Regional Nurseries

[John Sheffy]

Great Lakes Region Perennial Nurseries

This is a selection of the nurseries listed in the Fruit, Berry, and
Nut Inventory, 4th Edition, Seed Savers Exchange. Your best bet is
for a nursery from your growing zone, preferably zone 3-4, which
includes most of WI and MN. Beware of IA, MI, IL, or IN as these are
primarily zone 5 or warmer, even if they say “hardy” varieties. There
are also very good nurseries in ID, MT, VT, NY, and ME that are zone
4. These are closer, which doesn’t mean they’re better, but you might
visit them since many do on farm workshops as well.

1. Maple Valley Orchards and Nursery, Gillet, WI www.maplevalleyorchards.com
Hundreds of apple varieties, pears, and plums, scions, rootstocks,
custom grafting, and supplies

2. McKay Nursery Company, Waterloo, WI www.mckaynursery.com Many
varieties of fruits and berries, tends toward landscaping in variety
and higher prices

3. Jung Seed Co. Randolph, WI www.jungseed.com Fair selection of bare
root fruits, berries, and nuts, discounts for quantity orders

4. Edible Forest Nursery, Madison, WI www.edibleforestnursery.com
Large variety of cold hardy fruits and nuts

5. Chief River Nursery, Ojibwa, WI www.chiefrivernursery.com Small
selection of fruits and nuts, mostly conifer and deciduous forestry
nursery

6. Weston’s Antique Apple Orchards, New Berlin, WI www.westonapples.com
Heirloom apples

7. Vermont Bean Seed Company, Randolph, WI www.vermontbean.com World’s
largest bean selection, also berries and flowers

8. Woodstock Nursery, Garden, and Landscape Center, Neillsville, WI
www.wallace-woodstock.com Fine selection of fruits, berries, and nuts

9. R. H. Shumway Seedsman, Randolph, WI www.rhshumsway.com Heirloom
and open pollinated seeds, fruits, berries, and nuts

10. Great River Vineyard, Lake City, MN www.greatrivervineyard.com
Cold hardy grapes

11. Lake Sylvia Vineyard Nursery, South Haven, MN Cold-hardy grape
varieties

12. Winterhaven Vineyard and Nursery, Janesville, MN www.winterhavengrapevines.com
UMN hardy grape varieties

13. Cold Stream Farm, Free Soil, MI www.coldstreamfarm.net Excellent
prices for cold hardy fruits, nuts, and wildlife plantings, prices
depend on age of plants

14. Grandpa’s Orchard, Coloma, MI www.grandpasorchard.com Wide
selection of fruit trees

15. Bluebird Orchard and Nursery, Grand Rapids, MI Scionwood of older
apple varieties

16. Oikos Tree Crops, Kalamazoo, MI www.okiostreecrops.com Native
fruits, nuts, and timber

17. Southmeadow Fruit Gardens, Baroda, MI www.southmeadowfruitgardens.com
Unusual fruit trees and berry varieties, wide selection

18. Red Fern Farm, Wapello, IA www.redfernfarm.com Nuts, fruits, and
medicinal herbs, pick up only (SW Iowa)

19. Penoach Vineyard and Winery, Adel, IA www.penoach.com Hardy grape
varieties

20. Iowa Grape Vines, Preston, IA www.iowagrapevines.com Many
varieties of hardy grapes