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Welcome to the Barcham Trees blog area. Here you will find lots of interesting information about trees including planting tips, pruning tips, selection tips, nursery information and much, much more!

Why do my evergreens look sad in Spring?

April 25th 2019

The last time evergreens produced new leaves was in July so they have had to endure 9 months of wind, rain, hail, snow and drier than normal conditions over that period. A leaf is a transitory thing, the workhorse of a pl...

Good News!

April 15th 2019

We have just heard that our renewal for our Royal Warrant from His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales has been awarded for the next five years, taking us to the 31st March 2025. We remain very proud to achieve this award....

In times of uncertainty, you can count on Barcham.

March 28th 2019

During these times of uncertainty one thing you can put your faith in is Barcham’s commitment to Bio Security. As part of our work to gain accreditation for ISO 14001, Bio Security has been an integral part of our E...

Tilia cordata Winter Orange

January 09th 2019

We have just lifted our next crop of Tilia cordata Winter Orange for containerization into our 55lt, 65lt and 100lt patented Light Pots. This rare but beautiful tree is very scarce in the trade at these sizes and they hav...

Fantastic autumn colour today at Barcham!

November 14th 2018

This autumn has been superb for autumn colour at the nursery. Pyrus calleryana Chanticleer so often goes yellow but this year it is going a stunning red. This sustained display will go on for the rest of November, long af...

Acorn collecting time again

September 12th 2018

It's acorn collecting time again and it has never been so important to select from UK providence trees with the occurrence of Oak Processionary Moth being so rife on trees from the continent. This time around we didn&...

Government action confirmed to curb the threat of Oak Processionary Moth spread

August 15th 2018

Further to our blog from two weeks ago the government has published emergency importation measures to stem the flow of Oak Processionary Moth. This legislation comes into effect on the 21st August. Details as per link bel...

For the sake of the UK’s iconic tree genus, buy British grown trees

August 01st 2018

We visited Holland a few weeks ago and it became apparent that Oak Processionary Moth is massively infested over there. We saw the pupating nests in every village, town, city and roadway we travelled through and we did an...

Updated environmental policy

Please see the attached PDFs to see our updated environmental policy ...

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