The 'Tree Year'

This starts in the Autumn with the collection of the seeds. Most of the seeds are collected locally (in Norfolk) and as close to home as possible, thus reducing traveling and the associated costs and of course our carbon footprint. 

Crab Apples: Each one has to be cut open and the pips removed and then these are kept at room temperature for three weeks before spending the winter in the fridge.  

 

 

 

Sweet Chestnuts are collected from a local wood, the prickly outer casings can be a bit problematical but then the nuts are planted directly into their pots.

Ash and Field Maple are also collected locally but they need to be pre treated.

 

 

Most of the seeds require some pre treatment before they are planted. A few like the Oak and the Sweet Chestnut go straight into their pots and will germinate almost immediately. However the majority will need some periods of warm and cold before they are planted in early Spring. Most seeds are planted in our Polytunnel and enjoy a more protected start to their lives.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   This Autumn (2008) the colours of the trees has been absolutely fantastic, some say this is something to do with a very wet summer but who knows. The little trees that we supply are also showing similar colours. Especially the Rowan which are now a fantastic red colour (they are the orange/red trees at the front of the photo above). Normally we can supply deciduous trees up to mid November and after that it is evergreens such as Scots Pine, Holly and Holme Oak. 

 

Beech trees always look amazing in the Autumn but this year they are magical.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This majestic Oak grows only a few miles from where we grow the trees and many hundreds of Oaks that we have supplied have this tree as its mummy.
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