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Maple Leaves Forever founding sponsor of new Canadian Tree Nursery Association

Exciting news for Canadian tree lovers and growers was announced October 26, 2023. Press Release excerpt : New Canadian Tree Nursery Association Accelerates Forestry Restoration Efforts and National 2 Billion Tree Program [Fredericton, NB., Oct 26, 2023] – The Canadian Tree Nursery Association/AssociationCanadienne des Pépinières Forestières (CTNA-ACPF) launched today, bringing together allmajor growers of tree seedlings dedicated to forest restoration… READ MORE »Maple Leaves Forever founding sponsor of new Canadian Tree Nursery Association

Nursery Spotlight: Triple J Tree Farm, Mulmur, Ontario

Triple J Tree Farm is a family owned and operated nursery and landscape company in Mulmur, Ontario.  MLF: What made you want to be in the nursery/plant growing business? We have been growing trees since the late 1980s when we saw a need in our area for locally grown nursery product. We started growing Christmas trees and expanded in the late… READ MORE »Nursery Spotlight: Triple J Tree Farm, Mulmur, Ontario

Nursery Spotlight: Harbers Greenhouses and Forestry

Harbers Greenhouses and Forestry is the latest Nursery Partner to join the Maple Leaves Forever program! Owner Tyler Harbers tells us about their operation: Harbers Greenhouses and Forestry began in 2017, at the time focusing primarily on hanging baskets and perennials for the local wholesale market. Since then we have grown and shifted to focusing on native species, primarily trees… READ MORE »Nursery Spotlight: Harbers Greenhouses and Forestry

Connecting with our Nursery Partners at LO Congress

Deb, Mary and Caitlin of the MLF Team attended the 50th Annual Landscape Ontario Congress in January. It was such a pleasure to connect with some of our nursery partners in person for the first time in years! Pictured below (Clockwise from top left): Visiting with Pineneedle Farms’ Paul Richardson; Alex Verbinnen; Nick Winkelmolen; Uxbridge Nurseries; Sloan’s Travis Van Middelkoop;… READ MORE »Connecting with our Nursery Partners at LO Congress

Nursery Spotlight: NVK Nurseries

NVK Nurseries is one of Canada’s largest wholesale nurseries serving customers throughout Canada and several Northeastern U.S. states. We operate in the West Flamborough area of Southern Ontario on over 1000 acres and employ more than 200 employees. An additional 250 acres are under contract production in the local area. We offer more than 4,000 varieties of high-quality trees, shrubs,… READ MORE »Nursery Spotlight: NVK Nurseries

Tree Nursery Challenges – Sourcing Native Ontario Tree Seed, Why it’s important and how consumers can make a difference

Written and researched by Caitlin Ayling, MLF Nursery Liaison In early February, I had the privilege to speak at the Landscape Ontario’s annual Nursery Grower’s Short Course, on the topic of Ontario Seed. Although this may seem like a broad subject, I was specifically speaking to the challenges and opportunities surrounding the procurement of native tree seed as it relates… READ MORE »Tree Nursery Challenges – Sourcing Native Ontario Tree Seed, Why it’s important and how consumers can make a difference

Rockwood Forest Nurseries joins Maple Leaves Forever’s Partnership Program

We are very excited to announce the newest addition to our Nursery Partnership Program: Rockwood Forest Nurseries! “Rockwood has been growing trees, shrubs, evergreens, perennials, annuals and supplying other ‘green’ products such as mulch, soil and aggregates/gravel for over 30 years. We are based in Cameron, Ontario (Kawartha Lakes near Lindsay, Ontario) which allows us to serve residential (condos, cottages,… READ MORE »Rockwood Forest Nurseries joins Maple Leaves Forever’s Partnership Program