteem for its superb (Ribes x spp) aromatic favour. One of the best for fresh eating as well as cooking and baking. Large, sweet, wine-red berries grow profusely on the sturdy, vigorous and thorny bush. Mildew resistant and hardy. A unique, vigorous, disease resistant SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 3 | HARVEST: MID-SEASON cross of black currant and gooseberry. It produces

SÉBASTIEN large clusters of purple-black berries which boast the A variety developed in Ottawa, Sébastien bears high yields of good high vitamin C content of black currants, but have a quality reddish berries on vigorous and erect canes that have very slightly milder, sweet, tangy favour. The gooseberry few thorns. SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 3 | HARVEST: MID-SEASON infuence comes through with the larger berry size that are excellent for eating fresh, jam, juice and TIXIA™ cordials. A thornless shrub with glossy, dark green A Swiss variety just too good to ignore, Tixia™ produces attractive, pear-shaped, dark red berries that are second to none in both size foliage. It reaches 1.5 - 2 meters (5 - 6 feet) in height and quality. The vigorous, upright growing bush is productive and but is somewhat narrow in form. mildew resistant and best of all - nearly thornless. SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 3 | HARVEST: MID-SEASON Our jostaberries are $9 ea. | Buy 10+ save 10% SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 4 | HARVEST: JULY

38 Red Currants Continued (Ribes spp) BLACK VELVET Currants RED LAKE It is considered the champagne of gooseberries for its outstanding, One of the best red currant varieties, it bears long strands of large, rich, blueberry tinged favour. This award winning selection produces These shade tolerant bushes produce an abundance juicy red fruits that hold well on the bushes. Great for jellies and high quality, large, sweet, deep purple berries. The vigorous, of nutrient packed berries that are especially high preserves. Strong vigorous upright bush with dense foliage. Red mildew-resistant bushes are extremely productive. Lake makes an excellent hedge. in vitamin C. When eaten fresh, black currants Currants SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 4 | HARVEST: MID-SEASON SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 3 have a very pungent and distinctive favour that is HARVEST: LATE JULY - EARLY AUGUST defnitely an acquired taste but they make the most delicious jams. The red, pink, white and golden ROVADA A late blooming variety developed in the Netherlands. Exceptionally HINNOMAKI YELLOW varieties are much milder tasting. long strands of good sized translucent red berries are very easy to Smaller greenish-yellow berries have a delicate, sweet favour with pick. Great for jams and jellies as well as fresh eating. The plant is a hint of apricot aftertaste. Another Finnish variety, this low growing Our currants are $14 ea. very free of mildew and other leaf diseases. bush is more spreading than some, very winter hardy and quite Buy 10+ save 10% | Buy 25+ save 25% | Buy 100+ save 40% SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 3 mildew resistant. HARVEST: LATE JULY - EARLY AUGUST SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 2 | HARVEST: MID-SEASON INVICTA White Currants Renowned for tremendous crops of huge, high quality, pale green berries with sweet, outstanding favour, Invicta is resistant to mildew BLANKA and late spring frosts. However, the vigorous, spreading bush is A noteworthy newer variety from Slovakia, Blanka features good also renowned for incredibly wicked thorns! Two options: prune disease resistance and high yields of very large, juicy, translucent and trellis for easier picking or use the armor to your advantage berries. Additional qualities include extra high sugar content and and plant for an impenetrable hedge between the woodlot and the good shelf life, as well as late blooming to avoid spring frosts. garden to keep the critters out! Ripens 3-4 weeks after Jonkheer Van Tets. SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 2 | HARVEST: MID-SEASON Black Currants SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 3 | HARVEST: EARLY AUGUST JEWEL PRIMUS Unique, peach coloured berries distinguish this rare Polish variety, BEN SAREK (Ribes nigrum) Another Slovakian selection, Primus has a well deserved reputation renowned for heavy yields of sweet, intensely favoured fruit from A newer variety developed in Scotland, Ben Sarek bears consistent for being the sweetest favoured of all currants, with exceptionally compact, disease resistant bushes. high yields of large berries that make excellent jams and jellies. This high vitamin C content. Compact bushes with reddish leaves will SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 3 | HARVEST: MID-SEASON dense bush is more compact than most currants only reaching 0.5 bear up to 20 pounds of creamy white berries. - 1 meters (2 - 3 ft) in height and width. It is also quite resistant to SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 3 OREGON CHAMPION rust and very mildew and leaf spot resistant. HARVEST: LATE JULY - EARLY AUGUST This vigorous and productive American variety produces medium to SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 5 large yellowish-green berries. HARVEST: LATE JULY - EARLY AUGUST WHITE PEARL SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 2 | HARVEST: MID-SEASON An old favorite from Holland, it bears clusters of large, translucent, CRANDALL (Ribes odoratum) pearl-shaped berries with a sweet mild favour on an attractive North American black currants are also known as buffalo or clove upright growing bush. currants. Of these, Crandall is recognized as the sweetest berry and SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 3 the most ornamental bush. It is noted for the unmistakable clove HARVEST: LATE JULY - EARLY AUGUST and vanilla fragrance of its yellow trumpet shaped fowers in early spring. Crandall’s large, glossy berries are less pungent and sweeter than those of its European cousins and make milder jam, syrup or raisins. This Kansas native will tolerate hot, dry conditions better Pink Currants than most currants. The spreading (4 - 5 feet) bush is rust resistant GLOIRE DE SABLONS and features brilliant red and yellow fall foliage. Plant (3 feet) apart Enhance your garden with this attractive shrub adorned with long for an ideal edible hedge. elegant strands of translucent pink currants. Mild, but tangy favour SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 2/3 makes this French heirloom variety versatile for all uses. Highly HARVEST: LATE JULY - EARLY AUGUST desirable for decorating desserts. Productive and disease resistant. SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 3 Red Currants (Ribes rubrum) HARVEST: LATE JULY - EARLY AUGUST PINK CHAMPAGNE JONKHEER VAN TETS A very old, hard to fnd variety that produces large clusters of light A leading Dutch variety, it is considered by some to be the best pink berries on a compact bush. Still considered by many to be the favoured of all red currants! Heavy crops of large, dark red berries best favoured of all currants, it is great for fresh eating as well as are easy to pick. Early blooming makes it more susceptible to late cooking or preserving. Disease resistant and hardy. frosts, so site selection is important. With a spreading growth habit SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 3 it is ideal to train on a cordon or as an espalier plant. This mildew HARVEST: LATE JULY - EARLY AUGUST and aphid resistant variety does best out of the hot sun. SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 3 | HARVEST: EARLY JULY

39 Haskaps Saskatoon Berries (Lonicera caerulea var. edulis) (Amelanchier alnifolia)

An attractive hardy bush, haskaps This prairie native shrugs off harsh, are the earliest berries to ripen. At frst glance sub-zero winters and comes back with its silvery haskaps look like oddly shaped blueberries. Some leaves and spectacular white fowers followed consider the fruit to taste like a mix of blueberry and by heavy berry crops. The sweet, purple almond- raspberry while other will disagree, arguing that the favoured berries make an absolutely delicious pie. distinct sweet-tart favour is diffcult to pinpoint. Plant a hedge row along the windward side of your Haskaps are very disease and pest resistant. Loaded orchard or vineyard and do two things at once: with vitamin C and antioxidants, haskaps are an provide protection for more tender plants and lure unusual and unique berry perfect for our cold climate. birds away from your main crop. Attractive fall foliage is an added bonus. Our haskaps start at $12 ea. Buy 10+ save 10% | Buy 25+ save 25% | Buy 100+ save 40% Saskatoons are probably the simplest of all berries AURORA to grow. Unlike blueberries they take whatever soil

Haskaps & Saskatoon Berries & Saskatoon Haskaps This new variety appears to have it all! The largest berries with you’ve got without complaining. They do respond arguably the best and sweetest favour. Very fast growing plant also well to added fertility. Mulching with compost is makes a good pollinator which eliminates the need to plant a poorly favoured pollinator such as Berry Blue. Aurora is noted for high defnitely benefcial. production and ease of picking. At 1.5 - 2 meters (5 - 7 feet) high they are taller than Borealis or Tundra, so if planting a double row Our Saskatoon berries are $15 ea. beside a fence or building, plant Aurora at the back. $15 ea. Buy 10+ save 10% | Buy 25+ save 25% | Buy 100+ save 40% REQUIRES A POLLINATOR (PLANT WITH BOREALIS OR TUNDRA) | ZONE 2 | HARVEST: LEE 8 BOREALIS This newer variety is a Northline x Thiessen cross with exceptional A variety from the University of Saskatchewan, Borealis produces favour. Lee 8 is slower growing, send up few suckers and makes a high yield of very large berries that have excellent favour but a compact, attractive 1.5 - 1.8 meter (5 - 6 foot) shrub. Its your are less frm making them a better choice for a u-pick or backyard obvious choice to include in landscaping projects. enthusiasts. Borealis is an excellent variety for eating fresh. $12 ea. SELF-FERTILE (more productive with a pollinator) REQUIRES A POLLINATOR (PLANT WITH AURORA) ZONE 2 | HARVEST: EARLY SUMMER ZONE 2 | HARVEST: EARLY MARTIN TUNDRA One of the largest berry sizes with excellent favour. It ripens very Because of its very frm berries, Tundra is the best choice for uniformly and quite early. A large shrub, it matures at 3 - 4.2 meters commercial production as it can handle mechanical harvesting. A (10 - 14 feet) in height and has moderate suckering. variety from the University of Saskatchewan, Tundra produces high SELF-FERTILE (more productive with a pollinator) yields of large oval shaped berries that have a sweet and tangy ZONE 2 | HARVEST: EARLY SUMMER favour. $12 ea. REQUIRES A POLLINATOR (PLANT WITH AURORA) NORTHLINE ZONE 2 | HARVEST: EARLY Northline has become one of the most popular commercial varieties with its high yields of great favoured, good sized berries. Flowering BLUE MOON (Late Blooming) and fruiting is slightly later than Martin. Height at maturity is up to An attractive compact, rounded shrub with soft, velvety, bright 3 meters (10 feet) with an arching-spreading form. It has a high green foliage and large, deep blue berries. This productive variety is degree of suckering making it ideal for windbreak hedges. noted for high quality fruit. Blue Moon is native to Siberia and Japan. SELF-FERTILE (more productive with a pollinator) $15 ea. ZONE 2 | HARVEST: EARLY SUMMER REQUIRES A POLLINATOR (PLANT WITH BLUE VELVET) ZONE 2 | HARVEST: LATE

BLUE VELVET (Late Blooming) This unique variety has a broader, more spreading growth pattern and is covered with unusual, attractive, grayish-green velvet-like leaves. Large, tasty, blueberry-like fruit is produced on a 1 - 1.25 meters (3 - 4 feet) tall bush. Originates from eastern Siberia. $15 ea. REQUIRES A POLLINATOR (PLANT WITH BLUE MOON) ZONE 2 | HARVEST: LATE Saskatoons in bloom 40 Elderberries Continued

Superfruits NEW (from the University of Missouri) Research continues to reinforce the fact that fruits BOB GORDON contain a multitude of benefcial nutrients and Introducing the new star performer! Although it’s a little harder to start than standard elderberries, it is well worth the effort. The should be a prominent part of the human diet. enormous fruiting clusters with berries up to 1/4” invert downwards Although practically all fruits are good for your more than other varieties protecting the berries from birds. health, we have singled out the real superstars for Extremely productive, with yields nearly triple that of older varieties! Superfruits Berries are sweeter than most which makes it perfect for pies, jelly special recognition. and wine. Vigorous shrubs grow to 10 feet tall with all blooms at once so it ripens for two pickings. $11 ea. SELF-FERTILE (more productive with a pollinator) ZONE 3 | HARVEST: MID-SEASON

WYLDEWOOD Elderberries The runner-up to Bob Gordon in yields, this reliable and vigorous (Sambucus canadensis) producer has a longer range of blooming time (as well as ripening). One advantage is that a late spring frost will never wipe out the whole crop. It is slightly more acidic, or has more of a ‘wild’ favour Here is a plant that is fnally getting the attention which makes it preferable for juice, etc. $11 ea. it deserves, It was designated as ‘Herb of the SELF-FERTILE (more productive with a pollinator) ZONE 3 | HARVEST: Year’ for 2013, but has been used medicinally for hundreds of years! Because this single plant has so PROVEN AND RELIABLE many uses, it has been referred to by herbalists as NOVA ‘Nature’s Medicine Chest’ and the ‘Countryman’s Originated in Nova Scotia. Large clusters of creamy white fowers in late spring are followed by an abundance of deep dark-blue berries. Apothecary’. Numerous new scientifc studies are Mature height 1.8 - 2.5 m (6 - 8 ft). $9 ea. now verifying the benefts that previous generations REQUIRES A POLLINATOR (PLANT WITH YORK) ZONE 3 | HARVEST: EARLY have observed. Not only is elderberry juice LEE 8 extremely high in antioxidants (14,500 on the ORAC YORK This newer variety is a Northline x Thiessen cross with exceptional scale, compared with blackberries at 5347 or sweet A popular old reliable variety. It was the largest berry before the favour. Lee 8 is slower growing, send up few suckers and makes Missouri introduction. Some consider it the prettiest shrub with a compact, attractive 1.5 - 1.8 meter (5 - 6 foot) shrub. Its your cherries at 3365) the particular antioxidants found greener foliage than the others. Mature height 1.8 - 2.5 m (6 - 8 ft). obvious choice to include in landscaping projects. in elderberries have a proven antiviral effect. If your $9 ea. | REQUIRES A POLLINATOR (PLANT WITH NOVA) SELF-FERTILE (more productive with a pollinator) space is limited, this is the one plant we don’t want ZONE 3 | HARVEST: MID-SEASON ZONE 2 | HARVEST: EARLY SUMMER you to be without! Fortunately it is also the easiest SCOTIA MARTIN one to grow organically. The smallest elderberry bush. The Scotia elderberry makes an One of the largest berry sizes with excellent favour. It ripens very ideal landscaping hedge that can be placed in front of taller plants. uniformly and quite early. A large shrub, it matures at 3 - 4.2 meters These berries have the highest sugar content of all the elderberries. (10 - 14 feet) in height and has moderate suckering. We now offer two exciting new releases from Mature height 1.5 - 1.8 m (5 - 6 ft). $9 ea. SELF-FERTILE (more productive with a pollinator) the University of Missouri - Bob Gordon and SELF-FERTILE (more productive with a pollinator) ZONE 2 | HARVEST: EARLY SUMMER ZONE 3 | HARVEST: MID-SEASON Wyldewood, as well as bareroot plants from some NORTHLINE of the most popular older varieties. Northline has become one of the most popular commercial varieties with its high yields of great favoured, good sized berries. Flowering Our elderberries start at $9 ea. and fruiting is slightly later than Martin. Height at maturity is up to Buy 10+ save 10% | Buy 25+ save 25% | Buy 100+ save 40% 3 meters (10 feet) with an arching-spreading form. It has a high degree of suckering making it ideal for windbreak hedges. SELF-FERTILE (more productive with a pollinator) ZONE 2 | HARVEST: EARLY SUMMER

Elderberries in bloom

41 Aronia Berries Gojis (Lycium Barbarum) (Aronia Melanocarpa) Also known as Wolfberry or Matrimony Vine, Native to Tibet, this ‘superfood’ can grow in almost Native to North America, the any soil type, even depleted soils as long as it is Aronia berry (Aronia melanocarpa) is a tough, well drained. The oblong bright orange-red fruit is Superfruits disease resistant shrub that boasts masses of white most commonly dried, tasting like tart raisins, but fowers in the spring, spectacular red leaves in the they can also be eaten raw or added to soups and fall and bunches of small black berries that hang stews. The young leaves and are popular well into the winter. The berries are packed with in Cantonese stir-fries. In it is sometimes antioxidants making it one of the best ‘super fruits’ referred to as the ‘plant of eternal life’ and in all with 58% more antioxidant content than blueberries fairness it does have amazing medicinal properties. and 90% more than cranberries. The fruit can be used The berries are packed with essential amino acids, to make jam, juice, wine and tea. Aronia berries are and minerals which makes a potent elixir incredibly easy to grow in almost any condition. highly regarded as an immune system booster. Other claims include: improved vision, increased white If you’re looking for a crop to grow comercially, blood cell counts, better liver function and stronger this one warrants a second look. In fact, it gets our muscles and bones. An attractive 1.2 - 1.8 meter (4 - 6 vote as ‘most likely to succeed’. Do a bit of research foot) tall shrub, gojis have small, light purple, bell- and you will notice how demand is building up from shaped fowers in spring. Later the arching branches ingredient companies for use in powerbars and other are loaded with crimson-orange 2cm (3/4”) berries. healthy snack foods. Our gojis start at $19 ea. | Buy 10+ save 10% Our aronia berries are $19 ea. Buy 10+ save 10% | Buy 25+ save 25% Please request pricing for larger quantities CRIMSON STAR Grown commercially in northern China with high production and good fruit size. MCKENZIE SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 3 | HARVEST: MID-SEASON Vigorous, productive and long-lived (25+ years) McKenzie can reach up to 3 meters (10 feet) in height. It adapts well to both understory FIRECRACKER or open site plantings. Firecracker begins to bear at an early age. A heavy producer, the SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 3 | HARVEST: MID-SEASON plant grows tall an wide with a mounding form. $25 ea. AVAILABLE IN 2 GALLON POTS FOR PICK UP ONLY VIKING SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 3 | HARVEST: MID-SEASON Commercial growers favour Viking for its high yields and consistent berry size. The favour packed berries tend to be nearly twice the DYNAMITE size of regular Aronias. The bush grows to about 2.5 meters (8 feet) May take a year longer to get to full production, but then bears in height. extremely heavy crops. It grows more upright with an arching form. SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 3 | HARVEST: MID-SEASON $25 ea. AVAILABLE IN 2 GALLON POTS FOR PICK UP ONLY SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 3 | HARVEST: MID-SEASON DWARF ARONIA BERRY An attractive compact shrub, dwarf aronias grow to only about 1 meter (3 feet) in height, making them desirable for landscaping applications. SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 3 | HARVEST: MID-SEASON

Fact About Aronia Berries From Iowa State University: One acre of land can support 700 Aronia plants, with an average yield of 20 lbs per plant, producing a total of 14,000 lbs of fruit per year per acre. The current market value for Aronia berries is $1.00 to $1.45 per lb.

42 Sea Buckthorn Continued Sea Buckthorn AMBER DAWN (FEMALE) This attractive, spreading shrub bears abundant crops of large, (Hippophae Rhamnoides) bright orange fruit that is considered sweet enough to eat fresh but also makes excellent jams and juice. This dense shrub has beautiful silver leaves and ZONE 3 | HARVEST: LATE SEPTEMBER thousands of bright orange berries that literally cover ASKOLA™ (FEMALE) the branches. Loaded with nutrients, sea buckthorn This attractive, vigorous and upright growing shrub bears heavy Superfruits is commonly used in Europe for health tonics, crops of deep orange berries that have an exceptionally high vitamin C and E content. Perfect for making juice! cosmetics, etc. but they do not get much recognition ZONE 3 | HARVEST: LATE AUGUST in North America. Sea buckthorn contains very high ORANGE DELIGHT (FEMALE) levels of anti-oxidants, much higher than any other A popular Siberian selection whose reddish orange berries are berry including blueberries. extremely high in vitamin C as well as viamins E and A. Somewhat more compact bush. ZONE 3 | HARVEST: LATE SEPTEMBER When choosing a site for these though, drought resistant plants, the only requirement is good RUSSIAN ORANGE (FEMALE) Tough and productive with lush grayish-green foliage, this medium drainage. They are part of a unique family of plants sized shrub is less thorny than most varieties. Large deep orange known as ‘nitrogen fxers’ who actually improve berries make excellent juice. soil fertility with their roots, which explains why ZONE 3 | HARVEST: LATE SEPTEMBER they can thrive in poor sandy soils. Sea buckthorn MALE SEA BUCKTHORN has practically no pest or disease issues. An attractive ornamental shrub that is covered in striking large, golden brown fower buds in winter and spring. The male sea buckthorn is an important pollinator for our female plants. One male Extremely high in vitamin C content has given sea can pollinate up to 8 female plants. ZONE 3 buckthorn a well-deserved title of ‘Citrus of the SEEDLING SEA BUCKTHORN North’ (eight berries are enough to meet your daily Unsexed seedlings are best used as a hedge where fruit is less CRIMSON STAR vitamin C requirement!). The berries are also loaded important. If planting 10 or more you are almost certain to have Grown commercially in northern China with high production and with beta carotene and essential fatty acids (omega’s both male and female plants. Makes an attractive yet virtually good fruit size. impenetrable hedge - a maintenance free fence to keep the deer SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 3 | HARVEST: MID-SEASON 3, 6, 7 and 9) and hundreds of other nutrients. out, or to keep the sheep in! A MALE AND A FEMALE ARE REQUIRED FOR POLLINATION FIRECRACKER A sea buckthorn hedge can be used as a natural ZONE 3 | HARVEST: MID-SEASON Firecracker begins to bear at an early age. A heavy producer, the plant grows tall an wide with a mounding form. bear fence for northern orchards. On seasides or $25 ea. AVAILABLE IN 2 GALLON POTS FOR PICK UP ONLY roadsides where salt sprays damage other plants SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 3 | HARVEST: MID-SEASON sea buckthorn is not bothered. Berries hang on the DYNAMITE branches all winter which will delight the birds! May take a year longer to get to full production, but then bears extremely heavy crops. It grows more upright with an arching form. $25 ea. AVAILABLE IN 2 GALLON POTS FOR PICK UP ONLY Mature plant size can range from 2.5 - 4.5 m (7 - 15 SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 3 | HARVEST: MID-SEASON ft) depending on the site and variety. Space plants 2.5 m (7 ft) apart in the row for a commercial setting or (3 - 5 ft) for a tight hedge.

A male and female are required for pollination. Male pollen will spread a surprising distance so plants do not have to be next to each other.

Our sea buckthorn are $19 ea. Our seedling sea buckthorn are $12 ea. 45 - 60 cm (18 - 24 in) plants

43 Landscaping Fruiting Groundcovers Continued WINTERGREEN (Gaultheria procumbens) Many ornamental landscaping plants can be This slowly spreading ground cover grows only replaced by luscious fruit bearing shrubs, trees and 8 - 12 cm (3 - 5”) high. It has dainty white bell- shaped fowers in early summer and bright red Willows (Salix spp) vines without sacrifcing aesthetics. Most of these edible berries that will remain on the plant all plants can be integrated into your yard and will be winter. Wintergreen (as the name implies) is an attractive evergreen with bright green foliage Landscaping a joy to both your eyes and your taste buds. that is lustrous, leathery and aromatic. The leaves are often used for favouring or brewed into tea rumored to be benefcial in cases of rheumatism, infammation and headaches. An ideal site for wintergreen is beneath evergreen trees. It enjoys the same acidic soil conditions as blueberries do. Fruiting Groundcovers $9 ea.| 8 cm (3.25”) pot SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 3 | HARVEST: LATE Fruiting ground covers are another great example of ‘value-added landscaping.’ Those nooks and WONDERFUL PINEBERRY (Fragaria chiloensis x virginiana) crannies have the potential of adding to the amazing Demand is strong for this ‘wonderful’ new diversity of nutritious food you can grow at home. variety. Attractive white berries accented with holiday red seeds add an intriguing dimension to any fruit salad. The pineberry part of the Unless your soil is naturally very acidic, your name refers to the delicious pineapple favour ground cover plants will beneft greatly from annual that distinguishes this sweet, aromatic berry. Firm, medium-sized fruit from a hardy, everbearing plant that you applications of Blueberry Booster (see p. 50). Unlike can easily tuck into your fowerbed or use as a ground cover. Also GOLDEN CURLS aluminum sulphate, it is gentle and benefcial with ideal for hanging pots as it produces few runners. Distinguished by its golden-yellow upright, no risk of overdose. $4.50 ea. | 8 cm (3.25”) pot spirally twisted branches with wavy leaves that SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 3 | HARVEST: MID TO LATE SEASON are sought after for use in fower arrangements. It provides a very attractive solution to Buy 10 or more of any of our ground cover plants and save 10% ROSALYNE STRAWBERRY problematic landscaping sites. ZONE 4 A very hardy everbearing variety that has stunning pink fowers DWARF LINGONBERRY (Vaccinium vitis-idaea minus) and produces average sized fruit with good favour beginning in A miniature version of the nutrient packed lingonberry, it forms a the spring lasting until the fall. Great for hanging baskets or rock SCARLET CURLS dense mat but only grows 10 - 12 cm (4 - 5”) in height. Shiny green gardens. $2 per plant Very similar in growth and form to Golden Curls but has the added leaves turn mahogany red in winter. Reddish-pink spring blossoms SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 3 | HARVEST: SPRING - FALL feature of scarlet stems. This colourful effect intensifes with the are followed by crimson pea-sized berries. frst frost. The unique curly soft-green leaves turn yellow in the fall. $9 ea. | 8 cm (3.25”) pot ZONE 4 SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 3 | HARVEST: LATE For complete lingonberry description see page 34

RUBY CARPET BLUEBERRY A lowbush selection from the state of Maine, Ruby Carpet only grows 10 - 15 cm (4 - 6”) high and spreads outward. It was named for its breathtaking autumn foliage - a deep, almost fuorescent red. Summer foliage is a lustrous dark green. Profuse white spring blossoms turn into dainty dark blue berries with that wonderful wild berry favourr. If the soil is reasonably acidic, it can tolerate fairly dry conditions. Ideal for around or under pine trees. $12 ea. | 1 gallon pot SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 3 | HARVEST: MID-SEASON

BEN LEAR LOW BUSH CRANBERRY (Vaccinium macrocarpon) Medium to large deep red berries. This Wisconsin selection is a good producer and ripens earlier than most. $9 ea. | 8 cm (3.25”) pot SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 3 | HARVEST: LATE

PILGRIM LOW BUSH CRANBERRY (Vaccinium macrocarpon) The brightest red and largest fruiting variety. Berry size can be larger than a nickel and are later ripening. $9 ea. | 8 cm (3.25”) pot SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 3 | HARVEST: LATE Rosalyne For complete lingonberry description see page 34 44 Other Functional Trees & Shrubs Mountain Ash WINTERGREEN (Gaultheria procumbens) KOREAN MOUNTAIN ASH This slowly spreading ground cover grows only A spectacular specimen with its fern-like 8 - 12 cm (3 - 5”) high. It has dainty white bell- leaves, profuse white fowers and huge shaped fowers in early summer and bright red Willows (Salix spp) clusters of bright orange berries that edible berries that will remain on the plant all hang all winter. These edible berries winter. Wintergreen (as the name implies) is an Even though willows are not a food producing tree, have mouth-puckering taste but are attractive evergreen with bright green foliage

great for favouring Vodka, vinegars, Landscaping that is lustrous, leathery and aromatic. The they do serve a special purpose, as they are one of sauces, etc. and wild life love it! leaves are often used for favouring or brewed into tea rumored to very few trees that actually thrive in damp, poorly $24 ea. be benefcial in cases of rheumatism, infammation and headaches. drained soil. In fact, in some cases, when planted SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 3 An ideal site for wintergreen is beneath evergreen trees. It enjoys in a water logged site, they have sucked up enough the same acidic soil conditions as blueberries do. IVAN’S BEAUTY™ HYBRID $9 ea.| 8 cm (3.25”) pot moisture through their massive root system that the MOUNTAIN ASH SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 3 | HARVEST: LATE surrounding area became drier and more hospitable ( acuparia x aronia) A highy unusual and very attractive WONDERFUL PINEBERRY to other plants! Be sure to plant them well away compact tree, Ivan’s Beauty™ is a (Fragaria chiloensis x virginiana) from septic systems or any other underground unique cross of Russian Mountain Ash Demand is strong for this ‘wonderful’ new and Aronia berry. Large clusters of pink- variety. Attractive white berries accented with drainage tile. Mature height 9 - 10 m (30 - 35 ft) with tinged white fowers are followed by holiday red seeds add an intriguing dimension 4.5 - 6 m (15 - 20 ft) spread. dark maroon berries the size of small to any fruit salad. The pineberry part of the pie cherries. Usually used in preserves, name refers to the delicious pineapple favour Our willows are $35 ea. juice and wine. Developed by Ivan Michurin, the famed Russian that distinguishes this sweet, aromatic berry. horticulturist, this exotic edible landscaping tree rarely grows over Firm, medium-sized fruit from a hardy, everbearing plant that you 3.5 meters (12 feet) tall. can easily tuck into your fowerbed or use as a ground cover. Also GOLDEN CURLS $24 ea. | SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 3 ideal for hanging pots as it produces few runners. Distinguished by its golden-yellow upright, $4.50 ea. | 8 cm (3.25”) pot spirally twisted branches with wavy leaves that SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 3 | HARVEST: MID TO LATE SEASON are sought after for use in fower arrangements. It provides a very attractive solution to ROSALYNE STRAWBERRY problematic landscaping sites. ZONE 4 (Sorbopyrus auricularis) A very hardy everbearing variety that has stunning pink fowers Baby Shipova and produces average sized fruit with good favour beginning in This rare and unique variety is similar the spring lasting until the fall. Great for hanging baskets or rock SCARLET CURLS to the regular Shipova, but is a more gardens. $2 per plant Very similar in growth and form to Golden Curls but has the added compact tree. A cross between a pear SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 3 | HARVEST: SPRING - FALL feature of scarlet stems. This colourful effect intensifes with the and a mountain ash, these hardy trees frst frost. The unique curly soft-green leaves turn yellow in the fall. produce clusters of delectable, yellow- ZONE 4 orange, pear-like fruit that have sugar sweet fesh with an exotic aftertaste. Shipovas are slow to start producing but worth the wait! $49 ea. ROOTSTOCK: MOUNTAIN ASH Locust SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 4 | HARVEST: LATE See page 47 for descriptions of our locust trees

Yellowhorn (Xanthoceras sorbifolia) A little know fowering edible-ornamental tree, native to China, Yellowhorn is an extraordinarily beautiful and unusual tree, with white, showy fowers in spring and handsome, lustrous leaves remaining green until late fall. Also known as the ‘Popcorn Shrub’, its masses of bloom clusters are followed by edible seeds. The favour of its roasted seeds has been compared to sweet chestnuts or macadamia nuts. The seeds also contain a high percentage of oil useful for bio-fuel as well as human consumption. Mature height 6 - 7.5 m (20 - 25 ft). $12 ea. | 30 - 45 cm (12 - 18 in) seedling $24 ea. 0.9 - 1.2 m (3 - 4 ft) tree ZONE 5 45 Rosa Rugosa Permaculture Strangely enough, one of the most Permaculture is a prime example of a term that benefcial of all landscaping plants keeps changing or evolving to the point where it is one that is known mostly for becomes defned in all sorts of ways. Originally it its fowers. Rugosa Roses are such nutritional was coined by combining the words ‘permanent’ powerhouses that it would take a lengthy article and ‘agriculture’. One aspect of this is obviously to expound on all the proven benefts. Compared food bearing trees - plants that stay around a long to oranges, rose hips contain 25% more iron, up time. Another is various trees and plants growing to 40% more vitamin C, 25% more vitamin A and next to each other in a way that benefts everyone - 28% more calcium. In addition, rose hips are a rich including the plants themselves, the soil, insects and source of , selenium, B complex vitamins, of course people. Nitrogen fxing plants can play a bifavonoids, manganese and pectin. Besides all role in this. that, they also contain a high amount of naturally occurring polyphenols which enhance the immune system, eating up cancer cells and free radicals. Nitrogen Fixing Plants Herbalists reach for rose hips to treat a whole host Nitrogen is a vital nutrient for plant growth and of human ailments and infections. Horse lovers will although about 78% of the earth’s atmosphere be interested to know some leading veterinarians is nitrogen, most plants cannot utilise this. The recommend rose hips for improved blood circulation majority of nitrogen is provided in the form of as well as hoof quality and growth. Imagine all this industrially produced fertilizers. Nitrogen fxing besides creating luscious landscaping solutions. plants, on the other hand, are hugely benefcial in any eco-system because they have the ability to Makes a fragrant, colourful and carefree hedge, transform nitorgen from the air into the soil. blooming continuously through the summer. Rugosa roses are extremely hardy, salt tolerant and disease When their leaves fall and their roots die, the excess resistant. They are not fussy about soil types and nitrogen is released back into the soil where it is enjoy full sun. We’ve selected varieties that are picked up by other plants in the area and utilized particularly well suited for jam, syrup, soup and tea for their own growth. The plants are also capable of as well as nibbling on fresh. growing in poor soils and improving them through Our rosa rugosa are $15 ea. their nitrogen fxation.

ALBA Large white fowers (5 cm -7.5 cm / 2” - 3”) distinguish this hardy variety. Grows 1.5 - 2 meters tall (5 - 6 feet). ZONE 2

APPLE ROSE (ROSA VILLOSA) Noted for its large, fragrant pink fowers and striking red fruit. Not quite as thorny nor quite as hardy. Grows 1 - 2 meters tall (4 - 6 feet). ZONE 4

JUBILEE Large purplish-red fowers and glossy green foliage adorn this variety. Grows 1 - 1.5 meters tall (4 - 5 feet). ZONE 4

JUBILEE Large purplish-red fowers and glossy green foliage adorn this variety. Grows 1 - 1.5 meters tall (4 - 5 feet). ZONE 2

RUBRA This variety is identifed by its bright red roses. Grows 1.5 - 2 meters tall (5 - 6 feet). ZONE 2 46 Permaculture Peashrubs Locust SIBERIAN PEASHRUB (Caragana arborescens) A multi-stemmed upright growing shrub covered with delicate For the same nitrogen fxing benefts in a tough, yellow fowers in spring, followed by small edible seedpods which drought resistant tree with more elegance and can be eaten as a vegetable. By late summer the dried seedpods snap open, dropping the seeds which are 36% and make refnement, consider the Frisia Gold or Purple Robe good chicken feed. So it is sometimes planted in poultry yards. locust. However, the main benefts this super tough and cold hardy plant provides are: BLACK LOCUST (Robinia Pseudoacacia) This fast growing native North American legume tree has many uses. Permaculture 1. As a nitrogen fxer, adding nitrogen to the soil wherever its It is a nitrogen fxer and a good choice to plant with black walnut or roots grow and its leaves decay, which can beneft neighboring chestnut in a shelter-belt or windbreak setting. Also ideal for hostile plants. sites with poor or depleted soil, clay or gravel as it is very tough 2. As a windbreak or an impenetrable hedge (it is quite thorny). It and drought resistant. The tree has fern-like foliage covering thorny is maintenance free and will tolerate poor soils, drought and salt as branches and extremely fragrant strands of white fowers in the long as the site is reasonably well drained. spring which bees fnd irresistible. Hard rot-resistant lumber makes long lasting fence posts and the highest BTU frewood. Mature trees Mature size is approximately 4 - 6 meters (14 - 20 feet) high and is can reach 18 meters (60 feet) in height and 9 meters (30 feet) in almost as wide. width. ZONE 3 $14 ea. | 0.5 - 1 meters (2 - 3 feet) when shipped $14 ea. | 1 - 1.5 m (4 - 5’) tall seedlings Buy 10+ save 10% SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 2/3 | HARVEST: MID-SEASON FRISIA GOLD LOCUST (Robinia Pseudoacacia ‘Frisia’) Bright, golden-yellow foliage throughout the entire season makes this tree stand out like a shimmering beacon. New growth is nearly orange, while new wood has reddish spines. Fragrant white fowers hang in long, dense clusters. The fast-growing oval shaped tree has a very open form and can reach 12 meters (40 feet) in height. ZONE 4 $39 ea. | 1.5 - 2 meters (5 - 6 feet) when shipped

PURPLE ROBE LOCUST (Robinia pseudoacacia ‘Purple Robe’) New foliage has a purple tinge, changing to an attractive bronze- green and fnally to yellow in the fall. Purple Robe has a long blooming period with pendulous wisteria-like clusters of fragrant violet-purple blossoms. A tough fast growing tree with a compct, rounded form, it can reach 15 meters (50 feet) in height. ZONE 4 $39 ea. | 1.5 - 2 meters (5 - 6 feet) when shipped

Purple Robe

Frisia Gold Locust

47 Permaculture Continued Windbreaks Although the idea of a windbreak may seem simple, Autumn Olives their uses are only limited by the creativity of the (Eleagnus umbellata) landowner. Here are some less obvious solutions:

Autumn olive (elaeagnus umbellata) FRUIT SIZE AT MATURITY PAGE REF. Hazelnut Seedlings 3 - 4.5 m (10 - 15’) 62

Permaculture also know as autumn berry, is a wide spreading shrub that can grow up to 3.5 meters Siberian Pea Shrub 4.5 - 6 m (15 -20’) 62 (12 feet) tall. It is not related to the olive but has Autumn Olives 4.5 - 6 m (15 -20’) 62 similar looking grey-green leaves.

The pea-sized red berries ripen in late September and are loaded with the antioxidant lycopene which is reported to help protect against prostate and other Fruiting Hedges cancers. With lycopene levels 17 times higher than Why plant a strictly ornamental hedge when you tomatoes, these berries make very healthy drinks or can have one that combines beauty with a bounty preserves. of berries? We have selected the following plants for their hardiness, ease of cultivation, attractive Autumn olive bushes are somewhat related to foliage, and of course - tasty fruits. Spacing can Goumi bushes and boast the same nitrogen fxing be determined by how tight you want the hedge to abilities. They are hardy and vigorous and will be. Sizes provided are general height and widths at thrive almost anywhere. In fact, they may be best maturity. suited to less fertile sites as they tend to thrive with such exuberance that they can crowd out less FRUIT SIZE AT MATURITY PAGE REF. vigorous plants. Currants 1 - 1.5 m (3 - 5 ft) 62 Aronia Berries 2 - 2.5 m ( 6 - 8 ft) 62 Our autumn olives are $19 ea. Gooseberries 1 - 2 m (1 - 2 ft) 62 Buy 10+ save 10% Nanking Cherries 2 - 2.5 m (6 - 8 ft) 62 Shrub Cherries 2 - 2.5 m (6 - 8 ft) 62 GARNET Haskaps 1.2 - 2 m (4 - 6 ft) 62 Ruby is noted for its larger and particularly sweet red berries. SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 3 | HARVEST: MID-SEASON Elderberries 2.5 - 3.5 m (8 - 12 ft) 62 Saskatoon Berries 2 - 3 m (6 - 10 ft) 62 AMBER American Cranberries 2.5 - 3.5 m (8 - 12 ft) 62 In the spring this unique Japanese variety is covered with fragrant, white blossoms, which are followed in late summer by large golden Sea Buckthorn 2 - 5.5 m (6 - 18 ft) 62 NEPTUNE 15 L SPRAYER berries. Chums 2 - 5.5 m (6 - 8 ft) 62 For a very precise spraying pattern, the Neptune SELF-FERTILE | ZONE 3 | HARVEST: MID-SEASON holds a unique design with a pump unit hidden inside to create a constant pressure in the lance. This sprayer hold 2.5 gallons of liquid, and is 100% leak proof. The lance is telescoping to adjust to your preferred length. Standard kits include a set of spare Sea Buckthorn parts and a herbicide nozzle. See page 43 for descriptions of our sea buckthorn $139 ea.

48 Attachments for Orion & Neptune Orchard Supplies HERBICIDE SHIELD Attachment made of PVC designed for Whiffetree Farm & Nursery offers many supplies use in cultivations that require weeding. to get your orchard up and running, and to provide The shield restricts errant spray from plants with vital protection, growth promotion, damaging plants while spreading herbicides between rows. The shield is indispensable particularly during windy weather when and health maintenance. spray drift can easily cause damage to plants. $14 ea.

BANANA BOOM Sprayers This attachment has fexible arms so the user can MERCURY SUPER SPRAYER arc the three nozzles thus providing 360° coverage This sprayer is ideal for homes, small around the target. It is also ideal for spraying row gardens, and fower beds. Creating crops since the bendable lance allows complete Supplies Orchard a fne mist over the plant prevents encircling of each plant. $33 ea. excessive water splattering. The unique design creates a spray mist 3 NOZZLE WIDE ATTACHMENT both when squeezing the trigger and The 50 cm (20”) spacing between releasing. nozzles assures optimal coverage when spraying three crop rows at 0.5 L $11.00 | 1 L $13.00 a time. Ideal for low growing row crops. $33 ea. 3 M (9 FT) TELESCOPIC LANCE This lance is perfect for spraying trees and other high or far to reach areas. Its three stage length adjustment elongates to a full three meters yet collapses to less than a meter making it easy to transport and store. $63 ea. VENUS SPRAYER Built to outlast common sprayers, the Venus sprayers are small and handy to use in the home, or vegetable Pruning Shears garden. 1 L $29.00 | 1.5 L $32 | 2 L $35 1 M (30”) BAHCO LOPPING SHEARS Long-reach professional orchard bypass lopper, also recommended for landscaping. Long and light aluminum handles with long reach for overhead cutting. Specially designed ORION SPRAYER cutting head and forged counter-blade to These reliable pressure sprayers are stand the stress of intensive use. $85 ea. well built with highly durable and chemically resistant materials. Orion FELCO #2 PROFESSIONAL HAND SHEARS sprayers are best used in orchards, Strong, solid-forged aluminum-alloy handles horticulture, greenhouses and plant have easy-to-grip covers and are nearly nurseries. unbreakable. Holds sharp blades for long 3 L $69.00 | 6 L $74 | 9 L $79 | time. $55 ea. 12 L $84 FREUND 2002 HAND SHEARS NEPTUNE 15 L SPRAYER Model 2002: Aluminium forged, replaceable For a very precise spraying pattern, the Neptune blade and hook made of high quality carbon holds a unique design with a pump unit hidden steel, wire cutter, serrated bolt, buffer, with inside to create a constant pressure in the lance. toolholder. $35 ea. This sprayer hold 2.5 gallons of liquid, and is 100% leak proof. The lance is telescoping to adjust to your FREUND 600 FOLDING PULL-STROKE preferred length. Standard kits include a set of spare PRUNING SAW parts and a herbicide nozzle. Pull-stroke pruning saws guarantee rapid, $139 ea. clean and precise, large-diameter cutting. The blade teeth boast exceptional strength NEPTUNE EL 15 L SPRAYER and durability thanks to the additional impulse A very quiet and effcient electric treatment. $40 ea. sprayer that sprays over 30 gallons on one charge. Worn as a backpack, and well built, it sprays a fne mist that is ideal for foliar feeding plants. Neptune sprayers are built to carry and apply a variety of liquid agents to protect plants from diseases, weeds, or pests. $389 ea.

49 Tree Protection & Supports Natural Fertilizer

ARBORGARD+® BLUEBERRY BOOSTER Guard trees from mower or trimmer damage. These heavy- Many home gardeners would love to grow duty 23 cm (9”) tall tree trunk protectors will provide security their own blueberries, but hesitate to try on trunk calipers of up to 10 cm(4”). For more mature trees, because of the plant’s special needs. This two or more Protectors will attach with locking tabs. product is really not a fertilizer, but an earth- $2.50 ea. or 5 for $10 friendly sulfur, which by lowering the soil pH, allows the blueberry plant to draw up GROW TUBE VINE SHELTER the nutrients it needs. Simply scattering a These two-piece plastic sleeves get your grapes off to a great handful around every plant each spring start. In fact, they have been shown to increase frst year plant before topping up with a fresh coat of growth by 150%. It protects the young vines from drying, mulch goes a long way toward keeping from structural damage caused by the wind and eliminates your blueberry plants healthy and green.

Orchard Supplies Orchard training the vine up to the wire. Bottom line - you get grapes Blueberry Booster is 80% Bio-Sol (90 sooner. $2.75 ea. Elemental Sulfur) and 20% Earth Boost (Dry Humic Acid). Buy 10+ save 10% | 25+ save 25% | 100+ save 40% $6 for 2 KG | $19 for 10 KG (an additional $2.50 freight will be added to each 10 kg bag) PLANTRA™ TREE SHELTERS Call for additional pricing for larger quantities! Ensure your seedlings survive against many threats that kill unprotected plants in their frst seasons. Plantra Tree Shelters ALL PURPOSE FOOD 6-8-6 also act like a mini greenhouse to build and grow the whole An organic based, granular fertilizer, plant from the roots to stem and shoots. Promotes straight tree recommended for spring application for all growth. Highly recommended for heartnuts, pecans and paw garden plants, vegetables, fruits, fowers, paws. 1 m (3’) $5 ea. | 1.5 m (5’) $7.50 ea. trees, shrubs and vines. Great for both new planting and established trees. A TREE-MATE-O™ light application of this product can really The Tree-Mate-O Tree Support cradles and make a difference. The organic content promotes a growing tree with a durable band that provides a blend of readily available and slow release nutrients, allows for natural swaying, encouraging proper which avoids the possible ‘burn’ effect of conventional fertilizers. development and stronger trees. It attaches to $9.90 for 2 KG | $28.50 for 10 KG a single regular T bar stake. Great for yards or (an additional $2.50 freight will be added to each 10 kg bag) public settings such as parks or schools. $8 ea. BIOFISH 2.75-1-2 (2 LITRE) TREE AND PLANT GUARD BioFish, an OMRI listed liquid fertilizer, contains This guard provides vital plant protection and prevents fsh emulsion, plant extracts and natural minerals migrating and crawling caterpillars from climbing, to enhance effciency. Use on, fowers, herbs, defoliating and possibly killing a newly planted tree. vegetables, tropicals etc. We suggest using a Also protects bark against rodent/ rabbit and mower/ 1:40 ratio of Bio-Fish and water when planting trimmer damage. $8 ea. trees etc. to help establish and enhance new root development. WHITE SPIRAL TREE GUARDS $13 ea. | Buy 2 for $25 Protect your plants and trees completely, quickly and inexpensively with plastic tree guards, a spiral tree and plant STARTER FOOD 1-3-15 protector. 75 cm (30”) tall. $2 ea. | Buy 5+ $1.60 ea. OMRI listed 100% organic, granular plant food containing a mix of organic and LAC BALSAM TREE WOUND DRESSING naturally occurring minerals. It is a source Ice storm damage? Also known as artifcial bark, Lac Balsam of readily available and slow release is the world’s fnest tree wound treatment. It provides nutrients, trace minerals and organic protection against insect and disease organisms that are matter essential to provide a strong boost attracted to open wounds. Lac Balsam has saved thousands to plants at early stages of growth or transplantation. Despite the of trees girdled by mice and rabbits. 385 gram tube. name starter food, it is actually ideal for fall application. The high $20 ea. potassium, low nitrogen content helps build up root reserves in trees and plants for increased winter hardiness. WHIFF DEER DETERRENT SOAP BAR $9.90 for 2 KG | $28.50 for 10 KG Tie and hang this small soap bar onto young (an additional $2.50 freight will be added to each 10 kg bag) plants or trees to deter deer. Use 1-2 bars per tree, lasts one season. 1/2 oz. bars with ties. New formula made specifcally for orchards. Our Whiff bars are sold as follows:

10 50 100 250 500 1000 BARS BARS BARS BARS BARS BARS $6 $19 $29 $69 $129 $199

50 HOMEGROWN BERRIES | A TIMBERPRESS GROWING GUIDE NEW Any home gardener who grows berries (or BLUEBERRY BOOSTER Books is thinking of doing so) will thoroughly enjoy Many home gardeners would love to grow this new full colour guide book. Attractive their own blueberries, but hesitate to try Whiffetree Farm and Nursery stocks many helpful enough for your coffee table, while providing Books because of the plant’s special needs. This and informative books to help you run your nursery, everything you should know in a helpful and product is really not a fertilizer, but an earth- orchard, or backyard garden. Here is a compiled list readable format. Includes information on site friendly sulfur, which by lowering the soil selection, soil preparation disease prevention, design and pruning. pH, allows the blueberry plant to draw up of our most recommended reads. Also gives you the details on numerous recommended varieties of the nutrients it needs. Simply scattering a blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, strawberries, elderberries and handful around every plant each spring BACKYARD FRUIT PRODUCTION more. $22 | 224 PAGES | 8” x 9” Soft Cover before topping up with a fresh coat of DAVID SCHLABACH UNCOMMON FRUITS FOR EVERY GARDEN mulch goes a long way toward keeping Charts, illustrations and easy-to-remember LEE REICH your blueberry plants healthy and green. techniques make this a helpful reference. If you are interested in venturing beyond Blueberry Booster is 80% Bio-Sol (90 Schlabach’s clear, concise style is perfect for the standard orchard fare of apples, pears, Elemental Sulfur) and 20% Earth Boost (Dry Humic Acid). those who want the facts without too much prunes and plums, here is the book you have $6 for 2 KG | $19 for 10 KG reading. The book covers both organic and been looking for. Reich’s research, anchored (an additional $2.50 freight will be added to each 10 kg bag) conventional controls. Includes cultural care for by his own experience, provides you with Call for additional pricing for larger quantities! specifc fruits from apples and Asian pears to thorough descriptions and valuable instructions grapes and raspberries. If you appreciate simplicity and common on growing all sorts of exotic plants. Kiwis, ALL PURPOSE FOOD 6-8-6 sense, this one is for you! pawpaws, medlars, persimmons, gooseberries, An organic based, granular fertilizer, $15 | 172 PAGES | 7.5” x 9” Soft Cover recommended for spring application for all and shipovas amongst many others are covered in 23 chapters of delightfully different fruits which add an garden plants, vegetables, fruits, fowers, LANDSCAPING WITH FRUIT | LEE REICH adventurous favour to your landscape. trees, shrubs and vines. Great for both A complete guide to the luscious possibilities $20 | 288 PAGES | 6” x 9” Soft Cover new planting and established trees. A of landscaping with fruiting trees, shrubs, and light application of this product can really vines. Includes advice on choosing the right GROWING FRUIT NATURALLY: A HANDS- make a difference. The organic content site for your new plants, how to select varieties ON GUIDE TO LUSCIOUS, HOMEGROWN provides a blend of readily available and slow release nutrients, that are relatively carefree and bear delicious FRUIT | LEE REICH NEW which avoids the possible ‘burn’ effect of conventional fertilizers. fruit while offering three-season visual appeal, Buy one of Lee Reich’s books and you’ll fnd $9.90 for 2 KG | $28.50 for 10 KG as well as the complete layout plans for fve yourself itching to get more of his titles. From (an additional $2.50 freight will be added to each 10 kg bag) different‘fruitscapes.’ With the help of this book, you can integrate his fruit-related writings it is easy to tell he plants into your yard that will be a joy to both your eyes and your has been there and grown it - and thoroughly BIOFISH 2.75-1-2 (2 LITRE) taste buds. $20 | 192 PAGES | 9.5” x 10” Soft Cover BioFish, an OMRI listed liquid fertilizer, contains enjoyed it. This colourful, well-illustrated volume takes you through planning, planting, fsh emulsion, plant extracts and natural minerals THE PRUNING BOOK | LEE REICH pruning, pest and disease control (naturally - see book title). The to enhance effciency. Use on, fowers, herbs, This handy, compact edition is set up in second half of the book covers most fruit categories with a variety vegetables, tropicals etc. We suggest using a question and answer format. Clear instructions, of descriptions, opinions and lots of luscious photos. 1:40 ratio of Bio-Fish and water when planting expert advice and detailed illustrations provide $27.50 | 240 PAGES | 8.5” x 11” Soft Cover trees etc. to help establish and enhance new everything needed to successfully prune root development. fowering trees, fruit and nut trees, shrubs, WHAT’S WRONG WITH MY FRUIT $13 ea. | Buy 2 for $25 brabbles, evergreens, vines, ground covers, and GARDEN? more. $20 | 234 PAGES | 8.5” X 11” SOFT DAVID DEARDOFF & KATHRYN WADSWORTH STARTER FOOD 1-3-15 COVER OMRI listed 100% organic, granular plant A very useful book that provides 100% organic solutions for how to cope with and eliminate food containing a mix of organic and GROW A LITTLE FRUIT TREE: SIMPLE specifc pests and diseases. Well illustrated naturally occurring minerals. It is a source PRUNING TECHNIQUES FOR SMALL charts that enable you to identify at a glance of readily available and slow release SPACE, EARLY-HARVEST FRUIT TREES what’s ailing your plant. Includes profles for nutrients, trace minerals and organic ANN RALPH NEW 37 fruits. Anyone who wants to grow healthy matter essential to provide a strong boost With Ann Ralph’s radical, yet simple pruning fruit will beneft. $25 | 300 PAGES | 7.5” X to plants at early stages of growth or transplantation. Despite the technique and easy maintenance plan, any full- 9.25” SOFT COVER name starter food, it is actually ideal for fall application. The high size variety of fruit tree can be kept small while potassium, low nitrogen content helps build up root reserves in still producing full-sized fruit in abundance. The STOREY’S GUIDE TO GROWING ORGANIC trees and plants for increased winter hardiness. author is a fruit tree specialist with 20 years of ORCHARD FRUITS | DANNY L. BARNEY $9.90 for 2 KG | $28.50 for 10 KG nursery experience, who has taught pruning classes for many years. Everything farmers need to know to successfully (an additional $2.50 freight will be added to each 10 kg bag) Of course, if you live in the short season of the north, tree size is grow and market organic fruits. Details designing, not your main concern. However, most of you in zone 5, especially maintaining, pruning and harvesting an orchard in protected urban settings, may well fnd this book to be your best and managing the business side of farming. A $20 investment. Follow Ann’s clear and easy instructions, from the straight-forward reference for a thriving orchard minute you plant your trees to keep them compact, manageable and business. productive. $20 | 168 PAGES | 7” x 9” Soft Cover $32 | 544 PAGES | 6” x 9” Soft Cover

51 TREE FRUIT FIELD GUIDE NUT TREE ONTARIO: A PRACTICAL GUIDE An extensive identifcation guide to fruit tree diseases, |ERNIE GRIMO insects, mites and pests. This compact, but very Here you get the foremost nut growing expert in complete, fully coloured reference book is designed Ontario to guide you through the pros and cons to take along to the feld or orchard. Conventional of all the various possibilities. Contains chapters spray suggestions are provided, as well as organic

Books on the various species and varieties complete with management tips. historical background and covers all the practical $32 | 238 PAGES | 5.” x 8.5” Spiral Bound aspects from tree planting to nut harvesting and processing. A one-of-a-kind book. THE APPLE GROWER | MICHAEL PHILLIPS $20 | 127 PAGES | 8.5” x 11” Soft Cover A comprehensive guide for the organic orchardist combining the forgotten wisdom of GROWING FRUIT WITH A SMILE: our greatgrandparents with the best research PLANTING SEEDS OF LAUGHTER, REAPING and techniques available today. This revised and FRUITS OF JAY | NIKLOY KURDYUMOV expanded edition is the most complete manual Although translated from Russian, this book available. Michael Phillips presents everything is packed with amazing, but practical tips and you need to know about growing apples advice not found anywhere else. Especially organically in his warm, readable style. Loaded intriguing are his illustrated pruning and with diagrams, charts, and lots of colour photos. techniques. Most of his unorthodox approach $32 | 343 PAGES | 8” X 10” SOFT COVER to fruit growing is well suited to our Canadian climate, and with his irreverent, off beat sense THE HOLISTIC ORCHARD of humor, Kurdyumov keeps you chuckling - and MICHAEL PHILLIPS thinking, right up to the last page. In this best-selling, new book, Phillips continues $30 | 534 PAGES | 5.5” x 8.5” Soft Cover on where he left off in The Apple Grower. This book provides all the information needed to RESTORATION AGRICULTURE create and maintain a thriving orchard with MARK SHEPARD insights into design, choosing varieties, and a In this ground breaking new book, Wisconsin step by step instructional calendar for the entire farmer/ author Mark Shepard promotes the orchard year. Safe, homegrown solutions are radical concept that perennial cropping systems offered to pest and disease challenges for numerous fruits, (chestnuts, apples, hazelnuts, mulberries, stone fruits and berries. A book to inspire beginners as well as currants etc. with pasturing), aside from being provide deeper answers for experienced fruit growers looking for more environmentally friendly than annuals feld-tested organic approaches. $32 | 432 PAGES | 8” X 10” (corn, soybeans), can actually be more effcient and proftable while producing more food per THE GRAPE GROWER - A GUIDE TO acre. He shakes out some impressive and ORGANIC VITICULTURE LON ROMBOUGH though-provoking numbers to support his claim. He explores all the The most comprehensive and useful book to various aspects of a healthy focus on table grapes for the home gardener ‘ecosystem’ including keyline design, alley cropping, silvopasture or small-scale vineyardist. Whether you’re just and agraforestry, but more importantly, he relates how he is doing getting started, or already have a hundred vines, it on his own 106 acre farm. This book will give you a fresh look at this book is an indispensable resource that can alternative possibilities. $32 | 330 PAGES | 6” x 9” Soft Cover literally save you a ‘bunch’ of time, money, and frustration. With over 40 years of experience, FRUIT TREES IN SMALL SPACES: Rombough is the perfect guide to walk you through all aspects of ABUNDANT HARVESTS FROM YOUR OWN variety evaluating, site preparation, as well as vine pruning and BACKYARD | COLBY EIRMAN training. The primer and reference book to organic practices that If you need a hand to shoehorn your dream works. Anyone with grapes will beneft. orchard into your backyard, this book can be a $32 | 288 PAGES | 8” X 10” SOFT COVER big help. It includes inspiring ideas for tucking trees into surprisingly small spaces as well THE ORGANIC BACKYARD VINEYARD: A as creative recipes for your harvest. Variety STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE TO GROWING YOUR selection, pruning, and training, container planting as well as basic OWN GRAPES | TOM POWERS pest and disease prevention are covered in this richly illustrated Whether you have 50 square feet, or one acre volume. $25 | 264 PAGES | 8” x 9” Soft Cover or more to plant, this straightforward guide will arm you with all the tools you need to success PUT ‘EM UP! FRUIT - A PRESERVING fully grow organic grapes. Expert Tom Powers GUIDE & COOKBOOK walks you through the entire process month by SHERRI BROOKS VINTON month. He explains everything you need to know from selecting Not only a home food preservation guide, but grape varieties to planting and maintaining your vineyard using goes on to inspire you with numerous potential organic techniques and fnally harvesting your grapes at their peak possibilities for all those jars lining the pantry. favour. $20 | 188 PAGES | 8” X 9” Vinton has a way of making food preserving fun and delicious. She offers 80 cooking recipes to use up the preserves and add a little summer sunshine, whatever the time of year. Covers 18 fruits from apples and apricots to quince and rhubarb in mouth watering full colour. $20 | 288 PAGES | 7.5” X 9” SOFT COVER 52 Bareroot Planting Bareroot trees are dug out of the feld when dormant- either late in the fall or early spring, and kept in cold storage with moist roots until planting time. Beside the obvious advantage in shipping and handling of dormant, bareroot trees, there is also less chance of transplant GROWING FRUIT WITH A SMILE: PLANTING SEEDS OF LAUGHTER, REAPING shock. However, timely planting is important. FRUITS OF JAY | NIKLOY KURDYUMOV Although translated from Russian, this book We quote Micheal Phillips in ‘The Holistic Orchard’: is packed with amazing, but practical tips and advice not found anywhere else. Especially intriguing are his illustrated pruning and grafting “I recommend the bareroot option hands down: young techniques. Most of his unorthodox approach whips do not go through transplant shock like more to fruit growing is well suited to our Canadian climate, and with his irreverent, off beat sense sizeable trees that have been waiting, rootbound, in bundled soil for a year or more. People tempted by the of humor, Kurdyumov keeps you chuckling - and bigger tree right there that very day, frequently end up making less-than stellar variety choice, transplanting thinking, right up to the last page. $30 | 534 PAGES | 5.5” x 8.5” Soft Cover a tree that’s in full leaf (defnitely not recommended), and then compromising future growth for years to come

by not loosening up the roots so they can reach out beyond the matted disaster often found in the pot. Repeat & Information Tips Planting after me: I will plan ahead and arrange bareroot stock to plant out at the right time.” (Used by permission)

Planting Distances These are only suggested guidelines for the home gardener and can be adjusted to ft your own situation. For example- for a fruiting hedge, you may want to decrease distance, but if you want a more spacious setting, plant farther apart.

PLANT IN ROW BETWEEN ROWS PLANT IN ROW BETWEEN ROWS

APPLES 3 - 4.5 m 5.5 - 6 m RASPBERRIES 0.5 - 0.7 m 1.8 - 2.5 m (semi-dwarf) (10 - 15 ft) (18 - 20 ft) (red) (1.5 - 2.5 ft) (6 - 8 ft) FRUIT TREES IN SMALL SPACES: APPLES 2.5 - 3 m 4 - 5 m RASPBERRIES 0.6 - 0.9 m 1.8 - 2.5 m ABUNDANT HARVESTS FROM YOUR OWN (dwarf) (8 - 10 ft) (14 - 16 ft) (black) (2 - 3 ft) (6 - 8 ft) BACKYARD | COLBY EIRMAN PEACHES, APRICOTS, 3 - 4.5 m 5.5 - 6 m GRAPES 1.8 - 2.5 m 3 m If you need a hand to shoehorn your dream PEARS, PLUMS, (10 - 15 ft) (18 - 20 ft) (6 - 8 ft) (10 ft) orchard into your backyard, this book can be a PLUMCOTS GOJIS 0.9 - 1.2 m 2.5 - 3 m big help. It includes inspiring ideas for tucking CHERRIES 4 - 6 m 6 - 7.5 m (3 - 4 ft) (8 - 10 ft) trees into surprisingly small spaces as well (standard) (14 - 20 ft) (20 - 24 ft) A male can be planted up as creative recipes for your harvest. Variety KIWIS 3 m (10 ft) to (25 ft) from a female selection, pruning, and training, container planting as well as basic CHERRIES 2.5 - 3.5 m 4 - 5 m (dwarf) (8 - 12 ft) (14 - 16 ft) pest and disease prevention are covered in this richly illustrated MULBERRIES 3.5 - 5.5 m 5.5 - 6 m volume. $25 | 264 PAGES | 8” x 9” Soft Cover CHERRIES 1.5 - 2.5 m 3 - 4 m (12 - 18 ft) (18 - 20 ft) (shrub) (5 - 8 ft) (10 - 14 ft) PAW PAWS 3 - 3.5 m 4 - 5.5 m PUT ‘EM UP! FRUIT - A PRESERVING CHUMS 2.5 - 3.5 m 3.5 - 5 m (10 - 12 ft) (14 - 18 ft) GUIDE & COOKBOOK (8 - 12 ft) (12 - 16 ft) QUINCE 2.5 - 3 m 3.5 - 5 m SHERRI BROOKS VINTON ARONIAS, BLUEBER- 1 - 1.2 m 3 - 3.5 m (8 - 10 ft) (12 - 16 ft) Not only a home food preservation guide, but RIES, CURRANTS, (3.5 - 4 ft) (10 - 12 ft) HAZELNUTS 2.5 - 3 m 3.5 - 5 m goes on to inspire you with numerous potential GOOSEBERRIES (8 - 10 ft) (12 - 16 ft) possibilities for all those jars lining the pantry. BLACKBERRIES 1.8 - 2.5 m 1.8 - 2.5 m WALNUTS, 5.5 - 7.3 m 7.3 - 9.75 m Vinton has a way of making food preserving fun (6 - 8 ft) (6 - 8 ft.) CHESTNUTS, PECANS (18 - 24 ft) (24 - 32 ft) and delicious. She offers 80 cooking recipes to ELDERBERRIES 1.2 - 1.5 m 3 - 3.5 m use up the preserves and add a little summer HEARTNUTS 7.3 - 9 m 7.3 - 9.75 m (4 - 5 ft) (10 - 12 ft) (24 - 30 ft) (24 - 32 ft) sunshine, whatever the time of year. Covers 18 fruits from apples and apricots to quince and rhubarb in mouth watering full colour. $20 | 288 PAGES | 7.5” X 9” SOFT COVER 53 How to Order How to Calculate Freight IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PLACE AN ORDER: To calculate freight simply fnd the subtotal for your order in the left hand column. Your freight charge will the amount found in Simply give us a call at 519.669.1349 to place an order over the right hand column. For example, if the subtotal for our order the phone or fll out the order form included with this catalogue is $275.00 and you live in Ontario, the freight will be $45.00. and mail it back to us. YOUR ORDER ONTARIO QC/MB/ AB/ MAIL ORDERS SUBTOTAL SK MARITIMES

How To Order To How There are two periods during the year when we ship our plants $0 - $50 $20.00 $26.00 $28.00 and trees. We ship when the weather warms up in spring (mid to late April) or cools down in the fall (mid-October). Please be $50 - $100 $25.00 $32.50 $35.00 patient if you are in warmer climates than us. We ship across $100 - $150 $30.00 $39.00 $42.00 Canada however due to government regulations we cannot ship $150 - $200 $35.00 $45.50 $49.00 to British Columbia. $200 - $250 $40.00 $52.00 $56.00 All mail order plants and trees are shipped when they are $250 - $300 $45.00 $58.50 $63 dormant and are bareroot. Our trees are 1 - 1.5 m. (3 - 5 ft.) $300 - $350 $50.00 $65.00 $70.00 tall whips when they are shipped. Your trees and plants $350 - $400 $55.00 $71.50 $77.00 will arrive packaged in a box (see image below), the roots carefully wrapped to ensure that they are kept moist. It takes $400 - $450 $60.00 $78.00 $84.00 approximately 2 to 3 days for your order to arrive. $450 - $500 $65.00 $84.50 $91.00 $500 - $550 $70.00 $91.00 $98.00 Local orders are shipped with Canpar. Orders outside of Ontario $550 - $600 $75.00 $97.50 $105.00 are shipped with Canada Post. $600 - $650 $80.00 $104.00 $112.00 PICK UPS AT WHIFFLETREE FARM & NURSERY $650 - $700 $85.00 $110.50 $119.00 Orders may be picked up by appointment Monday to Saturday $700 - $750 $90.00 $117.00 $126.00 after April 1st in the spring and after October 15 in the fall (depending on the weather these dates may change). $750 - $800 $95.00 $123.50 $133.00 $800 - $850 $100.00 $130.00 $140.00 We will contact you to schedule your pick up day and time. $850 - $900 $105.00 $136.50 $147.00 $900 - $950 $110.00 $1430.00 $154.00 You may also drop by to place any order Monday to Friday from 9:00am to 5:00pm but it is always preferable to make an $950 - $1000 $115.00 $149.50 $161.00 appointment in advance. $1000 - $1100 $92.00 $119.60 $128.80 $1100 - $1200 $99.00 $128.70 $138.60 $1200 - $1300 $106.00 $137.80 $148.40 $1300 - $1400 $113.00 $146.90 $158.20 $1400 - $1500 $120.00 $156.00 $168.00 $1500 - $1600 $127.00 $165.10 $177.80 $1600 - $1700 $135.00 $175.50 $189.00 $1700 - $1800 $141.00 $183.30 $197.40 $1800 - $1900 $141.00 $183.30 $197.40 $1900 - $2000 $155.00 $201.50 $217.00

If your order exceeds $2,000.00 please contact us for special rates.

These freight calculations are based on 1 to 2 year old bareroot whips.

Freight charges may change if plant is potted or more than two years old.

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PLEASE INCLUDE CHEQUE OR MONEY ORDER PAYABLE TO: WHIFFLETREE FARM AND NURSERY THANK YOU! What’s in a Name? All of you who are not closely connected with the world of horses can certainly be excused for suspecting the word ‘whiffetree’ was borrowed from the enchanted fantasy world of ‘Alice and Wonderland’ or perhaps J. R. R. Tolkien’s ‘Lord of the Rings’. It begs for a defnition!

www.merriam-webster.com defnes a whiffetree as: the pivoted swinging bar to which the traces of a harness are fastened and by which a vehicle or implement is drawn.

As you now can see, whiffetree is actually frmly grounded in reality. Being unfamiliar does not make something impractical.

We see a parallel with our collection of plants and trees. At frst glance growing Asian pears, paw paws, hardy kiwis and goji berries in our climate would seem to belong in the realm of wishful thinking. But after pausing to examine the evidence, it becomes apparent that these are just a few examples in the wonderful, but largely unknown territory of practical plants which can beautify your backyard while providing you with healthy, nutritious fruit. Wouldn’t you fnd it gratifying if your landscape shrubs and trees actually rewarded you for the effort you expend in caring for them? The wisdom of growing some of our own food is rooted in our history, but the joy and deep satisfaction derived from doing it is being rediscovered by the present generation.

Returning to the name for a brief analogy – the whiffetree is a vital, but largely unnoticed component in any instance where a horse is hitched or fastened to a load to pull, be it a cart or a one horse open sleigh. It must be fexible enough to reduce stress by moving back and forth at the ends, yet sturdy and dependable enough at the center pivot point to draw the load.

Whether your project is for pleasure or proft, the Martin family looks forward to providing this vital role as a reliable and accommodating source of unique, high quality plants and products as well as helpful advice.

Wildlife Tree Package Gift Certifcates Occasionally we develop excess of certain Other gifts come and go, but when you give a varieties, or sometimes a tree is disfgured or not Whiffetree gift certifcate you truly give the gift perfect enough for orchards. These make ideal that keeps on giving. candidates for wildlife areas or food forests. They will provide nourishment for deer and other Gift certifcates can be purchased in any wildlife, as well as for the one who planted them. denomination and These trees might come without name tags and we are perfect for any cannot guarantee names of any specifc variety occasion! Please on these packages. If you would like a certain contact us for more variety, you must order them from the main information. variety section.

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5 Apple Trees $60.00 10 Apple Trees $100.00 5 Pear Trees $60.00 10 Pear Trees $100.00 5 Plum Trees $60.00 10 Plum Trees $100.00 5 Mix Species Trees $50.00 10 Mix Species Trees $90.00 (TO HWY 6)

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