The History of La Maison Verte

La Maison Verte is unique since it is owned by the non-profit Association Parmi-Elles, a group of women whose objective since the early 1980′s has been to set up business ventures that create jobs for women.

In 1981, l’Association Parmi-Elles received Federal and Provincial assistance and found seventy local investors to support eh establishment of a greenhouse to grow seedlings for reforestation. In the fall of 1982 the first greenhouse was built and La Maison Verte was born.

Initially, La Maison Verte was contracted by the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources to grow 2 million seedlings. In 1988 and 1991 contracts with forest companies increased production to 6 million seedlings. Since then production has gradually increased to about 9 million seedlings annually, mainly for our two forest company customers.

Over the years La Maison Verte has contributed greatly to the regional economy and created jobs for the community. We now provide employment for eight full time and sixty seasonal employees.

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La Maison Verte est une enterprise unique en son genre, etant donner qu’elle appartient a l’Association Parmi-Elles, une association sans but lucratif composee exlusivement de femmes, et dont le mandat depuis le debut des annees 80 est de mettre sur pied des projets d’affaires dans le but de creer de l’emploi pur les femmes.

En 1981, l’Association Parmi-Elles recevait ke l’aide des gouvernements federal et provincial, puis reussit a trouver soixante et dix investisseurs locaux pour soutenir la mise sur pied d’une serre destinee a faire pousser des semis pour le reboisement. Des l’automne 1982, les premieres serres furent construites, donnant ainsi naissance a La Maison Verte.

A debut, La maison Verte avait signe une entente avec la ministere des Richesses naturelles de l’Ontario pour produire deux millions de semis. En 1988 et 1991, des ententes conclues avec des compaignies forestieres ont permi d’augmenter la production a six millions. La production s’est depuis graduellement accrue pour atteindre environ neuf millions de semis par annee, et ce, principalement pour deux compagnies forestieres qui sont nos principaux clients.

Au cours des annees, La Maison Verte a largement contribue a l’economie regionale tout en creant des emplois dans la communaute. Presentement, nous offrons de l’emploi a sept employes a temps plein ainsi qua soixante employes saisonniers.

The History of Hill`s Greenhouses

Hill’s Greenhouses, Murillo Ontario, is proud of our cutting-edge tree seedling production and grateful for our long heritage of innovative, industry-leading entrepreneurship that has kept our business growing since 1911.

We are happy to share almost a century of history that has made Hill’s Greenhouses to be regarded as a leading pioneer in the advancement of better reforestation results in Northern Ontario.

Read more about the History of Hill`s Greenhouses

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Ontario Nursery Services Directory

Here is a great list of Ontario Forest Seedling Nurseries:

Ontario Forest Seedling Nurseries

Reforestation Seedling Species

Below is a list of common reforestation seedlings produced in western Canada. 

Amabilis Fir
Grand Fir
Subalpine Fir
Western Red Cedar
Yellow Cedar
Coastal Douglas Fir
Interior Douglas Fir
Mountain Hemlock
Western Hemlock
Western Larch
Timelines
Jack Pine
Lodgepole Pine
Red Pine
Eastern White Pine
Western White Pine
Ponderosa Pine
Black Spruce
Sitka Spruce
Interior Spruce Crosses

Silviculture in Northern Ontario

Watch here for upcomming announcements about Six new websites for long established Silviculture Contractors from Ontario.

Keys to Successful Stock Handling for Tree Nurseries

Historically, careful handling of tree seedlings is a priority in the Ontario silviculture industry.

Every Member forest company, tree planting contractor and nursery has internal stock handling guidelines to ensure seedlings are in optimal health when planted into the field.

LUSTR Forest Renewal Co-operative hosted a series of nursery stock handling workshops in North Bay and Thunder Bay, Ontario. More than 110 people gathered to share their experiences and ideas in world-class stock handling techniques. Since 2003, the Forest Renewal Co-op and it’s Membership of Silviculture Contractors have continued to maintain the highest standards of excellence in successful stock handling.

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Ontario Silviculture

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The Silviculture specialists grow and deliver tree seedlings for nurseries, woodlot owners, Xmas tree growers, forest companies. Trees are delivered for planting in Ontario, throughout Canada, Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota, the continental USA and even internationally.

Northwestern Ontario greenhouses can grow seedling trees both on spec. and by contract.

Replanting is a vital component of Forest Management, and Northern Ontario Greenhouses are ready to grow millions of seedling spruce, pine and other conifer trees. We can produce fruit tree seedings and other custom orders.

If you do landscaping, silviculture site preparation, surveying and GPS , if you are an integrated vegetation management specialist, if you manage treeplanting teams out of remote camps, accessible only by helicopter, track machine, or barge/boat – then you need stocky, healthy and well-rooted seedling trees designed for the best field survival rate possible so you can approach reforestation, reclamation and restoration, with the most ecologically-sound forest renewal and forest management practices.

Reforestation and Climate Change

Reforestation of the Boreal Forest is one of the best strategies to include in the growing mix of new practices being implemented to slow the effects of Climate Change as a result of Global Warming.

Plant a tree today – encourage trees in local green spaces – pressure the government for stronger reforestation efforts in the Northern Lung of our planet – the Boreal Forest…

Tree Nurseries – Order your Seeding Trees

For a Nursery, building a good relationship with a Greenhouse owner is very important. Especially when orders must be placed a year in advance of delivery of your seedling trees – it’s more important than ever that the tree stock be strong and viable.

Order your Seedling Trees with confidence when you deal with members of the Forest Renewal Co-op!

We provide tree seedling stock to Forest Companies, Nurseries, Private Wood Lot owners, DNR, MNR and private landscaping business.