Hardy Fruit Tree Nursery

08/18/2026

Orders Open on September 7 !

07/23/2026

Even in retirement, our beloved former coworker Sylvie still finds good reasons to come and visit us 😉. She's a talented photographer and loves walking through the fields of the nursery with her camera, looking for the most beautiful light and landscapes.

Thank you, Sylvie, for sharing with us the way you see the nature all around us!

Pssst... Would you like to follow the changing seasons through her camera? Leave her a comment! We're sure she'll read them, and it would make her very happy to know you enjoy her photos! 💚

07/13/2026

JAPANESE BEETLES. 😬 Did you clench your teeth just a little when you read the name? 😆

Here at the nursery, we're pretty lucky. We're farther north and surrounded by forest, so we don't have nearly as many of them. But Julie, who works with us (the Julie who's usually answering your emails and phone calls 😉) lives a little farther south, and it's a whole different story!

She's hand-picking beetles three times a day, and it's still not enough. She's even paying her kids $1 for every beetle-picking round they do in the orchard. That's when you know things are getting desperate! 😂🥴

There are just so many of them, and they feed so quickly that they can strip the leaves off a young tree in a single day! (Yes, we know...you already know that! 😅)

BUT! Every problem has a solution, and here's hers: small mesh nets secured around each tree. No, they're not pretty. No, they're not perfect. But they get the job done for now! On top of that, she had caterpillar issues earlier this year, so next season, the nets will be installed even earlier.

The nets are only a temporary solution, until the trees are large enough to handle an infestation. We believe nature will eventually find its balance. In fact, we're already starting to see more parasitized Japanese beetles, which is encouraging. But in the meantime, the battle goes on. We've got to keep fighting! 💪

Julie has also planted several different trees from the nursery and has noticed that some apple and plum cultivars seem to be much more attractive to Japanese beetles than others when multiple varieties are growing side by side. Coincidence? We'd love to find out!

If you've noticed the same thing, please let us know! Your observations are incredibly valuable. Tell us which cultivars you've found to be more (or less) affected in the comments! 👇

05/11/2026

Tomorrow evening, we’re closing orders for the season!

If you also dream of harvesting your own fruit and having a yard full of life that changes colors with each season, don’t wait any longer — place your order to plant this spring!

05/05/2026

The bare-root tree planting season is drawing to a close.
Last chance for last-minute orders.
Closing May 12th!

04/30/2026

We’re looking for a home for our discounted walnut trees!

We recently found a few bundles in cold storage, and they’re now offered at 1/3 of the price.

They are discounted mainly because the top leader was cut. They will need to be staked at planting to encourage straight growth, but they are otherwise healthy, with a beautiful, well-developed root system.

Available in bundles of 20 or 25:
• Buartnut (hardy to zone 5)
• Heartnut (hardy to zone 4b)

Available for pickup this weekend during our open doors, or for delivery starting May 11.

03/26/2026

03/23/2026

We were recently honoured to be invited onto the Food Garden Life Podcast with Steven Biggs! 🎙️

Véronique had the pleasure of representing our team at Hardy Fruit Tree Nursery to talk about one of our favourite topics: Hardy Fruit Trees! 😉

At the nursery, we are constantly looking for ways to help gardeners find success even in the harshest northern winters.

In this episode, we discussed the strategies we use at Hardy Fruit Tree Nursery:

➤ Fruit trees, bushes, and cultivars specifically for cold zones.

➤ Growing a flowering and fruiting plum hedge (our favourite cedar hedge alternative!).

➤ Small-space solutions: How to fit fruit trees into suburban yards.

➤ Bare-root basics: What you need to know about ordering and planting.

➤ The "tough-as-nails" apple that thrives in Zone 2 and beyond.

➤ A new Quebec-bred apple that is cold-hardy, delicious, and stores incredibly well. 🍎 (Ó:iase)

Whether you want a single apple tree, a productive backyard orchard, an edible landscape, or a hedge that feeds your family, this episode will inspire you to start planting, even in the coldest regions !

🎧 Listen to the full episode here: https://share.transistor.fm/s/9a05fbd9

03/18/2026

The world can feel a little crazy sometimes, can't it? 🌍

When things feel out of control, Max found his answer in something simple: planting trees.

It’s about more than just a harvest. It’s about building food security, sharing meals with family, and growing enough to do some good for the people around him. 💚

What do you think of this vision?

02/20/2026

Veggies, fruit, and eggs. All real food, grown right here!
This is Max, and this is a glimpse of our everyday life. 🙂

We believe self-sufficiency shouldn’t be complicated.
That’s why, here at Hardy Fruit Tree Nursery, we propagate hardy, disease-resistant trees that are easy to grow and thrive even in tough climates, so more people can grow their own food at home, simply.

If we can do it here, you can do it too!