Nurseries

 

Each winter season we buy and distribute large numbers of native trees to hundreds of landowners.  We buy forestry trees, fruit and nut trees, shrubs and hedging from a number of nurseries. 

We aim to build close and practical relationships with our suppliers and to support the Irish nursery industry in buying quality Irish grown trees.

We source trees all year round for our winter and spring planting work.  If you have a supply of trees please do get in touch and email us with details as outlined below. 

Forestry Whips and Common Trees:

  • We buy native Irish-grown trees of certified Irish seed provenance for our woodland, hedging, coppice, agroforestry and reforestation projects.

  • We work with young forestry whips as their size enables easy handling and planting along with excellent establishment rates.

  • We rely mostly on bare-root trees, but cell grown and small potted trees are also of interest.

  • We do occasionally use larger potted or root-balled trees, but they must be of true Irish provenance.

  • Common Species: Downy Birch, Common Alder, Oak (sessile & pedunculate), Scots Pine, Hazel, Rowan, Crab Apple, Hawthorn & Blackthorn.

Fruit and nut trees: 

  • We buy Irish grown fruit and nut trees including traditional and heritage varieties as well as more modern varieties.

  • We are looking for supplies of apples, pears, plums, damsons, crab apples, cobnuts, sweet chestnuts and walnuts and other fruit, nut and edible seed producing trees.

  • We occasionally buy fruit and nut trees and other trees that have been imported from the UK or Europe, usually for agroforestry and orchard projects.

Rarer species:

  • We are always looking for the following rarer species. If you have a supply of any of these, however small, do let us know.

  • Please note that trees must be Irish grown and of certified Irish seed provenance.

  • Alder buckthorn - Frangula alnus

  • Aspen - Populus tremula

  • Silver birch - Betula pendula

  • Black poplar - Populus nigra

  • Buckthorn - Rhamnus catharticus

  • Bird cherry - Prunus padus

  • Wild cherry - Prunus avium

  • Elder - Sambucus nigra

  • Guelder rose - Viburnum opulus

  • Holly - Ilex aquifolium

  • Juniper - Juniperus communis

  • Spindle - Euonymus europaeus

  • Strawberry tree - Arbutus unedo

  • Whitebeam - Sorbus aria

  • Whitebeam - Irish - Sorbus hibernica

  • Wych elm - Ulmus glabra

  • Yew - Taxus baccata

Please include the following information in your email:

  • Name and address of nursery.

  • Name, telephone number and email address for point of contact.

  • A list of the species you have available.

  • The provenance of each species and where seed been stored, stratified, germinated and grown on.

  • The sizes / ages of the trees.

  • Whether they are bare-root, potted, cell grown or root-balled.

  • The approximate number of each species you have available.

  • The prices of the trees.

  • Send to Imogen Rabone: imogen[at]treesontheland.com