Root Balling Trees
For larger trees we use a Damcon root balling machine mounted on an excavator. The machine plunges 4 spades around the tree, undercuts with a large blade before lifting from the [...]
Powdery Mildew
Powdery mildew is instantly recognisable as a white bloom on the leaves, fruit or stems of an infected plant. It looks like the plant as been dusted with talcum powder [...]
Integrated Pest Management at Beardsworths
Beardsworths have been running a program of integrated pest management (IPM) since 1998. At that time IPM was primarily used and developed by the glasshhouse salad sector, we were very [...]
British Standard BS 3936-1, Nursery Stock Specification for Trees and Shrubs
We grow our trees to conform to British standard BS 3936 - Nursery stock specification for trees and shrubs. This outlines a specification on form and size for the trees [...]