History
Fine's Nursery was founded on a 5th generation family farm in the old country of New England. Located about 30 miles west of Plymouth Rock, Rehoboth, MA was founded in 1643, and is one of the oldest farming communities in the US. Our family moved here at the turn of the 1900's, arriving by train and then horse and buggy, to take over the abandoned farm, which used to be a Roadside Inn for the previous 200 years. Fine Farms was based on hard work and dedication. Starting with one horse, a buggy, and assorted plows and horse-drawn implements, the family produced Milk, Butter, and Eggs for the local community, along with a variety of table vegetables.
Within a few decades, it was also a hotbed of horticultural innovation, with numerous greenhouses and advanced planting and sprouting methods, growing flowers and six-pack vegetable starters. The family also continued to produce fresh vegetables sold seasonally at their local farm stand, dubbed the "Corn Crib", which was recently donated to the Town Historical Society.
In the midst of this time period, Fines Tree Farm was also established, raising and selling conifers for Christmas trees. Some of the remaining Spruce, Pines, and Hemlocks are still standing, towering 60-80' tall, providing shade, habitat, and wind-blocks where they stand.
Now, we are opening a new horticultural venture, specializing in native trees and bushes. Some corners of the farm will be planted with mixed native hardwoods and conifers, to create new pockets of boreal type forest, to provide habitat and a re-planting of native trees. First in will be white oak, red maple, birch and beech trees, cedars, pines, spruces and hemlocks. Blight-resistant Elms and Chestnuts are being evaluated. Native underbrush plants will be inter-planted as well, and invasive species such as Autumn Olive are being removed from the fields and forest edges.
The bulk of the trees, shrubs, flowers, and bushes are being grown for sale to the local community, and to provide landscapers with locally sourced drought-resistant plants. The focus will be on native tree species, along with a variety of regionally suited bushes, shrubs flowers, herbs and bulbs. Retail sales are expected to commence in Spring of 2025.
