We continue our busy collection season at Forestart as we head towards December. We have an excellent team of dedicated staff who are braving the November weather to collect Taxus and Crataegus berries. The berries are processed back at our base ready for dispatch to our customers in spring. Well done to all the team! […]
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Two of our heroic seed collectors in the Yorkshire snow. These Haws were hard won
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Our nursery manager found this little nest under a tray of oak seedlings! Common Carder bees are small bumble bees that nest on the ground and aren’t as hairy as normal ones. They do a good job as pollinators. This nest is a new one, possibly a new queen
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Welcome to the new website. At Forestart, we’re still learning how to use it, so please bear with us! There will be lots more information on the new site, both ‘how to grow’ and information about the species listed. There will be more about what is going on at Forestart: what we’re harvesting and treating […]
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APHA, (The Animal and Plant Health Agency) have lifted the ban on Ash trees. They can now be bought and sold in the UK as long as they are grown here and not imported! They should, however be accompanied by a Plant Passport. This is great news, especially when so many trees need to be […]
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