Van den Berk Nurseries - Roots from A to Z

Roots
Transplanting trees regularly encourages the production of a fibrous root system, so that the nutrients from the soil can be assimilated more easily. The more young, thin roots it has, the healthier the product.	Specially developed machines make the existing root system into a compact rootball before taking it out of the ground. The root surface thus cut off will branch out afresh with fibrous roots.	The tree with its cut out rootball containing a fine branched root system transported as soon as possible. Finally the customer will get a healthy tree which roots perfecly.
Digging the rootball is not done just like that. The team takes action exactly at the right time in order to pack in the rootball. Barely a few hours after the tree has been taken out it is packed up in storage, ready to be delivered to the customer next day.	Transport is organised depending on the size of the tree. Each tree is in safe hands, even in transit.	The Van den Berk team is even present to keep an eye on things when loading. Nothing is left to chance. Each tree deserves respect, particularly the older ones.

Since Van den Berk specialises in adult and semi-mature trees for avenues, the phenomenon 'rootball' plays a major part. No single tree leaves the nursery if the root ball is not first class.

Trees and rootballs are cared for and cherished right up to the time that they take root at the customer's. Here ready for dispatch to a fresh growth environment.

High quality trees from high quality soil
Why is it that one tree thrives while another wilts?
It is primarily due to the quality of the trees and that cannot always be seen by the naked eye. The aboveground part of a plant does not say everything about the quality under the surface. The growers at Van den Berk Nurseries know how to grow high quality trees and would like to share that with you.

Coconut fibre rootball extends planting season

Van den Berk Nurseries has extended the planting season by using containers, Spring Ring and also especially coconut fibre rootballs. The coconut fibre rootball method is a relatively unknown method that involves wrapping the rootball with a mat that consists of two layers of coconut fibres that sandwich a biologically degradable plastic. The young root hairs grow in the inner coconut layer.

This method has a number of advantages in relation to containers and SpringRing:

Trees with coconut fibre rootballs can be planted from
early May. Others can only be planted in early July due
to further root growth in the growth medium.
The trees are fertilised by slow-acting fertiliser and
watered by means of drip watering on the rootball.
The trees in coconut fibre can remain above ground for
two seasons.
Last but not least: the method is cheaper.

Planting instructions are included when you buy a tree with a coconut fibre rootball.