Caitlin Ayling, Maple Leaves Forever’s Horticultural Consultant, attended the Forests Canada’s 2025 annual conference in Toronto, Ontario in February. At the conference she was delighted to meet some of the staff of Forests Canada whom we partner on various initiatives such as Envirothon and tree planting. There was much to take in during the conference, beginning with discussions around forest… READ MORE »Forests Canada Conference 2025
Members of the Maple Leaves Forever team attended the Landscape Ontario Congress Tradeshow in January. Mary and Deb were pleased to connect with several of our nursery partners at the show, including (clockwise from top left) Somerville Nurseries, Uxbridge Nurseries, Verbinnen’s Nursery, Winkelmolen Nursery, Pineneedle Farms and NVK Nurseries! Part of the MLF Spring 2025 ENewsletter – Subscribe for quarterly news right to… READ MORE »Landscape Ontario Congress 2025
At their Dec 18 Meeting, the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Southgate voted to accept the following motion, resolving to “plant native Canadian Maples whereverer a maple tree is called for”. Here is their motion in full! “Whereas many Native Maple trees that were planted in the late 19th century in return for government incentive are degrading… READ MORE »Township of Southgate joins the MLF Honour Roll
Maple Leaves Forever team members Deb Pella Keen (Executive Director) and Mary Bella (Marketing Manager) will be attending LO Congress in January! We look forward to connecting with current and potential nursery partners, and discussing ways we can support and encourage the planting of more native maple trees across Ontario. See you there! Below are some photos from our last… READ MORE »LO Congress January 7 – 9, 2025
Happy Winter! It came early in central Ontario with record snowfalls – a good reminder for those that have planted native maple to follow these simple winter tree care tips! This year, Maple Leaves Forever (MLF) celebrates 25 years as a charitable foundation supporting and advocating for the planting of Native Canadian Maple Trees. To commemorate this milestone, our MLF team joined… READ MORE »Maple Leaves Forever Celebrates 25 Years!
JCO Treefarms Ltd.Travis Kreuger, ownertravis@jcotreefarms.cawww.jcotreefarms.ca(519) 387-5990Facebook: /jcotreefarms Street Address:802704 Grey Road 40 Chatsworth Ontario JCO Treefarms Ltd. was established in 2013 as a family-run business focusing on customer service. They offer everything from full onsite visits to the installation of trees if required. JCO offers retail as well as wholesale to the landscape trade and carries a wide range of native stock… READ MORE »New Nursery Partner – JCO Treefarms Ltd.
In our last newsletter I mentioned that I would be travelling east to Newfoundland in June and on the way east from Ontario would visit several tree nurseries along the way. I promised to update you on this tour which included stops in Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. In Quebec we visited 2 privately owned tree… READ MORE »Exploring Nurseries in Quebec and Eastern Canada
A fall message from MLF Executive Director, Deb Pella Keen What a warm September it has been! While fall colours are progressing well, it has been interesting to see the difference in timing amongst the regions and specific trees. For example, this particular roadside red maple growing near Huntsville Ontario was in full fall colour on September 4! The main… READ MORE »Check Fall Colour Reports to optimize your “leaf peeping”
In our spring 2024 newsletter, Caitlin Ayling, Horticultural Consultant with Maple Leaves Forever, wrote an article about growing native maple from seed. As it turns out, native red maples throughout Muskoka and Haliburton were heavily laden with flowers this spring, so I thought I would monitor them and provide a photographic journey from flower to seed production! As noted by… READ MORE »Following Red Maple in Photos
Maple Leaves Forever is proud to sponsor Ontario Envirothon, an annual initiative that provides students with hands-on experience with forests, soils, wildlife, and aquatic ecosystems. Maple Leaves Forever is proud to sponsor Ontario Envirothon, an annual initiative that provides students with hands-on experience with forests, soils, wildlife, and aquatic ecosystems. The theme of this year’s activities was Biodiversity in a Changing… READ MORE »2024 Ontario Envirothon Update
