Community tree nurseries

Gressenhall Community Tree Nursery

Gressenhall Community Tree Nursery is a place for volunteers and community groups to help grow trees.These trees will be planted across Norfolk.

We collect seeds from nearby woodlands and hedgerows to help keep local genetic diversity. Volunteers process the seeds, plant them, and care for them until they grow into saplings that are ready to plant.

It's a shared space to learn and inspire others to grow trees in their community. The project has received funding from HM Government through the Trees Outside Woodland programme.

Buying trees

We sell bare-root and cell-grown trees for planting in winter. We mainly grow native broadleaved tree species. Email tree.project@norfolk.gov.uk for prices and availability. The minimum order is 10 trees.

We also sell a small number of trees in pots at the Gressenhall Museum shop. You don't need to pay museum entrance to visit the shop, and there is no minimum order.

Volunteering and visiting

We run volunteer sessions on Thursdays from 10am to 12pm. Read more about volunteering on the Gressenhall Community: Tree Nursery Volunteer page.

The nursery is open to visitors as part of Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse. Find out opening times and admission prices for the museum on Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse museums website.

If you would like to visit with a group to learn about tree growing email tree.project@norfolk.gov.uk

Other tree nurseries

• Salhouse community tree nursery Facebook - there are volunteering sessions most Saturday mornings
• Norwich community plant nursery based at Valpy allotment

Grow your own trees or set up a community tree nursery

If you want to grow your own trees or want to set up a community tree nursery. There is information available to help you get started:

• Tree grower's guide website: information on seed collecting, growing, planting and managing volunteers.
• Community Tree Nursery Collaborative: a peer to peer support network for Community Tree Nurseries.