University of Saskatchewan Fruit Program
51 Campus Drive S7N 5A8 Saskatoon, SK, Canada

We are SOLD OUT of plants for this year. Thank you all for the very overwhelming response to our plant sale and thank you for your understanding as we have had to do things a lot differently this year. We will no longer be taking new orders. If you have already submitted an order and are waiting to hear back, please give us some time as we are still processing order forms and arranging pick up times. We appreciate your patience as we have never done an online sale before and have limited staff processing/filling your orders.

U of S plant sale update!!! The plant sale order form is now posted!!!!! at https://research-groups.usask.ca/fruit/plant-sale.php

We have been approved for our plant sale. An order form will be posted tomorrow on our website. U of S Fruit Tree Sale ... Our sale will be going forward, but due to Covid-19 we will be enforcing strict protocols for everyone’s safety. The sale will be an online order form with scheduled pick-up times (no deliveries). In order to limit the number of scheduled pick-ups we encourage people to do bulk orders with their friends/family, fill out only 1 order form and send only 1 vehicle to do the pick-up. This will help reduce the number of vehicles that have to come through our facility. We will process the order forms in the order they come in and then email/text invoices to customers with the total amount of money owed. We will only accept exact change or a cheque addressed to University of Saskatchewan. We are not equipped nor allowed to handle credit cards, debit transactions or e-transfers Plants will be picked up at the Horticulture Field Lab (2909 14th Street E). Only a certain number of vehicles will be scheduled for a pick up time slot. Please arrive at your specified time. Stay in your vehicle at all times. All buildings are closed to the public. Bathrooms will not be available. Previous to your arrival please make room in your vehicle. We will load your plants for you. Thank you for understanding as we are doing the best we can within our safety protocols and with limited staff. We are being extra careful because if one person contracts Covid-19 then we will have to shut down our facility for 2 weeks and that will be detrimental to our breeding program. This sale is geared towards home gardeners. If you live on an acreage and are looking to buy large quantities of fruit trees we recommend purchasing plants from our licensed propagators (https://research-groups.usask.ca/fruit/buyingourplants.php) as the plants are often cheaper then what we charge if you are buying large numbers. For this reason, we reserve the right to reject an order if we feel that the person is asking to buy too many plants. We have 2 sections in our order form. The first section lists the plants that we have lots available and the second section lists plants that we have in fewer numbers, so they will sell out much quicker. We will be updating our order form daily as things sell out.

Important Update Regarding the 2020 Plant Sale We are still awaiting approval from the U of S to have an online plant sale with scheduled pick-ups. THERE WILL NOT be a sale at our field lab this Friday (June 5th) and Saturday (June 6th). So please do not come to our field lab as it is closed to the public. Please check our Facebook page or this website page frequently for updates on whether or not we are going ahead with an online sale. Thank you for your patience.

Unfortunately, unless conditions change we won't be able to host it this year. We may be able to do an online thing but are unsure of what we will be able to do this year. Montan state is doing a series of webinars if you are interested Growing Cold Hardy Berries in Montana... In lieu of the postponed Montana Berry Growers Association spring conference the MSU Western Agriculture Research Center and Ravalli County Extension office have organized a series of web broadcasts with featured speakers from around North America to discuss growing berries in Montana climates. Join us via Zoom.us for these video broadcasts. Friday April 17th, 10:00AM Dr. Bob Bors- University of Saskatchewan Growing haskap berries, and other cold hardy berries in northern climates Join URL: https://zoom.us/j/719861678 password: 6iY8uS Friday April 24th, 10:00AM Kathy Wiederholt- North Dakota State University Results and observations of long term berry cultivar trails at NDSU Join URL: https://zoom.us/j/275269900 Friday May 1st, 10:00AM Bernis Ingvaldson- Honeyberry USA Harvesting and processing cold hardy berries. Observations on plant cultivars and managing a commercial nursery Join URL: https://zoom.us/j/354434293 Friday May 8th, 10:00AM Dr. Zach Miller and Dr. Rachel Leisso- MSU Western Ag Research Center Fresh berry cold storage trails, research in berry quality measurements, labor management, and highlights of data from MSU trails. Join URL: https://zoom.us/j/460436211 If you need additional information or help prior to the broadcasts, contact Patrick Mangan- MSU Ravalli County Extension Agent: 406-375-6607 [email protected] See more