Oak Summit Nursery

Fall plant sale

Potted trees and plants available for fall shipping.

Pots and plugs · Open through October 15

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Toka plums, ripe in the first week of September · Toka Plum Tree

About the fall sale

Our fall selection includes fruit trees, berry bushes and herbaceous perennials in pots and plugs. Order through October 15 for fall shipping within Canada.

Orders containing seeds and plants are split and shipped separately.

Shipping costs and separate orders

Fall shipping is underway and runs through October. Shipping costs depend on your order and destination and are calculated at checkout. Seeds and plants are packed and shipped separately. Read the shipping information →

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Oct 15

Fall potted plants and plugs

Plant shipping
Now through October

Within Canada

Bare root ordering
December

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Manitoba black walnuts from source trees.

Nursery plants

Manitoba Black Walnut

Extra large plug

$15.00 CAD
Prairie Smoke at Oak Summit Nursery, fall 2026

Nursery plants

Prairie Smoke

Large plug

$8.00 CAD

Berry bushes

Currants

Red, white, pink and black currants and the native species, in pots and plugs.

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Prairie SmokeMaximilian Sunflower

The nursery

Wildflowers and perennials

Wildflowers, edible perennials and ground covers grown here in plugs and pots.

Prairie Flower PatchPrairie Flower Patch

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Prairie Flower Patch

Three coneflowers, three Lilac Beardtongues and three Prairie Smoke. A collection of prairie perennials for a sunny garden, with flowers from spring into summer.

  • 3 Narrow Leaved Coneflower
  • 3 Lilac Beardtongue
  • 3 Prairie Smoke
See the bundle · $72.00Nine large plugs
Leikora Sea BuckthornSea Buckthorn Sinensis Seedlings

Berry bushes

Sea buckthorn

Orange berries on tough, thorny shrubs. Fruiting cultivars, a male pollinator and seedling lots.

Canadian GooseberryNorthern Gooseberry

Berry bushes

Gooseberries

Named cultivars and two native gooseberries, in pots and plugs.

Fruit trees

Cold hardy plums

American and Canada wild plums, hybrid seedlings and grafted selections.

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From the nursery

Field Notes from the nursery

Photos and observations from propagation, seed collection, and the nursery.

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jack pine cones on a fallen tree, the cones are easy to collect because they... - Seeds And Stratification, September...Sep 27, 2026 · Seeds & Stratificationjack pine cones on a fallen tree, the cones are easy to collect because they stay firmly attached and closed. it's convenient compared to spruce that will open and disperse their seed in late summer. in either case, a good way to collect conifer cones is a chance fallen tree or a down branch after a storm. a low hanging branch is another, or walking around until you find a squirrel cache. If you're serious about it then a long pole with a hook can be used, since most of the cones are at the top of the tree. it's a good reason to go for a walk in the forest, a pocket full of pine cones and some fresh air. in Japan I've heard you might get a prescription to take walks like this, forest bathing shinrin-yoku, mindful immersion in nature to lower stress and boost wellnessRead field note +3
wild plums, a late hanging one that presents as mostly americana but there's... - Plum And Cherry Hybrids, September...Sep 26, 2026 · Plum & Cherry Hybridswild plums, a late hanging one that presents as mostly americana but there's some hybridization in there. the fruit are slightly elongated like a canada plum, but they're ripe about 3 weeks later. the leaves have a mostly americana shape and margin, but not quite as narrow. prolifically suckering, and probably also some self seeding, this was more plum thicket with one hefty trunk in the center, a multi stem mother tree growing together 10-12" diameter, big for a plum. excellent fruit set, we collect two crates of them. so a seedling wild plum is about as specific as I can figure, atavism is a phenomenon where a hybrid with a wild species tends to revert to the wild phenotype. this could be half americana, half some mix of nigra and salicina. it's hard to know without lab work. That would actually be interesting, something to look into. wild plums make good pollinators, and a hardy vigorous rootstock.Read field note +5
jerusalem artichoke patch. they're about head height by now, and just starting to flower as... - Field Note, September...Sep 26, 2026 · Field Notejerusalem artichoke patch. they're about head height by now, and just starting to flower as we head into October. There's been a light frost a few times this month and like sunflowers they shrug it off until, though some time in the next couple of weeks we start to get some cold mornings and a good -5C will brown off all the top growth. Then it's time to dig up all the tubers, and replant enough for next year. This is actually 8-10 separate beds with a rhizome barrier, to keep them mostly separated (purple and white are easy to sort out anyway) but it helps when glowing a few different types near each other. this patch is a separate garden because these guys grow back vigorously from tubers left in the ground, they'll crowd out anything nearby so chose your location carefully, or grow in an isolated bed or large pots.Read field note +4
nannyberries ripening quickly, this year was a rec to get them before the birds... - Berries And Currants, September...Sep 25, 2026 · Berries & Currantsnannyberries ripening quickly, this year was a rec to get them before the birds. you can't tell by I'm standing in water up to my ankles to collect these, so I'm going to say that the trees handle waterlogged land soil well. the fruit cut this cool multi colored effect just the day before they ripen to black, in the last two photos I set some out to take a photo in better light the next morning and nearly all the green/red fruit had ripened over night. if you haven't tried nannyberry they have a savory flavour that's like a date but more woody, totally unique. they're related to highbush cranberry, the fruit grow to the same size and in the same clusters, the seeds are the same large and flat like a watermelon seed, but these aren't sour at all, and they're a deep blue/black color.Read field note +4
planting valiant grapes at the assiniboine food forest orchard, a local non profit in... - Grapes And Vines, September...Sep 21, 2026 · Grapes & Vinesplanting valiant grapes at the assiniboine food forest orchard, a local non profit in Brandon MB who has this community orchard and nature trails for the public to enjoy. We donated some grapes and a few wild plums and sandcherries grown from locally source seeds and cuttings, and a group of volunteers helped to plant this weekend. The perimeter fence is now completely lined with Valiant grapes and has some new trellis wire to support them, the older grapes are three growing seasons in and one reached the top. eventually the deer fence will be covered with grapes, and this cold hardy variety does well here in zone 3 southern MB without any winter protection. I leant my fencing expertise to help with the high tensile wires that were strung to give the grapes a space to grow and support inside the page wire, because curious deer are always trying to graze the leaves and we want to try and keep most of the vines and fruit out of reach. We also brought hardware cloth to help protect the small fruit trees from voles (which are controlled by mowing but still show up), and a butternut tree to round out a north corner.Read field note +3
H. sinsensis, a very late ripening and large sea buckthorn species. i have a graft here... - Grafting Work, September...Sep 21, 2026 · Grafting WorkH. sinsensis, a very late ripening and large sea buckthorn species. i have a graft here that's pollinated by a smaller shelterbelt type, and it fruits heavily every year but they aren't ripe until October. sometimes there's snow on the ground when I pick them, a real contrast to the more common ones I find in our area that ripen in july and august. photos taken sept 20 and the fruit are just starting to change color, they'll be bright orange next month.Read field note +2