Our Story
The nursery is based in the North of Scotland, between Aberdeen and Inverness.
Our site is around 280 acres in size with an annual production of 7 to 10 million trees.
Christie-Elite are the only UK forest nursery to produce both cell-grown and bare-root trees.
The Forres nursery has been in tree production for over 200 years.
Chrisite-Elite is a member of the Fasque Group.
Christie-Elite is a member of The Confederation of Forest Industries (ConFor) and the Horticultural Trades Association (HTA).
We also have strong links to the Scottish Forestry Education System as well as Local Authorities.
Christie-Elite Location
The nursery is located to the North of the town of Forres, Moray and accessed directly off the A96 trunk road connecting Inverness and Aberdeen.
Please use the map on the contact us page to get an exact location.
We are predominantly a wholesale nursery and we supply trees to the private and public sector. We do not have any retail facilities on site.
Unfortunately we are unable to take visitors around the nursery at the moment.
Seed Collections
We pride ourselves in the fact we have some of the best seed collectors in Scotland to source our seed.
We work closely with local Estates to ensure that valuable seed is collected correctly and quickly.