Sweetwater Trees

06/11/2026

It's Haskap season! These little nuggets were well hidden up in the leaves of the bushes but we're no match for my little berry picker 🫐💙

I've got both varieties available this season!

06/10/2026

Rockwood Farmers' Market kicks off their season today! It's a beautiful evening to stop by and check it out!

06/09/2026

Got plans tomorrow evening? The Rockwood market will be in full swing and we'll be joining them this week! Come and check it out! 🌳

06/06/2026

A fascinating book - Finding the Mother Tree

In the 1990s, Canadian ecologist Suzanne Simard made a groundbreaking discovery that challenged everything we thought we knew about how forests work. While studying managed forests in British Columbia, she noticed something puzzling: when birch trees were removed to promote the growth of valuable Douglas firs, the firs did not flourish as expected, they actually struggled and grew more slowly.

Determined to understand why, Simard traced the movement of nutrients using radioactive carbon isotopes. What she found was astonishing. Trees were actively sharing resources through vast underground fungal networks known as mycorrhizae. These delicate, thread-like fungi connect the roots of different trees across the forest floor, forming a complex web that allows the exchange of carbon, water, nutrients, and even chemical signals, sometimes between entirely different species.

She discovered that older, larger trees often serve as central "hubs" or "mother trees," supporting younger saplings by redistributing vital resources and helping the entire ecosystem remain resilient. When these key trees are removed, the underground network weakens, and the health of the remaining forest declines.

Simard’s research overturned the traditional Darwinian view of forests as battlegrounds of ruthless competition. Instead, she revealed a far more sophisticated reality: forests operate as highly cooperative systems where trees communicate, support one another, and even warn neighboring trees about threats like drought, disease, or insect attacks.

What appears to the human eye as a silent, still forest is, in truth, a vibrant, interconnected living network, built not on isolation and rivalry, but on deep connection and mutual aid.

https://x.com/Rainmaker1973/status/2063262131558949304

06/06/2026

The bell has rung! The air is crisp! Come on out to Bissell Park in Elora for a great market and some small town charm!

06/06/2026

Hey hey! Happy weekend! We'll be in Elora tomorrow at the market. The car is already packed full of some pretty lovely trees and shrubs 🌳🫐 See you there!

06/06/2026

This pretty much sums it up! We're happy to accept your used nursery pots so we can continue potting up our awesome plants 🌳 Let's keep it circular!♻️

06/01/2026

05/24/2026

05/23/2026

Elora is still beautiful in the rain! ☔ We're here at Bissell Park from 9-1. So many great vendors this year - come check it out!