The nursery's vision

Local identity

We would like to see increased planting of trees with a local Israeli identity, such as Pistacia atlantica, Pistacia palaestina, Quercus ithaburensis, Quercus calliprinos, Acer obtusifolium, Cercis siliquastrum, Ceratonia siliqua, Tamarix aphylla erect type and Celtis australis. These are trees that preserve the special character of the natural Israeli flora and have tremendous potential to beautify the streets and boulevards of our country, as well as parks of various sizes. Beyond the uniqueness and sculptural beauty of these trees, they are a long-term investment that will pay off earlier than expected, preserving the botanical history of the region in the present and in the future. It should be borne in mind that a slow growth rate means, first and foremost, that a tree has the capacity to survive and a longer lifespan, has a lesser tendency to break, and its growers will have greater breathing room to optimally design and cultivate it to adapt it to its environment and needs (compared to fast-growing trees that are damaged because there is not enough time to treat them in an appropriate time frame). These trees require understanding and effort in their early years, and also suffer from an image that they require high maintenance and cleanliness in their environment in the long term, but this is no different from other trees that are planted very frequently along the streets of our country.

The nature of the tree and appropriate care

It’s important to understand that every tree has its own unique nature that is expressed in how it grows, the rate at which it does so, how we care for or prune it, the conditions that best suit it and so on so that it can develop in the best way possible. First and foremost, it’s important that the trees coming from nurseries arrive in ideal condition: the emphasis is on the design of the tree’s structure and a root system adapted to the age and size of the tree canopy. When pruning a young tree, it is important to focus on creating a balanced structure and preventing critical future problems at the junctions and angles of the branches around the central structure of the tree. It is recommended to prune all types of trees in the first years to raise the canopy and/or design the canopy, depending on their type and characteristics. We begin this process while the tree is still at the nursery, and we are happy to provide guidance and direction to our professional customers so that they can continue cultivating in an ideal fashion.

Choosing a tree based on its horticultural use

Trees must be better adapted to their horticultural use, especially when it comes to trees lining streets and boulevards. For example, trees with invasive roots shouldn’t be chosen because they will raise sidewalks and pavement, posing a real hazard to pedestrians. At the same time, we would recommend refraining from planting overly large trees in terms of height of canopy that may interfere with power lines or vehicles on the road. Unsuitable matches like this will require subsequent and sidewalk repair and overly aggressive tree pruning to allow the passage of vehicles. Such pruning distort the trees, weaken them and make the streets and boulevards of the country irreparably uglier, without even mentioning the high costs of sidewalk repair, repeated pruning, uprooting and planting new trees and so on. This can be prevented by selecting more suitable trees in advance and by better preparing the trees at the nursery with proper designing in its first years as well as properly preparing the ground before planting to allow the trees to acclimatize and develop well. We want these trees to have a future!

We would be happy to share this knowledge with professionals, and we invite anyone who would like to join us for these seminars. Please contact our office staff to schedule a convenient time.