Meet Maelor with Shelagh McCartan
Welcome to Meet Maelor:
Meet Shelagh McCartan the Science R&D Manager at Maelor Forest Nurseries. Green-fingered innovator, Seeds & Tissue Culture, Biker, Hiker & Kayaker.
Introducing Maelor Forest Nurseries.
Come inside our state-of-the-art laboratory, explore the UK’s largest miniplug facility for commercial tree production and tour our extensive nursery fields. Join Maelor Forest Nurseries for this exclusive virtual tour for anyone looking to use quality, home-grown trees in their next project.
Enjoy an exclusive first look with Mark O’Neill, Maelor Nurseries Director at our new miniplug facility built to secure a continuous supply of home-grown trees and the largest of its kind in the UK. Follow Ben, our Commercial Manager as he takes you on a tour across the fields and presents updates from the nursery site.
Finally, you will be guided through the work in our lab by Shelagh, our Science Research & Development Manager in tree breeding and vegetative propagation. Maelor Forest Nurseries Limited is located at Bronington on the Welsh Border and at Forres in the Scottish Highlands.
The nursery is part of the BSW Group and produces an extensive range of commercial forestry and native broadleaf species, marketing approximately 35 million trees a year to customers.. It is considered to be the UK’s most progressive grower of coniferous and broadleaf trees.
Welcome to Meet Maelor:
Meet Shelagh McCartan the Science R&D Manager at Maelor Forest Nurseries. Green-fingered innovator, Seeds & Tissue Culture, Biker, Hiker & Kayaker.
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