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American Ash (fraxinus americana)
2' - 3' The big 30-meter-high tree with a 1.5-meter girth loves to grow in moist soils near water. Its wood is similar to red oak and is used in the same way but is more flexible. Trees are either male or female, you need both sexes to get seed production. Often grows in the company of maple, yellow birch, beech, red oak and linden. |
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American Hazelnut
18''-3' Our native hazelnut and also the hardiest. Can tolerate some shadow but prefers full sun. It is a 3 meter high bush; it needs a pollinator, so you need at least 2. (Zone 2) |
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Alder (
alnus spp)
Often found close to water on moist land, its latin name means ''close to the river'' grows in bushy clumps, can reach up to 6 meters high but most of the time it is around 3 m. Excellent erosion control plant, its bark is used to make dye and medicinal preparations. Fixes nitrogen like the pea family. |
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Balsam Poplar
2'-5' (Zone 1) (populus balsamifera) This poplar owes its name to the great smell of its opening leaf and flower buds in spring, when it perfumes the air with a very characteristic balsam smell. It prefers lowlands and moist soils only moderately drained. Can live up to a 100 years old and is the only hardwood that can colonize northern areas. Resistant to salt and pollution, it is a perfect choice in our cities. The tree also helps to protect barren or damaged land from erosion, like old mine sites. Beavers love it and use it extensively for their dams and as a food source. The natives were very fond of its sweet inner bark in spring. Poplar buds are an important source of resin for the bees. They use it to make propolis. |
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Beech (agus grandifolia)
2' et + Beech is a large and beautiful hardwood tree that can be 25 meters high with a 1-meter girth. Its whitish bark and very strait growth patter makes it an ideal focus tree. The small nuts are delicious and can be used to make oil, nut flour or eaten fresh or roasted. It is a slow growing tree seen at the end of the life cycle of a mature forest. The natives used to drink its sweet and vitamin rich sap. The wood is very strong and popular in the furniture industry, often used in commercial chair making as its ply wood bends more easily than others. |
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Black Ash (Zone 2b) (fraxinus nigra) 1'-3' (20$), 3'-5' (30$) Smaller than its cousin the American ash, it will grow to 20 meters and a girth of 50 cm. Loves moist and badly drained soils. Its extended shallow root system protects swamp land against erosion. Can live up to a century, its fruits are loved by animals and the natives used it to make wooden baskets. Our ancestors used the same tricks to make chair seats. |
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American Plum* (prunus nigra) 1' - 3' (30$),8'+(80$) This wild plum tree is native to Canada and will pollinate American and Asian plum trees. The small fruits are delicious if left to ripen fully on the tree. Ideal for jams and jellies too. They are impressive to look at when in bloom. |
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Burr Oak (Zone 2) (quercus macrocarpa)
2'-3' (20$), 6'-7' (40$) A very impressive tree with its huge contorted branches, it prefers deep rich and humid soil, often growing just by creeks or water expanses. Loves limestone soils and lowlands. Usually 15 meters high with a 60 cm girth and a large 15 meters crown. Lives 200-300 years. Often found in the company of maples, American elm and linden. Can take some shade. The natives made a very nutritive flour out of its sweet acorn and the animals love it. In the white oak class for the furniture and flooring industry. |
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Choke Cherry* (prunus virginiana) 1'-3' (20$), 3'-6' (30$) Choke cherry trees are small bushy trees usually between 3 to 6 meters high, but some specimens can be as high as 15 meters. It flowers in May and the small clusters of fruits are loved by birds and kids. Their astringency is somewhat reduced by table salt, they also make great jams. Native to North America, you can find it from the Yukon to New Mexico. The bark and roots have medicinal properties. Tolerates some shadow but prefers a sunny spot. Does not like saline nor badly drained soils. We have both red leafed and green leafed trees. It is your choice! Self fertile |
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American Winterberry (Zone 3) (ilex verticillata) We all know the famous English mistletoe, used as an ornament during Christmas with its dented leaves and red berries, but few know we have a similar one native here. It is a 2-meters-high shrub that loves moist and slightly acidic soils, making it a perfect choice by the water. It is very easy to grow and keeps its berries all winter long. Often used by florist in flower arrangements. The natives used many of its parts to treat skin and fever problems. |
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Hickory* (carya ovata) 2-year-old (20$ each) Native to Quebec but now very rare, its hard and dense wood was used to make tool handles and furniture. Used extensively in smoking, it imparts an exceptional taste to food. The huge tree can be more than 30 meters high, The very unique bark often self peels in very long vertical strips. The roots of hickory are exceptionally long and strong, a one foot high seedling has 3 feet roots. In the spring, the bulging leaf buds look like flowers. Always sold as a young tree in the trade because of the size of the roots. Can live up to 200 years. The delicious nut is somewhat similar to a pecan. All our trees have been grown in zone 4 .Can survive in zone 3 but will produce in zone 4. |
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Iron Wood (Zone 3) (ostrya virginiana) 1'-3' This very slow-growing small tree is easy to recognize. It can be 12 meters high with a girth of 25-cm once it reaches 200 years. Its wood is the hardest one in North America, but its size and minimal availability give it only a minimal role to play, usually for tool handles and sleighs. Tolerates shade because of its slow growth, loves well-drained to dry soil. |
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Native White Oak
(quercus alba)
2-year-old (1 foot) 20$ each. Qty 20+ =
10$ each Native to Quebec but now so rare it is protected, it was used both in boat and furniture building. The wood of the ''white oaks class'' trees (many species) does not rot. We are responsible to protect and maintain our native trees. The tree can be 35 meters high and have a girth of 1 meter. The bright green leaves turn to violet/red in the fall. Prefers deep rich moist as well as drained soils. Our one year old seedlings are 4 to 6 inches high. |
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Paper Birch (betula papyfera)
A transitional specie in the forest, it rarely lives more than 100 years. Can be 25 meters high with a diameter of 40 cm. Grows in many types of soil but prefers dry ones. Its bark was used by the natives to make canoes and tents. |
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Pennsylvanica Cherry* (prunus
pennsylvanica)
1'-3' (20$), 3'-6' (30$) Pennsylvania cherry tree is a small, usually under 6 meters high tree that is native and very hardy. Its astringent small cherries are good for jams, juices and syrup. The tree loves well drained sandy soils and sun. It tends to sucker a lot and creates clumps. The spring flower show is beautiful but the tree is short lived, about 40 years, its wood is red. |
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Red Maple (Zone 3) (acer rubrum) 2'+ , 20$ each, or Qty 100+ = 5$ each The tree can reach 35 meters high and 90 centimeter diameterand it grows in dry land as well as in wet land. The best maple to plant in hard clay, it tolerates a wide pH range. Can live 100 to 200 years old, one of the best to plant in cities because it tolerates pollution. Can also be used to make a maple syrup of a somewhat lesser quality, the wood is slightly softer than sugar maple but used in the industry and of high quality. Gives a great fall color show, like sugar maple. Its extended and close to the surface root system makes it a great choice for erosion control in slopes. Its bark is used to make a beautiful cinnamon colour dye. |
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Red Oak (Zone 3a) (quercus rubra)
1'-3' (20$), 3'-6' (30$) The official tree of PEI is a large 25-meter-high tree with an impressive 75-cm girth. Tolerates dry and rocky soils and high winds, it often colonizes on steep slopes. Likes a neutral to slightly acidic and sandy soil. Often used as a windbreaker. The wood is very popular in the furniture and flooring industry but it can rot as opposed to the wood of the white oak class. |
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Crack willow
(Zone 4) (salix fragilis)
1' limited quantity Not a native species, coming from Europe, the fast growing tree can be 25 meters high and its leaves can be up to 4 centimeters wide. It needs full sun and grows well close to water. Often used to prevent riverbank erosion. The small pliable branches are used to make baskets and rustic furniture, its bark contains saliciline, a pain reliever very close to aspirin. This is why we find so many close to very old homesteads. |
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Serviceberry
(2'-4',
limited qty) Unfortunately kind of unknown, serviceberry is a small tree that produces blueberry-like fruit that tastes a lot like the actual blueberries, but with a small hint of almonds and apples it's absolutely exquisite! The small almond taste comes from the seeds in the fruit. The slow-growing tree can be up to 2.5 meters high and can be trained as a hedge. Spectacular flower show. Attracts the birds. |
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Staghorn Sumac (rhus typhina)
2'-5' The northernmost member of a mostly tropical and sub-tropical family, this small bushy tree definitely looks tropical! It prefers sunny dry sites and can reach 6 meters but is usually around 3 meters. Its red hairy berry clusters can be used to make a local kind of pink lemonade. Macerate in water and add honey.... The berry clusters can also be dried and used with rice and other foods to add a little zesty taste like its cousin from the Middle East that is greatly used in arab cuisine. An important source of pollen for the bees after the flowering of hawthorn. It can be an invasive species if it loves the land where it is planted. |
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Sugar Maple (Zone 3) (acer saccharum)
2' et + (20$ each, Qty
100+ = 5$ each) Our Canadian national tree since 1965. Native, it can be a huge 35-meter-high tree with a girth close to 1 meter. The wood is legendary in furniture and floor making, and who does not know about maple syrup? 40 liters of sap is needed to make one gallon of syrup. Tolerates shade and can live more than 200 years old. Loves a neutral to slightly acid pH. A wide array of birds and animals feed on its seeds. |
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American Basswood (tilia
americana) Limited qty The soft wood of this native deciduous tree makes it the favorite of sculptors and model makers. In the spring, this tall tree that can be up to 27 meters high and loves rich and moist soil is filled with discreet flowers that smell wonderfully and are loved in calming herbal teas. |
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Trembling Aspen (Zone 1) (populus tremuloides michx.) 2'-4' limited qty Its small flat leaves will catch any small wind and give you the feeling the tree is shivering, hence its name. The tree can be up to 25 meters high with a 40 cm girth. It grows in almost all types of soil but it is often found in damaged land, being one of the first species to colonize. Can sometimes live for 100 years and prefers full sun. It grows very fast, even in poor soil. As with the balsam poplar, bees love to use its leaf bud resin to make propolis. |
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Wild Apples / crab apples Our trees are grown from seeds and their small fruits are hence variable. They are great pollinators of grafted apples. The spring flower show is spectacular and the small fruit, having a very high pectin content help make great jellies. |
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Yellow Birch (betula alleghaniensis
Britton) 2'
+, limited qty A beautiful decorative tree with its golden/copper thin bark, it can be 25 meters high and have a diameter of 60 cm. The bark and rameal wood are used to produce wintergreen essence. Loves rich, well-drained to moist soils. Quebec's official tree since 1993, its wood is mostly used for flooring but also to make toothpicks! |
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