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New seeds available for 2024!
Another year of growth, and we have several new seeds varieties available in our store. We are always expanding our inventory and are happy to offer some new deciduous and conifer varieties for 2024. You may click on the links below for more details and to place an order. Pin Oak Riverbank Grape Siberian Larch European Aspen Japanese Maple We have also added a "Notify Me" function to the product pages which will send you an e-mail when an out of stock product is brought back into inventory. Keep checking our seed store for new varieties!
Ancient Forest Old-growth Trees of Canada
The hunt for massive old growth tree stands takes you into deep forests of the Canadian backcountry. Searching for groves of excellence in which the giant specimens grow is both thrilling and memorable. One such example (among many) is located on Vancouver Island, in British Columbia. There grows a tall, very large Douglas-Fir that stands alone towering over the clear-cut forest surrounding it. His name is, appropriately, Big Lonely Doug nicknamed by the local people. Impressive it would be standing above the trees on the hills surrounding it, but this tree emanates from the valley floor! The tree is...
Customer Spotlight - in Errington, British Columbia
Today we're featuring a passionate grower of trees Bunny G. from Errington, British Columbia, Canada. She has been growing Giant Sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) from seed and her saga is chronicled here. Bunny noticed her first Giant Sequoia coming up around the 20th of April 2023 Following on from the first success five or six more came up in a few days: The methods of germination that seemed to work best included use of a paper towel which the seeds were sprinkled on. Using wiggly tall transferrable forestry sleeves was another approach reported as worthwhile. There were however obstacles that had...
Giant Sequoia
Customer Spotlight - in Tatamagouche, Nova Scotia
Welcome to another customer spotlight, this time Paul B. from Tatamagouche, Nova Scotia. He's growing Korean pines (Pinus Koraensis), Hybrid pinion pines (Pinus monophylla x edulis) and White oak (Quercus alba): Thanks for sending in your photos Paul! Paul's a permacultureist growing many different species of food bearing plants and trees for his family and wildlife. As a reminder, we welcome any customer to send in a few photos of their seedlings growing! We'll feature you on the blog.
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