SILOAM  ORCHARDS

 7300 3RD Concession Uxbridge, Ontario . Canada  L9P-1R1-  only 45 min from downtown Toronto.

mail@siloamorchards.com

   Phone 905-852-9418

Please follow 'B' location on Google maps

" I have never seen a reason why every farmer should not have a sugar orchard, as well as an apple orchard" .                Thomas Jefferson, July 15, 1808 

Directions to Siloam Orchards    ( Choose location B on google maps, location A is incorrect) 

Update Saturday July 24 2010

We now have fresh picked apples available at our weekend farmers markets ( see below ) July 24 -25 Yellow Transparent, Vista Bella....July 31 / Aug 1  sweet Uncle Cecil....Aug 7-8 Paula Red

Summer budwood requests will be filled on a first ordered-first served basis...budsticks are cut and shipped mid August....see apple tree listing for variety availability

AUGUST 14 Saturday , 2010  10am  Bud grafting class ....learn how to bud graft your own fruit trees...please email  if you are interested. Early bird registration is $35.00 with a BBQ lunch included. 

  Now taking fruit tree orders for FALL (late Oct delivery) 2010  / Spring 2011 ( mid April ). Send in your requests by email , we will place you on the reservation list and confirm availability mid summer after we have completed the nursery inventory. Orders will not be officially reserved until a deposit is received.  Fru

  it Tree Catalogue general information and useful links       Apple Tree Listing  - heirloom, disease resistant, cider , redflesh      Pears    Plums   Cherry  (sour / pie /tart  cherries only)    ..... ;small quantities of fruit rootstock will be made  available spring 2011 for Canadian hobbyists  limited supply, contact us for details ; also winter scionwood and summer budwood for those interested in grafting your own

ON DECK

 Newmarket Farmers Market (Please note new location for this year )    www.newmarketfarmersmarket.com   Open every Saturday 8am-1pm

 Uxbridge Farmers Market   www.uxbridgefarmersmarket.ca now open

Opening date of pick your own apples yet to be determined

  2010  Siloam Orchards Heirloom Apple Festival will not be held. Our apple crop has been severely limited by the frost / freeze event of May 9 - 11 2010

Ontario Pesticide Ban   

Recently our provincial government has banned "cosmetic" pesticides . For info on which products are available for hobby fruit growers contact the Ministry of Environment info line 1-800-565-4923. Also have a look at www.ene.gov.on.ca/en/land/pesticides/class-pesticides.php  (sorry not yet linked).  This post will be updated as more info becomes available.                       

ANNUAL CALENDAR ( seasonal hours, apple harvest and pick your own listings)    under construction

 

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Our site is undergoing some updates, please have patience

Canada's largest collection of heirloom, disease resistant and cider apple trees, winter hardy heirlooms for harsh climates, also redfleshed apples for Canadian growers Please inquire about any variety not listed, we may have it in our collection or have access to it. Custom grafting service available to preserve your own tree or for bulk orders of rare varieties and cider apples

Information For Fruit Growers/Books/Getting Started/Pruning/Pest Control/Grafting/Cider Making/Organic Growing/Thinning the Fruit Crop/Fruit Storage/Cold Climate Fruit Growing

LOCAL ATTRACTIONS 

ABOUT US AND THE HAMLET OF SILOAM

LINKS PAGE  links to apple info, kids stuff, teaching resources, recipes

Maple Syrup Demonstrations/Giant Easter Egg Hunt/ Products/History/Recipes/Hobby Maple Syrup Production/Supplies/Common Q & A

  " I think it's important not to get sidetracked from the immediate goal of having a really pleasant afternoon".      Warren Zevon