Soil improver

3pcs Root Cuttings in different lengths and thickness, around 2-5cm - derived from perennial mother plant of the variety 'Bocking 14' (naturally propagated via roots)

Comfrey root cuttings usually establish easily.

Place the root cuttings in soil and cover with a 1-2 cm layer of soil. Works
well to put both in pot and outdoors. Make sure to keep the soil moist. Preferably place the root cuttings in partial shade until their first above-ground shoots emerge, after that you can move the Comfrey out to its permanent growing location, which has no major requirements. It can take up to 2 months for root cuttings to set their first shoots. If you are growing your plants indoors or in a greenhouse, it's significantly faster.

'Bocking 14' is a sterile variety which means it lacks the ability to
produce and spread through seed. Propagation occurs only underground. This results in 'Bocking 14' together with 'Bocking 4' and others not being classified as invasive.

The plant is sent safely and securely with shock-absorbing packaging.

Common name: Comfrey, Boneset, Knitbone, Consound, Slippery Root
Scientific name: Symphytum x uplandicum
Family: Boraginaceae

Plant history & use:

Comfrey is historically a well-used plant in the treatment of various ailments. But above all, it is a very effective accumulator of nutrients, i.e. a good soil improver. Comfrey grows quickly and the roots are deep, which gives the plant access to nutrients from deeper soil layers that are otherwise inaccessible to most plants. It is mostly minerals such as potassium and calcium that are stored in the leaves, but also magnesium, iron, phosphorus, manganese and more.

The leaves from the comfrey plant can be cut down during the year and used as cover material, or alternatively buried in the soil, to make the nutrients available to other plants. Comfrey leaves are well suited as a fertilizer for fruit trees and berry bushes thanks to their potassium and phosphorus content.

Comfrey has a long growing season, early winter to late autumn.

If the leaves are not cut before winter, they wither and in the same way add nutrients to the soil they grow on. New leaves begin to emerge on the plant shortly after the snow melts.

You can make your own fertilizer tea from comfrey by filling a container with the leaves and then filling with water up to the edge. Leave for a couple of days and then mix the fertilizer tea with 10 parts water to irrigate the plants with.

Comfrey is effective as an edging plant near manure piles to prevent nutrient leakage, but also as an edging plant around plantations and other places where you don't want root weeds to spread. Comfrey's dense root system forms an underground wall, making it difficult for other roots to get through.

Comfrey creates an overall attractive environment for other plants in your cultivation - through attracting pollinators, serving as a natural fertilizer, and more.

Cultivation:

Comfrey is a herbaceous perennial native to Europe. It continues to grow on the site the next year even after the leaves have withered during the winter.

It is an incredibly easy-to-grow plant and it is tolerant in the choice of plant location. It can grow in shade as well as wet soils and is therefore an effective component in flooded and waterlogged soils.

It also thrives in drier soils in sunny locations, although it does best in a slightly moist environment.

Characteristics:

Lifespan: Perennial
Location: Shade/Semi-shade/Sun
Height: 50-180 cm
USDA Zone: 3-10

1 Persian Silk Tree: 2 years old - current height 50-80 cm

Common names: Silk Tree, Persian Silk Tree, Pink Silk Tree, Tree of Happiness, Mimosa
Scientific name: Albizia julibrissin
Family: Fabaceae

Plant history & use:

The silk tree is a striking tree whose origin can be traced to the area around Iran & Azerbaijan through China, to Korea. The tree is characterized by its fluffy, bright pink flowers that resemble a silky feather crown. Its beauty has made it a prized tree all over the world.

The silk tree has also been used for its edible and medicinal properties for centuries. Young leaves are eaten as a vegetable - boiled or steamed. They are described as having an aromatic taste. Even flowers are boiled for consumption. A historically known kitchen plant in its home regions.

The plant's bark, leaves and flowers & flower buds are used to make teas and extracts with reputed health benefits. Flowers are harvested at opening and the bark is harvested in spring or late summer to be dried for later consumption.

Tea made from flowers is said to have a delicate, sweet flavor and relieve stress, tension and even minor depression. It is probably one of the reasons why the tree is also called "The Tree of Happiness". Please decide for yourself if this is right for you.

You can also make gel from recently bloomed flowers.

In traditional Asian medicine, it has been used, among other things, to calm nerves and as a mild sedative for sleep disorders.

Flowers have been observed to be effective in attracting bees & butterflies (as well as hummingbirds in America).

This tree, like other plants in the pea family (Fabaceae), cooperates with soil bacteria which bind nitrogen from the air and fix it to the tree's roots. In this way, the plant area is supplied all around with nitrogen that would otherwise have been inaccessible to the vegetation - that is why we call plants that have such a cooperation precisely Land improvers .

The wood is also used to make furniture.

Culture:

The silk tree can be grown outdoors in the more favorable locations in Sweden (roughly from Uppsala and southward according to plant zones). However, the tree must be hardy down to -25 °C, so geographical location is as often ambiguous and success largely depends on the actual plant location. T thrives best in warm and sunny places - a good place is in a sheltered position against a south wall.

Young shoots can be sensitive to cold and frost. Please protect the tree during the winter if you grow outdoors, for example with straw around the base and wind protection in the form of fiber cloth attached to stakes around the tree if it is in an exposed position. This probably only needs to be done the first winter after purchasing these 2-year-old trees.

The silk tree can otherwise be grown in a pot that is protected over the winter.

The silk tree is a fast-growing tree with a relatively low water requirement that can stand in direct sun. The tree prefers well-drained soil and moderate irrigation. Specifically: water a lot and infrequently, to encourage a higher growth rate. Fairly drought tolerant.

Resistant to pruning. Can be shaped to grow next to a house wall, for example. Pruning is done in late winter or early spring.

Characteristics:

Age: Perennial
Plant position: sun
Height: 5-7 m
Growing zone: 1-4

1 Comfrey plant - taken from older mother plant of the variety 'Bocking 14' (naturally propagated via root propagation)

'Bocking 14' is a sterile variety which means it lacks the ability to
produce and spread through seed. Propagation occurs only underground. This results in 'Bocking 14' together with 'Bocking 4' and others not being classified as invasive.

The plant is sent safely and securely with shock-absorbing packaging.

Common name: Comfrey, Boneset, Knitbone, Consound, Slippery Root
Scientific name: Symphytum x uplandicum
Family: Boraginaceae

Plant history & use:

Comfrey is historically a well-used plant in the treatment of various ailments. But above all, it is a very effective accumulator of nutrients, i.e. a good soil improver. Comfrey grows quickly and the roots are deep, which gives the plant access to nutrients from deeper soil layers that are otherwise inaccessible to most plants. It is mostly minerals such as potassium and calcium that are stored in the leaves, but also magnesium, iron, phosphorus, manganese and more.

The leaves from the comfrey plant can be cut down during the year and used as cover material, or alternatively buried in the soil, to make the nutrients available to other plants. Comfrey leaves are well suited as a fertilizer for fruit trees and berry bushes thanks to their potassium and phosphorus content.

Comfrey has a long growing season, early winter to late autumn.

If the leaves are not cut before winter, they wither and in the same way add nutrients to the soil they grow on. New leaves begin to emerge on the plant shortly after the snow melts.

You can make your own fertilizer tea from comfrey by filling a container with the leaves and then filling with water up to the edge. Leave for a couple of days and then mix the fertilizer tea with 10 parts water to irrigate the plants with.

Comfrey is effective as an edging plant near manure piles to prevent nutrient leakage, but also as an edging plant around plantations and other places where you don't want root weeds to spread. Comfrey's dense root system forms an underground wall, making it difficult for other roots to get through.

Comfrey creates an overall attractive environment for other plants in your cultivation - through attracting pollinators, serving as a natural fertilizer, and more.

Cultivation:

Comfrey is a herbaceous perennial native to Europe. It continues to grow on the site the next year even after the leaves have withered during the winter.

It is an incredibly easy-to-grow plant and it is tolerant in the choice of plant location. It can grow in shade as well as wet soils and is therefore an effective component in flooded and waterlogged soils.

It also thrives in drier soils in sunny locations, although it does best in a slightly moist environment.

Characteristics:

Lifespan: Perennial
Location: Shade/Semi-shade/Sun
Height: 50-180 cm
USDA Zone: 3-10

1 bush Red Goumi Pointilla® 'Sweet'N'Sour'

Now in a larger size: C2 pot and 60-80 cm high

2 individuals are recommended for good pollination

Common name: Red Goumi, Japanese Silver Bush
Scientific name: Elaeagnus umbellata Pointilla® Sweet'N'Sour
Family: Elaeagnaceae

Plant history & use:

Description coming soon...

Culture:

Description coming soon...

Features:

Year: Perennial
Growing position: sun
Height: 2-3 m
Growing zone: 1-4

1 bush Yellow Goumi Pointilla® 'Fortunella'

Now in a larger size: C2 pot and 80-120 cm high

2 individuals are recommended for good pollination

Common name: Yellow Goumi, Japanese Silverbush
Scientific name: Elaeagnus umbellata Pointilla® Fortunella
Family: Elaeagnaceae

Plant history & use:

Description coming soon...

Culture:

Description coming soon...

Features:

Year: Perennial
Growing position: sun
Height: 2-3 m
Growing zone: 1-4

1 Tamarix Tree: 2 years old - current height 80-100 cm

Common names: Tamarix, Salt Cedar
Scientific name: Tamarix tetrandra
Family: Tamaricaceae

Plant history & use:

The tamarisk is a graceful deciduous tree with long, flexible branches that are filled with plumes of pale pink flowers - on bare branches - in late spring. The flowers then change to olive green small, scaly leaves.

The tamarisk is known for its ability to absorb and concentrate salts in its plant parts. This is useful where you have an outlet for gray water. Gray water is the water that comes out when we clean used water from our kitchens and bathrooms - e.g. dishwashers, washing machines, showers, etc. When this water is purified, various salts are often left behind, which are carried out into the runoff. It is in these outlets that plants such as the Praktamarisken are planted, which seems to be one of the most efficient plants precisely at taking up salt from the ground it grows in. Inability to take up excess salts in the soil can result in problems for surrounding plants, then it affects their natural ability to absorb water via osmosis.

You can also grow the Praktamarisken as a shrub. If you don't shape it into a tree by pruning, it usually achieves the structure of a bush on its own.

Suitable for growing in mixed hedges as it creates an eye-catching impression with its clear, light pink shades that lift the entire hedge.

The branches are used to weave baskets.

Diligent in attracting pollinators.

Culture:

Thrives best in an open, sunny position in a well-drained soil. Preferably loamy and slightly sandy. Tolerant of most soils. Dislikes shallow and calcareous soils.

Hardy in coastal climates.

Flowers on bare twigs in late spring - the flowers are then replaced by small olive green leaves.

Characteristics:

Age: Perennial
Plant position: sun
Height: 2-4 m
Growing zone: 1-3

1 Sea buckthorn plant: 2 years old - current height 40-50 cm

Self-fertile variety = only needs 1 plant to set fruit.

Common names: Sea buckthorn, Sea buckthorn, Finnberry
Scientific name: Hippophae rhamnoides
Family: Elaeagnaceae

Plant history & use:

Full description on the way...

Culture:

Full description on the way...

Features:

Year: Perennial
Growing position: sun
Height: 2-3 meters
Growing zone: 1-6

1 plant True Comfrey

Common name: Comfrey
Scientific name: Symphytum officinale
Family: Boraginaceae

Plant history & use:

Comfrey is historically a well-used plant in the treatment of various ailments. But above all, it is a very effective accumulator of nutrients, i.e. a good soil improver. Comfrey grows quickly and its roots are deep, which gives the plant access to nutrients from deeper soil layers that are otherwise inaccessible to most plants. It is mainly minerals such as potassium and calcium that are stored in the leaves, but also magnesium, iron, phosphorus, manganese, etc.

The leaves of comfrey can be cut down throughout the year and used as mulch, or mixed into the soil to make the nutrients available to other plants. Comfrey leaves are good as fertilizer for fruit trees and berry bushes thanks to their potassium and phosphorus content.

Comfrey has a long growing season, from early winter to late autumn.

If the leaves are not cut down before winter, they will wither and provide nutrients to the soil they grow in. New leaves will start to grow on the plant immediately after the snow melts.

You can also make your own comfrey fertilizer by filling a container with the leaves and then filling it to the brim with water. Let it sit for a couple of days and then mix the fertilizer water with 10 parts water to water the plants.

Effective as an edging plant around manure piles to prevent nutrient leakage, but also as an edging plant around crops and other places where you don't want rotograss to spread. Comfrey's dense root system acts like an underground wall, making it difficult for other roots to get through.

Comfrey creates an attractive environment for other plants in the garden - whether it's to attract pollinators or to act as a natural fertilizer.

Culture:

Comfrey is a herbaceous perennial, meaning it continues to grow in the area even after the leaves have withered during the winter.

It is an extremely easy-care plant and is tolerant of site selection. It can grow in shade and wet soils, making it an effective component in flooded and waterlogged soils.

It also thrives well in drier soils in sunny locations, although it does best in a slightly moist environment.

Features:

Year: Perennial
Growing conditions: shade/partial shade/sun
Height: 50-100 cm
Growing zone: 1-6