Frank P Matthews Tree Shop

Frank P Matthews Tree Shop Welcome to Frank P Matthews! We proudly grow over 1 million fruit and ornamental trees every year at our nursery in Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire.

Family-run since 1901, we love helping you find the perfect tree. Step into our tree shop. 🌳 Here in the Frank P Matthews Tree Shop we stock an exciting range of trees and plants of the highest quality to enhance your garden with spring blossom, autumn colour or delicious fruit trees. Our knowledgeable team provide an excellent level of service and advice. A friendly face is always here to welcome

you in the shop, and we would love to see you! We also have an experienced landscapes team at Frank P Matthews Landscapes that can design, construct and plant your garden, orchard or arboretum. We create unique designs to fulfil potential in your landscape. Our services include on-site consultations, woodland and forestry, arboriculture, supply and planting and aftercare.

30/07/2026

🚛🌳 The countdown is on... Autumn despatches begin next week!
While many gardens are still enjoying the height of summer, we're already looking ahead to one of our busiest seasons.
Next week marks the start of our first wholesale despatches, with container-grown trees leaving the nursery to help garden centres restock ready for the autumn planting season.
Our team has spent months growing, potting and caring for thousands of trees, and it's always exciting to see the first deliveries heading out across the country.
Autumn is one of the very best times to plant trees, with warm soils encouraging strong root establishment before winter. That's why we're busy preparing orders now, ensuring our customers are fully stocked and ready for the season ahead.
If you're a wholesale customer and are planning your autumn orders, now's the perfect time to get in touch.
Here's to another successful planting season! 🌳🍂

🌳 Plant a tree for shade, create your own natural air conditioning. 🌿☀️As summers become hotter, planting trees is one o...
29/07/2026

🌳 Plant a tree for shade, create your own natural air conditioning. 🌿☀️
As summers become hotter, planting trees is one of the simplest and most effective ways to make our gardens more comfortable.
Notice how the grass under the tree is greener? Did you know that the temperature beneath a mature tree can be around 10°C cooler than areas in full sun? The combination of cooling shade and the natural process of transpiration, where trees release water vapour through their leaves, helps to lower the surrounding air temperature and create a more pleasant environment for people, plants and wildlife.
Whether you're looking to shade a patio, cool your home, or simply create a more enjoyable outdoor space, planting the right tree today is an investment for the future.
Some of our favourite shade trees include:
🌳 Catalpa – large tropical-style leaves and beautiful summer flowers.
🍁 Acer – elegant canopies with stunning autumn colour.
🌿 Cercis – perfect for smaller gardens and thrives in warmer conditions.
🌳 Plane Trees – ideal for larger spaces with broad, cooling canopies.
🌳 Lime and Oak – timeless choices that provide magnificent shade for generations.
The best time to plant a shade tree was years ago. The second-best time is today.

27/07/2026

🌱 We're Hiring: Tree Production Manager!🌱
Due to continued expansion, we are looking for an experienced and motivated Tree Production Manager to take responsibility for the day-to-day management of our container production department.
This is a varied and hands-on management role, leading a team while overseeing crop production, irrigation, potting operations, stock management, crop health, and future production planning. The successful candidate will play a key role in maintaining high-quality standards and ensuring production targets are achieved.

Key Responsibilities
Lead, manage, and develop the Container Unit team.
Manage irrigation systems, programmes, and water resources.
Plan and coordinate potting schedules and production activities.
Monitor crop health and liaise with agronomists and Pest & Disease specialists.
Oversee stock, quality standards, and production materials.
Manage growing media requirements and supplier relationships.
Plan space utilisation and future production requirements.
Drive efficiency improvements, trials, and innovation within the department.
Use stock, sales, and computer systems to support planning and reporting.

The ideal candidate will have:
🌳Experience in horticulture, nursery production, or a similar management role.
🌳Strong leadership and people management skills.
🌳Excellent plant knowledge and understanding of container-grown production.
🌳Good organisational, planning, and problem-solving abilities.
🌳Experience with irrigation systems and crop management.
🌳Strong IT skills, including Microsoft Excel and other computer systems.
🌳A proactive, motivated approach with a focus on quality and continuous improvement.
🌳 Flexibility and willingness to learn and develop.

24/07/2026

The pruning rule every fruit grower should know. 🌳

🍒✂️ ONLY prune stone fruit (cherries, plums, apricots, gages, damsons and the like) during the Summer Months, ideally June/July.
Stone fruit trees should only be pruned while they are actively growing unlike apples and pears, which can be pruned in winter and summer.
Why? Summer pruning helps reduce the risk of diseases such as silver leaf and bacterial canker, which are much more likely to infect trees through pruning wounds during the colder, wetter months.
If you have cherries, plums, gages, damsons, peaches, nectarines or apricots, now is the ideal time to:
🌳 Remove dead, damaged or crossing branches.
☀️ Open up the canopy to improve light and airflow.
🍑 Maintain the shape and size of your tree.
🌿 Encourage healthy growth for years to come.
🍐 Encourage the formation of fruit buds for next year's crop.
🌳 Keep trained fruit trees, such as espaliers, cordons and fans, neat and manageable.
Make sure you keep standing back to look at your progress.
Pick a dry couple of days to do this in and make sure you use clean, sharp secateurs.
A little summer pruning now can help keep your stone fruit trees healthy, productive and looking their very best.
Save the winter pruning for apples and pears – stone fruits are strictly a summer job! ☀️🍒

🎭 Spotted at the Frank P Matthews Tree Shop! 🌳Is that a cow and a Pantomime Dame trying to buy a fruit tree, or has the ...
23/07/2026

🎭 Spotted at the Frank P Matthews Tree Shop! 🌳Is that a cow and a Pantomime Dame trying to buy a fruit tree, or has the local theatre group lost their minds? 🐮👑Keep your eyes peeled—it looks like something hilarious is filming right on our doorstep in Tenbury Wells! Who else caught a glimpse? 👇

🌱 Bare Root Season is Here! 🌱Our Bare Root Stock is now available to order for Autumn delivery. Secure your trees early ...
20/07/2026

🌱 Bare Root Season is Here! 🌱

Our Bare Root Stock is now available to order for Autumn delivery. Secure your trees early and get ready for the planting season ahead.

❤️🧡💛 Cercis – a tree for the future 💚💜As our climate continues to change, Cercis (Redbud) is proving itself to be one of...
20/07/2026

❤️🧡💛 Cercis – a tree for the future 💚💜
As our climate continues to change, Cercis (Redbud) is proving itself to be one of the standout trees for modern gardens.
Not only does it thrive in warm, dry conditions once established, but it also offers one of the most spectacular foliage displays of any small tree. From rich burgundy and deep purple to vibrant gold, apricot and fiery orange, there's a Cercis to suit every garden and every style.
Add to that its masses of spring flowers, which appear directly on the branches before the leaves emerge, and you've got a tree that delivers season after season.
The recent hot, dry weather has shown just how resilient these beautiful trees can be. If you're planting for the future, Cercis should be high on your list.
Which is your favourite? 🌳

🌳 Summer is in full swing at the nursery! ☀️Despite the recent hot weather, it's all go here at Frank P Matthews. Our fi...
15/07/2026

🌳 Summer is in full swing at the nursery! ☀️
Despite the recent hot weather, it's all go here at Frank P Matthews. Our field-grown and container-grown trees are looking fantastic, putting on plenty of healthy growth and thriving in the warm conditions thanks to the care and attention of our nursery team.
Another exciting milestone is just around the corner – budding season. 🌱
Budding is a skilled propagation technique where a single bud from a chosen variety is carefully inserted onto a young rootstock. Over time, the bud grows to become the new tree, allowing us to produce true-to-type fruit and ornamental varieties with all the characteristics gardeners and growers love.
Our newly planted rootstocks are now ready for this next stage, and over the coming weeks our propagation team will be hard at work creating the next generation of quality trees that will eventually find their way into gardens, orchards and landscapes across the UK.
It's one of the busiest – and most rewarding – times of the year! 🌳💚

🌳 Catalpa – the tree that's thriving in the heat! ☀️If you're looking for a tree that can cope with hotter, drier summer...
13/07/2026

🌳 Catalpa – the tree that's thriving in the heat! ☀️
If you're looking for a tree that can cope with hotter, drier summers, Catalpa (Indian Bean Tree) is well worth considering. Once established, it's remarkably tolerant of dry conditions, making it an excellent choice as our climate continues to change.
With its huge heart-shaped leaves, beautiful orchid-like scented flowers and tropical appearance, Catalpa creates a real statement in any garden. Better still, if space is limited, it responds brilliantly to hard pruning, allowing you to keep it compact while still enjoying its spectacular foliage.
After the recent hot weather, our Catalpas are absolutely loving life and flowering their socks off – we genuinely don't think we've ever seen them looking better!
Would you find a place for one in your garden?

💜💛❤️ It's plum season! 🌳There's nothing quite like picking a perfectly ripe plum straight from your own tree. Sweet, jui...
13/07/2026

💜💛❤️ It's plum season! 🌳
There's nothing quite like picking a perfectly ripe plum straight from your own tree. Sweet, juicy and bursting with flavour, they're one of the easiest and most rewarding fruits to grow.
Whether you love traditional English favourites with rich purple, red or golden-yellow fruit, or the deep blue German varieties renowned for their exceptional flavour, there's a plum for every taste and every garden.
Short on space? No problem! Plums can be fan trained against a sunny wall or fence, making them ideal for smaller gardens while creating a beautiful feature. We offer a fantastic range of expertly trained fan trees, ready to transform your growing space.
With stunning spring blossom, delicious summer fruit and beautiful autumn colour, plum trees really do offer something for every season.
Which variety is your favourite? 🍑 (Yes, we know they're plums! 😉, there is no plum emoji!)

Address

Berrington Court
Tenbury Wells
WR158TH

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 4pm

Telephone

+441584812800

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