Hardy Edible Trees for Cold Climates
Hazelnuts, chestnuts, fruit trees, and edible perennials grown for homesteads and food forests.
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Hazelnuts
Cold-hardy hazelnut plants and related stock.
Chestnuts
Chestnut selections suitable for cold-climate growers.
Heartnuts
Heartnut offerings and upcoming availability.
Fruits
Fruit and berry species for productive backyard systems.
Edible Perennials
Perennial edible plants that return year after year.
Featured Plants
American Hazelnut (Corylus americana) Seedling
These are ready to plant American Hazelnut (Corylus americana) seedlings bred for the size of the nut, they are verified hardy to zone 4. This listing is for trees that are two years old.
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Sweet Soft Chestnut (Castanea mollissima) 250ml 2yr old
These are ready to plant Sweet Chestnuts from parents that grow in Ontario, based mostly on Chinese Chestnut (Castanea mollissima) genetics for resistance to the chestnut blight.
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Pawpaw Seedling
These are **ready-to-plant Pawpaw (Asimina triloba)** seedlings, grown from seed selected for fruit quality, size, and cold-hardiness. This listing is for **trees that are two years old**, giving you a head start toward fruit production.
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Catnip (Nepeta cataria) 250ml
View listingWhy Lyis Forestry
- Cold-climate hardy selections for Ontario growers.
- Ontario grown and acclimated for regional conditions.
- Well suited for food forests, orchards, and homestead plantings.
- Seed-grown diversity where applicable to support resilient genetics.