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Saskatoon Farm 2010 Catalogue
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our 2010 lineup of prairie hardy trees and seedlings etc.

Asparagus Boyne Raspberries Canada Plum Caragana Carmine Jewel Cherry Clematis Colorado Spruce Cotoneaster Cranberry - Compact Diablo Ninebark Dogwood - Prairie Fire Douglas Fir Evans Cherry	Ferns German Wine Rhubarb Goji Berry Honeyberry Hydrangea Larch Lilacs Mock Orange Mugo Pine Pincherry Plum-Double Flowering Ponderosa Pine Potentilla Prairie Sky Poplar	Primocane Raspberries Paul Hamer's Video & Guide Saskatoons Scotch Pine Sea Buckthorn Sea Buckthorn Cream Snowball Strawberries Swedish Aspen U. of S. Cherries - Valentine, Juliet, Cupid Valiant Grape White Bark Aspen Spruce Saskatoon Extravaganza
Trees and Shrubs (Limited quantities - order by phone 1-800-463-2113, online or by fax.)
Northline Saskatoon Available in two sizes this year! Has it all! A nice habit of growth that's not too tall (8-10ft.) Absolutely superb fruit quality with a large berry size and that wonderful saskatoon flavour we all know and love! Great yields even from small younger bushes. We strongly feel that the Northline Saskatoon should be well represented in any orchard or home garden. By far Paul Hamer's #1 choice. Northline 3 Year Olds We are excited to offer 3 year old Nortline Saskatoon trees. These trees are of fruit bearing age and are sold bareroot as a spring item. Although the plant cost is higher, many people report to us that they have picked fruit the same year as planting, with good crops starting the following season. Because the seedlings can take 3 to 4 years before you produce fruit, starting with a larger plant has its obvious advantages!
Smoky Saskatoon - The Smoky is a popular well known variety and is well worth growing. Excellent sweet flavor and a dependable producer of high quality saskatoons. Grows 10 to 12 feet tall. Smoky Saskatoons are also available in the 3 year old size.
Asparagus - It is very hardy on the prairie and extremely productive. Plant in a small group or garden row and harvest asparagus every year. Allow the first year seedling to go to seed and establish itself the first year of planting. It makes a great ornamental as well.
Canada Plum - We are thrilled to offer you this Canadian native plum! Produces yellow to red plums about the size of a quarter. Ideal for jams, jellies and wines. These plums grow on small trees 12 to 16 feet tall, producing plums in great profusion! Extreme hardiness and drought tolerance makes this tree ideal for the prairies. Great for shelterbelts or in the garden, with beautiful white blossoms in the spring and fantastic fruit in the fall!
Common Caragana - Grows 15-20 feet tall and 12-18 feet wide. Caragana are extensively grown on the prairies as windbreaks and to control soil erosion. They are also excellent for hedging and as feature shrubs. Caragana has the ability to take nitrogen from the air, and, with the help of soil bacteria, changes it into a compound that plants are able to use. Because of this, caragana grows well in poor soil and gets by with little maintenance while enriching the soil that benefits other plants that are growing nearby.
Carmine Jewel - is a dwarf sour cherry cultivar. It is extremely hardy to zone 2b and produces early-ripening, dark red fruit high in sugar and easy to harvest. Carmine Jewel is a combination of Mongolian Cherry (known for its small stature and excellent hardiness) and the sour cherry to produce small trees with fruit that looks and tastes like Evans. Carmine Jewel is generally grown as a shrub rather than a tree.
Clematis - 'Pamela Jackman' is invaluable for early colour, in mid to late spring, and has nodding flowers like blue lanterns with white stamens in the centre. The blooms can be up to 5cm (2in) long. Plants are quite small and pruning is not essential, making them ideal for growing up through shrubs and small trees where pruning would be impractical. Alternatively use them to cover the bare bases of tall old climbing roses or trained trees to add colour and interest to bare trunks. Also good to add seasonal colour.
Compact Cranberry - This low-key, trustworthy shrub is perfect for the back of the border, where its dense form will create a nice backdrop for showier summer plants. Come fall, however, it stands out with deep burgundy foliage and large, bright red berries. Birds don't like the fruit, so the berries often persist well into winter. It is a dwarf version of this normally 20-foot-tall shrub. Showy fall color and long-lasting fruit. Compact growth. Provide full sun to partial shade and average soil. Generally trouble-free.
Cotoneaster - Suitable for any normal soil and extremely hardy. Has a new crop of leaves in October, which often last to spring in warm regions, but normally fall earlier in cold regions or in harsh winters. Semi-evergreen hedge with small, waxy, dark green leaves, small white flowers in June. Persistent red berries and brilliant orange/red foliage in autumn. Excellent for use in hedging with upright spreading growth. Trim back vigorous shoots after flowering and trim to shape in February, although it takes a nice form if left unpruned. For hedges 3-5ft plant 12-15ins apart. Cotoneaster is very tolerant of all soils. It prefers full sun but will tolerate shade as well.
Diablo Ninebark- "Diabolo" is an easy growing shrub that is very hardy and adaptable to a wide range of conditions. It is tolerant of many soils, preferring a well drained site. It will take some shade but will have the best color in full sun. Reaching 5-6' high and 4-5' wide, this will do great in back of the perennial garden or mixed in shrub borders, or even as a foundation plant. The flowers and foliage are great for cutting.
Dogwood - Prairie Fire is a colorful and extremely hardy accent shrub with bright golden foliage that fades to a softer yellow with the summer heat, brilliant red fall color and flaming orange-red stems in winter; very versatile from a landscape perspective and quite carefree It has attractive chartreuse foliage which emerges gold in spring. The pointy leaves are ornamentally significant and turn an outstanding red in the fall. It has clusters of creamy white flowers at the ends of the branches in late spring. It produces white berries in mid summer. The tomato-orange branches are extremely showy and add significant winter interest.This is a relatively low maintenance shrub, and can be pruned at anytime. It has no significant negative characteristics.
Visit YouTube to see our video on Evans Cherries Evans Cherry - We are thrilled to offer the Evans Cherry. We picked "buckets" here at The Saskatoon Farm in 2001. An easy fast growing tree that prefers a drier location. An outstanding cherry that rivals BC cherries in size and quality! Grows to a height of about 12 ft. The Evans Cherry is extremely hardy and produces large clusters of big sweet cherries which are wonderul to eat or make pie fillings, jams, jellies or even syrup! We know that the Evans Cherry will delight you for many years! Additional Information
Ferns "Native" - Plant in the spring with the crown slightly below soil surface. Ferns do best in partial to full shade and in rich, moist soil. They will spread by underground roots and to start new plants, carefully dig up and separate the young plants from the mother plant. Native ferns are very hardy and their tender young shoots, or fiddleheads, are edible.
German Wine Rhubarb - is a perennial that does very well in a sunny location. Initial ground preparation and the addition of manure or compost is important at the outset as these roots will grow in the place they are planted for many years. This early spring crop is excellent in pie as the perfect companion to strawberries. German Wine is the sweetest of all rhubarb.
Goji Berry - Goji berries, also called wolfberries, have been grown in the Himalayan valley for hundreds of years. Traditional Chinese folk medicine uses them to cure a variety of ailments. Goji berries have also long been used in various Asian dishes as an ingredient or a garnish. Goji berry bushes grow to be one to three meters high . Because the berries are very delicate when on the plant, they cannot be picked by hand. Instead they are gently shaken from the vine. Frequently they are set out in the sun to dry, whereupon they become slightly chewy. Besides eating the berries, you can also drink the goji berry juice. It is especially popular in the regions where the berries are grown, and can be combined with tea to make a tonic.
Honeyberry - Honeyberry is a compact rounded shrub with dark green foliage in summer turning yellow in the fall. Closely related to the honeysuckle. It has yellowish-white flowers in summer followed bybluish, edible berries in the fall. Honeyberry attracts birds and will grow to 5 ft. tall with a spread of 5 ft. Plant in full sun. Hardy to zone 3.
Hydrangea - Annabelle is a stunning white hydrangea, often producing heads over 10" in diameter. Unlike the better known blue and pink hydrangeas, Annabelle blooms every year even after severe pruning or intensely cold winters. The huge, white "drumstick" blooms appear in profusion without fail. Some people plant 'Annabelle' as a hedge since it can be cut back severely in the winter for a tidy effect. Annabelle is very versatile. Like most other hydrangeas, it prefers morning sun and afternoon shade or dappled shade all day.
Invincibelle Hydrangea - Not only is this hydrangea pink, but it is BRIGHT pink. The blooms of 'Invincibelle Spirit' are a little smaller than 'Annabelle' blooms, but this may be an advantage since they will be less likely to droop after a rain.
LILACS
Tinkerbelle Lilac - is one of the Fairytale Series and has an upright shape with incredible wine red flower buds. They open to single, bright pink blooms, with a spicy fragrance, in late spring. Tinkerbelle lilac is an excellent choice for foundation plantings or as a specimen. This lilac tolerates light shade, but best bloom quality and disease resistance occur in full sun. It prefers rich, moist, neutral soils. It should be pruned as needed immediately after flowering. This upright lilac forms a wonderful small tree, with rosy-lilac buds that are wonderfully fragrant. It grows 5-6 feet in height and 4-5 feet in width. It is a rounded, upright, non-suckering, deciduous shrub, and is perhaps best noted for its compact shape.
Madame Lamoine Lilac - An elegant lilac with panicles of marvellously fragrant, double white flowers in May and June and heart-shaped, fresh-green leaves. Gorgeous scented lilac grafted for a bushy head. Lovely strong plants, grows to 150cms tall. Very well branched head for lots of fragrant blooms.
Bloomerang Lilac - This powerful lilac bush covers itself with heavy flowering clusters of purple-pink, sweetly scented blooms in May, and then continues flowering off and on throughout the summer and into autumn! Reaching just 4-5 feet tall, it fits perfectly in foundation plantings or small gardens. Plant several together and create a fragrant hedge. Ideal for cutting because the blooms are abundant; plenty for inside and outside. The Bloomerang Lilacs are easy to grow in full sun and average, well-drained soil. These long-lived shrubs will bring years of enjoyment and are hardy in zones 4-7.
Wedgewood Blue Lilac - Unique for its lilac-pink buds this cultivar possesses beautiful blue colour. It is very showy with a fine fragrance. A Father Fiala introduction, classified as excellent mildew resistant. The shrub matures to a height of 6 feet and a spread of 8 feet, and it is ideal for hedges.
Villosa Lilac - Villosa lilac was introduced in North America from Northern China and Mongolia. It performs well in all regions of the prairies. Villosa lilac is a large coarse shrub, with rapid growth rate when young. Flowers are borne in clusters at the ends of branches during mid and late June, thereby giving its name late lilac. The florets vary in color from washed out mauve, pink, fading to white as the flowers mature. The flowers appear approximately two weeks later than common lilac. This lilac is non-suckering and deep rooted, and does not compete with adjacent crops or gardens. It prefers sun to part shade and is very tolerant of all soil types. Villosa lilac makes a great hedge or shelterbelt.
Mock Orange - With long branches loaded with pure white, fragrant flowers, mock orange is a popular garden shrub wherever it is hardy. It blooms once each spring. Flowers are about an inch wide. Leaves are pointed ovals and drop in fall. Mature bushes can be 12 feet tall and wide. A spring flowering shrub, the mock orange sometimes produces double blooms. Plant shrubs with ample spacing between them, in any soil. They do best in rich soil with good drainage, slightly acidic to neutral. If necessary, prune after flowers finish blooming to improve the shape of the plant and to keep the bushes from getting too thick or the canes too old.
Pincherry - The Pincherry provides year 'round interest. In the spring it blooms profusely with small clusters of tiny, white flowers. In the summer the branches are laden with tiny, slightly sour but quite tasty, red cherries and in the fall the long slender leaves turn orange and yellow. In the winter the reddish-brown bark provides an attractive contrast against a snowy background. Pincherries look quite similar to Mayday trees but are much smaller and are better suited for smaller yards. Pincherries make delightful jellies and syrups, pies, sauces and wines. Grows best in a moist, well-drained sandy soil, but do not do well in alkali soils. Prefers full sun and is self pollinating. In shady sites it is much shorter lived. Pincherries have slight suckering habits.
Plum - Double Flowering - The double flowering plum is a showstopper in May across the North. Anyone who has seen a mature specimen in full bloom will have it indelibly etched into their memories for life, and the result is usually a quick trip to the nursery. The fully double hot pink flowers completely smother the branches in early spring long before the leaves emerge, rendering the entire plant an unmistakable fluffy pink cloud in the landscape. The rest of the year it remains a relatively attractive although somewhat diminished shrub, and the foliage may even turn pretty tones of gold and rose in fall. Double flowering plum needs lots of sun and lots of space to look its best. Like all members of the Prunus family, it will tolerate a wide range of soils as long as they are extremely well drained.
Pink Beauty Potentilla - As the name suggests, this cultivar provides pink blooms, and in the same fashion as the species, this Potentilla will provide blooms for months. The depth of the hue of blooms will depend somewhat on seasonal conditions and geography; warmer climates or hot summer in cooler climates will have Pink Beauties with lighter colored blooms, even turning creamy white. To keep the plant looking it's best you can either regularly trim the dead stems and a portion of the older, live stems, or hard prune the entire shrub back to within inches of the ground. In either case, the pruning should be done anytime from late fall to very early spring.
Prairie Sky Poplar - A tall, narrowly upright and fast-growing tree that's tolerant of the worst growing conditions.Prairie Sky has an aggressive root system, so don't plant near the house however it makes a fine windbreak or quick shade tree. Prairie Sky Poplar has green foliage throughout the season. The large heart-shaped leaves turn yellow in fall. Prairie Sky Poplar is a deciduous tree with a narrowly upright and columnar growth habit. Its relatively coarse texture can be used to stand it apart from other landscape plants with finer foliage.
RASPBERRIES Boyne: Raspberries can be grown anywhere in the province. It is slightly more difficult to grow them in the Chinook belt of southern Alberta, however, Boyne raspberries are by far the most winter hardy raspberries available. They produce excellent yields of good sized, juicy, sweet red berries. Very vigorous growers and they are self fertile. Primocane: These raspberries are also a hardy variety for the prairies. These raspberries do not require thinning or pruning. They can be mown down every year to within a couple of inches, or we prefer to cut ours down every 2 or 3 years to clean up the patch. Fruits mid summer through fall. Recommended spacing for planting is 1' apart, their spread is also 1'. Self fertile. Raspberries can be planted in full sun or partial shade.
Sea Buckthorn - Silvery leaves provide great contrast in the garden throughout the summer with particularly attractive bright orange berries which remain on the tree throughout the winter. It is more suitable along roadsides or out of the way plantings because of its formidable thorns. Sea Buckthorn can be pruned to form a short tree or left to grow naturally to form a round bush. In a shelterbelt planting it will form and impenitratable barrier. The Sea Buckthorn has suckering habits and a male and female plant are needed to produce fruit. It prefers full sun and dry alkali soils. The fruit contains the highest known concentration of Vitamin C and are widely known to have medicinal properties.
Sea Buckthorn Cream - We make a salve here at the Farm from Sea Buckthorn oil that is nothing short of fantastic. Use for acne, eczema, sunburn, dry hands & feet etc. Also a great gardening hand salve. Sold in 50 ml tins.
Snowball Cranberry - Mature height-2m Mature spread-2m The showiest flowers of all the Viburnums with large white round flowers in spring that make up for the fact that this shrub does not produce berries. The maple leaf shaped leaves command attention in the fall with colors ranging from red to bright orange.
Swedish Aspen This is a delightful narrow tree. Great for shelterbelts or privacy screens, or a landscape specimen. Grows to 35 feet. For tight shelter belts plant 3 to 4 feet apart. Very fast growing and versatile that will grow in a wide variety of soils and moisture conditions. Additional Information
Strawberries - Strawberries have always been and still are a traditional prairie favorite. Despite being a valuable addition to any home garden, strawberries have enormous potential as a u-pick operation. Our variety in the June bearing strawberry is Kent (very flavorful). We offer Seascape as our everbearing variety. This strawberry will bear fruit from early July continuously right through until fall. Remember that this does not mean you will get more strawberries per plant, just that you get them over a long period. Home gardeners we recommend that you plant your strawberries in a grid 6 - 8 inches apart in a band 2 to 3 feet wide. Sixty plants would cover an area about 6 feet long and 3 feet wide. U-Pick Orchards : You will need about 10,000 plants per acre (210 ft. by 210 ft.) Current u-pick prices are as high as $2.00 per pound.
Valiant Grape - The hardiest grape variety for the north! It's bred from the native Riverbank grape (Vitis riparia) and can survive temperatures down to -35 degrees with little to no winter injury. It also produces fruit in a short season with the deep blue-purple fruit ripening in early to mid-September. The fruit is tart and excellent for eating and jelly and makes delicious grape juice. Valiant is very productive with grapes in clusters averaging 4-inches long with round berries up to 1/2 inch in diameter. Self pollinating.
White Bark Aspen - Fast growing, native North American tree with smooth pale bark. Rounded leaves tremble in the slightest breeze. Beautiful golden-yellow fall color. Grows 35 ft. tall and 15 ft. wide. Plant in full sun.
Visit YouTube to see our video on cherries University of Saskatchewan Cherries In 2003, as part of a variety trial, five experimental cultivars were released to growers. They are identified with numbers due to their experimental nature. These selections differ in colour (from black to bright red), in maturity date (early or late), in use (fresh versus processing), and fruit size (medium to large). The experimental cultivars all exhibited good cold hardiness with reliable productivity in Saskatoon. (Zone 2b) Except for SK7-32-19.1, all cultivars bloom at a similar time although the date varies from year to year-from late May to early June. Cupid (SK7-7-5.8, orange marker) Fruit is similar in appearance to Carmine Jewel but much later ripening and sweeter fruit, the cherries are dark red to black and good for fresh eating, processing and juice. Average weight is 4 gm which matures late August to early September. Grows to a height of 6.5 ft. with low suckering. Valentine (SK7-21-31.0, pink marker) Fruit is dark red and excellent when fresh. The average weight is 5 gm and matures early August to mid-August. The bush will grow to 6.5 ft. and has low suckering habits. It is also easily processed fruit and very comparible in sweetness with SK7-21-16.3 Juliet (SK7-32-19.1, yellow marker) Fruit is red to black with an average weight of 6.5 gm. Matures late August to early September with a more concentrated flavor. It blooms approximately one week later than the others and is a little more difficult to process with mechanical pitters. It will grow to a height of 6.5 ft with very good fruit when picked fresh.
Fertilizer - For best results, we strongly recommend the use of our high-phosphate fertilizer blend. This easy-to-use, water-soluble fertilizer will stimulate the roots of your newly planted trees for a quicker, more effective growth - it is essential in the first season of plant development! Great for bedding plants, tropicals and house plants as well. (Comes in a 200-gram bag, with instructions. Order one bag per 100 seedlings or less.) $4.95 for 200g. or $19.95 for 1kg. (Postage and Handling included)
EVERGREENS All of these great hardy trees have developed root systems. These are not small seedlings but 2 to 3 year old field grown trees.
WHITE or COLORADO SPRUCE - For Pleasure or Resale Whether you are growing trees for your own pleasure or for resale as landscape trees, you'll find all the trees that we have for sale this year are great performers! All are prairie grown with great root systems that we know will perform brilliantly with normal care. You can grow 1700 trees on a 5 foot by 5 foot spacing on a single acre (210 ft. by 210 ft.). Average retail price in 2001 for evergreens was $20.00 to $30.00 per foot. Most of these high quality transplant trees that we have this year will be 3 to 4 feet tall in about 3 years and 6 to 7 feet tall in 6 years. Get a rotation going, after a few years you'll plant a thousand and sell a thousand! All our evergreens this year are 2 to 3 year old transplants, not first year seedlings. Growing & Selling Christmas Trees Christmas trees are very easy to market a good volume. Both White and Colorado Spruce are great for the landscape market and are good for Christmas trees as well. There is a great need for Christmas tree growers all across the prairies. Every year well over 500,000 trees are used on the prairies. Of these, 98 percent of all Christmas trees are imported. Start your own U-cut for a great profit. If you want a perfectly shaped spruce you must plant it in an open area, well away from any shade. Shaded branches grow very poorly and it will lose its symmetry and rigor. Whether you are growing them for a feature tree or for resale value, the Colorado Spruce is a proven winner. Note: Under drier conditions mulching with 3 to 4 inches of wood chips will substantially improve their growth rate and assist in maintaining moisture.

Douglas Fir - Grows native in southern Alberta. It has a pyramid form and is dark green or blue in color.
The leaves are flat, soft, linear, and completely encircle the branches (this can be useful in distinguishing it from other species), generally resembling those of the firs. The female cones are pendulous, with persistent scales. Grows 70-100 feet.

Larch - As the name implies, this species is native to Siberia and northeast Russia and is much better adapted to dry conditions than our own tamarack. It is a large, fairly fast growing tree that retains a pyramidal form throughout its life. The branches arch gracefully down, turning up at their tips.
In fall, as leaves on other trees turn color, the soft needles of larch turn from green to bright golden-yellow. Larch is unusual in that it is a deciduous conifer; unlike most cone-bearing trees, it sheds its foliage in the fall. Larch needles are soft to touch. Few trees are as hardy as the Larch.
Because of its size, the Siberian Larch is well suited as a specimen tree in larger urban yards, acreages and farm plantings. It is used in shelterbelts, where it establishes quickly.
It prefers a shaded habitat and is hardy in either wet or dry soils.

Mugo Pine - The Mugo Pine is very underused as a shelterbelt or privacy screen for larger properties. Its drought tolerance and extreme hardiness makes it ideal for the prairies. If the "candles" are trimmed it will form an extremely bushy upright pine which can grow to 20 feet. Mugos are also a wonderful, larger bed feature tree. Excellent as an ornamental or specimen tree. Tends to grow in a large multi branched form. It prefers moist but well drained soil and full sun.

Ponderosa Pine - We are very proud to offer you beautiful field grown trees 9-15 inches in height this year! We guarantee you'll be delighted with our excellent chinook tolerant, prairie hardy strain! these trees are very rare and are 100% hardy. the most beautiful of the prairie hardy pines with outstanding long needles up to 20cm! It is very drought resistant. These trees are offered exclusively by the Saskatoon Farm.

The beautiful orange brown furrowed bark & yellowish green needles of the Ponderosa Pine is a rare sight on the prairies. Extremely drought resistant, this Chinook tolerant prairie strain of Ponderosa will make an uncommon addition to your landscape. It has a wide spreading root system with a deep and massive tap root. The Ponderosa is slow to start but once established can grow 3 feet per year. Ponderosa Pine makes an excellent specimen tree or shelterbelt. It prefers full sun and moist but well drained soil.

Scots/Scotch Pines - have attractive orange-red bark on their upper trunks and branches. The bark on the lower trunk is grayish brown. They have beautiful shiny green needles. This is a stunning tree with a dense columnar shape. Excellent as a feature tree or in groups. The Scotch Pine requires a loamy, well-drained and slightly acidic soil. Scots/Scotch Pine are pyramidal when young but can lose their symmetry with age.
The soil beneath pine trees is dry and can become quite acidic.
Additional Information

Paul Hamer's Saskatoon Production Guide and DVD

A well tended acre of Saskatoons can produce on average 3,000 to as much as 10,000 lbs. of Saskatoons a year (at $2.00 per lb.). These Saskatoons are easily sold U-Pick or to processors. With normal care it is possible to see excellent growth and yield in all but the harshest of areas.
Planting a few acres of Saskatoons can have a very positive impact on land value. Ten acres of Saskatoons producing an income of $80,000 a year is worth significantly more than an adjacent parcel producing $500 of hay! Learn more....

Paul Hamer talks about growing saskatoons for profit. Filmed at the Saskatoon Farm. Get a feel for the Saskatoon industry! Includes 20 page written guide. $16.95 Includes shipping and GST

Cherry Production Manual $29.00

Dwarf Sour Cherries: A Guide for Commercial Production is the ultimate how-to guide for the production of this exciting new family of cherries. Bred for the prairie climate, these delicious new cherries have recently been released by the University of Saskatchewan after sixty years of development.
This clear, accessible guide has been prepared for commercial growers, extension specialists, nurseries, master gardeners and enthusiastic gardeners. Over fifty photographs, diagrams, numerous tables and seven appendices listing resources augment the text. A must for cherry growers!

Saskatoon Extravaganza!
Geared to those thinking of growing Saskatoons.

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A Saskatoon Seminar including overview of equipment, tours of the facility, presentations by Paul Hamer including getting started, harvesting, care and maintenance, cherries and other fruits. Includes lunch and Saskatoon desserts throughout the day. Comprehensive, fun day! Meet the Saskatoon Farm staff!

Extravaganza Agenda
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7:30-8:30	Registration and Introduction Coffee and snacks
8:30-10:00	Let's Get Started" Presentation -Where to start -Orchard establishment -Land preparation -Seedling information -Planting and care of seedlings
10:00-10:20	20-minute break Snacks
10:20-12:00	Tour #1 Orchard Equipment -Berry harvester -Sorting machine -Sprayer -Freezer -Kitchen production/pies
12:00-1:00	Saskatoon Style Lunch and Sampling
1:00-2:30	Presentation "What's Involved" -Orchard maintenance -Weeding -Irrigation -Pruning -Saskatoon Pests -Harvesting
2:30-2:50	Snacks and Saskatoon Champagne (non alcoholic)
2:50-3:30	#2 Tour -Jam making -Saskatoon Processing -Greenhouses and coal heating system
3:30-4:00	What's New -Cherries -Apples -Honeyberries
4:00-5:00	Informal Discussion -Meet the staff -Questions