Growers' Pride: Tilia mongolica 'Buda'

Anyone who associates lime trees primarily with large trees and wide crowns should take a closer look at Tilia mongolica ‘Buda’. This selection of the Mongolian lime remains relatively compact, eventually reaching around 8 to 12 metres, and has a distinctive appearance thanks to its foliage and crown shape.

‘The eye of the master cannot be mechanised’

Mechanise whatever you can. It has almost become a rule in tree production. At Van den Berk, however, there is a clear limit to how far mechanisation can go. A roof-trained tree, screen tree or standard with a block-shaped crown does not become perfect by itself. People spend years pruning, training and shaping these trees. With some crops taking up to six years to produce, Ruud van den Berk also has to decide today which trees the market will want tomorrow.

Showcase your innovative strength at the trade fair and stand a chance of winning the Zunderts Groen Imago Prijs

Are you an entrepreneur actively working on sustainability, innovation and collaboration? And will you be showing at GrootGroenPlus how your company contributes to a strong, green tree nursery region? Then you could be in the running for the Zunderts Groen Imago Prijs.

Rick Zagers: alderman with an eye for greenery and entrepreneurship

Rick Zagers has been an alderman in Zundert since May 2026. He is an alderman on behalf of the Zundert VVD. In addition to traffic, sports, education and facilities, his portfolio also includes economic affairs. This means that he will also have a great deal to do with the tree nursery sector in our municipality.

BCT Treehub Cold Store offers significant added value

Business Centre Treeport, located near the Belgian border at Hazeldonk along the A16 motorway, offers the tree nursery industry a wide range of facilities. One of these is a cold store. Centrally located between the ports of Antwerp and Rotterdam, this is an ideal location for producers, traders, importers and exporters, growers and nurseries to safely store and cool their products. BCT Treehub Cold Store has been operational since February 2022. GGP.News spoke with director Chantal van Kuyck.

Jury for the Jan van Dongen Prize and Jac. Lodders Prize ready for GrootGroenPlus 2026

Today, the jury for the Jan van Dongen Prize and the Jac. Lodders Prize met to prepare for the 36th edition of the GrootGroenPlus trade fair. This year, the trade fair will take place from 30 September to 2 October. On Wednesday, the jury members will visit the stands to select the best entries in two categories: the Jan van Dongen Prize for the best supplier and the Jac. Lodders Prize for the best green participant.

Growers' Pride: Cortaderia Tiny Pampa

The large white plumes of pampas grass are hard to miss. And so, usually, is the plant itself. Cortaderia can easily develop into a substantial clump and therefore needs space. Tiny Pampa does exactly the opposite. At around 60 centimetres including its plumes, this Cortaderia remains remarkably compact while retaining the characteristic appearance that makes pampas grass so distinctive. It is precisely this combination that makes Tiny Pampa a plant Van Vliet New Plants is proud of.

‘One in 250: that’s when you know you’ve found something special’

Of the hundreds of new plants Peter Kroes sees, many are rejected almost immediately. Not because they are bad plants, but because ‘good’ is simply no longer good enough. The market is crowded, which means that the bar is being raised continuously. Every now and then, however, something comes along that immediately catches the attention of the director of Van Vliet New Plants. ‘Maybe one in 250. That’s when you think: wham, this is the one.’