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Fast Growing Trees

Acute Willow

COMING SOON

Acute Willow is a very fast growing small tree that can reach growth rates of up to 6 feet per year. It's a great choice for developing a quick, hardy shelterbelt, windbreak, or privacy screen. Acute Willow will grow multi-stemmed but can be pruned to a single...

Zone 2a partial shade, full sun normal, wet

American Sycamore

NOT AVAILABLE THIS SEASON - MIGHT RETURN

American Sycamore is the largest tree native to eastern North America. Generally too large and messy to be a street tree, American Sycamore thrives in large, open spaces, such as an acreage or farm. The bark is one of the main features that draw people to this...

Zone 4a partial shade, full sun normal, wet

Assiniboine Poplar

COMING SOON

Assiniboine poplar is a tall, fast growing tree that has a shapely oval form and dense foliage. This hybrid poplar is a male clone and produces no fuzz or fluff. Assiniboine poplar can handle tough conditions such as: urban pollution, environmental salt, drought...

Zone 2a partial shade, full sun normal, wet

Autumn Blaze Maple

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Autumn Blaze Maple is a striking maple variety. It is a hybrid between Silver and Red Maple with the preferred qualities of each: the fast growing nature of Silver Maple combined with the brilliant fall color and strength of Red Maple. Autumn Blaze Maple even...

Zone 3a full sun normal, wet

Balsam Poplar

COMING SOON

Balsam Poplar is a hardy, fast-growing deciduous tree that is Native to Canada east of the Rockies. We grow them in two variations. Sometimes they are a male clones, so they don't produce fluff. Other times, we grow them from seed, which will result in fluff...

Zone 2a full sun normal

Common Caragana

COMING SOON

Common Caragana is a fast growing shrub that's known for its exceptional hardiness and drought tolerance. Although it's most commonly planted in shelterbelts, Common Caragana is also an excellent hedge or feature shrub. Note: in warmer areas, this species can be...

Zone 1b partial shade, full sun dry, normal

Common Purple Lilac

COMING SOON

Common Purple Lilac is a popular lilac. This large shrub provides excellent privacy or wind protection in an attractive package. Lilac flowers are pleasantly fragrant and add a beautiful lavender colour to your property. Common Purple Lilac is cold hardy, easy...

Zone 2a full sun dry, normal

Empress Tree

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The Empress Tree is a fast growing, ornamental shade tree. It has purple, fragrant flowers that are quite attractive. The flowers emerge before the leaves in early spring. The leaves of this tree can grow very large, up to 30 cm long. As one of the fastest...

Zone 5a full sun normal

Golden Willow

COMING SOON

Golden Willow is an attractive accent tree that's perfectly suited for those moist or wet areas on your property. This fast growing tree has glossy narrow leaves that turn gold in fall, furrowed brown bark and showy gold branches that especially stand out in...

Zone 2a full sun normal, wet

Green Alder

COMING SOON

Green Alder is a native, cold-hardy shrub found in boreal forests, along slopes, and in open upland habitats. It fixes nitrogen in the soil, improving fertility and helping other plants grow, while its roots help stabilize slopes and disturbed ground. Fast to...

Zone 1a any any

Green Giant / Brooks #6 Poplar

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Green Giant Poplar - also known as Brooks #6 - is a large, prairie hardy tree ideally suited to shelterbelts. Cold tolerance, drought tolerance, and disease resistance make the green giant a perfect fit for anyone looking for a low maintenance tree. This hybrid...

Zone 2a partial shade, full sun any

Griffin / Brooks #1 Poplar

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Griffin Poplar is a tall, fast-growing, deciduous tree. One of the oldest prairie hardy varieties developed at the Brooks Research Centre, Griffin Poplar is a great shelterbelt tree. It is adaptable in many soil conditions. Too large for a normal city lot, Griffin...

Zone 2a partial shade, full sun any

Hill Poplar

CUSTOM GROW

Hill Poplar is a hardy, fast-growing tree with a narrow crown. Hill Poplars function well as a privacy screen or windbreak. This attractive, long-lived shade tree is a great choice for home and commercial consumers alike, as it requires little pruning or...

Zone 2a partial shade, full sun normal, wet

Laurel Leaf Willow

COMING SOON

Laurel Leaf Willow is a round-shaped tree with attractive dark green leaves. This cold hardy tree can withstand bitter winters and still put on lots of growth every summer. Laurel Leaf Willow prefers moist to wet ground and full sun, though it can tolerate...

Zone 2b partial shade, full sun normal, wet

Lodgepole Pine

COMING SOON

Lodgepole pine is well suited to western Canada's climate and growing conditions. This native pine noted for its rapid growth among evergreen. And as one of Canada's hardiest conifers, it can tolerate cold, shade, drought, and poor soil conditions...

Zone 1a full sun dry, normal

Manitoba Maple

COMING SOON

Manitoba Maple is a fast growing tree with great fall color. These trees are typically grown as feature or shade trees on larger properties and acreages. Manitoba maples are cold hardy and tolerant of a wide range of soil moisture conditions. Note that Manitoba...

Zone 2a any any

Northwest Poplar

COMING SOON

Northwest Poplar is a large and fast-growing tree. Due to its wide spread, this tree makes a great shade or shelterbelt tree. Northwest Poplar tolerates partial shade, drought, and most types of soil. This poplar produces no fuzz. Northwest Poplar continues to...

Zone 2a partial shade, full sun any

Norway Spruce

COMING SOON

Norway Spruce is a large, openly branched evergreen recognized by its drooping branchlets and large cones. This hardy, adaptable tree thrives in moist conditions, but will grow in clay or sandy soils. Norway Spruce is the fastest growing spruce we carry but...

Zone 2a partial shade, full sun dry, normal

Okanese Poplar

COMING SOON

Okanese Poplar is an excellent shelterbelt tree. It's one of the hardiest and fastest growing trees you can plant on the prairies. This hybrid poplar is disease resistant, drought and cold tolerant, produces no fuzz, and requires little maintenance. Okanese poplar...

Zone 2a full sun any

Prairie Sky Poplar

COMING SOON

Prairie Sky Poplar is a fast-growing columnar hybrid poplar developed at Agriculture and Agri-food Canada's Morden Research Station. It is adaptable to many soil conditions and seems to do best in the southern-most parts of the prairies. Good as a shade or...

Zone 2b full sun normal, wet

Quebec Poplar

CUSTOM GROW

A hybrid of Simon's Poplar and Balsam Poplar, Quebec Poplar is a fast-growing deciduous tree. This particular selection was one of the finalists for the Quebec Ministry of Forest's Hybrid Poplar breeding program. It is useful for quickly establishing a privacy...

Zone 2a full sun normal, wet

Red Alder

CUSTOM GROW

Red Alder is a fast-growing deciduous tree native to western North America. Through its nitrogen-fixing roots and nitrogen-rich leaf litter, Red Alder improves soil fertility and supports the growth of surrounding plants. This makes it especially valuable on...

Zone 5b partial shade, full sun normal, wet

Silver Leaf Willow

COMING SOON

Silver Leaf Willow has orangish bark and long, silvery grey leaves. Bees and other insects are attracted to its flowers. Popular as an ornamental tree for parks, it is also used as a shelterbelt species. It may not be as cold hardy as some of the other willow...

Zone 2a partial shade, full sun normal, wet

Sitka Spruce

CUSTOM GROW

Sitka Spruce is a native conifer and the largest spruce species in the world. It grows quickly and reaches impressive heights, often reaching more than 50 metres (164 feet) in suitable conditions. It has strong, durable wood that has long been recognised for its...

Zone 5a partial shade, full sun normal, wet

Skyfest Poplar

COMING SOON

Bred by Jeffries Nurseries, the Skyfest is a fast growing, tall cottonwood with excellent disease resistance and adaptability to many kinds of soil. In the fall, its leaves turn a golden yellow. This species has an aggressive root system, making it unsuitable...

Zone 2a full sun any

Sundancer Poplar

COMING SOON

The Sundancer Poplar is a fast-growing, columnar hybrid that is resistant to Bronze Leaf Disease. Developed at the Agroforestry Centre in Indian Head, Saskatchewan, this cold hardy tree is well-suited to the Canadian prairies and northern regions. Adaptable to...

Zone 2a full sun any

Swedish Aspen

COMING SOON

Swedish Aspen is an extremely fast growing columnar aspen tree. It's ideally suited for urban settings where space is limited such as privacy screens or along the edges of driveways. Swedish aspen produces no fluff and is less prone to suckering than tower poplar...

Zone 2a full sun dry, normal

Sweet Birch (Black Birch)

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Sweet Birch (Black Birch) is an attractive tree with a rounded shape native to eastern North America that would be a good addition to landscapes. It has a conical growth shape when young and as it ages the shape becomes more rounded. When the leaves, shoots, or...

Zone 3a partial shade, full sun any

Tower Poplar

COMING SOON

Tower Poplar is a fast growing, tall columnar tree that closely resembles the Swedish aspen. It produces no fluff, requires minimal maintenance and no pruning. It can tolerate drought and thrives in poor soils. Tower Poplar is most commonly planted in shelterbelts...

Zone 2a full sun any

Trader Mulberry

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The Trader Mulberry is a rare find. Named for the Trader family who brought the mulberry from Germany when they immigrated to the U.S. in 1982 and planted the original tree at their new homestead in North Dakota. This tree still bears fruit today! Similar to the...

Zone 3b partial shade, full sun dry, normal

Tristis Poplar

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Tristis Poplar is a large deciduous tree. It is cold hardy, disease resistant, and relatively drought tolerant. Tristis Poplar loses its leaves later in the year than other Poplars, making it a great ornamental tree in fall. It's known for its strongly scented...

Zone 3a partial shade, full sun normal, wet

Villosa Lilac

COMING SOON

Popular Hedge Species! Villosa Lilac is a relatively large and cold hardy shrub. It provides excellent privacy and wind protection. Its fragrant, pink flowers grow in clusters at the end of its branches during mid to late summer and fade to a light pink over...

Zone 2a full sun dry, normal

Walker Poplar

NOT AVAILABLE THIS SEASON - MIGHT RETURN

Walker Poplar is a hardy prairie tree. A common shade tree, this fast-growing hybrid poplar works well in urban yards or shelterbelts. In the past, Walker was one of the most popular species used in shelterbelts due to the wide spread that reduced the total...

Zone 2a any any

Western Larch

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Western Larch is a pioneer species that can survive in nutrient poor soil and is found in the valleys and on the lower slopes of mountains in mixed forests. In the warm months, this larch is covered in clusters of soft green needles that turn golden yellow before...

Zone 3a full sun normal, wet

Western White Pine

NOT AVAILABLE THIS SEASON - MIGHT RETURN

The Western White Pine is long-long lived conifer that featuring a narrow, open, conical crown of horizontal branches with blue-green needles. It is native to the Pacific Northwest in the mountain region. As a timber species the Western White Pine is highly valued...

Zone 3b full sun dry, normal

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