MLF: When did you start working with Maple Leaves Forever (MLF), and what is your role? MB: I have worked with MLF since January 2014, when I came on board to attend to the website and manage social media. It was pretty satisfying to come in and breathe some life into MLF’s online presence. In early 2020, our marketing lead… READ MORE »Get to know our staff – Mary Bella
Maple Leaves Forever’s Nursery Partner Program offers nurseries and customers a special incentive to sell, purchase and plant Native Canadian Maple Trees. We will promote your nursery as part of our program, and your customers can access our 25% Rebate on purchases of eligible maple trees (restrictions apply). View Rebate Details here. You can review our Nursery Partner Requirements here… READ MORE »Q&A for Potential Nursery Partners this week!
I hope this finds you well and enjoying some recharge time at the end of a unique and challenging year. At Maple Leaves Forever, 2020 was a very successful year as we continued to provide support to those programs that are important to our mandate. This year we supported the planting of almost 1400 Native Canadian maples along roadways and… READ MORE »Winter Update from our Executive Director, Deb Pella Keen
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
As your beautiful Native Maples drop their leaves and their branching structure becomes more evident, you may be tempted to perform some winter pruning. Generally, for deciduous trees, this would be the ideal time. When the trees lay dormant and the branches are more easily visible, it is very practical to perform the removal of dead, dying or interfering limbs.… READ MORE »To Prune or Not To Prune Maples in Winter?
Warm thanks to Niagara Escarpment Views magazine, who published a beautiful four-page feature on Maple Leaves Forever and our founder Ken Jewett in their Fall 2020 issue. Free copies of the magazine are available from local businesses and back issues can be viewed at NEViews.ca Excerpt: “Have you noticed how country roads are lined with big old hardwood trees about… READ MORE »Niagara Escarpment Views Magazine features Ken Jewett and Maple Leaves Forever
The Globe and Mail posted this article on October 31, 2020: “How the foreign Norway maple tree is changing Canada’s fall palette”. Link to full article Excerpt: “The forest floor of Mount Royal Park in autumn is a many-coloured carpet of maple leaves: orange, yellow, and every kind of red. The scene looks ready for a patriotic postcard. But woven… READ MORE »Globe & Mail article about invasive Norway Maple – and MLF’s response
This year has seen a rise in the number of Spongy Moths (Lymantria dispar dispar / LDD / European Gypsy Moths) and caterpillars, which affect Native Maple trees as well as other species. In areas with severe outbreaks, “trees and shrubs are completely defoliated over large areas; despite the trees’ ability to produce a new crop of leaves over the… READ MORE »Spongy moth (formerly known as Gypsy Moth) Update – Collecting Egg Masses
St. George’s Anglican Church in Trenton is celebrating its 175th anniversary, and they wanted to commemorate the event with a tree planting celebrating our Canadian heroes. The Highway of Heroes Tree Campaign will plant 175 Native Maple trees at Bain Park, home to Trenton’s Afghanistan Memorial. As one of the Highway of Heroes Tree Campaign’s founding sponsors, Maple Leaves Forever… READ MORE »MLF Supports Special HOH planting in Trenton
Native Maples – the Monarchs of Colour! Are you a ‘leaf peeper’ (vs. royal watcher?) If you drive many kilometres to witness the magnificent fall foliage displays in Southern Ontario, you can be proud to be a leaf peeper! Driving tours are a great way to spend a fall day appreciating the landscape of Southern Ontario when it is ablaze… READ MORE »Fall colour driving tours in Ontario
