Landowners & Farmers

Did you know superior improved planting stock from high-quality seed for broadleaved tree species such as silver birch, sycamore, and wild cherry is now available to plant on your land. Species such as downy birch, pedunculate oak, sessile oak, and sweet chestnut are also soon to follow suit.

It is crucial for a farmer and landowner looking to plant trees with timber and biodiversity as primary objectives to utilise the highest standard of planting stock. Trees that exhibit vigorous growth, resulting in straight stems with minimal branching, are more likely to yield a profitable crop of high-quality timber. This vigorous early growth not only ensures quicker establishment but also reduces weeding and cleaning costs, providing an economic advantage over trees of inferior provenance or quality.

Investing in superior planting stock or requesting improved planting stock through your forest or land manager ensures faster tree growth, better quality timber, improvement in final timber yields by up to 20%, better disease resistance and resilience, adapting to a changing climate and sequestering more carbon.

Visit our Improved Planting Stock page for more info.

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