About

Canopy Nursery

Canopy's nursery produces a wide range of perennial plants, with an emphasis on productive tree crops such as chestnut, walnut, pecan, hazelnut, heartnut, persimmon, pawpaw, black currant, and elderberry. Our bare-root trees and shrubs can be shipped across the US, and our potted stock is available for local pickup.

Our nursery aims to help the tree crop industry to overcome the major bottleneck in the supply of high-quality plant material. We grow the the most advanced genetics available for each species, whether that's the latest cultivars from modern breeding programs or seedlings from industry-preferred mother trees.

 

 

Canopy Farm Management

Beyond our nursery, Canopy Farm Management provides tree planting and management services to farmers and landowners in the Midwest through our farm management division. We establish perennial crops, timber plantings, conservation practices, and integrated agroforestry systems. We combine expert staff, thoughtful design, and a mobile fleet of state-of-the-art farm equipment to cost-effectively establish and manage profitable, diverse, and resilient agroecological systems. Canopy’s initial operational hubs are located in Champaign, IL and Spring Green, WI.

 

 

Canopy Compass

Canopy Compass is our web-based, crop suitability mapping and farm analysis tool built to support farmers' transition to regenerative agriculture. Compared to annual row and vegetable crops, perennial crops, with their deep root systems, require extra consideration when determining where they are best suited to grow.

Developed in partnership with the Savanna Institute, Canopy Compass harnesses the most comprehensive and scientifically robust crop suitability maps available today. More than 90 maps from over a dozen sources are completely free to explore on the site. In addition, farm-specific Compass Reports generated by the site empower farmers and landowners with valuable data as a first step when considering new alternatives for their land. 

 

Partnership with the Savanna Institute

The Canopy ecosystem launched in 2022 in close partnership with the Savanna Institute, a non-profit research and education organization focused on tree-based regenerative agriculture. We continue to work closely with the Savanna Institute to ensure that our work leverages the latest science, state-of-the-art methods, and the most advanced tree genetics.