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. These sustainable foods will appear at the very beginning of our plant inventory.

Updated: April 27, 2021

Plant Type	Common Name	Latin Name	Size	Stock Availability	Geographical Origins within Ontario Canada	More Information	Search Key
Grasses	Purple Prairie Clover	Dalea Purpurea		n/a			Clover
Grasses	Big Bluestem Grass	Andropogon Gerardi		SOLD OUT			Grass
Grasses	Indian Grass	Sorghastrum Nutans		SOLD OUT			Grass
Grasses	Little Bluestem Grass	Schizachyrium Scoparium		SOLD OUT			Grass
Shrub	Southern Arrowood	Viburnum Dentanum		n/a			Arrowood
Shrub	Prickly Ash	Zanthoxylum Americanum		22	Guelph | Hamilton		Ash
Shrub	Bayberry	Myrica Pensylvanica		n/a			Bayberry
Shrub	Bristly Blackberry	Rubus Setosus	<1ft	20	Hamilton		Blackberry
Shrub	Smooth Blackberry	Rubus Canadensis		n/a			Blackberry
Shrub	Buttonbush	Cephalanthus Occidentalis		SOLD OUT	Hamilton		Buttonbush
Shrub	Black Chokeberry	Aronia Melanocarpa			Simcoe		Chokeberry
Shrub	Chokecherry	Prunus Virginiana	1ft to 2ft	160	Barry's Bay		Chokecherry
Shrub	Highbush Cranberry	Viburnum Trilobum			Belwood | Guelph		Cranberry
Shrub	Alternate Leaf Dogwood	Cornus Alternifolia			Belwood | Hamilton | Simcoe		Dogwood
Shrub	Gray Dogwood	Cornus Racemosa		N/A	Hamilton		Dogwood
Shrub	Red Osier Dogwood	Cornus Stolonifera	1ft	15	Toronto		Dogwood
Shrub	Rough Leaf Dogwood	Cornus Drummondii	1ft to 2ft	115	Milton		Dogwood
Shrub	Silky Dogwood	Cornus Obliqua	3ft to 4ft	N/A	Cambridge		Dogwood
Shrub	Black Elderberry	Sambucus Canadensis		32	Simcoe		Elderberry
Shrub	Purple Flowering Raspberry	Rubus Odoratus		15	Hamilton | Toronto		Flowering
Shrub	Smooth Serviceberry	Amelanchier Laevis		15	Hamilton		Serviceberry
Shrub	Aromatic Sumac	Rhus Aromatica	1ft to 2ft	30	Welland		Sumac
Shrub	Pussy Willow	Salix Discolor	4ft	10	Simcoe		Willow
Shrub	Winterberry	Ilex Verticillata	1ft to 2ft	120	Hamilton		Winterberry
Sustainable Food	Black Currant	Ribes Nigrum		SOLD OUT	Guelph		Currant
Tree	Basswood	Tilia Americana		10	Belwood | Guelph | Niagara | Simcoe		Basswood
Tree	Cherry Birch	Betula Lenta		SOLD OUT	Guelph		Birch
Tree	Dwarf Birch	Betula Nana		n/a	Guelph		Birch
Tree	Gray Birch	Betula Populifolia		n/a	Guelph		Birch
Tree	Low Birch	Betula Pumila		n/a	Guelph		Birch
Tree	Paper Birch	Betula Papyrifera	1ft	30	Guelph | Belwood | Wainfleet		Birch
Tree	River Birch	Betula Nigra		n/a	Hamilton		Birch
Tree	Water Birch	Betula Occidentalis		n/a	Guelph		Birch
Tree	Yellow Birch	Betula Alleghaneinsis		n/a	Hamilton		Birch
Tree	Ohio Buckeye	Aesculus Glabra	3ft to 4ft	70	Hamilton		Buckeye
Tree	Ohio Buckeye	Aesculus Glabra	7ft to 8ft	150	Hamilton		Buckeye
Tree	Northern Catalpa	Catalpa Speciosa	1ft to 2ft	21	Guelph		Catalpa
Tree	Northern Catalpa	Catalpa Speciosa	3ft to 4ft	102	Guelph		Catalpa
Tree	Pin Cherry	Prunus Pensylvanica		n/a			Cherry
Tree	Kentucky Coffeetree	Gymnocladus Dioecious	<1ft	10	Hamilton | Niagara		Coffeetree
Tree	Kentucky Coffeetree	Gymnocladus Dioecious	1ft to 3ft	25	Hamilton		Coffeetree
Tree	Eastern Cottonwood	Populus Deltoides	1 - 2 ft	20	Hamilton		Cottonwood
Tree	Disease Resistant White Elm	Ulmus Americana		2	Guelph		Elm
Tree	Slippery Elm	Ulmus Rubra	1 - 2 ft	65	Guelph | Niagara	Ancient Stock	Elm
Tree	Dwarf Hackberry	Celtis Tenuifolia		n/a	Simcoe		Hackberry
Tree	Northern Hackberry	Celtis Occidentalis		SOLD OUT	Kitchener		Hackberry
Tree	Bitternut Hickory	Carya Cordiformis		n/a	Hamilton		Hickory
Tree	Shagbark Hickory	Carya Ovata		n/a	Chatham		Hickory
Tree	Thorny Honey Locust	Gleditsia Tricanthus	1ft to 3ft	35	Simcoe		Honey
Tree	Hop	Ptela Trifolata		8	Guelph		Hop
Tree	Ironwood	Ostrya Virginiana		n/a			Ironwood
Tree	Common Juniper	Juniperis Communis		n/a	Guelph		Juniper
Tree	Silver Maple	Acer Saccharinum	1ft to 2ft	40	Guelph	Ancient Stock	Maple
Tree	Silver Maple	Acer Saccharinum	3ft to 4ft	28	Hamilton		Maple
Tree	American Mountain Ash	Sorbus Americana		n/a	Guelph		Mountain
Tree	Mulberry	Morus Spp		Sold Out	Guelph		Mulberry
Tree	Musclewood	Carpinus Caroliniana		n/a	Hamilton | Milton | Simcoe		Musclewood
Tree	Black Oak	Quercus Velutina		n/a	Dundas (Driving Park)	Ancient Stock	Oak
Tree	Black Oak	Quercus Velutina		n/a	Toronto (Lucy Maud Montgomery Park)	Ancient Stock	Oak
Tree	Black Oak	Quercus Velutina		n/a	Toronto (Carrying Place)	Ancient Stock	Oak
Tree	Black Oak	Quercus Velutina		n/a	Toronto - TUHBANANAQUEAY	Ancient Stock	Oak
Tree	Black Oak	Quercus Velutina		n/a	Niagara		Oak
Tree	Black Oak	Quercus Velutina		n/a	Burlington | Niagara | Toronto	Ancient Stock	Oak
Tree	Black Oak	Quercus Velutina		n/a	Hamilton | Niagara | Simcoe		Oak
Tree	Bur Oak	Quercus Macrocarpa		n/a	Chatham		Oak
Tree	Chinquapin Oak	Quercus Meuhlenbergii		n/a	Hamilton | Niagara		Oak
Tree	Northern Pin Oak	Quercus Ellipsoidalis		n/a	Niagara		Oak
Tree	Pin Oak	Quercus Palustris	<1ft	SOLD OUT	Hamilton | Niagara | Simcoe		Oak
Tree	Pin Oak	Quercus Palustris		n/a	Welland (Mennonite Church)	Ancient Stock	Oak
Tree	Red Oak	Quercus Rubra	<1ft	30	Fort Erie	Ancient Stock	Oak
Tree	Red Oak	Quercus Rubra	<1ft	10	Guelph | Hamilton | Milton | Niagara | Welland		Oak
Tree	Red Oak	Quercus Rubra	<1ft	30	Niagara	Ancient Stock	Oak
Tree	Red Oak	Quercus Rubra	1ft to 2ft	10	Guelph | Hamilton | Milton | Niagara | Welland		Oak
Tree	Red Oak	Quercus Rubra		n/a	Guelph | Hamilton | Niagara | Chatham		Oak
Tree	Red Oak	Quercus Rubra		n/a	Welland - LAURA SECORD	Ancient Stock	Oak
Tree	White Oak	Quercus Alba	<1ft	25	Burlington | Cambridge | Hamilton	Ancient Stock	Oak
Tree	White Oak	Quercus Alba	<1ft	25	Niagara (War of 1812 Treaty Tree)	Ancient Stock	Oak
Tree	White Oak	Quercus Alba	<1ft	30	St. Catherines	Ancient Stock	Oak
Tree	White Oak	Quercus Alba	<1ft	70	Toronto (Carrying Place)	Ancient Stock	Oak
Tree	Pawpaw	Asimina Triloba		SOLD OUT			Pawpaw
Tree	American Persimmon	Diospyros Virginiana		n/a	Chatham		Persimmon
Tree	American Plum	Prunus Americana	<1ft	N/A	Guelph | Simcoe		Plum
Tree	American Plum	Prunus Americana		n/a	Niagara		Plum
Tree	Redbud	Cercis Canadensis	<1ft	n/a	Hamilton | Simcoe		Redbud
Tree	Redbud	Cercis Canadensis		n/a	Guelph | London		Redbud
Tree	Sassafras	Sassafras Albidum		n/a			Sassafras
Tree	Sycamore	Platanus Occidentalis	<1ft	185	Hamilton | Simcoe		Sycamore
Tree	Sycamore	Platanus Occidentalis	1ft to 3ft	25	Hamilton | Simcoe	Ancient Stock	Sycamore
Tree	Sycamore	Platanus Occidentalis		n/a	Chatham | Welland		Sycamore
Tree	Tulip	Liriodendron tulipifera	1ft to 3ft	120	Niagara | Guelph		Tulip
Tree	Black Tupeol	Nyssa Sylvatica		n/a	Niagara	Ancient Stock	Tupeol
Tree	Black Walnlut	Juglans Nigra		n/a	Guelph | Toronto		Walnlut
Tree	Swamp White Oak	Quercus Bicolor		n/a			White
Vines	American Bittersweet	Celastrus Scandens		n/a	Guelph | Leamington		Bittersweet
Vines	Virgins Bower	Clematis Virginiana		20	Simcoe		Bower
Vines	Pipevine	Aristolochia Macrophyla		n/a	Simcoe		Pipevine
Wild Flowers	Golden Alexanders	Zizia Aurea		SOLD OUT			Alexanders
Wild Flowers	Jerusalum Artichoke	Helianthus Tuberosus		n/a			Artichoke
Wild Flowers	Arrow Leaved Aster	Symphotrichum Urophyllum		n/a			Aster
Wild Flowers	Heart Leaf Aster	Symphotrichum Cordifolium		n/a			Aster
Wild Flowers	Heath Aster	Symphotrichum Ericoides		SOLD OUT			Aster
Wild Flowers	Large Leaf Aster	Eurybia Macrophylla		n/a			Aster
Wild Flowers	New England Aster	Symphotrichum Novo-Angliae		n/a			Aster
Wild Flowers	Skyblue Aster	Symphotrichum Oolentangiense		SOLD OUT			Aster
Wild Flowers	Upland White Aster	Solidago Ptarmicoides		n/a			Aster
Wild Flowers	Red Baneberry	Actaea Rubra		n/a			Baneberry
Wild Flowers	White Baneberry	Actaea Pachypoda		n/a			Baneberry
Wild Flowers	Wild Basil	Clinopodium Vulgare		25			Basil
Wild Flowers	Hairy Beardtongue	Penstemon Hirsutus		n/a			Beardtongue
Wild Flowers	Tall White Beardtongue	Penstemon Digitalis		SOLD OUT			Beardtongue
Wild Flowers	Wild Bergamot	Monarda Fistulosa		n/a			Bergamot
Wild Flowers	Dense Blazing Star	Liatris Spicata		SOLD OUT			Blazing Star
Wild Flowers	Prairie Blazing Star	Liatris Lycnosteachys		n/a			Blazing Star
Wild Flowers	Boneset	Eupatorium Perfoliatum		n/a			Boneset
Wild Flowers	Shrubby Cinquefoil	Potentilla Fruticosa		n/a			Cinquefoil
Wild Flowers	Great Blue Cohosh	Caulophyllum Thalictroides		SOLD OUT			Cohosh
Wild Flowers	Eastern Columbine	Aquilegia Canadensis		SOLD OUT			Columbine
Wild Flowers	Gray Headed Coneflower	Ratibida Pinnata		n/a			Coneflower
Wild Flowers	Purple Coneflower	Echinacea Purpurea		n/a			Coneflower
Wild Flowers	Tall Coreopsis	Coreopsis Triptersis		n/a			Coreopsis
Wild Flowers	Cup Plant	Silphium Perfoliatum		40			Cup Plant
Wild Flowers	Smooth Oxeye Daisy	Heliopsis Helianthoides		n/a			Daisy
Wild Flowers	Pearly Everlasting	Anaphalis Margaritacea		n/a			Everlasting
Wild Flowers	False Indigo Flower	Baptista Australsis		n/a			False Indigo
Wild Flowers	Early Figwort	Scrophularia Lanceolata		n/a			Figwort
Wild Flowers	Late Figwort	Scrophularia Marilandico		n/a			Figwort
Wild Flowers	Bottle Gentian	Gentiana Andrewsii		n/a			Gentian
Wild Flowers	Horse Gentian	Triosteum Spp		n/a			Gentian
Wild Flowers	Fine Leaved Goldenrod	Solidago Graminifolia		n/a			Goldenrod
Wild Flowers	Grey Goldenrod	Solidago Nemoralis		n/a			Goldenrod
Wild Flowers	Riddell'S Goldenrod	Solidago Riddelli		n/a			Goldenrod
Wild Flowers	Rigid Goldenrod	Oligoneuron Rigida		n/a			Goldenrod
Wild Flowers	Showy Goldenrod	Solidago Speciosa		18			Goldenrod
Wild Flowers	White Goldenrod	Solidago Bicolor		n/a			Goldenrod
Wild Flowers	Zigzag Goldenrod	Solidago Flexicaulis		n/a			Goldenrod
Wild Flowers	Anise Hyssop	Agastache Foeniculum		40			Hyssop
Wild Flowers	Purple Giant Hyssop	Agastache Scrophulaeriafolia		n/a			Hyssop
Wild Flowers	Yellow Giant Hyssop	Agastache Nepetoides		n/a			Hyssop
Wild Flowers	New York Ironweed	Veronia Novoboracensis		n/a			Ironweed
Wild Flowers	Jack-In-The-Pulpit	Arisaema Triphyllum		n/a			Jack-In-The-Pulpit
Wild Flowers	Lead Plant	Amorpha Canescens		n/a			Lead Plant
Wild Flowers	Great Blue Lobelia	Lobelia Siphilitica		SOLD OUT			Lobelia
Wild Flowers	Swamp Rose Mallow	Hibiscus Moscheutos		SOLD OUT			Mallow
Wild Flowers	Dwarf Milkweed	Asclepias Ovalifolia		n/a			Milkweed
Wild Flowers	Green Milkweed	Asclepias Viridis		n/a			Milkweed
Wild Flowers	Purple Milkweed	Asclepias Purpurascens		n/a			Milkweed
Wild Flowers	Showy Milkweed	Asclepias Speciosa		18			Milkweed
Wild Flowers	Sullivants Milkweed	Asclepias Sullivanti		20			Milkweed
Wild Flowers	Swamp Milkweed	Asclepias Incarnata		n/a			Milkweed
Wild Flowers	Whorled Milkweed	Asclepias Verticullata		n/a			Milkweed
Wild Flowers	Slender Mountain Mint	Pycnanthemum Tenuifolium		1			Mint
Wild Flowers	Virginia Mountain Mint	Pycnanthemum Virginiana		n/a			Mint
Wild Flowers	New Jersey Tea	Ceanothus Americanus		n/a			New Jersey Tea
Wild Flowers	Obedient Plant	Physotegia Virginiana		n/a			Obedient Plant
Wild Flowers	Pokeroot	Phytolacca Americana		n/a			Pokeroot
Wild Flowers	Wood Poppy	Stylophorum Diphyllum		n/a			Poppy
Wild Flowers	Common Evening Primrose	Oenothera Biennis		n/a			Primrose
Wild Flowers	Wild Quinine	Parthenium Integrifolium		n/a			Quinine
Wild Flowers	Culver'S Root	Veronicastrum Virginicum		n/a			Root
Wild Flowers	Common Rue	Ruta Graveolens		n/a			Rue
Wild Flowers	Tall Meadow Rue	Thalictrum Pubescens		1			Rue
Wild Flowers	Wild Senna	Senna Hebecarpa		n/a			Senna
Wild Flowers	White Snakeroot	Ageratina Altissima		n/a			Snakeroot
Wild Flowers	Common Sneezeweed	Helenium Autumnale		n/a			Sneezeweed
Wild Flowers	False Solomon Seal	Maianthemum Racemosum		n/a			Solomon Seal
Wild Flowers	Solomon Seal	Polygonatum Biflorum		n/a			Solomon Seal
Wild Flowers	Star Flowered Solomon Seal	Maianthemum Stellatum		n/a			Solomon Seal
Wild Flowers	Common Speedwell	Veronica Officinalis		n/a			Speedwell
Wild Flowers	Spiderwort	Tradescantia Virginiana		n/a			Spiderwort
Wild Flowers	American Spikenard	Aralia Racemosa		n/a			Spikenard
Wild Flowers	Maximilian Sunflower	Helianthus Maximilian		SOLD OUT			Sunflower
Wild Flowers	Tall Sunflower	Helianthus Gigantus		30			Sunflower
Wild Flowers	Field Thistle	Cirsium Discolor		n/a			Thistle
Wild Flowers	Tick Trefoil			n/a			Trefoil
Wild Flowers	White Turtlehead	Chelome Glabra		SOLD OUT			Turtlehead
Wild Flowers	Blue Vervain	Verbena Hastata		n/a			Vervain
Wild Flowers	Hoary Vervain	Verbena Stricta		20			Vervain
Wild Flowers	White Vervain	Verbena Urticifolia		n/a			Vervain
Wild Flowers	Canada Milk Vetch	Austragalus Canadensis		n/a			Vetch
Wild Flowers	Butterfly Weed	Asclepias Tuberosa		4			Weed
Wild Flowers	Joe Pye Weed	Eupatorium Maculatum		n/a			Weed
Wild Flowers	St Johns Wort	Hypericum Perforatum		n/a			Wort

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.