2021 Dear Friends
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2020-2 2021 Dear Friends: Welcome to our 2021 catalogue. Between these covers we believe you will find the finest collection of fruiting trees and plants in Canada. We also believe there has never been a better time to venture into a bit of garden- ing (especially fruit growing!) What other hobby allows you to dump your psychotherapist, to reduce your grocery bill as well as your carbon footprint, and to spend more time outdoors? No matter what your level of proficiency, you are bound to gain a fresh appreciation for the wonderful world of nature. As always, we suggest starting small and simple. We will admit, it always makes us nervous when a new cus- tomer sends in a large order. Do you know what to expect? Have you seen bareroot, dormant plants before? Do you know what your soil is like? Are you prepared to spend time watering and weeding? On the other hand, we have many loyal customers who start small and just keep coming back. In fact, we have a handful of en- thusiasts who have ordered from us every single spring since we are in business! 2020 is now history. At the time of this writing we are under lockdown (again) and of course no-one knows what the COVID-19 roller coaster ride looks like for the 2021 season. Our intentions are to continue curbside pickups which worked relatively well last spring. We greatly appreciate the patience and consideration shown by our clientele during the difficult days of 2020 and will be striving to improve our level of customer service for this spring. Enjoy the catalogue! Lawrence & Marie Martin, Lowell & Karen Martin Another catalogue project brought to Take the opportunity. fruition. Thanks to the Innovative team Plant trees and bushes that bear fruit and develop your lawn or property from Whiffletree for a job well done. to become an area of productivity, pleasure and profit. Design & Printing by: Purpose to help in reversing the trend of becoming a nation of consumers. innovative.ink Be productive! Non Plant Index How to Order & Order Form. 74-76 DISCOUNT POLICY Books. 70-71 If the value of your order (before shipping, Custom Grafting. 23 shipping surcharges, and taxes) is: Fertilizer. 69-70 Gift Certificate. 29 • between $500.00 and $1499.99 you may deduct 10% Orchard Spray Kits. 63 • between $1500.00 and $3000.00 you may deduct 15% Orchard Supplies. 64-68 • over $3000.00 please contact us. Pollinator Bees and Supplies . 62 If your order is being shipped, the shipping charges must Shipping Chart . .74 be calculated on the total order value before the discount (not including shipping surcharges). Plant Index If you are a commercial grower or a wholesale buyer (50 Fruit Trees. 2-31 trees or more and varieties ordered in multiples of 10) Nut Trees. 32-35 contact us for pricing. Other Trees & Plants. 35-41 Vines. 41-44 Berries. 44-53 CHANGES ON ORDER Superfruits . 54-57 If you have already sent us your order and now would like Nitrogen Fixing Plants . 57-59 to change or modify it, you can do so up until March 29, Companion Plants. 59-60 2021. After this date changes will be subject to a $20.00 Container Plants . 60-61 administration fee. You can, at any time, place a new Apples. 2-8 Magnolias. 39 separate order with separate shipping charges. Apricots. 19 Medlars. 31 Aronia Berries. 55 Mountain Ash. 35 See Page 74 for info on shipping surcharge on heavy items. Autumn Olives. .58 Mulberries. 28 Beech. .34 Blackberries. .53 Nanking Cherries. .27 Boysenberries. 53 Nectarines. 21 OUR GUARANTEE Blueberries. 48-49 All plants sent out are considered alive and true to name. Buffaloberries. 58 Oak, Bur. .34 Butternuts. 32 When given proper care, they will leaf out and grow. If Buartnuts. .32 Paw Paws . 28-29 any plant fails to leaf out, and you believe the plant was Peaches. 20-21 Cherries (Sour). 26 defective, you must notify us by August 1st, 2021. We Pears (Asian). 14 Cherries (Sweet). 25 will place a credit on your account for the amount paid Chestnuts . 34 Pear (European). 12-13 for the item. This credit amount can be used towards Pea Shrubs. 58 Chums. .18 future purchases. This credit amount is not refundable. Collector's Corner. .8, 22 Pecans. .35 Combination Trees . 22 Persimmons. 30-31 Plants that leaf out but die during the first growing Comfrey. 59 Plums . .17 season will receive a half-price credit on account if we Cornelian Cherries . 27 Crabapples. .9 Plumcots. .18 are notified by August 1st. The above conditions apply. Cranberries (High Bush) . 38 Pomegranates . .61 Currants . 45-46 If you are interested in purchasing a replacement plant, Quince, Fruiting. 15 the customer is responsible for shipping charges. Echinachea . .60 Quince, Flowering. .36 Elderberries. .54 Although we sell hardy trees and plants, we cannot Raspberries. 51-53 Figs. .61 guarantee overwinter survival due to factors beyond Rhubarb . 40-41 our control. Gingkos. 35 Rugosa Roses. 40 Grapes . 42-44 Our goal is to send only high quality stock, but in working Rootstock . 23 Gooseberries. 44-45 with live plants and human fallibility, we realize perfection Goji Berries . .55 Saskatoon Berries. .47 Goumis. 59 is not always attained. We do want you to be successful Grass Seed. 60 Schisandra Berries . 57 and satisfied. Sea Buckthorn. .56 Haskaps . 46-47 Shipova. 35 Hawthorn. .36 Hazelnuts. 33-34 Shrub Cherries. .26 PLANT SIZES Heartnuts. 33 Strawberries . 50-51 Sizes listed for each item should be considered an average. Jostaberries. .45 Walnuts. 32 The trees and shrubs in your order will sometimes Jujubes. 30 Wild Blue Indigo. 59 be slightly larger and occasionally smaller than these Junipers. 37 Wildflower Seeds . .60 projections. Much depends on variety characteristics and Kiwis. 40-41 Wildlife Tree Packages. 23 Willows. 37 nursery growing habits of each species. Lemons. 61 Lindens. 37 Wintergreen. .49 Lingonberries. 50 Winterberry, Holly. 36-37 Most of our trees and plants are sold as 'bareroot' (without Lilacs. 39 soil). They are kept dormant (asleep) in cold storage until Yarrow . 59 Lilies, Edible. .38 you pick them up or we ship them to you. Locusts. 57 Yellowhorn. 35 • CRIMSON CRISP® Very few of the new scab resistant varieties – which are such a winner for the homeowner, >Apples (Malus spp) manage to catch the attention of the commercial grower, but 'Crimson Crisp®' is One of the most challenging fruits to grow Apples doing it! Attractive, deep crimson, mid-sized organically, but take heart! Choosing one of fruit is very firm and crisp with a pleasing, our scab resistant varieties is a good start. complex flavour that can keep up to six With the vast array of flavours available months in storage. Hardworking, productive tree has a spreading growth habit making it really easy to train. (even for colder regions) in this healthy, versatile fruit, it NEEDS A POLLENIZER | ZONE 4 | HARVEST: EARLY OCT. would be a shame not to try a few trees. Natural pest control 110-1635 SMALL SEMI-DWARF (G935) $42.95 EACH with insect traps and kaolin clay sprays can be used if desired. 110-1630 SEMI-DWARF (G30) $42.95 EACH However, apples that are less than picture perfect are still just • DEXTER JACKSON NEEDS A POLLENIZER | ZONE 2/3 | HARVEST: MID AUG. as flavourful and nutritious. Even with insect damaged fruit all NO AVAILABILITY FOR 2021 is not lost. Drying, juicing or making apple sauce are still great options. Remember the old adage ‘an apple a day keeps the • ENTERPRISE A medium to large glossy red smooth doctor away’ was coined before the days of pesticide sprays. skinned apple. Its yellow cream coloured flesh is firm, very crisp, and has a spicy 1-2m (3-6') bareroot trees complex flavour. A good quality dessert apple, 'Enterprise' is also excellent for cooking and baking. This is one you can Red Apples easily store until spring. The crispness holds while it's flavour mellows to a fine finish. Enterprise is esteemed for robust resistance to disease and also insects, possibly due, in part, to it's slightly thicker skin. NEEDS A POLLENIZER | ZONE 3/4 | HARVEST: LATE OCT. 112-0909 DWARF (BUD 9) ᴇ $42.95 EACH 112-0919 SEMI-DWARF (B118/B9 INTERSTEM) ᴇ $47.95 EACH • FREEDOM After 23 years of testing with no spraying, Freedom was introduced by Cornell University in Geneva, NY in 1983. The name refers to it’s 'Freedom' – • AMBROSIA Courtesy of from disease including of As one of the foremost commercial apples of Adams County Nursery course scab as well as fire blight today, Ambrosia hardly needs much introduction. and mildew. Similar to the old Nowadays most modern varieties are the result 'Wealthy' apple, 'Freedom' of university research programs, but this is one is a juicy, large red apple of nature's unexpected gifts. In the late 1980s, with aromatic old fashioned Wilfred Mennell of Keremas, BC took out an goodness – just right for apple old Golden Delicious orchard and replanted it to Jonagolds. A chance sauce, juice or fresh eating. Will keep for 2-3 months. A dependable seedling that turned up in the row attracted the pickers' attention choice that teams well with 'Liberty'. when it began to fruit. They found the flavour irresistible and the tree NEEDS A POLLENIZER | ZONE 3/4 | HARVEST: LATE SEPT. 112-2809 DWARF (BUD 9) ᴇ $42.95 EACH always got stripped clean for their own use! Eventually reaching the 112-2835 SEMI-DWARF (G935) ᴇ $42.95 EACH mass market, it quickly became a favourite of many for its crunchy and 112-2818 LARGE SEMI-DWARF (B118) $42.95 EACH aromatic, honey sweet, low acid flesh.