Ontario Native Plant Inventory

All potted stock is grown using seeds and nuts collected in the greater golden horseshoe area of southern Ontario. We specialize in Ontario native and Carolinian trees, shrubs, and wildflowers. Some of these trees are crucial for struggling and endangered pollinator populations. They all have wildlife appeal and will enhance the biodiversity of any site.

All stock is carefully grown keeping-in- mind that our world is changing and climate change will make for challenging conditions. We try to incorporate growing practices and science to enhance the survivability of stock. To note: some practices, we use no tree support but allow wind action to stimulate superior wood strength and root development. We inoculate all stock with fungi. Mycorrhiza enhances plant survival by increasing the availability of nutrients and water. We also air prune our stock, a new technology that creates superior root development.

A word on our seed sourcing. Presently, Ontario has 35 static seed zones. Before climate change issues, these seed zones supported the approach of ‘ local is best. ‘ In this era of changing climate, these seed zones have become obsolete. To facilitate assisted tree migration, we have reported our seed sources by geographical location, NOT seed zone. Since 2007, we have reported seed origins as a geographical site, for example, a city, to aid blended provenances and genetic diversity. We strive every day to keep our forests and landscapes resilient.

Don’t forget all our stock is Organic and Non-GMO. We do not offer hybrids or nativars.

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We have opened up our plant inventory to include food plants. These food plants may be non-native and may be hybrids.

Updated: September 15, 2021

Plant Type	Common Name	Latin Name	Size	Stock Availability	Geographical Origins within Ontario Canada	More Information	Search Key
Grasses	Big Bluestem Grass	Andropogon Gerardi		SOLD OUT			Grass
Grasses	Indian Grass	Sorghanstru nutans		1
Shrub	Alternate Leaf Dogwood	Cornus Alternifolia		3	Belwood | Hamilton | Simcoe		Dogwood
Shrub	Aromatic Sumac	Rhus Aromatica	1ft to 2ft	30	Welland		Sumac
Shrub	Black Chokeberry	Aronia Melanocarpa			Simcoe		Chokeberry
Shrub	Black Elderberry	Sambucus Canadensis		50	Simcoe		Elderberry
Shrub	Bristly Blackberry	Rubus Setosus	<1ft	20	Hamilton		Blackberry
Shrub	Buttonbush	Cephalanthus Occidentalis		50	Hamilton		Buttonbush
Shrub	Chokecherry	Prunus Virginiana	1ft to 2ft	160	Barry's Bay		Chokecherry
Shrub	Highbush Cranberry	Viburnum Trilobum			Belwood | Guelph		Cranberry
Shrub	Meadowsweet	Spirea alba	< 1 ft	16	Simcoe		Meadowsweet
Shrub	Prickly Ash	Zanthoxylum Americanum		10	Guelph | Hamilton		Ash
Shrub	Purple Flowering Raspberry	Rubus Odoratus		15	Hamilton | Toronto		Flowering
Shrub	Pussy Willow	Salix Discolor	4ft	10	Simcoe		Willow
Shrub	Rough Leaf Dogwood	Cornus Drummondii	1ft to 2ft	150	Milton		Dogwood
Shrub	Red Osier Dogwood		1ft	10
Shrub	Silky Dogwood	Cornus Obliqua		30			Dogwood
Shrub	Smooth Serviceberry	Amelanchier Laevis		15	Hamilton		Serviceberry
Shrub	Winterberry	Ilex Verticillata	1ft to 2ft	30	Hamilton		Winterberry
Sustainable Food	Black Currant	Ribes Nigrum		6	Guelph		Currant
Tree	Basswood	Tilia Americana		10	Belwood | Guelph | Niagara | Simcoe		Basswood
Tree	Common Juniper	Juniperis Communis		sold out	Guelph		Juniper
Tree	Dwarf Hackberry	Celtis tenuifolia	1 ft	10	Simcoe
Tree	Eastern Cottonwood	Populus Deltoides	1 - 2 ft	20	Hamilton		Cottonwood
Tree	Hop	Ptela Trifolata		20	Guelph		Hop
Tree	Hacberry	Celtis occidentalis	2-3ft	30	Guelph
Tree	Kentucky Coffeetree	Gymnocladus Dioecious	<1ft	10	Hamilton | Niagara		Coffeetree
Tree	Kentucky Coffeetree	Gymnocladus Dioecious	1ft to 3ft	25	Hamilton		Coffeetree
Tree	Mulberry	Morus Spp		25			Mulberry
Tree	Northern Catalpa	Catalpa Speciosa	1ft to 2ft	21	Guelph		Catalpa
Tree	Northern Catalpa	Catalpa Speciosa	3ft to 4ft	102	Guelph		Catalpa
Tree	Ohio Buckeye	Aesculus Glabra	3ft to 4ft	60	Hamilton		Buckeye
Tree	Ohio Buckeye	Aesculus Glabra	7ft to 8ft	130	Hamilton		Buckeye
Tree	Paper Birch	Betula Papyrifera	1ft	30	Guelph | Belwood | Wainfleet		Birch
Tree	Pin Cherry	Prunus pensylvanica	1 ft	10	Barrys Bay
Tree	Red Oak	Quercus Rubra	<1ft	10	Guelph | Hamilton | Milton | Niagara | Welland		Oak
Tree	Red Oak	Quercus Rubra	1ft to 2ft	10	Guelph | Hamilton | Milton | Niagara | Welland		Oak
Tree	Red Oak	Quercus Rubra	<1ft	30	Fort Erie	Ancient Stock	Oak
Tree	Red Oak	Quercus Rubra	<1ft	30	Niagara	Ancient Stock	Oak
Tree	Redbud	Cercis Canadensis	1 ft	80	Guelph | London		Redbud
Tree	Silver Maple	Acer Saccharinum	3ft to 4ft	28	Hamilton		Maple
Tree	Silver Maple	Acer Saccharinum	1ft to 2ft	40	Guelph	Ancient Stock	Maple
Tree	Slippery Elm	Ulmus Rubra	1 - 2 ft	100	Guelph | Niagara	Ancient Stock	Elm
Tree	Sycamore	Platanus Occidentalis	1ft to 3ft	50	Hamilton | Simcoe	Ancient Stock	Sycamore
Tree	Sycamore	Platanus Occidentalis	<1ft	75	Hamilton | Simcoe		Sycamore
Tree	Thorny Honey Locust	Gleditsia Tricanthus	1ft to 3ft	35	Simcoe		Honey
Tree	Tulip	Liriodendron tulipifera	1ft to 3ft	100	Niagara | Guelph		Tulip
Tree	White Oak	Quercus Alba	<1ft	10	Burlington | Cambridge | Hamilton	Ancient Stock	Oak
Tree	White Oak	Quercus Alba	<1ft	10	Niagara (War of 1812 Treaty Tree)	Ancient Stock	Oak
Tree	White Oak	Quercus Alba	<1ft	10	St. Catherines	Ancient Stock	Oak
Tree	White Oak	Quercus Alba	<1ft	35	Toronto (Carrying Place)	Ancient Stock	Oak
Vines	Virgins Bower	Clematis Virginiana		30	Simcoe		Bower
Wild Flowers	Anise Hyssop	Agastache Foeniculum		60			Hyssop
Wild Flowers	Boneset	Eupatorium Perfoliatum		30			Boneset
Wild Flowers	Butterfly Weed	Asclepias Tuberosa		50			Weed
Wild Flowers	Canada Milk Vetch	Austragalus Canadensis		30			Vetch
Wild Flowers	Common Evening Primrose	Oenothera Biennis		40			Primrose
Wild Flowers	Common Rue	Ruta Graveolens		30			Rue
Wild Flowers	Cup Plant	Silphium Perfoliatum		100			Cup Plant
Wild Flowers	Blue False Indigo Flower	Baptista australis		20
Wild Flowers	False Sunflower	Heliopsis helienthoide		10
Wild Flowers	Gray Headed Coneflower	Ratibida Pinnata		40			Coneflower
Wild Flowers	Hoary Vervain	Verbena Stricta		20			Vervain
Wild Flowers	Joe Pye Weed	Eupatorium maculatum		30
Wild Flowers	Large Leaf Aster	Eurybia macrophylla		10
Wild Flowers	Maximilian Sunflower	Helianthus Maximilian		40			Sunflower
Wild Flowers	New York Ironweed	Veronia noveboracenis		30
Wild Flowers	Pearly Everlasting	Anaphalis Margaritacea		SOLD OUT			Everlasting
Wild Flowers	Purple Coneflower	Echinacea Purpurea		17			Coneflower
Wild Flowers	Purple Giant Hyssop	Agastache Scrophulaeriafolia		60			Hyssop
Wild Flowers	Riddell's Goldenrod	Solidago riddelli		SOLD OUT
Wild Flowers	Sneezeweed	Helenium autumnale		30
Wild Flowers	Swamp Milkweed	Asclepias Incarnata		SOLD OUT			Milkweed
Wild Flowers	Tall Sunflower	Helianthus Gigantus		40			Sunflower
Wild Flowers	Tick Trefoil	Desmodium canadense		30			Trefoil
Wild Flowers	Virginia Mountain Mint	Pycnanthemum virginianum		30			Mint
Wild Flowers	Wild Basil	Clinopodium Vulgare		30			Basil
Wild Flowers	Wild Bergamot	Monarda fistulosa		10
Wild Flowers	Wild Quinine	Parthenium Integrifolium		30			Quinine
Wild Flowers	Wild Senna	Senna Hebecarpa		39			Senna
Wild Flowers	Wild Yam	Dioscorea villosa		30
Wild Flowers	Yellow Giant Hyssop	Agastache nepetoides		15

Our stock is priced by height.

Special Pricing for Sustainable Food Shrubs. Please contact us for up to date pricing.

…A tree that looks at God all day,
And lifts her leafy arms to pray;
A tree that may in summer wear,
A nest of robins in her hair;
Upon whose bosom snow has lain;
Who intimately lives with rain.
Poems are made by fools like me,
But only God can make a tree. 

Joyce Kilmer

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Assisted Migration and Barry’s Bay Delivery

Our ‘ To The Cottage ‘ program has everything to do with climate change. Climate change will not skip over this precious ‘ lakes ‘ area. Not only is vegetation moving northward but also laterally range expanding – expanding the east to west boundaries. We decided to include stock derived from more northerly seed sources to help with our assisted tree migration program for the cottage country area. To find this stock simply look for the CAPITALIZED city nearest you in the origins section of our Ontario native plant inventory.

This Meet and Greet option is an expansion of our To The Cottage program. Since most of our shrubs, trees, and wildflowers are not grown as plugs but as potted plants, it can be quite pricey to ship orders. We decided that since we travel frequently up to the Barry’s Bay area we would offer assistance to our more northerly clients. And so the Meet and Greet option was born. We have had the pleasure of meeting customers, in an agreed upon meeting place and time while delivering their plant orders. The customers save the cost of shipping and we have the chance to put the face to the name.

If this option sounds applicable to you, simply email us and we will explore the possibilities, together.