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Large and small orchards have been planted by Eco Tree Care & Conservation Ltd. Apart from our private customers we have worked with community groups, school children, schools for people with learning difficulties and commercial farms. Apart from experience and expertise in Orchard Planning we importantly have developed a good relationship with just a handful of high quality suppliers. Just as important, perhaps more so, we know which suppliers to avoid! Good quality trees that are disease free, on healthy rootstocks with problem-free grafts is paramount, as is correct labelling and careful packing and delivery. All our suppliers have these attributes and we have developed strong trusting relationships over time.
Visit to one of our suppliers 2008
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Apart from our experience and knowledge of orchard planning and the network of experts and suppliers. We have an experienced work force. Eco Tree Care & Conservation Limited not only plant orchards, we plant woodlands, native hedges and specimen trees.
Plant handling is very important, our work force know how to treat bare-root trees from unpacking the delivery, to heeling in if necessary, through to planting and finally tree protection and mulching.
All our planting projects employ Mycorrhizal Inoculation, a technique of introducing beneficial fungi to roots at the point of planting. Inoculation is done by using a freshly prepared mix everyday of Mycorrhizae and Hydrogel, which creates a wall paper like paste that adheres to the roots.
See the Mycorrhizal Inoculation and Mycorrhizal Inoculation - The Biology web pages for more in depth information. Orchard Planting - Past Projects Church Farm - In the summer of 2007 we were commissioned to plan and plant a community farm orchard in Ardleigh, near Stevenage. The orchard was to be called Vicars Orchard and its scale and complexity was immense. In the spring of 2008, together with local school children, our experienced team planted over 700 fruit trees with in excess of 130 different varieties.This orchard is just a small part of a wider enterprise to revive community farming to this corner of Hertfordshire. See Church Farm Website for more information of the whole project
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