Lower Trent Conservation
Did You Know?

More the 80 % of Ontario’s population receives their drinking water from a municipal drinking water system. Municipalities, Conservation Authorities, and Source Protection Authorities others play a strong role in ensuring that municipally treated drinking water is safe for our use.

 

2025 Native Plant Sale

Tree & Shrub Seedlings, Saplings, Wildflowers, and Little Forests Kits

 


Order pick-up times will be confirmed by email ahead of time.

The pick-up location will be at the Lower Trent Conservation office at 714 Murray Street located north of Trenton

Tree and Shrub Seedlings

 
  • Bare-root, 1′ to 2′ tall seedlings depending on species
  • Each species sold in bundles of 10
  • Evergreen & deciduous species: $17.50 and $23.00 per bundle, respectively
  • $14.00 Order Processing Fee

Species include
SHRUBS:
Black Willow, Highbush Cranberry, Red Osier Dogwood, Swamp Rose

TREES: 
Black Cherry, Black Walnut, Bur Oak, Red Maple, Red Oak, Red Pine, Silver Maple, Tamarack, White Cedar, White Pine, White Spruce, Yellow Birch

Tree Saplings: maximum of 4 per order

 
  • Potted 4′ to 5′ tall saplings
  • 1 and 2 gallon pots
  • Evergreen & deciduous species
  • $20.00 per tree

Species include: Hackberry, Silver Maple, Sugar Maple, Red Maple

Wildflower Kits

 
  • 18 potted plants per kit (6 species x 3 pots per species) 
  • 4″ pots

Sun Loving Kit

$50.00 EACH

Black-Eyed Susan, Wild Bergamont, Mountain Mint, Butterfly Weed (Milkweed), Hairy Beardtongue, Wild Strawberry  

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Shade Loving Kit

$70.00 EACH

Wild Ginger, Large Leaf Aster, Wild Geranium, White Trillium, Common Blue Violet, White Snakeroot

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Little Forests Kits

 

These kits are available to customers intending to plant dense plantings according to the Miyawki Forest Planting Method.

  • The kit covers an area of 4 x 4 meters, with 2-3 plants per square meter.
  • 38 plants 1-2 feet tall (18 species of tree and shrubs)
  • Species may vary depending on over-winter survival of stock. Potted plants are about 30-60+ cm tall.

Stock Includes: American Hazelnut, American Basswood, American Plum, Bitternut Hickory, Black Cherry, Grey Dogwood, Bur Oak, Butternut, Chokecherry, Pogoda Dogwood, Red Maple, Red Oak, Serviceberry, Smooth Rose, Sugar Maple, White Birch, White Oak, White Pine

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