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Just giving you all a heads up that our fall hours will start tomorrow. They will be: Sunday: Closed Monday-Friday: 9:00-5:00 Saturday: Closed ... I also thought I'd share some of the beautiful fall colors... I'll add info about each one in the comments. Have a great day everyone!

*Sale Ended* It’s that time of the year again...

Another prairie hardy pear! We picked a few of these a couple weeks ago and they were so sweet and delicious. Only the ones in the sun were ripe, by now they are all ripe. Early Gold Pear H: 20-26' W: 16-20'... Zone: 3 Dense, vigorous grower, with an upright growth habit on this hardy pear tree. Clusters of showy, large, white blooms in spring and glossy, green foliage that turns a stunning yellow to purple in fall. Green-yellow, 2 size fruit with a medium-firm texture that is best used for jams, cooking or baking, and good for eating fresh. Ripens late August. Tree has great ornamental value and makes a great accent tree. Prefers moist, well-drained soil. Fertilize in spring with a good compost or an all-purpose fertilizer before new growth emerges. For major pruning wait until late winter while tree is dormant; suckers or dead, broken, and diseased branches, can be removed anytime. Prune while young to create open centered branching to allow for even sunlight which results in better ripening of fruit and good air circulation. Requires another variety of pear tree within 500 for cross-pollination (approximately one city block).

These are also in our field, but are not quite ripe yet...what should we do with these? Brookred Plum H: 12-16' W: 10-13' Zone: 3... Small, upright, hardy plum tree that originates out of Brooks, Alberta. Clusters of fragrant, white spring blooms cover the tree before green foliage appears; yellow-gold fall colour. Medium, 1.5-2 size fruit with dark-red skin and red-orange flesh; firm, juicy, tangy taste with a hard pit. Good for eating fresh, great for cooking. Late bloomer; ripens late summer (late August/early September). Prefers moist, well-drained soil. Fertilize in spring with a good compost or an all-purpose fertilizer before new growth emerges. For major pruning wait until late winter while tree is dormant; suckers or dead, broken, and diseased branches, can be removed anytime. Prune while young to create open centered branching to allow for even sunlight which results in better ripening of fruit and good air circulation. Requires cross-pollination with another plum that blooms at the same time (Pembina) or a mid-season bloomer (Western Sand Cherry, Opata Cherry-Plum, Tecumseh Plum). Same time bloomers are best but mid-season may also pollinate early or late bloomers. For best results plant trees no farther than 100 away from each other

Here is a prairie hardy pear! My neighbor has one of these, they are actually an ornamental tree, but we picked the fruit anyways and we pealed them all and canned them in a cinnamon mixture (called 'stoofpeertjes' for our Dutch followers) and our children loved them! Golden Spice Pear H: 20' W: 16'... Zone: 3 Dense, upright, fast-growing and hardy pear tree. Clusters of showy, large, white spring blooms and glossy, green foliage that turns a beautiful orange-burgundy to purple in fall. Medium-yellow with red blush fruit that is 2 in size and has a firm texture; best used for canning and jams. Ripens in late September. Tree has great ornamental value and makes a great accent tree. Prefers moist, well-drained soil. Fertilize in spring with a good compost or an all-purpose fertilizer before new growth emerges. For major pruning wait until late winter while tree is dormant; suckers or dead, broken, and diseased branches, can be removed anytime. Prune while young to create open centered branching to allow for even sunlight which results in better ripening of fruit and good air circulation. Requires another variety of pear tree within 500 for cross-pollination (approximately one city block).