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Salix Specialist Nursery Facilities
Salix wetland nurseries have been designed and built specifically for commercially growing native wetland plants and for the pre-establishment of our coir fibre carpets, pallets and rolls.
Where are we? Our two custom built nursery facilities are based in Gower Peninsular, South Wales and Croxton, Norfolk, and allow us to grow native aquatic plants and coir fibre products on a scale and quality un-rivalled anywhere!
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Wetland Plant Growers and Supplier Specialists: Salix specialize in the collection and contract growing of native wetland plants from local provenance seed stock. Plants are grown for both internal and external use, in applications such as bioengineering solutions, river restoration, SUDS, constructed wetlands and wetland creation. We currently grow in excess of 100 species of native, wetland plants and wildflowers, varying from bankside, to marginal and deep marginal species. Plants are grown and supplied in 150cc and 230cc root trainer cells. Root trainers offer many benefits for the landscape market as they are cheap to deliver, easy to handle on sites, no messy pots to blow around and no root/rhizome damage due to root spiraling when removing the plant from the tray, etc. For these reasons, and many more, Salix use root trainers exclusively for all of their own internal projects. The cells of the root trainer trays are our equivalent of a P7cm and P9cm pot respectively. Salix will contract grow in any other size container to suit clients specification and requirements and bare root plants can also be supplied. |
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Commercial Reed Growers: Salix also specialize in the growth and supply of Phragmites australis – Common Reed, using local provenance seed where possible. Salix grow Phragmites on a commercial scale increasing supply each year to meet demand. Phragmites is used within our own schemes and for external projects all over the U.K, projects range from bittern habitat, to treatment systems for treating phosphates, nitrates, glycol and iron, etc. In addition, they are used on floating islands and for reed bed re-creation schemes. |
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Coir Pallet Growing Area, Gower Peninsular |
U.K Coir Fibre Manufacturers and Growers: In addition to the wetland plants, Salix have an enviable reputation for manufacturing, growing and supplying premium, pre-established coir fibre products. Our specialist wetland nurseries quite literally manufacture and grow thousands of linear metres of pre-established coir fibre rolls, pallets and carpets annually. We grow extensively outside on a field scale production (currently 4 hectares & expanding) to ensure quality, hardy, unrivalled pre-established coir fibre units. Pre-establishing plants within coir fibre takes between 10-12 weeks before the root/rhizome penetration and establishment is complete. This essential, though relatively slow process is key to the success of the coir fibre unit, which is why we choose not to “force” plants to grow quicker, within the coir, under covered areas (glass houses, etc) as this only serves to produce a far weaker product, particularly if supplied in the winter months.
Salix invites nursery visits: Salix welcome visits to the nurseries, where stock can be viewed and even reserved for future projects. |
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CLICK HERE to ask a question or arrange for a specialist to visit 
0870 350 1851 