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Bois de Rode Bos
An unusual fruit tree nursery on the edge of the Sonian Forest. Varieties are selected, tested in the field, then propagated on site by sowing, grafting and cuttings.
- Location
- Rhode-Saint-GenèseMeeting room
- Groups
- Up to 75 people * in combination with other experiences and nearby sites
Team building, workshops and visits, combinable for a full day.
BookExperiences at Bois de Rode Bos
Nursery workshop
One plant can give dozens. Depending on the season, you learn the nursery grower’s gestures: sowing and pricking out in spring, grafting fruit trees, hardwood cuttings in winter, softwood cuttings under cover in summer, layering.See the experienceOrchard pruning
Take part in caring for a collection orchard. In spring the work is planting: renewing ageing trees, bringing in new varieties, learning how a tree is put in the ground and how an orchard is run. In autumn it is pruning and thinning, to let the light back in and prepare the next harvests, with the cut branches chipped on the spot to feed the soil. Picnic possible on site when the weather allows.See the experience
Meeting in nature
A working session, a seminar or a retrospective held outdoors, on one of our partner sites. A breath of fresh air to think differently, together.See the experience
Wildlife shelters
Insect hotels, bird nest boxes, hedgehog shelters, bat roosts or piles of wood and stones: as a team, you build all kinds of shelters for small wildlife with natural and reclaimed materials, then install them on the site. The people who run the venue explain who each shelter is for and where to place it. The shelters stay on site and welcome wildlife all year round.See the experienceBecome a partner of this project
Become a partner
Improve the nursery's irrigation
The Bois de Rode Bos nursery is working on a major project to improve its irrigation system. The budget is being defined.
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What you get in return
- Privileged access to the venue for your seminars and team days
- An annual impact report
- Regular news from the project in photos and videos
- Partner label and communication kit