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Help and guidance for your project

The team have created a range of useful resources to help get projects off the ground:

Looking for Trees for Your Planting Project?

We work with local growers who produce trees with a local provenance. This means these trees are better adapted to the local environment and will establish more quickly. The community tree nurseries also aim to grow all their trees from locally sourced seed. Follow the links below to find out more about each nursery and the trees they supply:

Community Tree Nurseries:
  • Bolghen Community Tree Nursery - near St. Austell - broadleaf trees
  • Emmaus Community Tree Nursery - near St. Austell - broadleaf trees
  • Kehelland Trust - near Camborne - orchard trees
Commercial Nurseries (Plant Healthy registered):

How to plant a tree

There are a number of important things to consider when you are planting a tree: 

1. Utilities Checks

If you are planting trees it is essential to carry out the necessary utilities checks. We have outlined some guidance to assist you with this. 

Utilities Checks Guidelines

2. Choosing the Right Tree for the Right Place

3. Planting guidance

4. Tree Maintenance and Management

Newly planted trees need to be looked after for at least two to three years after planting so that they establish well. This includes watering and weeding around the tree in the spring and summer, and also checking tree guards and ties. 

Guidance for Farmers and Landholders

Plant Health and Biosecurity

F4C wants to reduce the risks of imported and diseased trees being planted. To do this, we are exploring ways we can support businesses and communities to plant healthier tree stock. We have been supporting local community and commercial nurseries to supply healthy trees and to achieve Plant Healthy certification. This has been achieved through capital grants and application support. 

Cornwall and the rest of the UK have been badly affected by a number of diseases that affect our favourite trees. This includes:

You can help! If you go walking in woodlands and green spaces, make sure you clean off wellies and bike tyres to prevent the spread of diseases to new areas. You can also report any health issues to the Forestry Commission’s Tree Alert service. The Observatree site has excellent images and descriptions of pests and diseases to help.

Tree and Woodland Organisations and Projects

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