Arbor Nursery

The Garden Club of PEI meeting for September 2014 was a tour of Arbor Nursery in Earnscliff.
The nursery is managed by Sheila and Dwight MacIntyre.

Sheila

The nursery has been selling its stock of trees to garden centers and landscapers since 2010.  Recently, the nursery has begun to welcome home gardeners as well.

Arbor Nursery's location close to the south shore of the Island ensures that the trees are acclimatized to the wind, temperature, light and salt spray they will need to withstand to grow on PEI.  The wind causes an increase in the taper of the trees' trunks, which allows greater resistance to breakage.

The trees are grown in unique "grow bags", which allow the root structure of the tree to be kept intact when the tree is dug out and moved after purchase.  When planted in a permanent location, the grow bag must be removed to allow the roots to spread.  The grow bag has been found to be lighter and easier to handle than a pot or burlap and wire basket.  It also allows trees to be removed at any time during the growing season.

Dwight

A wide variety of trees are available, including red oak, English oak, honey and starburst locust, red maples, crimson king maples, amur maples, heartnut, white pine, river birch, and many many more.

Driving directions from Charlottetown:

From Charlottetown, take the Trans Canada Highway East towards Wood Islands. 
Just past Cherry Valley Cove Road, turn right onto Route 270 [McInnis Point Road]. 
Then turn slight left onto Route 268 [China Point Road].
Next turn left onto Penn Point Road and continue to #115.

For more information, call 902-651-3020.
Visit www.arbornursery.ca