Richard John Stewart arrived in the Okanagan Valley, from County Kildare, Ireland, the spring of 1908.
Richard joined up with his brother William, who had emigrated two
years prior to Richards arrival. The two brothers worked for the
Kelowna Land and Orchard Company their first number of years in
Kelowna, to save for a nursery of their own. In 1911 the Stewart
brothers, Richard and William, started up Stewart Brothers Nurseries.
After a number of years, William moved to Australia, while Richard
continued the nursery and was the prime supplier of fruit trees in the
Okanagan Valley, as well as exporting trees to China and Australia
before the Second World War. After the Second World War, Stewart
Brothers Nurseries became a large supplier of fruit trees to
Washington State, and an exporter to South America, England, Spain,
and Italy. In the early 1950’s, the nursery expanded and began growing
shade trees. At the same time, ownership of the nursery passed on to
Richard’s eldest son, Bill, who became the sole owner in the 1960’s.
In the mid 1970’s, the nursery discontinued growing fruit trees and
concentrated solely on shade trees. Today, with growing fields in
Midway, Grand Forks, and South Kelowna, Stewart Brothers Nurseries
provides shade trees for retail nurseries, garden centers, wholesale
nurseries, commercial and residential landscapers, golf courses,
contractors, developers, municipalities, cities and towns throughout
Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, the northern United States including
Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, and Texas.
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Today, Stewart Brothers Nurseries is one of the oldest operating
nurseries in Canada. The 3rd generation of Stewart’s are actively
participating in the family business. We have an extremely
knowledgeable team working with us. Some key members of our team have
worked diligently with us for over 30 years. We are very proud of our
dedicated team. We welcome your calls and visits, and look forward to
hearing from you soon.
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The Stewart Brothers
Nurseries Team
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Not shown are the many people who work in
the fields, operate the machinery or drive the trucks, without whom we
wouldn't be able to grow our trees. |
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