Somerville Nurseries Inc. is a family owned business that began growing Christmas trees in the Simcoe and Dufferin counties about 1950.  The company initially started out growing various types of Pine and Spruce and eventually expanded into producing Balsam and Fraser Firs.  Further developments led into the production of fresh wreaths, garlands and boughs to enhance the Christmas experience. 

Soon after the company was started, Jean Somerville’s Mother, who was an artist, came up with a stylized logo and corresponding name “Kriss Kringle”.  This soon became the company’s brand name.

It was felt that it would be fun to have a tag on the trees to mirror the spirit of the Christmas season.

This Registered Trademark, “Kriss Kringle”, soon began to appear on our fresh cut trees.  Today that brand still exists and is stronger than ever.   All Somerville Nurseries, #1 and better trees receive the Kriss Kringle brand tag.  It guarantees you and your customers the finest, freshest, best quality Christmas trees.  Flying the Kriss Kringle banner builds traffic for customers and lets the public know that there is a Kriss Kringle retailer in their neighbourhood. 

Today the company has developed into three divisions.  These include, Christmas trees, ornamental nursery stock and bare root seedlings.  Currently, we market over 4 million seedlings annually and have become the largest contributing supplier to the Ministry of Natural Resources “50 Million Tree Planting Program”.

We are proud of our accomplishments to date and would like to acknowledge our exceptional and knowledgeable staff that bring expertise to all areas of the company, from growing the crop to delivering it to satisfied customers. Feel free to contact any of our staff with questions about our various divisional products. 

Best regards from the Somerville Family and the employees of Somerville Nurseries Inc.

Fred Somerville
President