Jan de Vries director (DGA) Boot & Co Nurseries Locations Boskoop Netherlands Zundert Netherlands Zaventem Belgium Nottinghamshire England Warsaw Polen Rosa Rally Employee 65 people (season 85 till 90 people) 20-02-2015
Topic s Region Zundert Nursery industry GrootGroenPlus Nursery trade show Hypericum Red Gem Boot & Co Nurseries Innovators in hardy nursery stock 20-02-2015 3
Locations: Boskoop Zundert Hydrangea pan. Cocktail Zaventem 20-02-2015 4
Zundert (region) Weigela Little Red Robin First nurseries around 1850 1.450 ha of nursery production (10% of Dutch production area) 45% of the Dutch production of transplants and bare root hedging plants 250 companies, 2.300 people working in nursery stock industry and trade 70% of the Dutch production (545 million Euro) is exported export to 65 countries, 90% of the export in Europe 20-02-2015 5
Treeport Zundert 100 members The Coöperatieve Vereniging Treeport Zundert U.A. (hereafter: Treeport) works on initiatives, executes projects, and organises activities that contribute to a healthy and balanced tree nursery industry in the West- Brabant region. Symphoricarpos Pink Blizzard 20-02-2015 6
Treeport Zundert Promotion and Marketing Nursery Stock Trade Fair GrootGroenPlus National and international trade fairs Regional promotion Growing and Technique Assortment selection Bird damage Lengthening of seasons Pest Free Area Mechanical weed control Agro biodiversity Company and Entrepreneur Labour exchange Master class Communication grower-trade Weigela Naomi Campbell 20-02-2015 7
Treeport Zundert Business Centre Treeport Zundert Treerun Planty Pot 60 ha. daily transport through Holland biodegradable pot Education, Enlightenment, Research 10 ha 20-02-2015 8
GrootGroenPlus International Nursery Stock Trade Fair Green products and visually attractive products More than 7.000 visitors each year From 30 September till 2 October 2015 275 participants on 10.000 square meters 47 representatives of the media, from 14 countries Rosa Marathon 20-02-2015 9
GrootGroenPlus The Green City Innovation & Inspiration Novelties Target Groups Forest and Shrubbery Floriculture and Conifers Avenue Forest and Parks Visually attractive plants Roses and rootstock Fruits Suppliers and Technique Government and Education 20-02-2015 10
GrootGroenPlus Visitors: Governments Institutions Housing corporations Project developers Architects Public green service providers Retail Garden centres Horticulturalists Garden designers Tree growers and traders Mahonia Blackfoot all national and international. 20-02-2015 11
Boot & Co Nurseries Production 130 ha (30% of trade) Trunover 15 million Euro Only the institutional market in Europe Cooperation with nurseries in America Film about the business Boskoop Zundert 20-02-2015 12
Choosing the right plants is crucial for the Green City The right plant in the right place! -Depending on many specific circumstances -Effective (low maintinance) -Knowledge of plants; how and where to use them
Current requirements for a Green City demands for large-scale durable plantings: 1. Healthy and strong (environmental friendly) 2. Fitting a low-maintenance regime (budgets are limited) 3. Ornamental value (increasing demand and influence by citizens)
Examples and trends in treenursery products to be used in a Green City -Low groundcovering ornamental shrubs and roses (weed surpressing and little pruning needed) -Healthy and strong -Evergreen or leaves long-retained for maximum groundcovering -Roses on their own roots in connection with mechanical pruning -Also to be used as a (low) pruned hedge -Long flowering period, roses and shrubs are repeated-flowering and scented -Possible mechanical pruning -Environmental friendly for birds, bees and butterflies etc.
Berberis Tiny n Spiny very low, compact evergreen shrub bright green leaves, bronze young foliage light yellow flowers very healthy, virtually immune to diseases and pests approximately 40 cm tall good ground cover properties, which helps suppress weeds supremely suited to small, medium and large planting areas, appropriate along roads and on inclines perfect for use as a low hedgerow
Hydrangea paniculata Cocktail Compact habit Height 1.2 metres Very large flowerheads, whitegreenish-deep red, July to October Very healthy Perfect for use in planting areas of all sizes
Hydrangea paniculata Melange compact growing Hydrangea paniculata height approximately 1.2 metres large pyramidal clusters of flowers flowers are white when they open, quickly changing to pink-tinged and deep crimson when they finish flowering on account of the colour changes during flowering, the blooming time is extremely long: July mid-october very healthy, virtually immune to disease and infestation also ideally suited for use as a specimen plant or in small groups between ground covers
Hypericum: Orange Gem, Red Gem & White Gem Part of a new line low-growing Hypericum with attractive fruits in various colours Low and spreading habit Conspicuous dark salmon-orange fruits A breakthrough in Hypericum breeding: highly resistant against rust!
Mahonia Sioux Compact, low-growing Mahonia repens hybrid up to a height of about 45 cm. Evergreen; shiny dark green in summer, reddish purple in winter Young shoots, strikingly bronzecoloured Flowering profusely with deep yellow flowers in robust panicles; April/May Very healthy variety Can be grown in in large beds Low maintenance and therefore costsaving Can be applied on roadsides
Prunus laurocerasus Mercurius Cherry Laurel with a compact but broad spreading Height about 1 m Glossy, dark green, healthy and evergreen foliage Pure white flowers in upright racemes in April/May Excellent winter hardiness Good health and low habit, means there is very low maintenance, therefore is costsaving Very suitable as groundcover along roads, on roundabouts and under trees, in medium to large mass planting.
Pyracantha Firelight Low and compact shrub Rich-flowering with cream-white flattened cymes, followed by bright orange berries Resistent against fireblight Winterhardy Well-suited for use in medium-sized and large plantings
Stephanandra Oro Verde Groundcovering shrub to about 1 m high Broad spreading habit, planting areas will be covered very quickly Extremely healthy Twigs colour golden-yellow in winter Fine groundcover for road verges, roundabouts and in medium-sized to large groups
Symphoricarpos White Blizzard & Pink Blizzard Compact growing Snowberry Height approximately 85 cm Bee plant; flowers are extremely attractive to bees Warm purplish berries in compact clusters Perfect for planting around edges, on inclines and in small, medium and large planting areas
Weigela Little Red Robin Low, wide deciduous shrub to 70 cm Bright green foliage One of the best low Weigelas with red flowers Beautiful contrast between leaf and flower Very healthy, virtually immune to diseases and pests Supremely suited to small, medium and large planting areas
Weigela Naomi Campbell Darkest foliage of all Weigela cultivars A good dense habit, also retained in older plants Excellent health To be used in group plantings and/or as accent plant against façades Naomi Campbell
Liquidambar styraciflua Fine street tree Regular pyramidal crown Handsome foliage, fading orangered to deep purple in autumn Extremely healthy Very useful in residential areas, streets and avenues
Magnolia kobus Magnolia Street tree with a somewhat irregular habit Cream-white flowers; floriferous, April/May Healthy Magnolia Spectrum Regular habit Rich-flowering with deep purple-pink flowers, April/May Very healthy
Pterocarya rhoifolia Kyoto Convention Upright growing tree with an ovate crowm, narrower than in other Pterocarya varieties Makes a strong straight leader Healthy vivid green foliage, suitable for filtering particulate matter due to its mass Suitable for use in industrial areas
Rosa Marathon Healthy, glossy dark green foliage, retained until late autumn Very floriferous Flowers from early June into October Handsome dark pinkish-red flowers Groundcovering shrub-rose; circa 70 cm high and slightly wider Flowers followed by attractive hips
Rosa Rugby superior rose on own root pure white single flowers in large bunches, pale yellow flower buds very long flowering period (May until late November) healthy and striking dark-green foliage height 60-80 cm especially suitable for use in medium-sized and large planting areas and in borders along roads and on banks low maintenance requirements make it suitable for use in naturalistic planting schemes
Rosa Rally Groundcovering shrub-rose to circa 70 cm high Glossy dark green leaves, retained well into autumn Deep red flowers Flowers from early June to late September Handsome hips are produced after flowering
Rosa Rote Hannover Botanical rose to about 1 m high and wide Dark green foliage, colouring vividly deep orange in autumn Flowering from early June to mid- September Scarlet-red flowers, not fading and followed by large, dark orange-red hips Low-maintenance, highly tolerant to sea wind and salt Excellent rose for group plantings, along boulevards, borders, verges, etc.
Rosa Short Track New introduction; low (50-60 cm), shrub-rose with a broad spreading habit; grown on its own root (Rugosa-type) Handsome, deep scarled-red, single flowers; flowering from late May into October Flowers are followed by orange-red hips Haelthy dark green foliage, attractively colouring in autumn Almost spineless branches, therefore easier to process and maintain Excellent rose for medium-sized and large group plantings,
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The right plant in the right place is a garanty for a Green City - Healthy and strong - Long flowering period - Highly ornamental - Low-maintenance - Weed surpressing Durable relationship with the nursery