TREES

ALL GONE!!!

WESTPORT IN BLOOM’S 17th ANNUAL TREE SALE
2023

The best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago.  The second-best time is now!

February 5, 2023: And it’s a wrap!  For all the wonderful people who have contributed to the overwhelming success of this year’s fundraiser by buying trees, we’ll be in touch in April with everything you need to know about Pickup Day – currently scheduled for Saturday, May 6, at Soho’s Greenhouse in Westport.  For newcomers to our site, feel free to browse through this past year’s catalogue, below, to get an idea of the kind of trees we offer.  And drop us a line at westportinbloom@gmail.com if you’d like to be added to the mailing list for next year’s sale, opening in November 2023. 

THANK YOU for supporting Westport in Bloom!

 

APPLE, AMBROSIA
Malus Ambrosia

BLOOMS CHOICE: Pollinator friendly

Zone: 4
Mature height: 10-15′
Mature spread: 10-15′
Shape: Rounded
Summer foliage: Green
Fall foliage: Yellow
Flower: White

      • Juicy, crisp, low acid, intensely sweet
      • Great in salads, baking and main dishes
      • Requires another variety of apple or a white-blossom crabapple for pollination

7′ bareroot tree
$75

APPLE, HONEYCRISP
Malus Honeycrisp

BLOOMS CHOICE: Pollinator friendly

Zone: 3
Mature height: 15′
Mature spread: 15′
Shape: Rounded
Summer foliage: Green
Fall foliage: Yellow
Flower: White with pink overtones

      • Everyone’s favourite eating apple
      • Sweet-tart, juicy, explosively crisp
      • Premium-priced because of limited supply
      • Requires another variety of apple for pollination

7′ bareroot tree
$75

APPLE, McINTOSH
Malus McIntosh

BLOOMS CHOICE: Pollinator friendly, Eastern Ontario native

Zone: 3
Mature height: 25′
Mature spread: 25′
Shape: Rounded
Summer foliage: Deep green
Fall foliage: Yellow
Flower: White

      • Crisp sweet apple for eating, cooking and baking
      • Cold-hardy variety
      • Partially self-fertile but will produce better with another variety of apple as a pollinator

7′ bareroot tree
$70

APPLE, ROYAL GALA
Malus Royal Gala

BLOOMS CHOICE: Pollinator friendly

Zone: 4
Mature height: 10-17′
Mature spread: 10-17′
Shape: Rounded
Summer foliage: Medium green
Fall foliage: Orange
Flower: White and light pink

      • Crisp, juicy, sweet and aromatic
      • One of the world’s best eating apples
      • Requires another variety of apple or crabapple as a pollinator

7′ bareroot tree
$70

BIRCH, HERITAGE RIVER
Betula nigra Heritage

BLOOMS CHOICE: Pollinator friendly

Zone: 4
Mature height: 50′
Mature spread: 35′
Shape: Oval, multi-stemmed
Summer foliage: Glossy green
Fall foliage: Yellow
Flower: Catkins

      • Beautiful cinnamon bark, exfoliating as it matures
      • Fast growing, resistant to Birch Borer, wind and ice damage, more resistant to insects and disease than other birches
      • Prefers average to moist soil but can survive hot, dry summers and flooding

8′ bareroot multi-stem tree
$95

BIRCH, PAPER
Betula papyrifera

BLOOMS CHOICE: Pollinator friendly, native

Zone: 2
Mature height: 40′
Mature spread: 30′
Shape: Pyramidal to oval, single stem
Summer foliage: Deep green
Fall foliage: Yellow to orange
Flower: Catkins

      • Fast-growing, midsize ornamental shade tree with distinctive peeling white bark
      • A standout in summer or winter landscapes
      • Provides sap, seeds and shelter for many birds and serves as host for many butterfly and moth caterpillars
      • Moisture-loving tree, prefers partially shady areas

6′ single-stem tree, 3-gallon container
$60

CEDAR, EMERALD
Thuja occidentalis Emerald

Zone: 4
Mature height: 12-15′
Mature spread: 4’
Shape: Upright narrow pyramidal
Foliage: Emerald green

      • Bushy, dense evergreen, useful as a hedge or privacy screen
      • Excellent for tight spaces, since it remains narrow and compact
      • Flat, lacy sprays of aromatic needles
      • Thrives in full sun, with regular watering for the first few seasons
      • Low-maintenance, requires no pruning

32″ tree, 3-gallon container
$60

CHERRY, BLACK (RUM CHERRY)
Prunus serotina

BLOOMS CHOICE: Ontario native, pollinator friendly

Zone: 4
Mature height: 60′
Mature spread: 40’
Shape: Tall oval
Summer foliage: Green
Fall foliage: Yellow to orange
Flower: White drooping clusters
Fruit: Black/red, in clusters

      • Fast-growing, long-lived native cherry
      • Small dark red cherries are edible but bitter; can be used for jelly or wine
      • Important source of food for wildlife

3.5′ tree, 3-gallon container
$50

CHERRY, WEEPING HIGAN JAPANESE
Prunus subhirtella Pendula

BLOOMS CHOICE: Pollinator friendly

Zone: 5
Mature height: 18′
Mature spread: 12′
Shape: Weeping standard (tree-form)
Summer foliage: Green
Fall foliage: Orange
Flower: Pink
Fruit: Attractive to birds but not edible for humans

      • Gracefully weeping ornamental cherry with multi-season interest
      • More cold-hardy and heat-tolerant than most ornamental cherries
      • Blooms best with at least four hours of direct sun each day

5′ standard, 7-gallon container
$125

CRABAPPLE, DOLGO
Malus Dolgo

BLOOMS CHOICE: Pollinator friendly

Zone: 2
Mature height: 25′
Mature spread: 15′
Shape: Upright, open
Summer foliage: Glossy green
Fall foliage: Yellow
Flower: White
Fruit: Bright red

      • Pink buds, fragrant white blossoms, bright red fruit, excellent for jelly
      • Very hardy, disease-resistant
      • Adaptable to a wide range of soil and sun conditions

8′ bareroot tree
$90

CRABAPPLE, MAKAMIK
Malus Makamik

BLOOMS CHOICE: Pollinator friendly

Zone: 2
Mature height: 25′
Mature spread: 15′
Shape: Rounded, broadly oval
Summer foliage: Purple
Fall foliage: Orange-yellow
Flower: Large semi-double rosy-red
Fruit: Small, maroon

      • Exceptionally hardy ornamental tree
      • Fragrant fuchsia blossoms in spring, persistent dark red fruit in fall
      • Disease-resistant, very hardy, attracts birds

8′ bareroot tree
$90

DOGWOOD, PAGODA
Cornus alternifolia

BLOOMS CHOICE: Pollinator friendly, Eastern Canada native

Zone: 3
Mature height: 15′
Mature spread: 15′
Shape: Rounded
Summer foliage: Emerald green
Fall foliage: Deep red and purple

      • Attractive low-growing tree/shrub with distinctive horizontal branching habit
      • Berries attract a wide variety of birds
      • Grows best in a shady location with a few hours of direct sulight
      • Four-season appeal

7′ bareroot tree
$100

GINGKO (MAIDENHAIR TREE) 
Gingko biloba

Zone: 3
Mature height: 40-50′
Mature spread: 25′
Shape: Broad, spreading crown
Summer foliage: Green, unusual fan-shaped leaves
Fall foliage: Brilliant yellow

      • A living fossil tree, essentially unchanged over the past 180 million years
      • Excellent shade tree, very resistant to disease, insects and inhospitable growing conditions
      • Beautiful yellow leaves drop all on the same day after the first hard frost

7′ bareroot tree
$105

HONEYLOCUST, SUNBURST
Gleditsia triacanthos Suncole

BLOOMS CHOICE: Pollinator friendly

Zone: 4b
Mature height: 35′
Mature spread: 30′
Shape: Upright, open
Summer foliage: Gold in spring, lime green in summer
Fall foliage: Bright yellow

      • Delicate ferny foliage for light, dappled shade
      • Low-maintenance seedless and thornless variety
      • Grows almost anywhere except deep shade

8′ bareroot tree
$100

HYDRANGEA, LIMELIGHT
Hydrangea paniculata Limelight

BLOOMS CHOICE: Pollinator friendly

Zone: 3
Mature height: 6-8′
Mature spread: 6-8′
Shape: Upright standard (tree-form)
Summer foliage: Green
Fall foliage: Yellow
Flower: Lime green, changing to pink

      • Wonderful dwarf tree flowers late, when most flowers are finished
      • Huge blossoms open creamy white, turn chartreuse green in midsummer, then pink and rose in the fall
      • Super hardy, easy to grow, thrives in sun or part shade, withstands temperatures to -35 Celsius
      • Cut back by one third in spring for best bloom

3.5′ bareroot standard
$105

HYDRANGEA, PINKY WINKY (Proven Winners)
Hydrangea paniculata DVP Pinky

BLOOMS CHOICE: Pollinator friendly

Zone: 3
Mature height: 6-8′
Mature spread: 4-5′
Shape: Upright standard (tree-form)
Summer foliage: Dark green
Flower: Two-tone pink and white panicles

      • Large white panicles open mid to late summer, turning a spectacular pink and white in the fall
      • Flower clusters up to 16″ long on strong, upright red stems
      • Super hardy and eay to grow

32″ bareroot standard
$100

LILAC, IVORY SILK
Syringa reticulata Ivory Silk

BLOOMS CHOICE: Pollinator friendly

Zone: 2
Mature height: 20′
Mature spread: 16′
Shape: Compact, round
Summer foliage: Dark green
Fall foliage: Yellow
Flower: Creamy white

      • Large shrub/small sturdy tree
      • Huge clusters of creamy white flowers in early summer, interesting seed clusters in winter
      • Very hardy, showy lilac
      • Blooms best in full sun

8′ bareroot shrub/tree
$105

LILAC, LUDWIG SPAETH
Syringa vularis Ludwig Spaeth

BLOOMS CHOICE: Pollinator friendly

Zone: 2
Mature height: 12′
Mature spread: 9′
Shape: Upright shrub
Summer foliage: Bluish green
Flower: Panicles of single dark purple blossoms

      • Multi-stemmed shrub with showy clusters of fragrant dark purple flowers in mid-spring
      • Very hardy, attracts butterflies, deer resistant
      • Flowers best in full sun and if pruned after flowering

3.5′ bareroot shrub
$65

LILAC, PRIDE OF MOSCOW
Syringa vulgaris Pride of Moscow

BLOOMS CHOICE: Pollinator friendly

Zone: 2b
Mature height: 8′
Mature spread: 7′
Shape: Upright
Summer foliage: Bluish green
Fall foliage: Yellow
Flower: Double, pale pink, changing to white

      • Large, long-lasting blooms, exceptionally fragrant
      • Disease and deer resistant
      • Attracts butterflies
      • Blooms best in full sun

3.5′ bareroot shrub
$65

MAGNOLIA, BETTY
Magnolia Betty

BLOOMS CHOICE: Pollinator friendly

Zone: 5a
Mature height: 10-15′
Mature spread: 10-15′
Shape: Multi-stemmed, rounded upright
Summer foliage: Dark green, glossy
Fall foliage: Yellow to red-bronze
Flower: Large (8″) fragrant deep rose cup-shaped flowers with white interior

      • Stunning flowering specimen shrub/tree or tall informal hedge
      • Hybrid magnolia bred to bloom late, to reduce the risk of damage from spring frosts
      • May also repeat bloom in mid-summer
      • Prefers a site protected from strong winds, in full sun or part shade, with mulch
      • Perfect compact size for smaller spaces

4′ shrub, 3-gallon container
$95

MAPLE, JAPANESE RED LEAF
Acer palmatum Atropurpureum

BLOOMS CHOICE: Pollinator friendly

Zone: 5
Mature height: 20′
Mature spread: 20′
Shape: Upright, rounded
Summer foliage: Reddish purple in spring, red-green in summer
Fall foliage: Brilliant scarlet

      • Small, highly ornamental lawn tree or multi-stem shrub with delicate lacy foliage
      • Needs a site with stable temperatures, protected from winter winds
      • Easy to grow in containers; can even be overwintered in an unheated garage

2′ multi-stem shrub/tree, 3-gallon container
$50

MAPLE, RED
Acer rubrum

BLOOMS CHOICE: Pollinator friendly, native

Zone: 3
Mature height: 50′
Mature spread: 40′
Shape: Broadly oval to round
Summer foliage: Green
Fall foliage: Orange to bright red

      • Fast-growing native shade tree with red flower clusters in spring, green foliage in summer and beautiful yellowish orange to red colouring in fall
      • Prefers full sun but adaptable to a wide range of conditions
      • May live 80-100 years

8′ bareroot tree
$100

MAPLE, SUGAR
Acer saccharum

BLOOMS CHOICE: Pollinator friendly, native

Zone: 4
Mature height: 60′
Mature spread: 45′
Shape: Upward-reaching branches and rounded crown
Summer foliage: Green
Fall foliage: Yellow, orange and red

      • Large, long-lived native tree, very hardy and adaptable
      • Loved for its fall colours and as a source of maple syrup
      • Needs lots of space, can live 200-400 years

8′ bareroot tree
$105

MAPLE (SUGAR), AUTUMN FEST
Acer saccharum Autumn Fest

BLOOMS CHOICE: Pollinator friendly, nativar

Zone: 4
Mature height: 50
Mature spread: 40′
Shape: Symmetrical oval, narrower than most sugar maples
Summer foliage: Dark green
Fall foliage: Brilliant orange-red to red

      • Faster growing cultivar of native Sugar Maple
      • Spectacular fall colour starts early
      • Upright narrow growth habit and dense branching, perfect for limited spaces

8′ bareroot tree
$105

NECTARINE, HAROVIN NOVA
Prunus persica Harovin Nova

BLOOMS CHOICE: Pollinator friendly

Zone: 5
Mature height: 15-20’
Mature spread: 10-15′
Shape: Rounded
Summer foliage: Green
Fall foliage: Yellow
Flower: Pink

      • Smooth skinned fruit, red blush over yellow background
      • Sweet, juicy yellow flesh, freestone, ripens in August
      • Cold hardy, disease resistant
      • Sun lover, should be protected from wind
      • Self-pollinating

7′ tree, 5-gallon container
$95

OAK, CRIMSON SPIRE
Quercus robur x alba Crimschmidt

BLOOMS CHOICE: Pollinator friendly

Zone: 4
Mature height: 50′
Mature spread: 15′
Shape: Columnar
Summer foliage: Blue green
Fall foliage: Brick red

        • Excellent shade tree for narrow spaces or as a privacy screen
        • Dark green leaves turn spectacular shades of red
        • Wind resistant, mildew resistant, drought tolerant

8′ bareroot tree
$105

PEAR, BARTLETT
Pyrus communis Bartlett

BLOOMS CHOICE: Pollinator friendly

Zone: 5
Mature height: 20′
Mature spread: 20′
Shape: Upright oval
Summer foliage: Dark green
Fall foliage: Outstanding deep purple
Flower: White
Fruit: Golden yellow with a reddish blush

      • World’s favourite pear
      • Easy to grow, very productive, long-lived
      • Large, thin-skinned sweet fruit in late summer, excellent for eating fresh or canning
      • Partially self-pollinating but even more productive with another variety nearby

7′ bareroot tree
$70

PEAR, CLAPP’S FAVOURITE
Pyrus communis Clapp’s Favourite

BLOOMS CHOICE: Pollinator friendly

Zone: 5
Mature height: 12′
Mature spread: 10′
Shape: Upright oval
Summer foliage: Dark green
Fall foliage: Yellow
Flower: White
Fruit: Yellow

      • Large golden-yellow pears, juicy and flavourful, good for eating or canning
      • Handsome and hardy tree, vigorous growth
      • Requires another variety for pollination

7′ bareroot tree
$70

PEAR, FLEMISH BEAUTY
Pyrus communis Flemish Beauty

BLOOMS CHOICE: Pollinator friendly

Zone: 5
Mature height: 12′
Mature spread: 10′
Shape: Upright oval
Summer foliage: Dark green
Fall foliage: Yellow
Flower: White
Fruit: Yellow

      • Large, juicy, tender fruit with good flavour, maturing in early September
      • Extremely productive, cold-hardy tree
      • Partially self-fertile, but will produce a better crop when cross-pollinated with another variety

7′ bareroot tree
$70

SASKATOON, STANDING OVATION
Amelanchier alnifolia Obelisk

BLOOMS CHOICE: Pollinator friendly, nativar

Zone: 2
Mature height: 12′
Mature spread: 6′
Shape: Narrow upright, multi-stemmed
Summer foliage: Forest green
Fall foliage: Outstanding yellow
Flower: White clusters

      • Exceptionally attractive shrub/small tree
      • Smothered with white blossoms in spring and sweet juicy purple berries in summer
      • Robust, highly resistant to cold and pests, not attractive to deer
      • Self-pollinating

7′ bareroot shrub/tree
$100

SERVICEBERRY, DOWNY
Amelanchier canadensis

BLOOMS CHOICE: Pollinator friendly, native

Zone: 3
Mature height: 20′
Mature spread: 10′
Shape: Rounded vase
Summer foliage: Medium green
Fall foliage: Bright orange to red-yellow
Flower: Clusters of small white flowers
Fruit: Bright red to purple berries, good for jams and jellies

      • Lovely early-blooming small tree/large shrub offering multi-season interest
      • Easy to grow, tolerant of most growing conditions, generally pest- and disease-free
      • Staple food of the Prairie Cree, who mixed it with buffalo meat to make pemmican

6′ bareroot shrub/tree
$80

SPRUCE, BABY BLUE
Picea pungens Baby Blue

Zone: 3
Mature height: 20′
Mature spread: 10′
Shape: Pyramidal
Summer foliage: Silvery blue needles year-round

      • Highly ornamental semi-dwarf blue evergreen
      • Hardy, dense, slow-growing accent tree
      • Low maintenance, deer resistant

2′ tree, 3-gallon container
$60

TULIP TREE
Liriodendron tulipifera

BLOOMS CHOICE: Native to eastern Canada, pollinator friendly

Zone: 5
Mature height: 90′
Mature spread: 50′
Shape: Oval
Summer foliage: Emerald green
Fall foliage: Bright yellow
Flower: Green-yellow

      • One of eastern North America’s tallest native trees
      • Unusual square leaves and large buttery-yellow cup-shaped flowers with orange centres
      • Needs lots of moisture and room to grow
      • Deer-resistant

32” tree, 3-gallon container
$55

WILLOW, DAPPLED
Salix integra Hakuro Nishinki

Zone: 4
Mature spread: 2-3.5′
Shape: Small top-grafted standard (tree-form)
Spring foliage: Green, white and pink
Summer foliage: Green

      • Striking small tree
      • New growth is pink and cream, fading to green over the summer; coral-red stems provide winter interest
      • Becomes even more colourful with severe spring pruning
      • Clippings root easily: just place in soil

4′ top-grafted standard, 5-gallon container
$95

WILLOW, GOLDEN WEEPING (larger)
Salix alba Tristis

BLOOMS CHOICE: Pollinator friendly

Zone: 4
Mature height: 60′
Mature spread: 30′
Shape: Weeping
Summer foliage: Light green
Fall foliage: Golden yellow

      • Fast-growing, graceful and extremely hardy tree
      • Considered one of the best weeping willows
      • Brilliant yellow twigs touch the ground
      • Spectacular specimen tree when given room to grow, especially near water

8′ bareroot tree
$80

WILLOW, PRAIRIE CASCADE (smaller)
Salix x Prairie Cascade

BLOOMS CHOICE: Pollinator friendly

Zone: 3
Mature height: 35′
Mature spread: 25′
Shape: Weeping, broad
Summer foliage: Dark green, very glossy
Fall foliage: Yellow

      • Extremely hardy tree, developed in Manitoba for Canadian winters
      • More compact than Golden Weeping Willow
      • Insect and disease resistant; fast-growing; likes full sun, lots of space, average to wet conditions
      • Graceful arching golden branches, particularly showy in winter

8′ bareroot tree
$80