Plant sale update

Apple tree update: We will have apple trees at our in-person sale this Friday, June 2 (starting at 9am). They are $65 each and the varieties are 'TreasuRed' (columnar apple), 'Anna Gold', 'Misty Rose' and a few 'Autumn Delight'. For more info on these apples check out our webpage https://research-groups.usask.ca/.../Fruit.../apples.php and look under the "U of S cultivar introductions" and "U of S seedlings named by PAPI" sections.
For the in-person/pick-up portion of the sale at our field lab (Friday, June 2, 9am-3pm & Saturday, June 3, 9am-noon) we will have additional plants for sale not listed in the online sale so please bring cash or cheque if you would like to purchase more plants at that time.  We cannot accept credit card or e-transfers for the in-person sale.  The plants available at this time include apples (various varieties), coleus, succulents, lemongrass, oxalis, geraniums, water plants (papyrus, canna lilies, pennywort, water lettuce), and other assorted plants.  Prices for these plants vary as they are all in different sized pots/mixed packs.
ONLINE SALE PLANT LIST: (ONLINE SALE NOW CLOSED)
Haskap
Boreal Beast (limit of 5)
Boreal Beauty (limit of 5)
Boreal Blizzard (limit of 5)
Aurora (limit of 5)
Honey Bee (limit of 5)
Indigo Gem (limit of 5)
Sour Cherries
Romeo (limit 2)
Juliet (limit 2)
Carmine Jewel (limit 2)
Valentine (limit 2)
Cupid (limit 2)
d'Artagnan (limit 2)
Currants
Ben Nevis (limit of 5)
Consort (limit of 5)
Missouri (limit of 5)
Raspberries
Red Mammoth (limit of 2)
Red Bounty (limit of 2)
Yellow (limit of 2)
Highbush Cranberry
Garry Pink (limit of 5)
Rhubarb (no limit)
Asparagus (these are 5 for $10)
Guelph Millenium (limit of 30)
Day-neutral Strawberries (these are 10 for $10)
Albion (limit 30)
Sweet Anne (limit 30)
Seascape (limit 30)
Lilacs
Common (purple) Lilac (no limit)
Villosa (light pink) Lilac (no limit)
Pussy Willows (no limit)
Red Dogwood (no limit)

 

 

This year we will be doing the online preorder and pick-up again with a smaller in-person sale just like last year.

Online preorders will open May 19th and the in-person pick-up/sale will be Friday, June 2nd, 9 am to 3 pm and Saturday, June 3rd, 9 am until noon.

We will have Haskap, strawberries, currants, Missouri currants, Asparagus, raspberries, and more. 

Our program focuses on breeding zone 2 hardy fruit. Proceeds from our sale help us continue to develop new and exciting varieties that grow here!

Plant sale

Welcome to the University of Saskatchewan Plant Sale page.

We normally hold one annual plant sale in early June. The sale is a fundraiser for our plant breeding program and proceeds are used to hire summer students to help us develop new Saskatchewan hardy fruit cultivars.

This is the primary page for the university plant sale. All updates about the sale dates, information about how to order and pick up plants as well as other details about the sale will be posted here first. We also post updates about the sale on our Facebook page (University of Saskatchewan Fruit program).

The last sale was so popular that we crashed the server. Part of the problem is that we had a bunch of people trying to make accounts and then trying to access the sale all at once. If you already have an account it would be a good idea to ensure you can log in before the sale goes live. If you don’t have an account it would be helpful to set one up before the sale and this will help make things go a little smoother. Please go to https://communityregistration.usask.ca/aspnet/login/ to set up an account.

D’Aragnan cherry https://research-groups.usask.ca/fruit/Fruit%20crops/dartagnan-cherry.pdf

FAQ’s

Q: I live out of town and can’t come to Saskatoon for the sale. Do you ship plants?

A: These are in-person sales only. We do not ship plants.

 

Q: I missed your last sale. Can I still place an order for plants? Can I buy your leftover stock?

A: The designated plant sales are the only time that you can buy plants directly from the university. We do not sell plants at any other time.

 

Q: How much do your plants cost?

A: We usually propagate a lot of haskaps, sour cherries, apples and other fruits for the sale. Most of these are sold as whips that are under 12” tall grown in 3” pots. These are priced at $5 each. Prices vary for other plants such as rhubarb, raspberries, asparagus and coleus. Sometimes we sell other plants such as plums, cherry-plums, hazelnut and cranberry, depending on what we have available. More mature container fruits are priced higher because they are older and take more care to produce. A final list of plants with final prices will be available closer to the plant sale.

 

Q: How many plants can I buy at the sale? I need 100 fruit trees.

A: We reserve the right to set limits to the number of each plant you can buy. The decision about limits depends on how many plants we have available and will be made closer to the sale date.

If you wish to buy large numbers of plants for a farm or u-pick operation, please see our ‘Distributors’ page for a list of licensed propagators who sell our plants: https://research-groups.usask.ca/fruit/buying-our-plants/buyingourplants.php

 

Q: I have more questions about the plant sale. Who do I contact?

A: you can contact us through facebook or justin.schaeffer@usask.ca

 

Q: When is your next sale?

A: The next plant sale will be June 2nd. 

 

 

Thank you for supporting our breeding program at the University of Saskatchewan Fruit program.