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Seed sources

At Dalgas, we have our own seed plantations. This way, we can control the operations and maintain quality. This ensures a stable seed supply for you. We also guarantee the origin of seeds for nurseries and forest owners. We select the right plus trees and enhance their characteristics for new seed orchards optimised for the future climate. Come visit us and see where your seeds come from.

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Danish seed sources

First seed orchard established: 1955
Area: 76 ha, total area 703 ha
Number of seed orchards/seed stands: 28
Latitude: 56.626493, Longitude: 9.409876 

C.E. Flensborg Plantation is located in Uldum, north of Viborg. The plantation was established during World War II by purchasing heath plots to supply seeds to our own nurseries. The plantation is named after the former director of Hedeselskabet.

The plantation is still owned by Hedeselskabet. 

First seed orchard established: 2008 
Area: 32 ha 
Number of seed orchards/seed stands: 15 
Latitude: 56.526122, Longitude: 9.483347

Tophøj Plantation is located a few kilometers north of Viborg near the village of Løvel. The property was bequeathed to Hedeselskabet by the former farmer Hans Søndergaard.

Hans wished for the agricultural property to be afforested, and in 2008 we took over the operations. Therefore, we established seed orchards of a wide range of tree and shrub species. 

First seed orchard established: 2022 
Area: 25 ha 
Number of seed orchards/seed stands: 21 
Latitude: 56.410797, Longitude: 9.66637

Laugesen Plantation is located a few kilometres north of Bjerringbro. The property was bequeathed to Hedeselskabet by farmer Jens Hougaard Laugesen in 1994. 

First seed orchard established: 1995 
Area: 29 ha 
Number of seed sources: 60 
Latitude: 56.278448, Longitude: 9.684148

Truust areas are located midway between Aarhus and Viborg. Here was Hedeselskabet’s former nursery, Tvilum Skovgård. In 2000, we took over the areas and operational buildings, where we now produce shrub seeds.

Shrub seeds require intensive care. Therefore, the Truust areas are close to our headquarters and our washing and cleaning facilities, ensuring the shortest possible transport. 

First seed orchard established: 2010 
Area: 5 ha seed orchards, total area 13.6 ha
Number of seed orchards/seed stands: 4 
Latitude: 56.530966, Longitude: 9.480080

Karen Nygaard Christensen bequeathed 21 hectares of agricultural land to Hedeselskabet, owner of Dalgas, in 1995. Today, both forest and seed orchards are planted on the areas. 

First seed orchard established: 1998 
Area: 2.7 ha, total area 334 ha 
Number of seed orchards/seed stands: 1 
Latitude: 56.080442, Longitude: 8.425784 

Mourier-Petersen’s Plantation is located between Ringkøbing and Videbæk. The property is owned by Plantningsselskabet Steen Blicher A/S, established in honour of the 50th anniversary of Steen Steensen Blicher’s death in 1848. Therefore, 894 acres of heath were purchased in his memory. 

The plantation is named after Hedeselskabet’s first chairman of the board – chamberlain Ferdinand Mourier-Petersen from Rugaard on Djursland.

In the autumn of 2004, we took over the management of 3 ha to establish a seed orchard of hybrid larch (Larix eurolepis). 

First seed orchard established: - 
Area: 87 ha, total area 3,000 ha 
Number of Seed Orchards/Seed Stands: 25
Latitude: 55.306093, Longitude: 12.003458

Bregentved Estate can trace its history back to 1319 and has been owned by the Moltke family since 1746. Today, Bregentved is one of Denmark’s largest estates, managing large agricultural and forestry areas and preserving the estate’s significant cultural and natural values. Bregentved Estate has a wide range of certified seed stands and seed orchards, primarily of deciduous tree species. 

First seed orchard established: 2012 
Area: 13 ha, total area 1,500 ha 
Number of Seed Orchards/Seed Stands: 2
Latitude: 55.168838, Longitude: 8.773030

Plantningsselskabet Sønderjylland is a traditional and economically solid company that has been engaged in afforestation and care of forests and plantations for more than 100 years. The company manages 1,500 ha and is thus Southern Jutland’s largest private forest owner with its own forest administration.

On the areas near Skærbæk, 13 ha of PS Elite Nordmann fir have been established, probably Europe’s largest Nordmann fir seed orchard. 

Foreign seed sources

With our partners in Germany, we clean and sell seeds of various species and provenances, including:

  • Abies alba HkG 82710 DE
  • Abies grandis HkG 83002 DE
  • Pseudotsuga menziesii HkG 85304 DE
  • Larix decidua HkG 83702 DE

With our partners in the United Kingdom, we clean and sell seeds of various species and provenances, including:

  • Abies fraseri Moray UK
  • Abies nordmanniana Moray UK

Since 1954, we have harvested Winter oak (Quercus petraea) in Agder, Norway, with our partner. The collection area stretches over 45 kilometres between Grimstad and Kristiansand, just a few kilometres from the coast.

The provenance is very wind-resistant and has shown good stem straightness in Danish trials. 

We have harvested Nordmann fir (Abies nordmanniana) in Georgia since 1999 and have our own licenses for section 12 on the slope in Ambrolauri Tlugi.

Harvesting is carried out under the instruction and supervision of Dalgas employees. Before the harvest begins, all cone pickers undergo a climbing and safety course. During our presence, the proper handling of the seeds is ensured, and security of origin is guaranteed throughout the collection period. Ensuring the origin is crucial for our customers.

We bring whole cones in sealed bags and clean the seeds in Denmark using modern cleaning equipment to achieve the best possible quality of the cleaned seeds. All processes in the work are certified according to the guidelines of the Danish authorities.

We also harvest Himalayan cedar in Georgia (Cedrus deodara), as well as other species that our customers may be interested in. 

Seed map – Map of our plantations
 

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Mikkel Andersen

Operations manager Seed Tvilum
E. mika@dalgas.com
T. +45 23678627

Poul Elgaard

Operations manager Seed Tvilum
E. pe@dalgas.com
T. +45 21700464

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