Synfolia

What Synfolia does

Synfolia SAS is a French network of six geographically distributed nursery producers selling exclusively to professional landscape buyers. The group operates six member nurseries — Jardin Services Végétaux in Hambye (Normandy, founded 1982), Végétal Services in Anjou (1993), Plant Services in Picardy (2008), Pépinières des Hauts de Castets in Gironde (2015), Pépinières du Plateau de Versailles in Yvelines (2017), and Pépinières d'Occitanie in Nîmes (2025) — collectively spanning 130 hectares of field production, 45 hectares of container culture, and 70,000 m² of greenhouses. Each site specializes in complementary product lines (container shrubs and bonsai in Normandy, baliveaux in Anjou, VERDIA/Decorosiers roses and ornamental grasses in Picardy, large field-grown ornamentals and conifers in Gironde, 1.5 million perennials annually in Yvelines, and Mediterranean-adapted plants plus Japanese maples and bamboo in Gard). The internal Synfoplant® reusable cultivation plate — replacing single-use plastic pots for perennials — was co-developed with ADEME, BPI France and Région Île-de-France under Plan 2030 and received a Paysalia 2025 'Coup de coeur' award.

The group sells B2B to landscape companies, garden designers, municipalities, and horticultural resellers through the six nurseries plus online ordering portals. Pricing is ex-works (hors taxes), unit-based, with a 30% deposit required for orders scheduled beyond one month out and a €380 minimum (orders below that threshold require on-site pickup). Specialized services add revenue beyond plant sales: tree and plant rental with full installation/collection logistics, and a tree-transplantation service using the Optimal 1100 machine (1.10 m root balls) at the Hauts de Castets site alone handling over 7,000 trees annually. Marketing leverages per-nursery PDF catalogues, LinkedIn, major French trade shows (Paysalia, Jardins Jardin), and annual on-site open days (Portes Ouvertes). All six nurseries are certified Plante Bleue Niveau 3 and Haute Valeur Environnementale (HVE), with Pépinières d'Occitanie additionally certified Fleurs de France.

Name

Synfolia

Legal name

Pépinières Synfolia SAS

Website

https://synfolia.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Synfolia is a French network of six geographically distributed nurseries producing a complete range of exterior plants — perennials, shrubs, trees, Japanese maples, and bamboo — sold exclusively B2B to landscape professionals, municipalities, and horticultural resellers across France.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Ornamental Plant Nursery Production

NAICS

Nursery and Tree Production (111421), Nursery and Floriculture Production (11142), Forest Nurseries and Gathering of Forest Products (11321)

SIC

Agricultural Production-Crops (100)

akta.pro primary industry

Forest Nurseries & Tree Seedling Production (IMAMAAAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Seedling & Sapling Production (Bare-Root) (AFAMADAC), Seedling & Sapling Production (Containerized) (AFAMADAD)

Keywords

• Ornamental plant nursery
• Landscape supply
• Nursery network
• Horticulture production
• Exterior plants wholesale

Headquarters

HQ city

Hambye

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Plant and tree sales to professionals: Primary revenue from the sale of exterior plants — trees, shrubs, perennials, young plants, ornamental conifers, Japanese maples, bamboo — to landscape professionals, municipalities, and horticultural businesses. Minimum order quantity of 25 units per variety for young plants; orders under 380 euros accepted only for on-site pickup with available stock.
2. Tree and plant rental: Synfolia offers a rental service for trees and plants, including delivery, installation, verification, and collection. Rental items remain Synfolia property and cannot be seized by third parties.
3. Tree transplantation services: Using the Optimal 1100 machine, Synfolia performs tree transplantation with 1.10m diameter and 75cm depth root balls. The service includes on-site extraction, transport, and replanting, with over 7,000 trees transplanted annually across the Hauts de Castets site alone.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Synfolia is a network of six geographically distributed French nurseries that produces and sells a complete range of exterior plants — trees, shrubs, perennials, ornamental conifers, Japanese maples, bamboo, roses, and young trained trees — to landscape professionals, municipalities, and horticultural resellers. The network operates 130 hectares of field production, 45 hectares of container culture, and 70,000 m² of greenhouses, producing approximately 1.1 million containers, 1.5 million perennials, and 110,000 baliveaux annually.

Product overview

Synfolia is a network of six French nursery producers united to offer landscape professionals and municipalities a complete and diversified range of outdoor plants, trees, shrubs, perennials, and ornamental vegetation. The network spans six member nurseries: Jardin Services Végétaux (Normandy, founded 1982), Végétal Services (Anjou, 1993), Plant Services (Picardy, 2008), Pépinières des Hauts de Castets (Gironde, 2015), Pépinières du Plateau de Versailles (Yvelines, 2017), and Pépinières d'Occitanie (Nîmes, 2025). Each nursery maintains specialized production while benefiting from shared logistics, purchasing power, and a common software platform. The group operates 130 hectares of field production, 45 hectares of container culture, 70,000 m² of greenhouses, and produces approximately 1.1 million containers, 1.5 million perennials, 110,000 baliveaux, 25,000 three-times-transplanted trees, and 12,000 container trees annually. Synfolia also developed the Synfoplant® innovation—a reusable cultivation plate system for perennials that eliminates single-use plastic pots.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Synfoplant®: Reusable cultivation plate designed to replace single-use plastic pots, developed at Pépinières du Plateau de Versailles, expected to avoid 19.5 tonnes of plastic annually.

Products and services

• Exterior plants and trees (full nursery range) Complete range of outdoor plants — trees, shrubs, perennials, ornamental conifers, Japanese maples, bamboo, roses, baliveaux, and exceptional specimens — produced across six member nurseries and sold to professional landscape buyers.
• Synfoplant® reusable cultivation plates Reusable growing trays holding 24 perennials with certified paper root balls, designed to replace single-use plastic pots in perennial production. Reusable for at least 10 years, stackable for transport, and nestable for return logistics.
• Tree and plant rental service Rental of trees and plants with delivery, installation, verification, and collection included. Rental items remain Synfolia property and cannot be seized by third parties. Intended for professional event, urban, or landscape use cases.
• Tree transplantation service On-site tree transplantation service using the Optimal 1100 machine, handling root balls up to 1.10m diameter and 75cm depth. Includes extraction, transport, and replanting. Over 7,000 trees are transplanted annually across the Hauts de Castets site alone.

Quantifiable outcome

• 1.5 million vivaces produced per year across the network
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Christophe Jarry (Biodiverscités)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBiodiversity project lead and creator of the 'Plantes Biofaitrices' (beneficial plants) concept. Collaborated with Synfolia on integrating beneficial plants into production and landscape projects. Author of 'Les plantes biofaitrices au service de votre jardin et de votre potager' (Eyrolles). Synfolia Green Partner at Jardins Jardin 2026 will host his book signing.
• Eloïse Lorge (Landscape Designer)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLandscape designer supported by Synfolia in the 'Carré des Jardiniers' at Paysalia 2025. Synfolia supplied all plants for her garden installation, which received the 'Coup de coeur des étudiants' (Student Choice Award).

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Pépinières Naudet: Long-standing French network of multi-site production nurseries supplying landscape professionals, municipalities, and resellers across France. Closely comparable B2B model, geographic distribution, and product breadth (trees, shrubs, perennials).
• Pépinières Minier: Established French nursery producer serving landscape professionals with a broad range of outdoor plants including trees, shrubs, and conifers. Overlapping product range, B2B focus, and French customer base.
• SAPHO (Syndicat d'Amélioration des Plantes et de l'Horticulture Ornementale): French plant breeder-distributor producing and licensing ornamental and landscape cultivars for professional growers and landscape contractors. Comparable end-customers and horticultural production focus.
• Pépinières Guillot-Bourne: French producer of ornamental and landscape plants supplying professionals in France and Europe. Comparable B2B nursery production and ornamental species catalog.
• André Briant Jeunes Plants: French wholesale nursery producing young plants, shrubs, and ornamentals for professional horticulture and landscape markets across France. Direct competitor in B2B young-plant and outdoor plant supply.
• Pépinières de Kerisnel: French nursery producer specializing in ornamental and landscape plants for professional customers in western France. Comparable B2B model and ornamental plant focus, with operations concentrated in a similar French regional footprint.

Regional players

• Bruns Pflanzen: Major German wholesale nursery producing the full range of outdoor plants (trees, shrubs, perennials, conifers) for European landscape professionals. Comparable production breadth and B2B model, with primary geographic emphasis in Germany/Europe.
• Van den Berk Boomkwekerijen: Large Dutch nursery network producing premium ornamental trees for landscape professionals across Europe. Comparable multi-site B2B production of large landscape trees, though primarily serving other European geographies beyond France.
• Pépinières Lappen: German family-run nursery producing trees, shrubs, and perennials for landscape professionals across Europe. Comparable B2B model and product range, focused on German-speaking markets rather than France.

Broad incumbents

• Delbard (Pépinières Delbard): Major French horticultural brand with a broad plant portfolio spanning retail garden centers, fruit trees, ornamentals, and landscape supply. Overlaps with Synfolia on B2B plant production and ornamentals, but operates a much wider portfolio including retail channels.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/synfolia

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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