Scott and Stewart Forestry

What Scott and Stewart Forestry does

Scott and Stewart Forestry Consultants Ltd. is a family-run forestry management firm founded in 1985 in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, and currently operating as one of the largest non-industrial forest management businesses in Atlantic Canada. The company provides a comprehensive suite of forestry services including silviculture, woodlot management, tree planting, harvesting, vegetation management, land clearing, and professional forestry consulting. It also operates two product lines: nursery seedlings (Balsam Fir, spruce, pine, hemlock, shrubs, and hardwoods grown in-house) and wholesale Christmas trees produced across 90+ acres in Antigonish County. The business is owned and operated by second-generation principals Ryan Scott and Adam Stewart.

Name

Scott and Stewart Forestry

Legal name

Scott and Stewart Forestry Consultants Ltd.

Website

https://scottandstewart.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Scott and Stewart Forestry is a family-run Atlantic Canadian forestry firm providing silviculture, harvesting, woodlot management, tree planting, vegetation management, and land clearing services, plus nursery seedlings and wholesale Christmas trees, to woodlot owners, utilities, municipalities, and commercial clients across Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, PEI, and Newfoundland.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Forest Management Services

NAICS

Support Activities for Forestry (115310), Forest Nurseries and Gathering of Forest Products (1132), Forestry and Logging (113)

SIC

Forestry (800)

akta.pro primary industry

Forest Management & Silviculture Services (Cruising, Planning, Compliance) (IMAMAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Silviculture & Reforestation Services (Nurseries, Planting, Tending) (IMAMAJAC), Tree Planting & Establishment Services (Manual/Mechanized) (AFAMACAE), Forest Ecosystem Services & Carbon/Conservation Programs (AFAMAAAJ)

Keywords

• Forest management services
• Silviculture operations
• Woodlot management
• Tree planting services
• Vegetation management

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint Andrews

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Forestry Services: Comprehensive forestry services including woodlot management, silviculture, harvesting, tree planting, vegetation management, land clearing, and forestry consulting. Revenue generated through service fees for management planning, harvesting operations, site preparation, and ongoing forest stewardship.
2. Wholesale Christmas Trees: Growing and selling wholesale Christmas trees across 90+ acres in Antigonish County, Nova Scotia. Varieties include Balsam Fir, Scotch Pine, White Pine, and Douglas Fir. Trees sold to resell partners with cut, bale, load and ship logistics included.
3. Nursery Seedlings: Producing and selling tree seedlings including Balsam Fir, black/red spruce, white pine, hemlock, shrubs, and hardwoods. Seedlings sold to industrial clients, Christmas tree growers, home gardeners, and used for company's own tree planting operations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Scott and Stewart Forestry delivers end-to-end forest management for private woodlot owners, municipalities, utility companies, government agencies, and commercial clients across Atlantic Canada. Service offerings span silviculture, tree planting, harvesting, vegetation management, land clearing, and forestry consulting, complemented by two product lines: nursery-grown seedlings (Balsam Fir, spruce, pine, hemlock, shrubs, hardwoods) and wholesale Christmas trees across 90+ acres. Operations are backed by a specialized equipment fleet and an in-house nursery that supplies the company's own planting crews and external customers.

Product overview

Scott and Stewart Forestry is a family-run forestry business offering a comprehensive suite of forestry services and products. The company operates as a service-based business with distinct offerings including: Silviculture Services (forest management and cultivation treatments), Tree Planting Services (reforestation operations planting 4.6+ million seedlings annually), Woodlot Management Services (comprehensive forest management planning, timber cruises, GIS, carbon accounting, FSC certification), Harvesting Services (sustainable woodlot harvesting using specialized equipment), Vegetation Management Services (utility and municipal vegetation control), Land Clearing Services ( ROW and site clearing), Forestry Consulting, and two product lines—Nursery Seedlings (growing spruce, pine, fir, hemlock, shrubs, and hardwoods) and Wholesale Christmas Trees (Balsam Fir, Scotch Pine, White Pine, Douglas Fir across 90+ acres). These offerings integrate through their nursery supplying seedlings for planting operations, silviculture treatments supporting harvesting decisions, and woodlot management coordinating all services for landowners across Atlantic Canada.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Silviculture Services Forest management services including pre-commercial thinning, selection management, harvest planning, shelterwood harvest, overstory removal, brushing, weeding, silviculture surveying, forest health monitoring, pest management, cone picking, seeding, and wildfire management for municipalities, utility companies, and woodlot owners.
• Tree Planting Services Large-scale tree planting operations of over 4.6 million seedlings annually across Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, including site assessment, species selection, planting plans, logistics, site preparation, and seedling handling.
• Woodlot Management Services Comprehensive woodlot management including forest management planning, timber cruises, boundary location, mapping, insect/disease control, timber sale administration, carbon accounting, forest engineering, remote sensing, GIS, environmental impact assessments, FSC certification, wildlife habitat protection, and drone services.
• Harvesting Services Sustainable woodlot harvesting including selection harvesting, shelterwood harvesting, seed tree cutting, overstory removal, commercial thinning, intensive harvesting, clear-cutting, skidding, harvest processing, road construction, and site preparation.
• Vegetation Management Services Vegetation management for municipalities and utility companies including utility vegetation management, right-of-way brush clearing, vegetation mulching, tree trimming and removal, inspections, planning, roadside maintenance, and urban forestry.
• Land Clearing Services Land clearing services for commercial, residential, and industrial applications including lot clearing, forestry mulching, tree removal, brush clearing, stump grinding, project management, land grading, debris hauling, site preparation, and right-of-way clearing.
• Forestry Consulting Services Professional forestry consulting with over four decades of experience serving woodlot owners, municipalities, utility companies, and government organizations across Atlantic Canada.
• Nursery Seedlings Nursery operation producing Balsam Fir Plus Christmas tree seedlings, softwood seedlings for reforestation (black spruce, red spruce, white pine, hemlock), small trees, local shrubs, hardwoods, and custom orders grown from seeds or cuttings.
• Wholesale Christmas Trees Wholesale Christmas tree production across 90+ acres in Antigonish County, Nova Scotia, growing Traditional Balsam Fir, Scotch Pine, White Pine, and Douglas Fir, with services including nursery-grown seedlings, annual shearing, basal pruning, harvest, baling, weed control, pest monitoring, and transportation logistics.

Quantifiable outcome

• 150+ million trees planted since 1985
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Nova Scotia Department of Natural ResourcescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerImproved seed purchased from Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources for seedling production in the nursery. Seeds are used to grow quality black, red spruce, white pine and hemlock seedlings for reforestation programs across Atlantic Canada.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Davey Tree Expert Co. Davey Tree Expert provides utility vegetation management, commercial land clearing, and residential arborist services across North America. Comparable to Scott and Stewart's utility and municipal vegetation management and land clearing offerings.
• LandVest: LandVest provides timberland investment and forest management services across the eastern United States and Canada. Comparable to Scott and Stewart as a professional forestry consulting and timberland management firm serving private landowners.
• Asplundh Tree Expert Co. Asplundh is the largest North American utility vegetation management company, providing right-of-way clearing, tree trimming, and storm response services to utilities. Directly comparable to Scott and Stewart's vegetation management service line for utility companies and municipalities in Atlantic Canada.
• American Forest Management: American Forest Management is a US-based forestry consulting firm providing timber cruising, timberland management, and environmental services to private landowners. Comparable to Scott and Stewart in service offering and customer profile.
• Wagner Forest Management Ltd: Wagner Forest Management is a Canadian forestry consulting and timberland management firm providing silviculture, harvesting planning, and woodlot management services across multiple provinces. Closely comparable to Scott and Stewart as a forest management consulting firm serving private landowners with professional forestry services.
• Steigerwaldt Land Services: Steigerwaldt provides forestry consulting, timberland management, and silviculture services to private and institutional landowners in the US Upper Midwest. Comparable to Scott and Stewart in core service mix (silviculture, harvesting, consulting, woodlot management).

Broad incumbents

• Resolute Forest Products: Resolute Forest Products is a major Canadian integrated forest products company with timberland holdings and operations across multiple provinces. Comparable as a Canadian forestry operator with overlapping harvesting and forest management activities, though operating at much larger industrial scale.
• Weyerhaeuser: Weyerhaeuser is one of the world's largest private timberland owners and forest products manufacturers, operating across North America. Comparable only at the broadest level as a forestry landowner with timberland management and silviculture capabilities, but at vastly larger scale.
• J.D. Irving, Limited - Woodlands Division: J.D. Irving operates one of the largest private forestry operations in Atlantic Canada, including ownership of timberlands, sawmills, and pulp/paper assets in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. Comparable to Scott and Stewart as a major Atlantic Canadian forestry operator with vertically integrated harvesting, silviculture, and woodland management services, though far larger in scale.

Regional players

• AV Group Inc: AV Group operates pulp mills and forestry assets in Atlantic Canada (New Brunswick) and is part of the Aditya Birla Group. Comparable as an Atlantic Canada-based forestry operator with overlapping geographic footprint and reliance on regional wood supply.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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