Spring IS Coming!

We can't wait ~ can you? Make sure to get your Spring bareroot order in now. We sell out of popular varieties often before Spring. Ordering early also means your plants arrive at an ideal time for planting — just as they break dormancy and before the busy growing season. Getting them in the ground early takes full advantage of Spring rains and cooler soil temperatures for stronger root establishment and better long-term growth.

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Most Favoured This Month

Discover what's warming up at Silver Creek Nursery! These specialty plants are flying off the shelves as customers prepare for spring planting.

From our popular Isaac Saskatoon Berry (cold hardy to Zone 2) to other customer favorites, these trending selections represent the best of what's in demand right now.

Crimson Passion Dwarf Sour Cherry Bush - cherries held on someone's hand
Crimson Passion Dwarf Sour Cherry Bush - cherries in a fruit basket

Crimson Passion Dwarf Sour Cherry Bush Bareroot

From $25.00

Juliet Dwarf Sour Cherry Bush
Juliet Dwarf Sour Cherry Bush - blossoms

Juliet Dwarf Sour Cherry Bush Bareroot

From $25.00

Dolgo Crabapple

Dolgo Crabapple Bareroot

From $37.00

Kerr Applecrab

Kerr Applecrab Bareroot

From $37.00

Northline Saskatoon Berry
Unripe Northline Saskatoon berries on the plant, with hand for scale.
Northline Saskatoon Berry bush

Northline Saskatoon Berry Bareroot

From $28.00

three Boreal Beauty Haskaps sitting on someone's palm.

Boreal Beauty Haskap Bareroot

From $25.00

handful of Boreal Beast Haskaps

Boreal Beast Haskap Bareroot

From $25.00

Romeo Dwarf Sour Cherry Bush

Romeo Dwarf Sour Cherry Bush Bareroot

From $25.00

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Bareroot Trees Are Our Specialty

  • Step 1: Research

    We ship bareroot trees all across Canada! A little research goes a long way; take some time to research which trees you like and why. Find out if they will thrive in your planting zone...

  • Step 2: Place An Order

    Read our beginners guide on how-to place an order...

  • Step 3: Plant Your Tree

    Unbox them right away to inspect your trees; click here to read our how to unbox/plant...

The Pulse of the Farm

January

Although the trees are dormant & conserving their energy for the season ahead, we are still busy! In January, we:

  • Inspect trees for signs of disease or damage
  • Start harvesting scionwood if the weather suits
  • Prune to shape branches and encourage healthy future growth
  • Clean up any fallen debris or old fruit to reduce pest problems
  • Inspect for tree damage/pest control
  • Perform equipment maintenance, soil testing, and planning for spring planting

Though it may seem still and bare, January sets the foundation for a productive season to come.

February

While the trees continue to rest, we're still hard at work! In February we:

  • Continue with orchard care and our scionwood harvests
  • Package up your bareroot orders
  • Continue planning for the season ahead!

March

The weather is warming and spring starts near the end of the month! Life at the nursery begins to pick up as spring arrives. In March we:

  • Continue picking orders so they're ready for the planting season ahead!
  • Continue grafting
  • Start booking pickup appointments and shipping orders in southern Ontario once spring is here!

April

As the spring days get warmer, we enter our busiest month of the year! We are working as hard as we can to get your bareroot orders to you. In April, we:

  • Ship out or have customers pickup the majority of orders
  • Host our Grafting Workshop and Holistic Spray Workshop
  • Continue grafting
  • Bring potted plants out for sale
  • Begin focusing more on orchard IPM
  • See the apricots begin to bloom - the earliest of our fruit trees!

May

The orchard truly comes to life again as the weather continues to get warmer and warmer! Just like the buzzing bees visiting our blooming trees, we're busy, busy, busy! In May, we:

  • Close bareroot sales in late May
  • Finish sending out our orders - all orders must be shipped out or picked up by the end of the month!
  • Continue selling potted plants
  • Finish grafting
  • Plant all of our berries and newly grafted trees in our fields
  • Observe the beautiful blooms in our orchard
  • Continue with orchard IPM
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On The Blog

Why You Should Plant Your Bareroot Trees in the Snow

Why You Should Plant Your Bareroot Trees in the Snow

We tend to think of gardening and growing as spring & summer season activities. This is especially true of newer growers and folks who are unfamiliar with purchasing bareroot plants.  Before I began working here at Silver Creek Nursery, I couldn’t imagine snowy planting - to me, that would be way too early! 
Harvesting & Storing Scionwood

Harvesting & Storing Scionwood

Before we get too far through winter, here is a blog post to cover how scionwood is cut and stored! We also have info about this on various help resources on our website, so perhaps you've already found it there. Just in case, here it is in blog form.
Planning Your Most Important Spring Orchard Task

Planning Your Most Important Spring Orchard Task

It’s also one of the most common mistakes new fruit tree growers make!  Many of our customers question why we tell them to prune away approximately 1/3 of their young 1 or 2 year old tree as part of the planting process after their purchase, so we thought we’d begin our pruning blog series with an outline of why  you should care so much about pruning, and what you should begin planning for.
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