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Nut Trees and Bushes
Apple, Pear, Quince
Stonefruit
Climbers and Vines
Berries + Mulberries
Citrus, Feijoa, Pomegranate
Fig Trees
Avocado, Bananas, Dragonfruit
Ginkgo, Medlar, Pawpaw, Persimmons
Nitrogen Fixers
Other Trees
Perennial Herbs + Other small plants
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Nut Trees and Bushes
Heartnut (Juglans ailantifolia)
Heartnut is a unique sweet walnut tree from Japan with either oval or heart shaped and easy to crack nuts. Very disease resistant and easy to grow with an attractive shape. Needs a second walnut tree for pollination.
USDA Zone 5-8
Persian Walnut (Juglans regia)
The Persian or English Walnut is a walnut blight resistant, fast growing tree that does best in full sunlight. The nuts are easy to crack, very nutritious and delicious to eat fresh, dried or roasted. Needs a second tree for pollination.
USDA Zone 5-9
Black Walnut (Juglans nigra)
COMING SPRING 2025
The Black Walnut, native to Central and Eastern North America, is a stately tree that is priced for its aesthetics and beautifully coloured, rot-resistant heartwood.
Its edible sweet nuts have a unique flavour and a very hard shell, best to use a good quality nutcracker or hammer to get to the protein-, fat- and nutrient-rich nutmeat.
Black Walnut trees are semi self-fertile but planting multiple trees ensures better cross-pollination and yields.
USDA Zone 4-9
Turkish Tree Hazelnut (Corylus colurna)
Turkish Tree Hazel is an unusual hazelnut as it grows into a lovely tree with a single trunk and beautiful bark. The edible sweet nuts grow in clusters and can be easily collected. Pollution and eastern filbert blight resistant. Best with a second Tree Hazel close by for pollination.
USDA Zone 4-7
Grimo Hazelnut (Corylus colurna x avellana)
Grimo hazelnut is an offspring of the 'Faroka' Turkish tree/European hazel hybrid or 'trazel'. 'Faroka' and its offspring are resistant to filbert blight and bud mite. The nuts range from medium to large size, usually oval with good nut qualities.
USDA Zone 5b-8
American Hazelnut (Corylus americana)
COMING SPRING 2025
The American Hazelnut is a medium to large shrub native to Central and Eastern North America.
This hazelnut is an important wildlife food source for many animals that not only feed on the nuts but also use the bush as habitat.
The edible nut is sweet and rich in nutrients and a great addition to a food forest, orchard or edible shelter belt. While a single American hazelnut tree can produce nuts, planting multiple trees will increase the yield substantially.
American Hazelnut is resistant to Eastern Filbert Blight.
USDA Zone 4-9
Apple, Pear, Quince
Quince (Cydonia oblonga)
Our Quince trees are grown from our highest quality fruit on their own roots. A small (up to 15 feet) and pretty tree that is native to Asia. It has beautiful showy white-pinkish flowers followed by fragrant yellow and large fruit that are pear or apple shaped. Fruit need to be processed and make the best jelly ever. Easy to grow.
USDA Zone 5-9
Flowering Quince (Chaenomeles speciosa)
Chinese Flowering Quince grows into a medium size bush that is covered in a profusion of red flowers in the early spring, followed later on by quince-like edible fruit that turn golden yellow when ripe. Fruit need to be processed and make a good jam or jelly. Flowering quince fruit has a high pectin level, which aids in the setting of jelly.
USDA Zone 5-9
Asian Pear (Pyrus pyrifolia)
Asian pears are cultivated in China since over 3000 years. The fruit are deliciously sweet, crunchy and juicy. Wonderful for fresh eating. Mostly pest free and easy to grow. Produces abundantly with a second variety as a pollinator close by.
We carry Asian Pear trees grown on their own root as well as grafted varieties such as Shinseiki, Chojuro and Yoinashi.
USDA Zone 5-9
European Pear (Pyrus communis)
We have different dessert varieties of European pear available, such as 'Conference' and 'Beurre Giffard'. Pear trees are covered in white showy flowers in the spring that turn into delicious sweet and juicy fruit in the fall. We thrive to offer only disease resistant varieties that show resistance to fire blight, scab and most other fungal diseases.
USDA Zone 5-8
Apple (Malus domestica)
We have different varieties of grafted sweet dessert apple trees, such as NovaMac, Florina, Liberty, Conestogo and Kerr. We thrive to offer varieties that are resistant to diseases such as fire blight, scab and most other fungal diseases. Apple trees need a second variety close by for pollination.
USDA Zone 4-8
Stonefruit
Peach (Prunus persica)
USDA Zone 6-8
Nectarine (Prunus persica var. nucipersica)
Our nectarine trees are grown from our best producing trees on their own roots. Nectarines and Peaches grow fast and produce early, often at the young age of 3 years. Originally from China, they sport delicious sweet and juicy fruit. Thrives when planted in a protected location, such as under and overhang and against a south-facing wall. Self-fertile.
USDA Zone 6-8
Apricot 'Lillooet' (Prunus armeniaca)
Lilloet apricot (Prunus armeniaca) travelled with us on our move from British Columbia to Nova Scotia. It grows in Lilloet, B.C., where we used to go apricot picking.
Grown from our own selected seed on it's own root. Apricot fruits are delicious and full of vitamins and minerals. The tree is cold hardy and drought resistant. Best grown under shelter in NS, protected from rain as it originated in dry climates.
USDA Zone: 4-9
Sweet Cherry (Prunus avium)
Our sweet cherries are grown on their own roots from the best quality sweet cherry varieties in the orchard. Grows into a medium to large tree that is covered in a myriad of white flowers in the spring followed by edible sweet red fruit that are great for fresh eating, freezing and preserves.
USDA Zone 5-8
Cherry 'Cupid' (Prunus cerasus x fruticosa)
'Cupid' is a hybrid between a sour cherry and the hardy European Dwarf or Mongolian cherry. VERY hardy small tree reaching up to 10 feet in height. Cupid produces large dark red cherries that are surprisingly sweet and great for fresh eating or preserves and pies. Self-pollinating.
USDA Zone 2-7
Climbers and Vines
Blue Passionflower (Passiflora caerulea)
One of the most glamorous vines, the award-winning Blue Passionflower is a vigorous large semi-evergreen climber. The intricate and complex flowers are edible and also have medicinal properties. With the right pollinator, the flowers are developing into a yellow fruit that contains edible red flesh surrounding small seeds. Easy to grow.
USDA Zone 6-10
Five Flavor Fruit (Schisandra chinensis)
Originating from Northern China and the Russian Far East, Schisandra is a unique climber that is used in Chinese medicine since over 2000 years. It is the only fruit known to have all five basic tastes; sour, sweet, pungent, bitter and salty. It also contains high amounts of Vitamine C and E as well as essential minerals. Beautiful shiny and scarlet red berries form in clusters in late summer and fall. Our seedlings are grown from 'Eastern Prince' - a self-fertile variety.
USDA Zone 4-7
Chocolate Vine (Akebia quinata)
Akebia is a decorative, twining climber with attractive semi-evergreen leaves and intriguing fragrant flowers. Sports very unique purple or white fruit that look like sausages. The edible fruit pulp is refreshing and sweet. Can grow to 30 feet length. Hardy and easy to grow.
USDA Zone: 5-9
Himrod Grape (Vitis labrusca)
Himrod grape is a excellent seedless and sweet dessert grape, great for fresh eating and juicing. Fast grower and reliable heavy producer of medium delicious green grapes that turn yellowish when fully ripe. Self-pollinating American hybrid.
USDA Zone 5-8
Concord Grape (Vitis labrusca)
Concord Grapes are highly aromatic, tangy, and sweet with a unique musky flavor. The dark blue, nearly black fruit are great for fresh eating and excellent for making jelly and juicing. Exceptional hardiness, vigor and disease resistance. Self-pollinating American hybrid grape, but larger harvest with cross-pollination.
USDA Zone 5-8
Niagara Grape (Vitis labrusca)
Niagara grape is an American hybrid variety that has sweet, tangy and juicy green fruit. Good for fresh eating, excellent for juicing and jellies. Heavy producer of large grape clusters that turn lightly yellow when fully ripe. Self-pollinating but larger production with a second variety near by.
USDA Zone 5-9
Sausage Vine (Holboellia coriacea)
Sausage Vine is a unique evergreen climber with dark-green shiny leaves and fragrant ivory-pink flowers that turn into beautiful bright-purple fruit. Male and female flowers on the same plant. Great for growing in a greenhouse or as a house plant that bears edible fruit.
USDA Zone 7-10
Honeysuckle 'Dropmore Scarlet' (Lonicera x brownii)
Highly popular, ‘Dropmore Scarlet’ Honeysuckle is a vigorous climber with masses of stunning, flaming scarlet, tubular flowers that open to reveal orange throats. Produced in succession from early summer to fall, they eventually give way to small, bright red berries. Magnets for hummingbirds, the cheerful blossoms contrast nicely with foliage of rounded blue-green leaves. It will happily cover walls, fences, or pergolas for a striking floral display. Pest-free and easy to grow with heights up to 12 feet tall.
USDA Zone 3-9
Berries + Mulberries
Everbearing Strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa)
Everbearing Strawberry is a continuous producer of an abundance of pretty white flowers followed by large red sweet and juicy fruit. Excellent for fresh eating, pies and jam. Best grown in full sun for maximum production and sweetness.
USDA Zone 4-8
Raspberry 'Prelude' (Rubus idaeus)
Raspberry 'Prelude' is a disease resistant vigorous and fast growing floricane with abundant sweet, flavourful berries. Everbearing with a major early crop around June and a second crop in the fall.
USDA Zone 4-8
Aronia Berry (Aronia melanocarpa)
A small handsome bush with beautiful white flower clusters followed by healthy, vitamin- and mineral-rich jet-black berries. Stunning orange-red fall colours. Native to eastern North America. Easy to grow and cold hardy.
USDA Zone: 3-8
Black Elderberry (Sambucus nigra)
Elderberry 'Bob Gordon' is a very productive and vigorous variety that produces large clusters of berries that are sweeter and juicier than most other elderberry varieties. Famous for its beneficial effects as a cold and flu remedy, it is great for making juice and syrup or teas. The berries should be processed before consumption. Partially self-fertile but produces better with another variety close by.
USDA Zone 3-8
Black Mulberry (Morus nigra)
Originally native to Asia, Black Mulberry is a pretty, medium size tree with large dark-green leaves. It's dark-purplish fruit remind somewhat of blackberries but their taste is superior - large and juicy, with the right amount of sweetness balanced by a subtle tartness, they are excellent for fresh eating, freezing, drying, marmalade and baking. Fast growing and mostly pest-free but can occasionally be affected by canker. Self-pollinating.
USDA Zone 6-9
Black Mulberry 'Dwarf Everbearing' (Morus nigra)
This delicious dwarf mulberry is growing as a spreading bush to a height of 8-10 feet. It is a vigorous small tree that continuously fruits all season. The berry-like soft and sweet fruit are prized for their outstanding flavour and are an excellent source of fiber, vitamins and antioxidants. Great for fresh eating, jams and jellies, wine and freezing.
Due to its size, it is also perfect for container growing, making a lovely patio plant in the summer and houseplant in the winter when pruned down to 4-5ft (for optimal fruiting). Self-fertile.
USDA Zone 6-10
White Mulberry (Morus alba)
The White Mulberry, also known as Silkworm Mulberry, is a very hardy, fast-growing and medium sized tree that originates from China. It's fruit can range in colour from white to purple and are very sweet, great for fresh eating and drying. Abundant producer that is self-pollinating.
USDA Zone 4-8
Saskatoonberry (Amelanchier alnifolia)
Saskatoonberry is a very hardy pretty bush or small tree that is native to North America. Best grown in full sun, but tolerates partial shade. Covered in white flower clusters in the spring, followed by delicious sweet fruit. Great for fresh eating, pies and jam. Easy to grow and self-fertile.
USDA Zone 2-8
Haskapberry 'Aurora' (Lonicera caerulea)
Haskap or Honeyberries are in the Honeysuckle family and produce edible dark blue fruit. Aurora Haskap is considered one of the top Haskap varieties, known for its high yields and large berries with excellent flavour and low acidity, resulting in a sweeter taste. They are great for fresh eating, freezing, baking, and preserves.
The small bushes are very hardy, void of any pest issues and easy to grow.
For optimal fruit production, cross-pollination is required - haskaps need to be planted with a compatible variety.
Aurora Haskap is an early-pollinating variety and pairs well with Borealis, Tundra and Honey Bee.
USDA Zone 2-8
Haskapberry 'Honey Bee' (Lonicera caerulea)
Haskap or Honeyberries are in the Honeysuckle family and produce edible dark blue fruit. 'Honey Bee' Haskap is known for bearing fruit at a young age.
The flavour of Haskaps is generally described as a cross between a blueberry and a raspberry, they are great for fresh eating, freezing, baking, and preserves.
The small bushes are very hardy, void of any pest issues and easy to grow.
For optimal fruit production, cross-pollination is required - haskaps need to be planted with a compatible variety.
Honey Bee Haskap is an early-pollinating variety and pairs well with Aurora, Borealis and Tundra.
USDA Zone 2-8
Gojiberry (Licium barbarum)
Native to China and Tibet, this superfood plant is drought tolerant and disease resistant. The resilient hardy bush has a drooping habit and therefore benefits from some support for its long fruit-covered branches. The bright-red fruit are rich in vitamins and have high antioxidant levels; great for drying, fresh eating or uniquely flavoured jam. Easy to grow. Best production in full sun, but does also well in half-shade.
USDA Zone 5-9
Red Currant 'Red Lake' (Ribes rubrum)
Red Lake currant is very productive and one of the best tasting red currants. Attractive heavy-bearing bushes that grow 3-5 feet tall.
Developed in the early 20th century, this cultivar was bred for its large, flavorful berries and good disease resistance. The berries hold well on the bush and are ideal for fresh eating, jellies, jam, pie and freezing.
This currant is self-fertile and resistant to powder mildew. It thrives in full sun but tolerates partial shade.
Do not plant close to White Pine.
USDA Zone 3-8
Citrus, Feijoa, Pomegranate
Lemon 'Flying Dragon' (Poncirus trifoliata)
Flying Dragon really lives up to its name; with fiery fall colours and spiky contorted growth, it is a spectacular sight. Very hardy and easy to grow lemon tree that can tolerate down to -20 Celsius when mature. Fragrant white flowers are followed by round little lemons with a thick fuzzy skin that can withstand snow and ice. The fruit have seeds and a good lemon flavour. Prefers lightly acidic soil. Unique find!
USDA Zone 6-9
Pineapple Guava (Feijoa sellowiana)
Very unique evergreen bush or small tree with pretty blue-green leathery leaves. The tropical-looking flowers are edible and very sweet, melting on the tongue like little fruity sugar clumps. Tasty guava-like fruit with cream-coloured flesh ripen in late fall. Easily trained as espalier, a hedge, or a small specimen tree for in-ground growing or container. Though somewhat self-fertile, a second plant is recommended for better fruit set. Needs protection in Nova Scotias climate.
USDA Zone 7-10
Dwarf Pomegranate 'Nana' (Punica granatum)
This dwarf pomegranate is a compact pretty bush ideally suited for container growing or small greenhouse areas. It grows between 2 and 4 feet in height and width and is covered in showy orange to scarlet red flowers for most of the growing season. The miniature pomegranate fruit that follow are edible showpieces.
Self-fertile and sun-loving.
USDA Zone 7-11
Pomegranate (Punica granatum)
A pomegranate tree with its abundance of striking bright orange-red flowers and jewel-like delicious fruit is a stunning sight. it can grow to a height of 15-20 feet but can be easily pruned to the desired shape.
The leathery round fruit are filled with edible seed, each covered in sweet juicy flesh. They look like shiny garnets. The shiny green foliage contrasts staggeringly with the crimson red flowers and fruit. Evergreen in warm winter areas, the foliage changes to a brilliant yellow in the fall in cooler areas. Pomegranates are partially self-fertile and planting another variety or seedling close by increases fruit set. The fruit is rich in vitamins and antioxidants and can be eaten fresh or made into juice and jams.
Easy to grow and drought tolerant. Best grown in a greenhouse or container in Nova Scotia's climate.
USDA Zone 7-10
Fig Trees
Fig 'Olympian' (Ficus carica)
USDA Zone 7-10
Fig 'Violette de Bordeaux' (Ficus carica)
'Violette de Bordeaux' is a super dwarf variety from Spain, great for pot culture. The small and very sweet jet-black fruits have a rich flavour with cherry notes. They are considered by many to be the best tasting fig available. 'Violette' often produces two crops in a season. Even when grown in pots, it is very productive.
Northern fig trees don't need a pollinator, they produce fruit without pollination. A reliable producer in cool climates that is best suited for a cold greenhouse or pot growing in Nova Scotia. Figs are sub-tropical deciduous plants that need a winter dormancy period.
USDA Zone 7-10
Fig 'Brunswick' (Ficus carica)
Brunswick fig trees are medium growers with large pear-shaped fruit that are very sweet with a note of honey and strawberry. Brunswick is a main crop producer, with fruit ripening from September onwards. Interesting leaves with long finger-like lobes. Northern fig trees don't need a pollinator, they produce fruit without pollination. A reliable producer in cool climates that is best suited for a cold greenhouse or pot growing in Nova Scotia. Figs are sub-tropical deciduous plants that need a winter dormancy period.
USDA Zone 7-10
Fig 'Vern's Brown Turkey' (Ficus carica)
'Vern's Brown Turkey' is a great improvement over a well-known but mostly unreliable ’Brown Turkey’ variety grown in North America. ’Vern’s’ is a reliable producer of medium size tasty sweet figs with a dark brown skin and a light amber flesh. It can usually be counted on producing 2 crops, one in summer and another in fall.
Northern fig trees don't need a pollinator, they produce fruit without pollination. A reliable producer in cool climates that is best suited for a cold greenhouse or pot growing in Nova Scotia. Figs are sub-tropical deciduous plants that need a winter dormancy period.
USDA Zone 7-10
Fig 'Chicago Hardy' (Ficus carica)
'Chicago Hardy' is a medium grower that produces an abundant main crop of small brown-purple fruit with red flesh. Very sweet and rich flavour.
Northern fig trees don't need a pollinator, they produce fruit without pollination. A reliable producer in cool climates that is best suited for a cold greenhouse or pot growing in Nova Scotia. Northern figs are sub-tropical deciduous plants that need a winter dormancy period.
USDA Zone 7-10
Fig 'Kadota' (Ficus carica)
'Kadota' fig is an easy to grow medium-size tree that produces beautiful yellow/green skinned figs with an amber flesh. The flavour is very sweet, especially in hot weather. Delicious fresh or dried; it is one of the best varieties for drying.
Northern fig trees don't need a pollinator, they produce fruit without pollination. A reliable producer in cool climates that is best suited for a cold greenhouse or pot growing in Nova Scotia. Northern figs are sub-tropical deciduous plants that need a winter dormancy period.
USDA Zone 7-10
Fig 'Celeste' (Ficus carica)
'Celeste' is known as the "sugar fig" - this is one of the best varieties for drying and for preserves, but also great for fresh eating. The fruits are medium-sized with a light brown or violet skin and a strawberry pink flesh. It is a compact plant that does well in containers and where space is limited. Fairly cold tolerant, with an early ripening main crop.
Northern fig trees don't need a pollinator, they produce fruit without pollination. A reliable producer in cool climates that is best suited for a cold greenhouse or pot growing in Nova Scotia. Northern figs are sub-tropical deciduous plants that need a winter dormancy period.
USDA Zone 7-10
Avocado, Bananas, Dragonfruit
Avocado (Persea americana)
The Avocado, native to the tropical Americas, is an evergreen tree with beautiful thick and bright green leaves. The large and unusual fruit is rich in vitamins and minerals, such as potassium, and also contain high levels of healthy fats, a rather rare find in fruit.
Given the space, it grows quite large and therefore needs regular pruning if kept in a pot and indoors. Two plants are needed for pollination and fruit production.
Grown on its own roots.
USDA Zone 9-11
Dwarf Cavendish Banana (Musa acuminata)
Young plants have purple blotches on their leaves but lose them as they mature.
This tropical plant thrives in warm and humid conditions. It stops growing in temperatures below 10 Celsius and has to be protected from frost. Best grown in a container in Nova Scotia and a great option for people with limited growing space.
USDA Zone 9-11
Japanese Banana (Musa basjoo)
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Also known as Hardy Banana, Musa basjoo is the toughest of all banana plants - surviving a zone 5 climate. It is a fast growing evergreen with a trunk-like pseudostem in warm climates, in cold climates it dies back after frost and grows new shoots (pups) in the spring. It is grown for its dramatic foliage and incredible architecture - adding an exotic splash to gardens and containers.
The huge arching leaves are paddle-shaped and up to 10 feet long. They can be used for wrapping and steaming food. The banana fruit are edible but insipid and full of seeds.
USDA Zone 5-11
Dragonfruit (Selenicereus undatus)
A fascinating plant with an impressive show of large white to yellow flowers followed by colourful other-worldly fruit. This climbing cactus needs to be staked or held up by some framework but is otherwise a low-maintenance easy to grow house or greenhouse plant. It's spikes are soft to the touch.
The fruit are sweet with white flesh speckled by tiny black edible seed. A true tropical treat both for the eyes and palate.
Dragonfruit requires a frost-free environment and needs to be kept indoors throughout the winter in Nova Scotia. A second pollinator variety helps with fruit production.
Grown from pink white-fleshed dragonfruit seed. At least 3 in each pot.
USDA Zone 10-11
Ginkgo, Medlar, Pawpaw, Persimmon
Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba)
Ginkgo or Maidenhair tree is revered for its beauty and its longevity. It is a living fossil, unchanged for more than 200 million years. Ginkgo trees have very beautiful unique leaves that turn glowing golden in the fall. There are male and female trees - the females produce a nut-like seed that is a delicacy in China. Do not stop to smell the pretty looking Ginkgo fruit - the flesh surrounding the seed smells like rancid butter. The tree is highly medicinal and used in tea and tincture form for many ailments.
Ginkgos are easy to grow, have no pest issues and are pollution resistant.
USDA Zone 3-9
Medlar 'Dwarf Marron' (Mespilus germanica)
The Medlar is a unique large bush or small tree in the rose family, native to Europe and parts of Asia. It shows off with oblong leaves and large pretty flowers in the spring that turn into fruit resembling a mix of apple and rosehip.
The vitamin-rich fruit has to get soft - a process called 'bletting' - to be edible; then this forgotten medieval fruit tastes something like sweet fruity apple butter with cinnamon - a refreshing and comforting winter flavour. Great for eating fresh or as a preserve. Medlars are self-fertile and easy to grow. Best in a sheltered sunny location.
'Marron' has a delicious sweet taste.
USDA Zone 5-8
Pawpaw (Asimina triloba)
The Pawpaw tree produces North Americas largest native fruit that was found growing in abundance throughout eastern central North America from Florida to Southern Ontario. Now nearly extinct, it is finding a revival as people are showing a renewed interest in it's fruit.
The small tree is very pretty with a neat oval shape and the highly unusual flowers turn into clusters of pawpaw fruit - one flower can produce up to 9 large pawpaws. The mango-shaped fruit has a creamy texture and taste somewhat like a sweet banana-mango-custard mix and is rich in vitamins and minerals.
Easy to grow hardy tree that produces best in full sun. A second cultivar or seedling is needed for fruit production.
USDA Zone 5-9
North American Persimmon 'Campbell NC10' (Diospyros virginiana)
North American persimmons can withstand colder temperatures that Asian persimmons. They have smaller fruit and are astringent until fully ripe - then they have a very sweet, rich flavour and a pudding-like texture.
'Campbell NC10' was a seedling of 'Early Golden', grown in the Niagara region. The fruit begins to ripen by mid September and continues until late October. The delicious oval fruit is medium size and seedless in the absence of a male tree. North American persimmons are dioecious, with separate male and female trees. Most cultivars will produce fruit without a male.
USDA Zone 6-8
North American Persimmon 'Gordon' (Diospyros virginiana)
North American persimmons can withstand colder temperatures that Asian persimmons. They have smaller fruit and are astringent until fully ripe - then they have a very sweet, rich flavour and a pudding-like texture.
'Gordon' was selected by John Gordon from the Buffalo, NY area. It was a seedling growing in the Geneva Experimental Station test plot. The delicious oval fruit is medium/large with a firmer texture than most. The fruit ripens slowly from early October until November and measures 2.5 to 3", which is large for an American persimmon. This variety produces a very sweet delicious fruit when soft. Late ripening.
USDA Zone 6-8
Nitrogen Fixers
Seabuckthorn, female (Hippophae rhamnoides)
Seabuckthorn is a hardy bush that adapts well to poor soil conditions and harsh climates. It is a nitrogen fixer with an extensive root system, excellent at combating soil erosion. Its orange fruit are very high in vitamins and other nutriens, including Vitamin E and Omega oils. The oils give the edible berries a creamy texture - they can be eaten fresh, or made into jam, pies and liquors. The fruit are also used for healing skin creams and lotions. A male pollinator is needed for fruit production.
USDA Zone 3-8
Russian olive (Eleagnus angustifolia)
Russian Olive or Silverberry is an attractive nitrogen fixing tree with silver-green leaves and shaggy bark. It grows to 15 feet and resembles an Olive tree with it's lance-shaped leaves and green-silver edible berries. Bees and other pollinators love the abundance of fragrant flowers on Russian Olives in the spring. Very hardy and drought-tolerant, easy to grow. Nitrogen fixer and self-fertile but better fruit production with a pollinator close by.
USDA Zone 3-7
Autumn Olive (Eleagnus umbellata)
Autumn Olive is not a true olive but resembles one in growth and leave shape. It is a very hardy and easy to grow bush that also fixes nitrogen in the ground. Covered in thousands of fragrant cream-coloured flowers in the spring that are a favourite with bees and other pollinators. It's red berries are sweet-tart and good for fresh eating or many different preserves. Also used as a windbreak in hedgerows. Produces best with another pollinator close by.
USDA Zone 4-9
Goumi (Elaeagnus multiflora)
Goumiberry is a small pretty bush that is covered in cream-coloured flowers in the spring, followed by edible, silver speckled red fruit.
Little known in North America, the Goumi fruit has a sweet-tart flavour and each berry contains a soft chewable seed that is rich in healthful oils and fats. The fruit is a great source of vitamins, minerals and lycopene, a healthy heart antioxidant.
Easy to grow nitrogen fixer that is quite popular with bees and other pollinators..
USDA Zone 4-9
Buffaloberry (Shepherdia argentea)
Silver Buffaloberry is a nitrogen-fixing shrub or small tree in the Oleaster family, native to North America. It's pretty silvery leaves, cream to yellow coloured flowers and abundance of edible red or yellow berries make it a handsome addition to the garden. The vitamin-rich berries are great for making jelly and pies. Very hardy and tolerant of poor soils.
A male and female plant is needed for fruit production.
USDA Zone 3-7
Peashrub (Caragana arborescens)
The pea-shrub is a hardy, sun-loving, large bush native to Siberia and China. It is tolerant to drought, wind, deer, and varying soil conditions. Prized for its light green, fern-like foliage and bright yellow spring flowers.
Peashrubs belong to the legumes and the young leaves, flowers and little pea-like pods are edible.
It is known for its exceptional hardiness and drought tolerance. Although it's most commonly planted in shelterbelts, Caragana is also an excellent hedge or feature shrub.
USDA Zone 2-8
Empress Tree (Paulownia tomentosa)
The Empress tree or Royal Paulownia is a deciduous hardwood tree native to China and Korea. It is one of the fasted growing trees in the world and lumber can be harvested after only 10 years of growth. Empress tree lumber is a lightweight, strong, and durable hardwood that is versatile and used in many applications. The tree fixes nitrogen and enriches the soil; the large leaves are rich in nutrients and make excellent fodder and compost.
It's very beautiful purple nectar-rich flowers attract pollinators.
Easy to grow even in depleted soils. Can be invasive in warmer climates.
USDA Zone 5-9
Other Trees
Eastern Redbud (Cercis canadensis)
Eastern Redbud is a very pretty small tree in the Fabaceae or bean family that is native to eastern North America. The pea-like flowers covering not only branches but also the tree trunks look like an unreal explosion of pink fireworks in the spring. The flowers are edible and can be eaten raw in salads or steamed with vegetables. They are followed by pea-like seed pods. The leaves are heart-shaped and a cheerful bright green. Redbud is easy to grow and disease resistant. It's brilliant looks and compact size make them ideal for nearly any garden.
USDA Zone 4-9
Hackberry (Celtis occidentalis)
Native to central and eastern North America, this is a beautiful tree with elm-like leaves, showy corky, ridged bark and sweet, edible fruit.
The berry-like dark-purple fruit are plentiful and nutritious; they are high in fats, protein and vitamins. Hackberries have a thin sweet, fig-like flesh, while the seed is nutty and crunchy.
Hackberry trees provide food and habitat for a large number of animal species.
Very easy to grow as it has a wide soil adaptability, is resistant to disease and tolerant to heat, drought, salt spray, wind, ice, and short-term flooding.
USDA Zone 3-9
Willow 'Acute' (Salix acutifolia)
Acute or Sharp-Leaf Willow is a very fast growing deciduous tree, making it a great choice for developing a quick, hardy shelterbelt, windbreak or privacy screen. It has shiny and sharply serrated foliage and is very cold hardy and tolerant to wet soils. The catkins are a good food source for pollinators in early spring and willow branches can be uses for basket making and weaving.
USDA Zone 2-8
Weeping Pussy Willow (Salix caprea 'pendula')
This hand-grafted Weeping Pussy Willow is a beautiful small tree with graceful cascading branches and silvery soft catkins that turn into yellow fireworks in the early spring. The two words that best describe this little gem are 'cute and cuddly'.
It grows between 4-6 feet tall and loves moist but well draining soil. Easy to grow.
This weeping form was found in the town of Kilmarnock, Scotland around 1853 and is therefore sometimes referred to as “Kilmarnock Willow.”
USDA Zone 4-8
Hawthorn 'Arnold' (Crataegus arnoldiana)
This low-branched tree's beautiful white flowers and bright red berries make it an attractive ornamental for edible and show gardens alike. It is favored by wildlife and landscapers and also used in windbreaks and riparian planting.
The edible berries are also good for human consumption, either fresh or preserved. Hawthorn berries have great medicinal value and their high antioxidant content can lower blood pressure and cholesterol, reduce inflammation, improve skin health, and aid digestion.
Very cold hardy and easy to grow, small and attractive tree.
USDA Zone 3-8
Red Oak (Quercus rubra)
The stately Red Oak is native to Central and Eastern North America.
Its large, spiky leaves turn from green to red at the end of the season and with its flaming hues, it produces some of the most spectacular fall colours in native forests.
As an important part of the ecosystem, the tree including its leaves, stems and acorns provide food and nesting habitat for various birds and mammals, such as Jays, deer, squirrels and black bears. The acorn of red oak is easy to identify – it has a thinner and flatter cap compared to other oak species and the acorn itself is more round.
Red Oak produces high quality hardwood lumber, excellent for flooring and multiple other applications.
With its horizontal side braches and fast growing speed, it also makes fabulous climbing tree! Very easy to grow and resistant to pests and diseases.
USDA Zone 3-8
Common Mallow (Malva sylvestris)
The Common Mallow, which originated in Western Europe, is a vigorous but non-invasive plant with beautiful showy flowers of bright purple with dark veins, standing 3–4 feet high. It is related to hibiscus and hollyhock.
The plant dies back to the ground in cold winters but regrows from the roots and/or easily sprouts from the myriad of seed that were produced the season before.
Easy to grow, even on poor soils, it is a stunning ornamental but with medicinal properties. The mucilage in the leaves and seeds is soothing for the stomach and throat and can be used internally or externally as a poultice. The young shoots and leaves are edible raw or cooked and added to salads or vegetable dishes.
USDA Zone 5-9
Stinging Nettle (Urtica dioica)
Originally native to Europe and temperate Asia, this hardy plant is now found worldwide. Stinging Nettle is a nutrient-rich food (cooking and drying neutralizes the stinging) and both the leaves and roots boasts a number of potent medicinal properties. The dried plant can also be used as livestock feed. This herbaceous plant can grow to 6 feet in height and is an important food source for several butterfly species.
USDA Zone 4-10
Bronze Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare 'Rubrum')
Bronze Fennel is a striking tall herb known for its dark bronze-red foliage and distinctive licorice flavour. Unlike typical green fennel, its ornamental leaves add elegance to garden borders, herb beds, or container gardens.
This versatile plant offers multiple harvest options: grill or shave the bulbs into salads before flowering, enjoy the delicate flower heads as a garden highlight, or collect seeds for use as a fragrant spice in cooking, baking or as a tea. A magnet for pollinators, Bronze Fennel is both beautiful and practical .
Perennial in mild climates, and self-seeds easily in colder environments.
USDA Zone 5-9
Coming new in spring 2025:
Black Currant 'Black Wellington'
Red Currant 'Red Lake'
grafted North American Persimmon 'Campbell NC10'
American Hazelnut
Black Walnut
Empress Tree
Haskapberry 'Honey Bee'
Dwarf Everbearing Black Mulberry
Dwarf Quince 'Giant of Zagreb'
2025 Season Availability:
(#1 = 1 gallon pot, #2 = 2 gallon pot, #3 = 3 gallon pot, #5 = 5 gallon pot, #7 = 7 gallon pot)
Akebia: coming back soon
Asparagus: 5 "Millenium' #1 $15.00/each
Apple: 18 'Florina' #2 $49.99/each, 12 'Novamac' #2 $49.99/each, 8 Apple 'Conestogo' #5 $79.99/each,
1 Apple 'Freedom' #7 $85.00/each, 1 Apple 'Liberty' #7 $85.00/each
Apple 'Kerr' $65.00, Apple 'September Ruby' $79.99
Apricot: 15 'Lilloet' apricot on own root #2 $35.00/each
Aroniaberry: 8 Aronia melanocarpa #2 $35.00/each
Banana: 1 'Japanese Fiber' banana #1 $25.00/each, 1 #2 $35.00/each
Blueberry: sold out
Buffaloberry: 15 Silver Buffaloberry #1 $25.00/each, 3 #2 $35.00/each
Butternut: 10 on own root #2 $49.99/each
Cherry 8 'Cupid' Sour cherry #2 $35.00/each, 10 Sweet Cherry seedling #2 $35.00/each
Chilean Guava: sold out
Elderberry, Black: 15 'Bob Gordon' #2 $35.00/each, 1 Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis #2 $35.00/each,
Fig Trees 10 'Chicago Hardy' #2 $35.00/each, 10 'Olympian' #2 $35.00/each, 2 'Brunswick' #2 $35.00/each,
5 'Vern's Brown Turkey' #2 $35.00/each, 10 'Kadota' #2 $35.00/each, 10 'Celeste' #2 $35.00/each,
10 'Violette de Bordeaux' dwarf #2 $35.00/each
Five-Flavour Fruit: 30 #1 $25.00/each
Ginkgo: 10 Ginkgo biloba #1 $25.00/each, 6 Ginkgo biloba #3 $65.00/each
Gojiberry: 10 Gojiberry #1 $29.99/each
Goumi: 2 Goumi #2 $55.00/each
Grape: 50 'Himrod' seedless dessert grape #1 $25.00/each, 25 'Concord' #1 $25.00/each, 20 'Niagara' #1 $25.00/each
Hackberry: 18 American Hackberry trees #2 $49.99/each
Haskapberry: 4 'Aurora', 4 'Tundra' #1 $29.99/each
Hawthorn 2 'Arnold' #2 $35.00/each
Hazelnut: 25 Turkish Tree Hazel seedlings #1 $25.00/each, 25 seedlings #2 $35.00/each,
'Grimo' hazelnut #2 $49.99
Heartnut: 2 seedlings #2 $35.00/each
Hickory, Shagbark: 15 on own root #1 $25.00/each
Holboellia: 25 Chinese Blue Vine #1 $29.99/each
Honeysuckle: 25 'Dropmore Scarlet' #2 $29.99/each
Jujube: sold out
Kiwi: sold out
Lemon: 30 Flying Dragon seedlings $25.00/each
Lilac: Japanese Tree Lilac #2 $29.99/each, Common Purple Lilac #2 $29.99/each
Lindentree: 4 'Littleleaf', 8 'American' #3 $45.00/each
Mulberry: 10 Black Mulberry #2 $35.00/each, Russian White Mulberry #2 $35.00/each
Passionflower: 25 Passiflora caerulea #1 $25.00/each
Pawpaw: 30 seedlings #1 $25.00/each
Peach: on own root: 50 #1 $25.00, 2 #2 $35.00/each
Pear, Asian: 20 seedlings #2 $29.99/each, 2 Asian Pear 'Shinsui' #7 $89.99/each, 1Asian Pear 'Yoinashi' #7 $89.99/each
Pear, European: 6 'Beurre Giffard' #2 $55.00/each, 6 'Conference' #2 $55.00/each
Persimmon: American Persimmon,grafted: 'Campbell NC10' #2 $95.00/each, #3 $105.00/each 'Gordon' #3 $105.00/each
Pineapple Guava: 20 Feijoa #2 $59.99/each
Plum sold out
Pomegranate: 10 Dwarf Punica granatum 'Nana' #1 $25.00/each, 8 #2 $35.00/each
regular sized pomegranate #1 $25.00/each
Quince: 25 Cydonia on own root #1 $25.00/each
Quince, Flowering: 40 Seedlings #1 $15.00/each
Raspberry: 3 Raspberry 'Prelude' #1 $15.00/each
Redbud: 5 Eastern Redbud #2 $35.00/each
Russian Almond: 4 Prunus tenella #1 $29.99/each
Russian Olive: 20 Elaeagnus angustifolia #2 $35.00/each
Saskatoonberry: 6 'Thiessen' #1 $25.00/each
Seabuckthorn: 10 female #1 $29.99/each
Siberian Peashrub: 15 Caragana #2 $35.00/each
Silverberry: sold out
Strawberry: 6 Everbearing #1 $15.00/each
Walnut, Persian: 25 'Klaus' walnut on own root #1 $25.00/each, #2 $35.00/each
Willow: 10 Dwarf Weeping Pussy Willow #1 $55.00/each, #2 $65.00/each
20 'Acute' Willow #2 $29.99/each
Yucca: 20 Yucca filamentosa #1 $20.00/each, 30 Yucca filamentosa #2 $35.00/each
HERBS and PERENNIALS:
#1 $15.00/each
Bee Balm 'Bee Pur' (Monarda)
Blazing Star (Liatris spicata)
Catnip
Daylilie 'Entrapment' (Hemerocallis)
Lemon Balm
Lily 'Matrix' (Lilium)
Peppermint
Rosmarin
Stinging Nettle
