Fruit and Nut Culture

Opened on February 26, 2021. Last updated by The POOG on March 05, 2021.

Table of Contents

• Berries – Blueberries
• Grapes
• Tree Fruits – Apples
• Tree Fruits – Apricots
• Tree Fruits – Cherries
• Tree Fruits – Peaches and Nectarines
• Tree Fruits – Pears
• Tree Fruits – Plums
• Tree Nuts

The following are sources primarily local to Southwestern Ontario.

Links

• Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA). All agri information from the province of Ontario.
• University of Saskatchewan Fruit Program

References – Berries

• Information for Commercial Berry Growers in Ontario. OMAFRA. Last Modified February 12, 2021.
• Starting Commercial Berry Production: Basic Considerations. OMAFRA. Last Modified February 12, 2021.

References – Tree Fruits and Nuts

• Fruit Tree and Nut Nurseries in Ontario. OMAFRA. Last Modified February 12, 2021.

References – General

• What You Should Know About Fruit Production In Ontario. OMAFRA. Last Modified February 12, 2021.

Bush, Fruit, and Nut Tree Nurseries

• Abe Epp & Family Inc. Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON. Nectarines, peaches.
• Alpine Nurseries Niagara Ltd. Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON. Peaches, plums, pears, apples, cherry, apricot, grapes and elderberries.
• A.V.K. Nursery Holdings Inc. Wholesale only. Rockton, ON.
• Cummins Nursery. Ithaca NY.
• Fruit Tree Nursery Cooperative Ltd. Jordan Station, ON. Peaches, nectarines, grapevines, plums, apricots, pears, apples, cherries.
• Grimo Nut Nursery Ltd. Millgrove ON. Hazelnut- both European and northern hybrids, heartnut, walnut, sweet chestnut, butternut, black walnut, pine nuts, beech, hickory, ultra-northern pecan, mulberry, quince, persimmon, pawpaw, fig.
• Grindstone Creek Nursery Inc. Millgrove ON. Apples, apricots, pears, fruiting quince, peaches, sweet and sour cherries, plums.
• Lewis’s Hardy Fruit Trees & Giant Pumpkins. Naughton, ON. Specializing in zone-3-and-colder, apple, (SK) cherry, cherry-plum bushes, Valiant grape, and haskap.
• NVK Connon Nurseries, Inc. Wholesale only. West Flamborough (Dundas), ON. Apple, pear, plum, disease resistant apples & cherries.
• Plantigro Nursery LTD. Ruthven, ON. Apples, plums, peach, pear, sour cherry, sweet cherry, rootstock propagation.
• Red Rock Orchards Ltd. Innisfil, ON. Supplier of English and French heritage apple cider trees.
• Rhora’s Nut Farm & Nursery. Wainfleet, ON. Trees and seedlings of heart nut, Carpathian walnut, Hazelnut (filbert trees) Chinese Chestnuts, American Chestnuts, Pecans and the edible Pines.
• Silver Creek Nursery. Wellesley, ON. Apples, pears, asian pears, apricots, cherries , plums, peaches, quince.
• Tree Time Services Inc. Edmonton, AB. Tree fruits and berries including haskap.
• Upper Canada Growers. Wholesale and retail. Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON. Apple, pear, peaches, plums, apricots, nectarines and hazelnuts.
• V. Kraus Nurseries Limited. Huge selection of all bush and fruit trees. Wholesale only. Carlisle, ON. Apple, fruiting quince, apricot, cherry, nectarine, peach, pear, plum. Disease resistant & heritage apples.
• VBFF & Nursery (Van Brenk’s Fruit Farms & Nursery Ltd.). Fingal, ON. Apple.
• Vissers Orchard & Nursery. Clarksburg, ON. Apple.
• Warwick Orchards and Nursery Ltd. Limited selection of pear (1) and apples (8) on a variety of rootstocks. Watford, ON. Apple, pear, peach, roostocks for apple and pear. Disease resistant apples available.
• Whiffletree Farm and Nursery. Catalogue available as PDF. Elora, ON. Unique, unusual and hard to find varieties of fruit trees, fruit shrubs, canes, vines and nuts.
• Willamette Nurseries. Canby, OR.
• Willow Drive Nursery. Ephrata, WA. Various US dealers.