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UK: Peat-free nursery sees sales skyrocket

Rymer Trees and Hedging is based on Toby Rush's farm at Barnham, near Thetford, and began production when it planted the first seeds for its cell-grown native trees in 2022.

As well as running his own farm, Toby is a tenant on the Euston Estate and runs Rymer Farm Eggs, producing RSPCA-assured free-range eggs.

The tree business was founded in 2021 after Toby's old friend Tom Hoblyn, an award-winning landscape gardener, suggested he set up his own tree nursery after finding it difficult to source trees locally.

The pair decided to join forces and were joined in the business by Tom's horticulturalist son Harry Hoblyn and agriculturalist Rory Hobbs, who is a tenant on the farm. All four became directors of the business.

Read more on the East Anglian Times.

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