Deciduous

Alder Green (Alnus viridis) - Shrub Seedling

A cold-hardy native shrub. Smooth grey bark and attractive shiny green leaves. Excellent for soil stabilization and nitrogen fixation. Commonly used in reclamation.

Almond Russian (Prunus tenella) - Shrub Seedling

A compact, spreading shrub valued for its very showy bright pink flowers in early spring which smother the bare branches followed by sparse but curious fuzzy fruit.  Some suckering.  It does best in full sun and well-drained soil.

Ash Green (Fraxinus pennsylvanica) - Tree Seedling

A fast growing tree with incredible golden yellow leaves in the fall. This tree is native to the prairies and is well suited for drought and cold. Green ash can also tolerate soil compaction, periods of flooding and a wide variety of soils including alkaline making green ash ideally suited for use in urban and rural environments.

Birch Paper (Betula papyrifera) - Tree Seedling

Reddish young bark matures to attractive chalk-white colour.  Dark green foliage turns a striking yellow-gold in fall.

Buckeye Ohio (Aesculus glabra) - Tree Seedling

A hardy, medium sized, ornamental tree with masses of greenish-yellow flower clusters appearing in late spring.  Glossy green palmate foliage turns brilliant yellow or gold in fall.  Slow growing.

Buffaloberry Silver (Shepherdia argentea) - Shrub Seedling

A rugged shrub that can handle a wide variety of growing conditions.  It has attractive fuzzy, narrow silver foliage on thorny branches.  Produces bright red edible fruit.

Caragana Common (Caragana arborescens) - Shrub Seedling

A fast growing shrub that is known for its exceptional hardiness and drought tolerance.  Pea-shaped yellow flowers in late spring.  Dark green lobed foliage.  Although it’s most commonly planted in shelterbelts, caragana is also an excellent hedge or feature shrub.

Cherry Carmine Jewel SK (Prunus x kerrasis) - Shrub Seedling

A hardy deciduous shrub and hybrid variety of sour cherry from the University of Saskatchewan.  It produces dark, black cherries with a sweet tart flavour.  Great for for pies, jams and jellies, and wine making.  It is often the first cherry ready in the summer. The hardiest of the dwarf sour cherry varieties makes a beautiful accent or landscape/orchard tree.

Cherry Cupid (Prunus) - Shrub Seedling

A hardy deciduous hybrid shrub variety of Sour Cherry. Produces the largest fruit of all the sour cherries which is dark/red fruit and perfect for fresh eating but it tends to be a bit later than other varieties.

Cherry Juliet (Prunus) - Shrub Seedling

Hardy deciduous shrub and hybrid variety of the University of Saskatchewan Sour Cherry. It blooms earlier than the other Romance varieties, and produces highly desirable, delicious dark red fruit for production with high yields. Is ideal as a landscape or accent tree.

Cherry Nanking (Prunus tomentosa)

A small deciduous shrub known for its attractive blush colored blossoms and edible fruit. A winter hardy, moderately fast-growing plant. Its dark, red fruit is excellent for pies, jellies, and canning.

Cherry Romeo (Prunus x kerrasis) - Shrub Seedling

A hardy hybrid shrub variety of sour cherry from the University of Saskatchewan.  Medium sized dark red/black flavorful fruit.  Suitable for fresh eating, processing, or juice.  The shrub is great as an accent or landscape tree.  Self-pollinating but better results obtained when two varieties are planted.

Cherry Sandcherry (Prunus besseyi) - Shrub Seedling

Known for its unique, leathery grey-green foliage which turns an attractive reddish-purple in fall.  Beautiful blanket of white blossoms.  Popular as an ornamental shrub in parks and front yards.  Edible small purple-black cherries. Is suitable as an under planting or groundcover.

Chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa) - Shrub Seedling

Commonly called black chokeberry.  A small, compact, spreading shrub with an upright growth habit.  Noted for its abundance of 5-6 flowered clusters of white flowers in spring.  Glossy dark green leaves turn purple/red in the fall.  The edible, blackish-purple fruit is tart and bitter and persists throughout fall and well into winter.  May be used to make jams and jellies.  Only one plant is required for abundant fruiting.  An excellent wildlife shrub. Tolerant of a wide range of soil and moisture conditions. Great for mass planting and general garden use.

Chokecherry Robert (Prunus virginiana) - Shrub Seedling

A shrub or small tree that produces very large berries.  One of the sweeter chokecherries.  Good yield.  The berries are great for fresh eating, making jams, jellies, and wine.  Red foliage makes for a beautiful addition to any landscape.

Cotoneaster Peking (Cotoneaster acutifolia) - Shrub Seedling

This shrub is best used as a hedge, or in groupings.  Valued for its showy fall colors.  Features dark green foliage throughout the growing season.  The dark green foliage turn an attractive shades of orange and red in fall.  It has shell pink flowers along the branches in mid spring.  This is a relatively low maintenance shrub, and takes pruning very well which can be done at any time. 

Cranberry Highbush (Viburnum trilobum) - Shrub Seedling

Profuse, attractive blooms in the form of large clusters with small yellow flowers in the center surrounded by larger white blooms in spring.  Dark green, three-lobed foliage turns yellow to purplish-red in fall.  Produces pendulous clusters of small red edible berries similar in appearance and taste to cranberries.  The fruit are best used for making jams, preserves or sauces and can also be a useful cooking ingredient.  Excellent ornamental plants.

Currant Ben Nevis (Ribes nigrum) - Shrub Seedling

A medium-sized shrub grown for its tart black berries.  The clusters of black round berries are usually ready for picking from mid to late summer.  Ideal for jam and also used for fresh eating, cooking, baking, wine making, and sauces.

Currant Red Lake (Ribes rubrum)

A red currant cultivar which is grown primarily for fruit production.  It is a compact, mounding, deciduous shrub grown for its tasty red berries. Clusters of greenish-yellow flowers bloom in spring, and are noticeable but not particularly ornamental.  Medium green leaves are 3-5 lobed, and are aromatic when crushed.  Flowers give way to long, pendant clusters of bright red currants which ripen in July.  The berries have a tart taste and juicy texture.  Good for preserves and wine making.

Dogwood Red Osier (Cornus sericea) - Shrub Seedling

Deep green foliage turns reddish-purple in fall.  Showy white flowers in summer are followed by bluish-white berries that attract birds in winter.  Dark red bark provides an attractive shrub in winter.  Often used as a garden hedge.  It is frequently used for waterway bank erosion protection and restoration in North America.  Its root system provides excellent soil retention.  Very tolerant of wet conditions.  Hardy.

Elder Red (Sambucus racemosa) - Shrub Seedling

Tall growing, deciduous shrub accented with creamy white flower clusters maturing to small, red ornamental berries.  The berries can be used in wine making, sauces,  and preserves.

Elderberry Adams (Sambucus canadensis) - Shrub Seedling

Produces attractive, very large, purple-black fruit that grow in large clusters, up to 6 inches in diameter.  The fruit ripen late August to early September.  Stems grow to eight feet and are well branched.  Requires a second elderberry for pollination.  Adams compliments Johns Elderberry in pollination.  The berries can be eaten when cooked and used to make jams, pies, teas, and wines.  Elderberries are often used in cold remedies.

Elderberry Johns (Sambucus canadensis) - Shrub Seedling

Fragrant flowers emerge in spring followed by clusters of larger, sweet, nearly black berries on a more vigorous growing plant.  The fruit ripen about two weeks earlier than Adams.  Stems grow to eight feet and are well branched.  Requires one wild elderberry to pollinate 12 Johns.  Johns compliments Adams Elderberry in pollination.  Ornamental.  The berries are ideal for pies, jam, juices, and wine.  Elderberries are often used in cold remedies.

Engleman Ivy (Parthenocissus quinquefolia) - Vine Seedling

An extremely attractive vine with a twining and trailing growth habit.  Turns a rich burgundy in autumn.   Excellent choice for covering a wall or large exposed surface.  Self-clinging.  Extremely adaptable.

Flowering Crabapple Columbia (Malus) - Tree Seedling

An upright rounded tree with abundant fragrant white blooms. Persistent fruit.

Flowering Crabapple Siberian (Malus baccata) - Tree Seedling

White to light pinkish/white flowers appear in June, followed by very small persistent crabapples.

Grape Manitoba (Vitis) - Vine Seedling

This is one of the hardiest varieties of grape. Dark purple fruit, ideal for jellies or juice. Climbing growth habit makes this plant excellent for trellises or arbors. 

Haskap (Honeyberry) Aurora (Lonicera caerulea) - Shrub Seedling

Considered one of the best tasting early season varieties.  Sweet berries with half the acidity of other varieties.  The berries can be used for eating fresh, baking, jams and jellies, and freezing.  Pollinator variety.  Great companion for Borealis.

Haskap (Honeyberry) Boreal Blizzard (Lonicera caerulea) - Shrub Seedling

Known for its excellent taste and is the most similar to the Aurora Haskap. The flavour of Haskaps is generally described as a cross between a blueberry and a raspberry. Boreal Blizzard Haskaps are well suited to fresh eating, freezing, baking, and preserves.

Haskap (Honeyberry) Borealis (Lonicera caerulea) - Shrub Seedling

Very large berries that have an excellent flavour; a taste between raspberry and blueberry.  A cold hardy, fast growing shrub.  Ready to harvest at the end of June.  Pollinator required.  Pair with other early pollinators to achieve a higher yield.  Aurora is a great companion for Borealis.  Bred at the University of Saskatchewan.

Haskap (Honeyberry) Tundra (Lonicera caerulea) - Shrub Seedling

A hardy, fast growing, high yielding, deciduous shrub with large, sweet, tart flavoured fruit that mature in early summer.  Of all the varieties, Tundra has the firmest fruit, making it great for commercial production.  Like Borealis, Tundra does not self-pollinate well. We recommend another variety such as Berry Blue.  Cold hardy.

Hawthorn Arnold (Crataegus arnoldiana) - Tree Seedling

A broadly rounded, low-branched tree with wide-spreading, horizontal branches.  The leaves are simple, oval-shaped, with serrated edges.  Beautiful clusters of white flowers in spring are followed by bright red berries mid-summer.  An attractive ornamental tree.  Also used in windbreaks and riparian planting.  The fruit can be made into jams and jellies.

Hawthorn Douglas (Crataegus douglasii) - Tree Seedling

A small tree with a long trunk and compact, round-topped crown. A profusion of flat-topped clusters of white flowers in late spring to early summer, followed by edible, deep red fruits which ripen to black in late summer. Glossy foliage. Also called Black Hawthorn. Ornamental. Good for soil stabilization.

Hazelnut Beaked (Corylus cornuta) - Shrub Seedling

Medium-sized shrub commonly grown for its edible qualities.  Hazelnuts have always grown in Saskatchewan.  The nuts are usually ready for picking from early to mid fall.  Hardiest species of hazelnut.

Larch Tamarack (Larix laricina) - Tree Seedling

Pyramidal, narrow-crowned with clusters of soft, green needles in spring turn golden-yellow in fall before dropping.  Grey bark matures to red-brown and small red-brown cones develop.  Cold hardy.

Lilac Villosa (Syringa prestoniae) - Shrub Seedling

A late lilac with fragrant mauve flowers grow in clusters at the end of its branches during mid to late summer and fade to a light pink as it matures.  A relatively large and cold hardy shrub with excellent privacy and wind protection.  Grows quickly and is very drought resistant, making it most suitable for the outer row of a shelterbelt.  Its roots are non-suckering.

Lilac Vulgaris (Syringa vulgaris) - Shrub Seedling

An upright, multi-stemmed, suckering, deciduous shrub.  It is particularly noted for its mid to late spring (May) bloom of very fragrant, tubular, four lobed, lavender-purple flowers.

Linden American (Tilia americana) - Tree Seedling

Commonly called American Basswood, the American Linden is a medium to large deciduous tree with an ovate, dome crown.  Large, dark green, oval leaves and fragrant flowers in June.  The bark is a gray to light brown, with narrow, well defined fissures.  Drooping clusters of small, fragrant, yellowish-white flowers.  Attracts birds and butterflies.  Often used as a specimen or dense shade tree.

Linden Littleleaf (Tilia cordata) - Tree Seedling

The Littleleaf Linden has a symmetrical shape; dense pyramidal.  Branching is upright and increases in density with age.  Small, heart-shaped leaves.  Widely grown as an ornamental tree.  Popular as a shade tree with its dense canopy. 

Maple Amur (Acer ginnala) - Tree Seedling

A small, graceful, incredibly colourful tree.  Fragrant pale yellow flowers in spring.  Attractive glossy green lobed foliage turns fiery red in fall.  This tree is perfectly suited for urban environments.  Its small size allows you to plant it in city yards and beneath power lines.

Maple Manitoba (Acer negundo) - Tree Seedling

Manitoba Maple are a fast growing tree with great fall color.  The foliage is light green above, grey-green below and turns yellow to yellow-orange in autumn.  Typically grown as a feature tree or shade trees on larger properties and acreages.

Maple Tatarian (Acer tataricum) - Tree Seedling

A small, multi-stemmed tree features attractive red foliage in fall.  Very hardy.

Mountain Ash American (Sorbus) - Tree Seedling

An oval tree with clusters of showy, fragrant white blooms in spring.  Attractive lobed dark green foliage turn orange-red in fall.  Ornamental red berries in fall remain over winter.

Mountain Ash European (Sorbus aucuparia) - Tree Seedling

Clusters of cream-white flat-topped blooms in spring mature to orange-red ornamental berries that persist over winter.  Dark green leaflets, which appear like fern fronds, turn red in fall.  Broadly oval to rounded shade tree.

Nannyberry (Viburnum)

Hardy shrub known for attracting bees, birds, and other wildlife. Its clusters of white flowers bloom in late spring followed by tasty blue-black berries that can be eaten fresh or used in baking and preserves.

Oak Burr (Quercus macrocarpa) - Tree Seedling

Stately specimen tree with an open oval crown.  Large dark green three-lobed foliage turn amber in fall.  Acorns and corky, ridged bark appear in maturity.

Olive Russian (Elaeagnus angustifolia) - Tree Seedling

Showy landscape plant that can be grown as a single stemmed tree or large multi-stemmed shrub.  Attractive silver foliage from spring until fall.  Small fragrant flowers in spring.  Silver-grey ornamental berries persist over winter.  A good specimen tree or screen tree.

Pine Jack (Pinus banksiana) - Tree Seedling

Small to medium, fast growing tree that grow in an irregular shape as they mature, and can appear scruffy looking.  Its sharp yellow-green needles are in bundles of two which form a ‘V’ shape. Distinctive curved cones.  Reddish-brown to grey bark when young, becoming dark brown as it matures.  It can grow almost anywhere.  Cold tolerant.