"Now accepting orders for spring 2020: Most orders will be going out last week of May and 1st week of June when seedlings have active roots, in full leaf and at maximum size. However HELP will accept tree orders for pick up or ship out any time during May, June, July, August, September and October. (July, August and September plantings only for customers who can ensure tree irrigation)"
“Our Shelterbelt Program focuses on providing shelterbelt trees in greatest demand including a wide range of hardy fast growing Hybrid Poplars, a range of very fast growing long lived Willows, Lilac, as well as Spruce and Scot's Pine.
"HELP is now offering unprecedented incentives for pick up customers. If you pick up your trees at Weyburn in the spring HELP will provide the following:
i) 10% bonus in Golden, Pussy Willow or Large mixed willow (for example if your tree order is 400 trees of combined tree kinds then you will receive an additional 40 large mixed willow)
ii) if available you will receive root balls of 170 ml or 320 ml instead of industry standard 110 ml root balls "
Shipping: Trees are shipped Uber-like ie: transported by pick up customers who are paid by HELP to handover customer trees enroute at major truck stops or at their destination. Uber-type delivery allows the trees to be shipped in open container which keeps the trees very happy. If no Uber like transport is available, HELP ships by Purolator. If you are a pick up customer and want to assist with Uber-like shipping state: "I wish to pick up my trees and am willing to carry one or more other customer trees. My route from Weyburn to my home will be on the following highways: ____________"
i) 10% bonus in Golden, Pussy Willow or Large mixed willow (for example if your tree order is 400 trees of combined tree kinds then you will receive an additional 40 large mixed willow)
ii) if available you will receive root balls of 170 ml or 320 ml instead of industry standard 110 ml root balls "
Shipping: Trees are shipped Uber-like ie: transported by pick up customers who are paid by HELP to handover customer trees enroute at major truck stops or at their destination. Uber-type delivery allows the trees to be shipped in open container which keeps the trees very happy. If no Uber like transport is available, HELP ships by Purolator. If you are a pick up customer and want to assist with Uber-like shipping state: "I wish to pick up my trees and am willing to carry one or more other customer trees. My route from Weyburn to my home will be on the following highways: ____________"
"Special Habitat Program For Residents, RMs, and Towns from Saskatchewan ONLY: HELP has the following free trees for habitat planting ONLY on stream margins, around old dugouts, decommissioned gravel pits, conservation areas. HELP is distributing these trees on behalf of Game Bird Habitat Trust for qualifying plantings only. The seedlings are produced and provided by Sask Power Shand Greenhouse. Please call Rodney at 306-861-0814 if you have an area for habitat development not directly associated with your immediate acreage. We have the following available for habitat development on Saskatchewan properties only: chokecherry, sand cherry, wolf willow, sea buckthorn, buffalo berry as game bird food sources plus other varieties for nesting and salinity control etc.
Two Ways to Order:
i) Online Ordering
→ Go to www.help-shelterbelt.com and click on "store"
Under Notes to Seller Write: I would like: "Weyburn Pick Up" or "Shipping" "during last week of May to 1st week of June" or write another date if not this option.
ii) Telephone Ordering
→ you can call us at (306)-842-2433 to place a telephone order. We will need: your name, telephone number, email for follow-up receipt, credit card information, name town or city nearest your residence and your preference for
shipping date option or Weyburn pick-up.
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Planting Advice
→ Spring Planting can be carried out any time from when you can first pre-work the land in early May to mid June.
Mid June through September you can plant but you MUST be prepared to give once per week water support when planting after mid June.
→ if soil moisture is low on day of planting make sure to water seedlings 10 liters each immediately after planting.
→ to enhance drought resistance, plant all tree seedlings with the entire 5 inch root plus 2 to 3 inches of the stem underground. i.e. plant each tree seedling in a hole that is 8 to 9 inches deep
(establishment is all about moiture availability. Planting deep ensures root contact with semi permanent sub-soil moisture and helps ensure roots do not aerate to the surface (another word for 'drying out'.
→ best way to know trees best adapted to your area, simply drive around and see what's thriving in yard sites in your region. All trees promoted by HELP are well suited for the prairie region.
→ Adequate soil moisture is the main determinant of tree establishment
→ Willows do best on sites with higher water tables or where land owner can provide watering during
first couple years of tree establishment.
→ Willows are NEVER recommended for drought prone sites such as; hilly lands, top of valley escarpments, or high plateaus
If you wish shrub willows and any shrub to make impenetrable security fence please cut the shrubs back to six inches from the ground in the fall so they come up more intensely from the ground.
If you want a lower shrub that tops off at five to eight feet consider dogwood. It is known for its attractive white flowers and scarlet red branches in winter. Cut dogwood back to 6-8 inches from ground once in ten years when it becomes woody.
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Advantages of Willows
If adequate moisture exists naturally or if land owner installs drip line for irrigation support, willows grow faster than most poplars. The willow canopies is far wider than shelterbelt poplars; this means that willow trees stop much more mid-story winds and snow. Shrub willow grows two to three times faster than other hedge trees. Willows typically live far longer than most hybrid poplars. However hybrid poplars will grow higher than most willows by ten feet or more. Willows are not suitable for hilly areas, valley tops nor on edges of escarpments. Poplars are more suited to drought prone areas.
Newest Innovation in Planting Spruce
Planting spruce at ten foot spacing in the same row with one of our compact poplars like Okanese, Tristis or Prairie Sky creates an ideal more stress free growing for spruce. The poplar which grows far faster than the blue spruce (2.5 ft tall by year five) and white spruce (4 ft tall by year five) provides critical shade, wind protection and snow cover required by the spruce. Our field research shows spruce growing at higher rates than normal and more stress free. You can prune off any latteral bottom branches of the poplar if they come in contact with the spruce. This companion planting means a poplar then a spruce then a poplar etc at ten foot spacing. At 20 or 30 years of age or when the poplars peeter out you have the option of removing the poplar and allowing the longer lived spruce to grow to their full majestic selves. So a couple rows of alternating spruce with fast growing hybrid poplar give you quick shelterbelt protection but also far longer term protection with the evergreen spruce.
Shelterbelt Planting Advice
Please go to www.help-shelterbelts.com to see Frequently Asked Questions and Shelterbelt Planning links.
It is highly appreciated if you can visit the site first and phone for additional advice that you cannot find on the site.
If you are not good on the internet just give us a call and we will be able to assist you.
Shelterbelt Tree Planting Services for Spring, Summer and Fall: Sign Up Now for an On-Site Planting Planning Session and for Contract Planting Services
In addition to tree seedling sales, HElP International provides tree planting services in Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Alberta. Trees available for contract planting include all varieties carried by HELP plus other varieties HELP special orders in.
HELP is an international voluntary organization hosting volunteer forestry students from across Canada and around the world who come for apprenticeship training and certification at HELP. In 2019 HELP hosted 15 interns from Germany, Holland, Switzerland and Ghana. HELP has been active for three years now on its new 160 acre tree farm near Weyburn which now keeps a constant year round stock of 1,000,000 container root trees ready for distribution. In addition we have planted 24 km of stooling beds which are harvested each November.
Contacts: Email: helpint@sasktel.net
Phone: 306-861-0814
Fax: 306-848-0902
For other HELP programs not related to trees please see HELP's main website at: www.help-international.com
i) Online Ordering
→ Go to www.help-shelterbelt.com and click on "store"
Under Notes to Seller Write: I would like: "Weyburn Pick Up" or "Shipping" "during last week of May to 1st week of June" or write another date if not this option.
ii) Telephone Ordering
→ you can call us at (306)-842-2433 to place a telephone order. We will need: your name, telephone number, email for follow-up receipt, credit card information, name town or city nearest your residence and your preference for
shipping date option or Weyburn pick-up.
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Planting Advice
→ Spring Planting can be carried out any time from when you can first pre-work the land in early May to mid June.
Mid June through September you can plant but you MUST be prepared to give once per week water support when planting after mid June.
→ if soil moisture is low on day of planting make sure to water seedlings 10 liters each immediately after planting.
→ to enhance drought resistance, plant all tree seedlings with the entire 5 inch root plus 2 to 3 inches of the stem underground. i.e. plant each tree seedling in a hole that is 8 to 9 inches deep
(establishment is all about moiture availability. Planting deep ensures root contact with semi permanent sub-soil moisture and helps ensure roots do not aerate to the surface (another word for 'drying out'.
→ best way to know trees best adapted to your area, simply drive around and see what's thriving in yard sites in your region. All trees promoted by HELP are well suited for the prairie region.
→ Adequate soil moisture is the main determinant of tree establishment
→ Willows do best on sites with higher water tables or where land owner can provide watering during
first couple years of tree establishment.
→ Willows are NEVER recommended for drought prone sites such as; hilly lands, top of valley escarpments, or high plateaus
If you wish shrub willows and any shrub to make impenetrable security fence please cut the shrubs back to six inches from the ground in the fall so they come up more intensely from the ground.
If you want a lower shrub that tops off at five to eight feet consider dogwood. It is known for its attractive white flowers and scarlet red branches in winter. Cut dogwood back to 6-8 inches from ground once in ten years when it becomes woody.
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Advantages of Willows
If adequate moisture exists naturally or if land owner installs drip line for irrigation support, willows grow faster than most poplars. The willow canopies is far wider than shelterbelt poplars; this means that willow trees stop much more mid-story winds and snow. Shrub willow grows two to three times faster than other hedge trees. Willows typically live far longer than most hybrid poplars. However hybrid poplars will grow higher than most willows by ten feet or more. Willows are not suitable for hilly areas, valley tops nor on edges of escarpments. Poplars are more suited to drought prone areas.
Newest Innovation in Planting Spruce
Planting spruce at ten foot spacing in the same row with one of our compact poplars like Okanese, Tristis or Prairie Sky creates an ideal more stress free growing for spruce. The poplar which grows far faster than the blue spruce (2.5 ft tall by year five) and white spruce (4 ft tall by year five) provides critical shade, wind protection and snow cover required by the spruce. Our field research shows spruce growing at higher rates than normal and more stress free. You can prune off any latteral bottom branches of the poplar if they come in contact with the spruce. This companion planting means a poplar then a spruce then a poplar etc at ten foot spacing. At 20 or 30 years of age or when the poplars peeter out you have the option of removing the poplar and allowing the longer lived spruce to grow to their full majestic selves. So a couple rows of alternating spruce with fast growing hybrid poplar give you quick shelterbelt protection but also far longer term protection with the evergreen spruce.
Shelterbelt Planting Advice
Please go to www.help-shelterbelts.com to see Frequently Asked Questions and Shelterbelt Planning links.
It is highly appreciated if you can visit the site first and phone for additional advice that you cannot find on the site.
If you are not good on the internet just give us a call and we will be able to assist you.
Shelterbelt Tree Planting Services for Spring, Summer and Fall: Sign Up Now for an On-Site Planting Planning Session and for Contract Planting Services
In addition to tree seedling sales, HElP International provides tree planting services in Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Alberta. Trees available for contract planting include all varieties carried by HELP plus other varieties HELP special orders in.
HELP is an international voluntary organization hosting volunteer forestry students from across Canada and around the world who come for apprenticeship training and certification at HELP. In 2019 HELP hosted 15 interns from Germany, Holland, Switzerland and Ghana. HELP has been active for three years now on its new 160 acre tree farm near Weyburn which now keeps a constant year round stock of 1,000,000 container root trees ready for distribution. In addition we have planted 24 km of stooling beds which are harvested each November.
Contacts: Email: helpint@sasktel.net
Phone: 306-861-0814
Fax: 306-848-0902
For other HELP programs not related to trees please see HELP's main website at: www.help-international.com
A Quick Note: HELP International is a federally incorporated non-for-profit corporation and a federally registered charity. As a volunteer organization HELP operates with volunteer forestry interns and apprentices from North America, Europe, Asia and Africa.
HELP International was the recipient of two significant Achievement Awards
- 'Saskatchewan Environment Industry Leadership Award': for environment industry innovations in Canada
- SCIC 'Global Citizen Award': for our national agro-forestry program achievements in Kenya
"HELP CEO Inspecting
Hybrid Poplar Stooling Beds"
NEW SHELTERBELT CENTRE LAUNCHED
For additional
information about Watershed:
information about Watershed:
You can shop online for trees at our STORE
For those who wish to download and fill out a paper form (to be paid by cheque or credit card), you can find it HERE
For those who wish to download and fill out a paper form (to be paid by cheque or credit card), you can find it HERE
TREE ORDER AND REFUND POLICIES:
1. Trees will be filled on a first come first serve basis
2. Each customer's trees shall be separately packaged for shipping
3. Customers who wish to cancel their order after paying will be given a 90% refund. The 10% retained by HELP
pays for website marketing manager commissions, stripe financial services commissions, and HELP sale
administration.
Any questions you cannot find answers for on this website under 'frequently asked questions', 'technical tree information' etc can call the HELP office at (306) 861-0814. Customers appreciate that HELP is a wholely volunteer organization. Customers are asked to limit cumulative telephone consultations to thirty minutes per customer in the interests of HELP assisting all customers.
1. Trees will be filled on a first come first serve basis
2. Each customer's trees shall be separately packaged for shipping
3. Customers who wish to cancel their order after paying will be given a 90% refund. The 10% retained by HELP
pays for website marketing manager commissions, stripe financial services commissions, and HELP sale
administration.
Any questions you cannot find answers for on this website under 'frequently asked questions', 'technical tree information' etc can call the HELP office at (306) 861-0814. Customers appreciate that HELP is a wholely volunteer organization. Customers are asked to limit cumulative telephone consultations to thirty minutes per customer in the interests of HELP assisting all customers.
Policy on Non Viable Trees
i) HELP adds 5 percentage extra trees to each order without charge to compensate for initial tree losses during establishment. ii) HELP provides any additional trees required for replants (when customer states the trees are for replants) within 18 months of planting at the preferred rate of $1.75 per seedling regardless if amount of trees re-ordered for replants is less than 300.
iii) If an entire batch of a particular species is non viable then HELP will not distribute this non viable variety and will call the customer to arrange a substitution.
iv) If ten or more clients confirm that an entire variety was non viable then HELP will replace or substitute an equal number of trees within a year, but preferably as soon as possible. This applies if there is lack of establishment only when tree care, pests or disease prevailant in customer area, drought, hail, flooding or other extreme climatic conditions are ruled out. The Shelterbelt program receives no government funding and survives 100% on the proceeds of tree sales and HELP's contract plantings revenue.
i) HELP adds 5 percentage extra trees to each order without charge to compensate for initial tree losses during establishment. ii) HELP provides any additional trees required for replants (when customer states the trees are for replants) within 18 months of planting at the preferred rate of $1.75 per seedling regardless if amount of trees re-ordered for replants is less than 300.
iii) If an entire batch of a particular species is non viable then HELP will not distribute this non viable variety and will call the customer to arrange a substitution.
iv) If ten or more clients confirm that an entire variety was non viable then HELP will replace or substitute an equal number of trees within a year, but preferably as soon as possible. This applies if there is lack of establishment only when tree care, pests or disease prevailant in customer area, drought, hail, flooding or other extreme climatic conditions are ruled out. The Shelterbelt program receives no government funding and survives 100% on the proceeds of tree sales and HELP's contract plantings revenue.