ForestHarvest: non-timber forest products in Scotland

TRADING

Var Scotica

Suppliers of Scottish origin tree and shrub seeds, specialising in the supply of seed from trees and shrubs in difficult and remote locations, or from trees where climbing skills are essential. Also wild flowers from Scottish origin seed, grown in peat-free compost at 750 feet (230m) for hardy, healthy plants. Var Scotica provides arboricultural services and specialist forestry services where rope access techniques are needed.

Products

Seeds; plants in pots; wildflower plugs

Species traded

Ash (Fraxinus excelsior)

Bugle (Ajuga reptans)

Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii)

Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea)

Hazel (Corylus avellana)

Larch (Larix decidua)

Meadowsweet (Fillipendula ulmaria)

Oak (Quercus spp.)

Ragged robin (Lychnis flos-cuculi)

Red campion (Silene dioica)

Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris)

Willow (Salix spp.)

Wood avens (Geum urbanum)

(See their website or contact direct for full up-to-date species list)

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