In view of the application of the Kyoto Protocol and the general wish to reduce the impact of
society upon the climate, it is important to consider the global environmental aspects of waste
management.

When compared with the processes of producing virgin resins, recycling processes produce less CO₂. A study for the European Commission provides some figures for these savings.

Jim McColl, of the BBC Scotland’s Beechgrove Garden, recently took delivery of fruit trees in Air-Pots from Frank P Matthews in Worcestershire. He had read about the system and heard about it from growers, but this was the first time he had any first hand experience of handling the Air-Pot himself.

He comments: "From the customer point of view, it looks to be a winner, the root system of the fan-trained apples and pears was terrific. I am a fan! That the pots are made from re-cycled products AND they are made in Scotland are two huge bonuses!"

The Beechgrove Garden will now trial Air-Pots themselves and feature the results on next season’s show.

News from Spain

Thousands of square metres of Air-Pot material have been sent to Spain to containerise the enormous root balls of ancient olive trees. The product lends itself to wrapping irregular sized rootballs and to putting on further roots very rapidly. Alexander at Plantas Europeas has cut production time from 12 to 7 months.
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Superoots Air-Pot goes public

In the past, the higher cost of Air-Pots has discouraged growers from dispatching the container with the plant, and the Air-Pot has been removed before dispatch to be re-used. Now, however, as the cost of the containers has been reduced Frank P Matthews is beginning to sell a proportion of their trees in Air-Pots under the “Trees for Life” brand, allowing the plants to continue to benefit from the Air-Pot.
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Cherry Lake named FNGLA 2004 Grower of the Year

This year, the prestigious Grower of the Year award was bestowed upon Cherry Lake Tree Farm. The award recognizes Cherry Lake Tree Farm's exemplifying excellence in industry support, innovation and quality production.
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Living walls™ created in Superoots Air-Pots

The latest application of the Superoots Air-Pot is in the creation of "Living walls™", containerised hedging available for sale or hire.
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Daniel Kirk Design, producer of unique Arts & Crafts inspired furniture for both house and garden, has launched a planter Collection featuring eight original designs, hand-crafted in solid English oak, ash and copper.The planters are lined with Superoots Air-Pot.

Make roots the priority and look for more in a container

Far too many debates about horticultural containers centre purely on cost and machinery constraints, ignoring completely the most important issue: the development of a good root system.
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The range of Superoots Air-Pot Kits has been extended to include 12.5 litre, 20 litre and 25 litre sizes. In light of the success of the bigger 35 litre and 45 litre Air-Pot Kits, and in response to customer demand, the Caledonian Tree Company designed and manufactured the three new sizes ready for potting this spring. 
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As manufacturing improvements continue to be made, the company will continue to pass on cost savings to customers. 
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The best growers and discerning specifiers in the UK, Europe and the USA agree that the Air-Pot produces a root system of unparalleled quality and promotes rapid re-establishment in the landscape.   Go to Article