Simcoe County Master Gardeners Grow Natives! PLANT PROFILE COMMON NAME: Bur Oak SCIENTIFIC NAME: Quercus macrocarpa FamilyBeechCdn Native Rangeall of SK, MN, ON, NBNatural habitatDeep, rich bottomlands to rocky uplands; grasslandsFeaturesThe most common native member…
Simcoe County Master Gardeners Grow Natives! PLANT PROFILE COMMON NAME: Eastern Hemlock BINOMIAL: Tsuga canadensis Familypinaceae (pine family)Cdn Native Rangenative to eastern North America from Nova Scotia to Great Lakes–St. Lawrence forest regionNatural habitatcool, moist, shady,…
Simcoe County Master Gardeners Grow Natives! PLANT PROFILE COMMON NAME: Ohio Buckeye SCIENTIFIC NAME: Aesculus glabra FamilySoapberryCdn Native Rangeall of ONNatural habitatrich, well-drained sites, esp. on floodplainsFeaturespalmate leaves; yellow–orange fall foliage; relatively disease- and insect-free; fruits…
Simcoe County Master Gardeners Grow Natives! PLANT PROFILE COMMON NAME: Red Maple BINOMIAL: Acer Rubrum Family SapindaceaeCdn Native Range Native to eastern Canada from NL to MN; widespread throughout ON; common in both lowland and upland sitesNatural habitat swamps, wetlands,…
Simcoe County Master Gardeners Grow Natives! COMMON NAME: Sugar Maple BINOMIAL: Acer saccharum Family SapindaceaeCdn Native Range Native to eastern and central Canada from NS to MN; widespread throughout ON; a dominant species in the Great Lakes–St. Lawrence forest…
Simcoe County Master Gardeners Grow Natives! PLANT PROFILE COMMON NAME: Tamarack; Eastern Larch BINOMIAL: Larix laricina Family PinaceaeCdn Native Range Native across most of Canada from NL to YU and north into the boreal forest; widespread throughout ON including…
Simcoe County Master Gardeners Grow Natives! PLANT PROFILE COMMON NAME: White Birch/Paper Birch SCIENTIFIC NAME: Betula papyrifera FamilyBirchCdn Native Rangeall of Canada except NunavutNatural habitatopen, often disturbed sites and forest edges, lakeshores, roadsides on a variety…
Simcoe County Master Gardeners Grow Natives! PLANT PROFILE COMMON NAME: White Spruce SCIENTIFIC NAME: Picea glauca FamilyPineCdn Native Rangecoast to coast, north to southNatural habitatwide range of soils and climates but prefers rich, moist soilFeaturesevergreen; 4-sided…
by Gail Cocker, Master Gardener, SCMG For Canadian Hardiness Zones 4 and 5 There is no denying that spring is here. Even in my 4B garden I’ve got snowdrops blooming, iris up and the hellebores…
By Annette Lightheart, Master Gardener In-Training, SCMG As gardeners, we often choose plants based on beauty, performance and what is readily available at local garden centres. Increasingly, however, many are beginning to ask a deeper…