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In heel Europa en ver daarbuiten staan laan- en sierbomen uit Opheusden. De boomkwekerijen in deze streek vormen samen Tree Centre Opheusden. Meer dan 130 bedrijven, één gezicht. Handelaren uit heel de wereld weten waar Tree Centre Opheusden voor staat: vakmanschap, een groot assortiment, hoge kwaliteit en bomen die bijna overal gedijen. Verken Tree Centre Opheusden op deze website en laat u uitnodigen voor een bezoek aan het laanboomcentrum van Europa!
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Tree Centre Opheusden in brief
What is Tree Centre Opheusden?
Discover Tree Centre Opheusden
This short film, which was sponsored by Rabobank, will give you an impression of the TCO area.
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History
Trees have been cultured in Opheusden for centuries, and the resultant expertise has been transferred from father to son just as long. Around 1650, there were already several dozen tree nurseries in Opheusden. At the beginning of the 19th century this number grew to around sixty. In 1853, the growers in Opheusden began exporting their products for the first time to Germany, eastern Europe, southern Europe, America and Canada. Around that time the product range comprised mainly of cherries, apples, pears, nuts, poplars, elm and alders. During those years the tree nurseries quickly expanded. In 1890, the nurseries covered approximately 57 hectares.
The region
It is no coincidence that trees have been grown in Opheusden and the surrounding area for centuries. The area lies between the Rhine and the Waal and their fertile fluvial clay is a perfect source of nutrients.
Knowledge
Opheusden and its surrounding area have a long tradition in tree-planting and cultivation, and the sector currently employs over 800 people. When you drive through the area, you can see the seemingly endless plots of land filled with long rows of trees, and this nursery land, which stretches over 1,500 ha, is crucial to the local economy.
Environmental
The Tree Centre Opheusden tree growers have one thing in common: an eye for the environment and for sustainable cultivation. Although admittedly the cultivation of trees is about production and yield, we continue to regard every tree as a product of nature and each nursery as natural habitat.
