Izaut Rustica: nursery products close to St Gaudens. Trees for park & garden, trees for hedge and windbreak, fruit trees.

Pépinières d'Izaut: Trees and shrubs
from the forest nursery south of St Gaudens

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Fruit trees for sale winter 2009/10
Variety	Nom francais	English name	Quantity	Height	Cond'	Price
Belle de Boskoop	Pommier	Apple	8	1m	RN	12,0
Musee de Lievre	Pommier	Apple	3	1m	RN	12,0
Pomme Coing	Pommier	Apple	1	1m	RN	12,0
Reine de Reinettes	Pommier	Apple	1	1m	RN	12,0
Reinette d'Angleterre	Pommier	Apple	6	1m	RN	12,0
Reinette Grise	Pommier	Apple	2	1m	RN	12,0

All rootstocks: apple seedling. Condition: RN=racines nus (bare-rooted) Price: in euros, discounts for multiple purchases.

Ornamental trees for sale winter 2009/10
Species	Nom francais	English name	Quantity	Height	Circumf'	Cond'	Price
Acer negundo	Erable f-d-frêne	Box elder	40	>150cm	-	RN	10,0
Acer negundo	Erable f-d-frêne	Box elder	25	>200cm	6cm	RN	13,0
Acer negundo	Erable f-d-frêne	Box elder	5	>250cm	-	RN	16,0
Betula pendula	Bouleau	Silver birch	5	150cm	-	RN	12,0
Castanea sativa	Chataignier	Sweet chestnut	8	150cm	- cm	RN	15,0
Catalpa bignonoides	Catalpa	Indian bean tree	15	>150cm	-	RN	13,0
Catalpa bignonoides	Catalpa	Indian bean tree	45	>200cm	8cm	RN	18,0
Gleditsia triacanthos	Févier	Honey Locust	8	150cm	-	RN	15,0
Hibiscus syriacus#	Althea	Hibiscus	24	150cm	-	M	15,0
Juglans nigra	Noyer noir d'Amérique	Black walnut	25	>150cm	6/7	RN	18,0
Juglans nigra	Noyer noir d'Amérique	Black walnut	15	>200cm	8/9	RN	22,0
Juglans nigra	Noyer noir d'Amérique	Black walnut	15	>250cm	10	RN	26,0
Liquidambar styraciflua	Copalme d'Amerique	Liquidambar	10	80cm - 1m	-	RN	12,0
Rhus typhina	Sumac	Staghorn Sumach	8	>250cm	8/10	RN	12,0
Acer platanoides	Erable plane	Norwegian Maple	10	1m	-	RN	8,0
Fraxinus ornus	Frêne a fleurs	Manna Ash	40	1m	-	RN	8,0
Quercus rubra	Chêne rouge d'Amérique	Red Oak	5	1m	-	RN	10,0

Circumference: at 1m height Condition: RN=roots bare, M=motte, C=container (followed by volume in litres) Price: in euros, discounts for multiple purchases #couleur:mauve

What we do

We try to produce useful trees, whether for fruit or ornament. We do not presently have a great variety; this will build in time. All which we sell are produced here from seed or cuttings, we do not buy seedling plants in.

Organic certification is not available for plants (trees and shrubs) which are not fruit bearing. The majority of plants we produce are not fruit-bearing, so we do not have Organic certification; we do however work to Organic guidelines: only those fertilisers, insecticides, fungicides and herbicides which are acceptable under Organic certification are used.

Why buy from us

If you are unsure as to which species you want and need to compare available variety, go elsewhere. If you know what you want, come to us. We know and care about the products we sell. We sell younger plants more cheaply.

Buy Young

Nursery trees on sale to the public can never retain their natural rootspread. Without human interference, a tree's roots typically extend radially in lengths equal to the tree's height. Without appropriate training, a 2m tree would therefore have roots spread through-out a circle of 4m diameter; it would clearly not be practical to transport such a tree, or prepare the new hole for re-planting.

Nursery trees are root-pruned to encourage many short roots instead of few long ones. This training compensates for the feeding zone (root surface area), but does nothing for requirements of mechanical security.

Younger nursery trees will always keep a proportionately better root-spread.

The consequences of buying larger trees are as follows:

growth rate is slower due to 'transplant shock'
support must be given; a stake or system of stakes
the cost and effort for installation and maintenance are greater

On the other hand, a younger tree may need no staking, and will grow more rapidly than the older tree.

It is a recorded fact that a 3yr tree can catch up with and overtake the growth of a 5yr old tree.

Planting advice

Deciduous trees can best adapt to re-plantation during their dormant season, ie. while they have no leaves, from November to April. This is especially true if they are re-planted with bare roots.

Container produced trees allow a longer re-planting season. This applies for deciduous trees, and is in any case preferable for evergreen trees.

The correct weather conditions for re-planting a tree are 'grey and humid' ie overcast and damp. Tree roots should have minimal exposure to drying during transplant; exposure to sun and/or wind is thus undesirable. Exposure to frost is equally undesirable. Immediately before the transplant, it may be valuable to immerse tree roots to thoroughly wet them; however, the roots should never be left in water for more than a few hours, their primary needs are water and air. In general,late autumn and early spring provide the best conditions for transplant. During transfer, tree roots should be wrapped securely in plastic.

The following tables are offered to inform you of other plants we are working with; take note for the future!