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.
We have opened up our plant inventory to include food plants. These food plants may be non-native and may be hybrids.
Updated: September 27, 2021
Plant Type | Common Name | Latin Name | Size | Stock Availability | Geographical Origins within Ontario Canada | More Information | Search Key |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shrub | Alternate Leaf Dogwood | Cornus Alternifolia | 3 | Belwood | Hamilton | Simcoe | Dogwood | ||
| Shrub | Aromatic Sumac | Rhus Aromatica | 1ft to 2ft | 30 | Welland | Sumac | |
| Shrub | Black Elderberry | Sambucus Canadensis | 50 | Simcoe | Elderberry | ||
| Shrub | Bristly Blackberry | Rubus Setosus | <1ft | 20 | Hamilton | Blackberry | |
| Shrub | Buttonbush | Cephalanthus Occidentalis | 20 | Hamilton | Buttonbush | ||
| Shrub | Chokecherry | Prunus Virginiana | 1ft to 2ft | 155 | Barry's Bay | Chokecherry | |
| Shrub | Meadowsweet | Spirea alba | < 1 ft | 16 | Simcoe | Meadowsweet | |
| Shrub | Prickly Ash | Zanthoxylum Americanum | 1 foot | 10 | Guelph | Hamilton | Ash | |
| Shrub | Purple Flowering Raspberry | Rubus Odoratus | 9 | Hamilton | Toronto | Flowering | ||
| Shrub | Pussy Willow | Salix Discolor | 4ft | 10 | Simcoe | Willow | |
| Shrub | Red Osier Dogwood | Cornus stolonifera | 1ft | 10 | Guelph | Hamilton | Dogwood | |
| Shrub | Rough Leaf Dogwood | Cornus Drummondii | 1ft to 2ft | 150 | Milton | Dogwood | |
| Shrub | Silky Dogwood | Cornus Obliqua | 30 | Guelph | Dogwood | ||
| Shrub | Smooth Serviceberry | Amelanchier Laevis | 10 | Hamilton | Serviceberry | ||
| Shrub | Winterberry | Ilex Verticillata | 1ft to 2ft | 30 | Hamilton | Winterberry | |
| Sustainable Food | Black Currant | Ribes Nigrum | SOLD OUT | Guelph | Currant | ||
| Tree | American Plum | Prunus americana | 1 foot | 8 | Niagara | Plum | |
| Tree | Basswood | Tilia Americana | 1 foot | 10 | Belwood | Guelph | Niagara | Simcoe | Basswood | |
| Tree | Cherry Birch | Betula lenta | 1 foot | 12 | Niagara | Birch | |
| Tree | Dwarf Hackberry | Celtis tenuifolia | 1 ft | 6 | Simcoe | Hackberry | |
| Tree | Eastern Cottonwood | Populus Deltoides | 1ft-3ft | 25 | Hamilton | Cottonwood | |
| Tree | Hackberry | Celtis occidentalis | 2-3ft | 30 | Guelph | Hackberry | |
| Tree | Hop | Ptela Trifolata | about 1ft | 20 | Guelph | Hop | |
| 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 | sold out | 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 | Cherry | |
| 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 | 60 | Guelph | London | Redbud | |
| Tree | Silver Maple | Acer Saccharinum | 3ft to 5ft | 50 | Hamilton | Maple | |
| Tree | Silver Maple | Acer Saccharinum | 1ft to 2ft | 5 | Guelph | Ancient Stock | Maple |
| Tree | Slippery Elm | Ulmus Rubra | 1 - 2 ft | 100 | Guelph | Niagara | Ancient Stock | Elm |
| Tree | Sycamore | Platanus Occidentalis | 3ft to 5ft | 15 | Hamilton | Simcoe | Ancient Stock | Sycamore |
| Tree | Sycamore | Platanus Occidentalis | 1ft to 3ft | 120 | Hamilton | Simcoe | Sycamore | |
| Tree | Thorny Honey Locust | Gleditsia Tricanthus | 1ft to 3ft | 35 | Simcoe | Honey | |
| Tree | Tulip | Liriodendron tulipifera | 1ft to 3ft | 80 | 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 | Pipevine | Aristolochia macrophylla | 0 | Simcoe | |||
| Vines | Virgins Bower | Clematis Virginiana | 30 | Simcoe | Bower | ||
| Wild Flowers | Anise Hyssop | Agastache Foeniculum | 15 | Hyssop | |||
| Wild Flowers | Arrow-leaved Aster | Symphyotrichum urophyllum | 15 | ||||
| Wild Flowers | Blue False Indigo Flower | Baptista australis | 15 | ||||
| Wild Flowers | Blue Lobelia | 12 | |||||
| Wild Flowers | Boneset | Eupatorium Perfoliatum | 15 | Boneset | |||
| Wild Flowers | Butterfly Weed | Asclepias Tuberosa | SOLD OUT | Weed | |||
| Wild Flowers | Canada Milk Vetch | Austragalus Canadensis | 30 | Vetch | |||
| Wild Flowers | Common Evening Primrose | Oenothera Biennis | 5 | Primrose | |||
| Wild Flowers | Common Rue | Ruta Graveolens | 25 | Rue | |||
| Wild Flowers | Cup Plant | Silphium Perfoliatum | 60 | Cup Plant | |||
| Wild Flowers | False Sunflower | Heliopsis helienthoide | 30 | ||||
| Wild Flowers | Grey headed cone flower | Ratibida pinnata | 15 | ||||
| Wild Flowers | Joe Pye Weed | Eupatorium maculatum | 10 | ||||
| Wild Flowers | Maximilian Sunflower | Helianthus Maximilian | 30 | Sunflower | |||
| Wild Flowers | New York Ironweed | Veronia noveboracenis | 30 | ||||
| Wild Flowers | Purple Coneflower | Echinacea Purpurea | sold out | Coneflower | |||
| Wild Flowers | Purple Giant Hyssop | Agastache Scrophulaeriafolia | 20 | Hyssop | |||
| Wild Flowers | Sneezeweed | Helenium autumnale | 20 | ||||
| Wild Flowers | Common Speedwell | Veronica officinalia | 30 | ||||
| Wild Flowers | Tall Sunflower | Helianthus Gigantus | 1 | Sunflower | |||
| Wild Flowers | Tick Trefoil | Desmodium canadense | 15 | Trefoil | |||
| Wild Flowers | Whorled Milkweed | Asclepias verticillata | 18 | ||||
| Wild Flowers | Wild Basil | Clinopodium Vulgare | 15 | Basil | |||
| Wild Flowers | Wild Quinine | Parthenium Integrifolium | 30 | Quinine | |||
| Wild Flowers | Wild Senna | Senna Hebecarpa | 39 | Senna | |||
| Wild Flowers | Wild Yam | Dioscorea villosa | 25 | ||||
| Wild Flowers | Yellow Giant Hyssop | Agastache nepetoides | 0 |
Our stock is priced by height.
Ontario Native Plants
<1ft = $10.00
1ft to 3ft = $15.00
3ft to 5ft = $20.00
5ft to 7ft = $30.00
7ft > = $40.00
Native Wildflowers
3in Pot = $3.00
3.5in Pot = $4.00
4in Pot = $5.00
1 Gallon Pot = $8.00
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
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.