Tree and Hedging Group Committee

The members of the Tree and Hedging Group Committee are UK growers and suppliers of field and container-grown tree and hedging plants. This group committee plays a key role in the growing and distribution of trees for large-scale forestry projects, landscaping schemes and for sale in garden centres across the UK. With representatives from around 35 businesses, from across the UK

The Tree and Hedging Group Committee holds an annual conference and evening meal where members share their news and views on opportunities and challenges facing the sector. Here they discuss sector needs and what the HTA is doing, and can look to do, to support Tree and Hedging Group Committee members. Our annual conference is usually followed by a tour around a member’s nursery where informal conversations around experiences are shared and industry insights are discussed.

The conference is an excellent way to network with individuals that share similar interests and to gain awareness of what other businesses are implementing to address sector issues. Our steering group meet at regular intervals throughout the year, with many members reporting updates from other memberships such as EFNA and the Confor Nursery Producers Group. These conversations inform the HTA’s lobbying activity and continue to be a main communication channel for the HTA and wider tree and hedging growers. Tree and Hedging Group members also receive an annual newsletter that covers a range of topics relating to the growing and planting of trees in the UK.

"It is becoming increasingly difficult to find people to do the laborious and repetitive tasks on nurseries, so working closely with robotics and technology engineers is vital to find solutions for our specific requirements such grading, planting, packing and non-chemical weed control."

Ed Holmes, Chair of the Tree and Hedging Steering Group, FutureGrow Expo October 2024

Contact the Tree and Hedging Group Committee Chair

Chair: Ed Holmes, J & A Growers Ltd

Contact Details: [email protected]

Vice-chair: Ray Jenkins, RJ Trees and Hedging

Steering Group members:

Brian Fraser

Helen Richardson

Jamie Dewhurst

John Marsden

Simon Hawtin

Steven Green

Membership

Alba Trees Ltd
Aveland Trees Ltd
Bernhard's (Rugby) Nurseries Ltd
British Hardwood Tree Nursery Ltd
Castle Howard Estate Ltd
Cheviot Trees Ltd
Chew Valley Trees Ltd
Christie-Elite Nurseries Ltd
Christies (Fochabers) Ltd
Cutlers Wood Ltd
David Austin Roses Ltd
D. W. Frost (Wholesale Nurseries) Ltd
Elveden Farms Ltd
English Hedging
E. W. Burrow Nursery Ltd
Forestart Ltd
Heathwood Nurseries Ltd
Hillier Nurseries Ltd
Hopes Grove Nurseries Ltd
J. and A. Growers Ltd
James Coles and Sons Nurseries Ltd
J. A. Jones and Sons Ltd
Johnsons of Whixley Ltd
King and Co. - The Tree Nursery Ltd
Maelor Forest Nurseries Ltd
Oakover Nurseries Ltd
Premier Plant Producers
Provender Nurseries Ltd
Readyhedge Ltd
R. J. Trees and Hedging Ltd
R. V. Roger Ltd
The Grower Ltd
Thorpe Trees Ltd
Trees Please Ltd
W. Crowder and Sons Ltd
Wee Tree Wholesale Nurseries
Wyevale Nurseries Ltd

Newsletters

Tree and Hedging Newsletter 2025

Please find below the Newsletter from September 2025 that is available for download.

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Tree and Hedging Newsletter 2024

Please find below the Newsletter from September 2024 that is available for download.

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Tree and Hedging Newsletter 2023

Please find below the Newsletter from October 2023 that is available for download.

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Tree and Hedging Newsletter 2022

Please find below the Newsletter from September 2022 that is available for download.

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Images from the 2025 Tree and Hedging Group AGM nursery visits to W Crowder and Sons Ltd

Images from the 2024 Tree and Hedging Group AGM nursery visit to RJ Trees and Hedging