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Recent Awards and Milestones
2006 - 61st Consecutive Gold Medal Chelsea Flower Show
2006 - Grower of the Year – Hardy Nursery Stock - HTA/Grower Magazine
2005 - Grower of the Year – Semi-mature Trees – Horticulture Week Magazine
2005 - Best New Plant Variety – Ulmus ‘New Horizon’ – Horticulture Week Magazine
2005 - Guinness World Record 60th Consecutive Gold Medal at Chelsea Flower Show
2004 - Sustainable Business Awards
2004 - Water Conservation Awards
The largest Tree Growing Nursery in the UK
Field Grown Trees
Our 500 acres of production are set amongst the south’s finest countryside with stunning views over the South Downs. At any one time we will be growing 650,000 trees at different stages of production – row after row of Europe’s finest quality trees.
The main nursery at Andlers Ash Farm, Liss, near Petersfield (see map) is stocked full of our award winning semi-mature trees. British grown on our own nurseries, we are recognised as the UK’s top producer of semi-mature trees and amongst the best in Europe. Those who visit the nursery do so, not only to select from a plethora of tree stock, but also as a source of inspiration and ideas.
There are fields of large specimen trees, sculptured multi-stems and architectural shaped trees of every form. Instant hedging and archways, single specimens for focal points and courtyards, hundreds of impact trees for larger projects.
To produce the volume and quality of “instant trees” requires quality throughout our production. It is often commented by those who visit how clean, uniform and professional all of our crops look right from the smallest sizes that we sell – 10-12cm girth up to our new super semi-mature 80cm girth plus.
Come and Visit us at the Nursery
A visit to the nursery is highly recommended and we assure you of a warm welcome. It would particularly be enjoyable and informative for Landscape Architects, Tree Officers, Contractors and Garden Designers to visit us for inspiration and to see our whole range of trees and multi-stems.
There are good transport links:-
- By rail, Liss or Winchester Station is 1hr 10mins from London’s Waterloo
- By air, fly into Southampton International Airport
- By road, 2 minutes from A3 for Liss, 10mins from M3 for Ampfield House
If you travel by rail or air we will pick you up from the station or airport.
Please contact the Sales Team to arrange a visit (telephone 01794 368733).
Local Authorities & House Builders - jimhillier@hillier.co.uk
Landscape Architects - carolineswann@hillier.co.uk
Landscape Contractors & Nurseries - james_alexander@hillier.co.uk
HILLIER TREES - The Nursery
To allow our customers to plant trees all-year-round we have field grown and container grown nurseries both producing top quality British trees.
FIELD GROWN TREES
1. STANDARD TREES
(8-10cm – 20-25cm girth) Click here for Availability List
Over 500 acres of trees are produced at our Andlers Ash Tree Nursery, Liss, near Petersfield, Hampshire, making it the largest tree growing area in the country. This land was selected for our tree production as the soil is a deep sandy loam which produces good fibrous root systems and strong healthy trees. At any one time around 650,000 trees are growing spanning 150 species and cultivars.
Trees are available for sale from 8-10cm girth up to 80cm girth. All trees are regularly transplanted and can be supplied either bare-root or root-balled, depending on the size/species of the tree or the clients requirements. Regular formative pruning of the trees ensure a balanced crown and even clear stem.
Trials continue into new varieties and clones for the future of the landscape industry. For example, our ‘Streetwise’ selection is a range of trees raised and trialled at Hillier Nurseries and is an example of our work on clonal selection.
2. SEMI-MATURE TREES
(20-25cm – 40cm girth) Click here for Availability List
Hillier Nurseries is the UK premier grower of semi-mature trees. Production started in 1996 and these larger trees (20-25cm girth up to 40cm girth) have proved to be very popular with specifiers and clients alike. All trees are hand-selected for growing on and planted at a minimum of 3m spacing to allow for the clear development of the canopy. Formative pruning is carried out to ensure balanced trees with well-defined leaders. Special attention is paid to produce an even clear stem height throughout the crop. A range of around 50 species has been selected as trees suitable for a broad range of landscape uses. Large quantities of each species are planted out to allow the specifier to select the ideal trees for their projects.
3. SUPER SEMI-MATURE TREES
(40cm – 80cm+ girth) Click here for Availability List
Professionally home grown super semi-mature trees, with sizes from 40cm up to 80cm girth. Hillier Nurseries is growing these wonderful trees in their nursery in Hampshire in order to supply our British market. These trees are top quality, minimum 5 times transplanted, stock which will provide the specifier with the opportunity to use British trees where size and quality really counts.
4. CONTAINER GROWN TREES
(8cm - 80 cm girth) Click here for Availability List
Container grown trees are essential when you need to plant out of season (April-November). Hillier Nurseries has one of the largest container tree nurseries in Europe dedicated to the production of quality trees. Our container tree nursery is based in Hampshire and covers over 75 acres. Over 20,000 container grown trees are produced each year with sizes from 8-10cm up to 80cm girth.
5. SPECIMEN SHRUBS
(10/15/45LP) Click here for Availability List
Hillier Nurseries is a grower of a wide range of specimen shrubs with about 50,000 in 10LP containers being produced each year together with a growing number of 45LP ornamental shrubs.
HILLIER NURSERIES COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABILITY
“Hillier has demonstrated superb leadership in harnessing sustainable business practices so powerfully. The passion for seizing sustainability is at the heart of the Company vision. The Company is also widely renowned for playing a positive and responsible role around the local economy.”
Jim Braithwaite – SEEDA Chairman
Part of the Company’s mission statement states:- “We will exercise respect and awareness of the environment for the benefit of future generations.”
Business Sustainability Strategy 1995-2005
Hillier Nurseries now possess a culture for environmental sustainability and have made the following strides forward in the last 10 years:-
- In-house Research and Development Unit
- 30% saving in water usage on Container Tree Unit, through irrigation management and mulching
- 80% saving in water usage on Container Shrub Unit through recycling
- 100% recycling of pots for semi-mature trees
- 100% recycling of pots on shrub production
- 30% reduction of chemical usage across nurseries
- Companion planting of Marigolds in tree fields reduces aphids
- Currently running 5 year trial with ADAS to sterilise soil naturally
- Tree production is Peat-free, shrubs are using Reduced Peat Media
- All Company vehicles compliant with European standards producing lower CO2
- Reduction in transport through improved efficiency of delivery routes of 18%
- Green manure used on tree production fields
- Soil erosion countered by inter-row seeding with grass or Marigolds
- Re-establishment of Ancient Woodland on our Brentry site
- 30% reduction in paper usage company-wide
- All paper recycled
These are our environmental credentials so far, but this is an on-going commitment, and our efforts to improve are continuous. However, we were pleased with our recent achievements in this area.
- Waste Watchers Award – for Reduction in Water use 2003
- Winner – Large Business Category
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Sustainable Business Awards 2004
- Special Award – Water Conservation
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Sustainable Business Awards 2004
- Highly Commended
South East England Development Agency (SEEDA) Sustainable Business Award 2004
- Winner – HTA/Grower Award 2006
Sustainability Business Strategy
