Download - Trees and Fruit
VIVERS BORDA
• Over 40 varieties of large and medium calibre trees
• Nursery of over 20 hectares• Family business founded over 35 years ago• Innovators of unique irrigation and
fertilisation systems• Experienced exporters
CULTIVATION TECHNIQUES
• Our trees are developed in harsh climatic conditions and in soil with a pH of between 7.5 and 8.
• We have developed a unique computer-controlled irrigation and fertilisation system.
• Our trees are well-rooted due to precisely and continuously monitored watering.
• Our nursery is authorised and controlled by the Government of Catalonia.
• Our nursery is inspected regularly for pests and trees are exported with their corresponding passports / phytosanitary certificates.
CLIMATE AND LOCATION
• Arid and continental climate.
• Local temperatures in summer are between +35ºC and +40ºC. In winter they are between -4ºC and -10ºC and can reach -15ºC.
• The region of Lleida, in the valley of the river Segre, is often foggy in winter and this fog freezes for at least one week per year.
Aids to developing hardy plants:
EXPERTISE AND EXPERIENCE
DAVID BORDA:
Director of JARC and COAG, protecting the interests of fruit and ornamental plant producers.
www.jarc.es/
www.coag.org
Project development consultant to overseas horticultural projects.