Main office and greenhouse as it appeared in 1925.
A Morden cabbage. Hardy produce varieties were very important in the early years.
People can still visit the grounds and have a picnic or event there. Morden short list of plants
Over the years, Morden introduced 27 roses, 15 lilies, 33 chysanthemums, 31 apples and 67 other woody ornamentals. Their work with hardy fruits includes apricots, pears, cherries, sandcherry, plums and raspberries.
The station's last apple, the 'Morden Festival'. Below: Morden 'Snowbird" mock orange,
Below: Morden's mildew resistant monarda. Not just apples, but small fruits such as raspberries
were part of Morden's stock in trade.
Apples: 'Goodland', 'September Ruby', 'Norland', 'Kerr', 'Morden Festival' (the last apple introduced by Morden). Crabapples: 'Almey' rosybloom (chosen as Canada’s Centennial tree), 'Kelsey' crabapple
Tomatoes: 'Starfire'
Roses*: Parkland series including 'Adelaide Hoodless', 'Cuthbert Grant', 'Hope for Humanity'; 'Morden Blush', 'Morden Centennial', 'Morden Fireglow', 'Morden Snowbeauty', 'Morden Sunrise',
'Win-
nipeg Parks'. *In 2010, the genetic rights to Parkland roses were acquired by Vineland Research and Innovation Centre. Trees: The 'Prairie Cascade' weeping wil- low, declared by Dr. Wilbert Ronald to be one of the top weeping willows in North America.
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