Potted stockPotted stock is not available for ordering over the Internet. We recommend a visit to the Ferguson Forest Centre’s Nursery Outlet Store to purchase and pick up potted stock, which are available on a first-come, first-served basis. For your convenience, however, we list the price and current availability of potted stock on this page. If availability is not specified, the species is in stock. Our Nursery Outlet Store will be closed for the summer starting June 28, 2010, re-opening September 7, 2010. Retail and wholesale sales can be made by appointment. Please call us at ext. 227 for more information. |
| Species | Availability | Size | Price ($) | ||
Green Ash
Appearance: Yellow-green compound leaves with 5-9 lea.ets. Light gray young bark; finely furrowed mature bark. Site and soils: Adapted to a wide range of soils. Can tolerate some .ooding. Tolerates some shade when young. Rural plantings: Reforestation. Grows well with silver maple, cottonwood and willow. Urban settings: Common urban tree, columnar form. Yellow autumn colour. Native to: Southern and central Ontario |
60 cm | starting at $12 | |||
| Grey Birch
No info available. |
90 cm | starting at $12 | |||
Hackberry
Appearance: Simple, bluish-green leaves with elongated tip. Gray to light yellow-brown bark with warty, irregular ridges. Site and soils: Adapted to a range of soils - moist or dry. Tolerates some shade. Rural plantings: Reforestation, wildlife food source. Grows well with cedar, balsam fir, silver and red maple. Urban settings: Small, elm-like tree. Tolerant of urban conditions. Native to: Southern and eastern Ontario |
60 cm | starting at $12 | |||
| Hard (Sugar) Maple
No info available. |
30 cm + | Starting at $12 | |||
| Hemlock
No info available. |
20 cm + | $12 | |||
Highbush Cranberry
Can be confused with European species Appearance: Large shrub; lobed maple-like leaves. Smooth, wiry branches; rougher mature bark. Site and soils: Adapted to moist sites. Best in full sunlight. Rural plantings: Restoration, wildlife food source. Urban settings: White spring .owers; red berries; shrub form. Native to: Ontario |
30 cm | $10 | |||
Honey Locust
Appearance: Bright green compound leaves with 14-30 lea.ets; spiny twigs. Smooth, brown, spiny young bark; Scaly-ridged mature bark. Site and soils: Adapted to moist, rich, bottomland soils. Needs full sunlight. Rural plantings: Not recommended. Urban settings: Common ornamental. Casts a light shade. Tolerant of urban conditions. Native to: Extreme southwestern end of Ontario |
20 cm + | $12 | |||
| Honeysuckle
No info available. |
$10 | ||||
Jack Pine
Appearance: Clusters of 2 short, yellow-green needles. Thin, reddish-gray young bark; dark brown .aky and ridged mature bark. Site and soils: Does well on many sites. Will tolerate sandy, gravelly sites. Needs full sunlight. Rural plantings: Restoration of droughty sites, timber plantations on better sites. Grows in pure stands or with birch, aspen, red pine. Urban settings: Unknown Native to: Northern and central Ontario |
60 cm | $12 | |||
| Japanese Lilac
No info available. |
$10 | ||||
| Juneberry - Serviceberry
No info available. |
$10 | ||||
| Kentucky Coffee Tree
No info available. |
Not available this year | 45 cm+ | starting at $12 | ||
Mugho Pine
Appearance: Long, dark green needles; upsweeping branches, low spreading form. Dark gray, scaly bark. Site and soils: Adapted to a variety of soils; used for erosion control. Rural plantings: Not recommended. Urban settings: Very common ornamental (requires pruning to keep good form); salt tolerant; common along roadways Native to: Mountains of southern Europe |
20 cm + | starting at $12 | |||
Nannyberry
Appearance: Large shrub or small tree; simple yellow-green leaves; blue-black autumn berries. Gray-brown, fine, scaly mature bark. Site and soils: Adapted to a wide range of soils. Best in moist soils. Best in full sunlight. Tolerates some shade. Rural plantings: Restoration, wildlife food source. Urban settings: White late spring .owers; shrub or small tree form. Native to: Ontario |
$10 | ||||
Norway Spruce
Appearance: Short, dark green needles. Thin, reddish-brown young bark; dark purplish-brown, scaly, mature bark. Site and soils: Best on well-drained to moist, sand and loams (similar to white pine). Avoid wet or dry sites. Tolerates some shade. Rural plantings: Timber plantations. Plant at 8 feet by 8 feet. Grows 2-3 feet/year on good sites. Urban settings: Windbreak species, distinctive drooping branches, drought susceptible. Native to: Europe and Asia; adapted to southern and central Ontario |
45 cm + | starting at $12 |
