Kortegaards Planteskole

What Kortegaards Planteskole does

P. Kortegaards Planteskole A/S is a privately held Danish wholesale nursery founded in 1910 and headquartered in Langeskov (Kappendrup/Nonnebo), Denmark. The company operates approximately 110 hectares of consolidated production land across two sites and is self-described as Denmark's largest producer of avenue trees (allétræer). Its catalog of 1,169+ items spans ground cover plants, perennials, ornamental grasses, fruit trees and bushes, climbing plants, conifers, deciduous trees, and large standard specimen trees up to 8 meters in height. The nursery applies specialized production methods including Air-Pot container technology and runs a dedicated oak processionary moth prevention program using Bacillus thuringiensis (Turex) under external Hortus Advising consultation. Notable reference projects include Copenhagen Metro stations (Trianglen, Hovedbanegården, Rådhuspladsen, Enghave Brygge), Royal Arena, Bispebjerg Hospital, Aarhus Ø, MCH Arena Herning, Karolinelund Aalborg, and Kysthusene Hellerup, with documented export shipments of Tilia vulgaris 'Pallida' to Germany.

The company sells exclusively to professional plant users — Danish municipalities, landscape contractors (anlægsgartnere), and construction companies — and explicitly does not sell to private consumers. Distribution is via direct B2B field sales supported by an online plant catalog (customer login required), a reference project gallery, and a video library demonstrating specialized tree excavation and logistics. Pricing is published in Danish kroner exclusive of VAT, with volume tiers (5+ at 10-unit price, 25+ at 100-unit price, 500+ at 1,000-unit price). The company has been a public limited company (A/S) since 1982 when it was acquired by Jørn Jørgensen (now sole owner) and Erik Andersen; no institutional investors, subsidiaries, or parent companies are disclosed. Annual ESG reports are published for 2024 and 2025.

Name

Kortegaards Planteskole

Legal name

P. Kortegaards Planteskole A/S

Website

https://kortegaard.dk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1910

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Kortegaards Planteskole is a privately held Danish wholesale nursery operating 110 hectares of production land and offering 1,169+ plant varieties from ground cover to large avenue trees. It serves exclusively professional plant users — Danish municipalities, landscape contractors, and construction companies — and is self-described as Denmark's largest producer of avenue trees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Wholesale Nursery / Nursery Stock Production

NAICS

Nursery and Tree Production (111421), Nursery and Floriculture Production (11142), Forest Nurseries and Gathering of Forest Products (113210)

SIC

Agricultural Production-Crops (100), Forestry (800)

akta.pro primary industry

Nursery Production (Woody Ornamentals: Trees, Shrubs, Roses) (AFAGAHAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Potted Flowering Plants & Bedding Plants Production (Annuals, Perennials, Plugs) (AFAGAHAE), Forest Nurseries & Tree Seedling Production (IMAMAAAC)

Keywords

• Wholesale nursery
• Avenue tree production
• Ornamental plant supply
• Professional horticulture
• Landscape contractor supply

Headquarters

HQ city

Langeskov

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Wholesale Plant Sales: Wholesale nursery sales of complete plant assortment ranging from ground cover plants and perennials to large avenue trees and solitary trees. Sales exclusively to professional plant users (no private sales).

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Kortegaards Planteskole is a Danish B2B wholesale nursery that propagates, grows and sells a full assortment of ornamental and avenue plants — including roses, deciduous and coniferous trees, climbing plants, fruit trees and bushes, perennials, grasses, ferns, water plants, large avenue trees and solitary specimen trees — exclusively to professional buyers (municipalities, landscape contractors, construction companies and nurseries). Production takes place on roughly 110 hectares around Langeskov, Funen, and the company is Denmark's largest producer of avenue trees. Orders are quoted by an internal sales team that also designs full plant lists for tenders, and goods are dispatched in the nursery's own trucks or by parcel for smaller orders.

Product overview

Kortegaards Planteskole is a modern wholesale nursery operating as a full-range assortment plant nursery that supplies plants from ground cover plants and perennials to large avenue trees and solitary specimen trees. The company sells exclusively to professional plant users (no private sales). Their product portfolio includes roses (storblomstrede, buketroser, slyngroser, buskroser, bunddække), deciduous trees (løvtræer), coniferous trees (nåletræer), climbing plants (slyngplanter), fruit trees (frugttræer including apricot, plum, peach, cherry, mirabelle, mulberry, pear, apple), fruit bushes (frugtbuske including blueberry, blackberry, hazelnut, raspberry, elderberry, currant, gooseberry, cranberry, grapevine), perennials (stauder), ornamental grasses (græsser), ferns (bregner), and water plants (vandplanter). The company also specializes in large standard trees (str. højstammede træer) ranging from 375cm to 800cm height, and offers curated recommendations for street and road trees. Products are accessible through an online plant catalog with customer login. The nursery operates on approximately 110 hectares across two locations (Kappendrup and Nonnebo) and publishes ESG reports annually.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Roses (roser) Wholesale supply of rose plants to professional buyers (municipalities, landscape contractors, construction firms, re-sellers).
• Deciduous trees (løvtræer) Wholesale supply of deciduous tree species to professional buyers for landscape and street-tree plantings.
• Coniferous trees (nåletræer) Wholesale supply of coniferous tree species to professional buyers for landscape plantings and windbreaks.
• Climbing plants (klatreplanter) Wholesale supply of climbing plants for vertical greening of buildings, fences and structures in professional landscape projects.
• Fruit trees (frugttræer) Wholesale supply of fruit trees to professional buyers, including for orchards, allotment associations and edible public plantings.
• Fruit bushes (frugtbuske) Wholesale supply of fruit-bearing bushes to professional buyers for edible landscape plantings.
• Perennials, grasses, ferns and water plants (stauder, græsser, bregner og vandplanter) Wholesale supply of perennials, ornamental grasses, ferns and aquatic plants to professional buyers for landscape bed and water-feature installations.
• Avenue trees (allétræer) Denmark's largest offering of avenue trees — large, delivery-grade specimens intended for street, road and avenue plantings on professional projects. Product category is the nursery's flagship offering and one of the key differentiators in the Danish market.
• Solitary specimen trees (solitære træer) Wholesale supply of large, individually formed specimen trees for landscape showpieces — supported by in-house excavation machinery so trees can be lifted with sizeable root balls and transported via the nursery's own truck fleet.
• Oak processionary moth (processionsspinder) prevented nursery stock Oak (Quercus) nursery stock delivered with nursery-level biological prevention of oak processionary moth (Thaumetopoea processionea) — a service-attribute product that lets professional buyers (especially municipalities) avoid infestations and the public-health liabilities associated with the pest's hairs.
• Air-Pot container-grown stock Plants grown in Air-Pot containers, which air-prune roots and produce a non-circling root system for faster establishment after out-planting — available across multiple product categories to professional buyers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Deliveries to 40+ notable reference projects including Copenhagen Metro stations, Royal Arena, and major urban developments

Named customers9 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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App detail

Feature2 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Nygaards Planteskole: Danish wholesale nursery producing landscape plants, trees, and shrubs for the professional green sector. Another domestic Danish peer with the same B2B professional model and overlapping assortment, competing for the same municipal and landscape contractor accounts.
• Nelis Kwekerijen: Dutch container-grown tree and shrub nursery supplying professional landscape contractors and municipal buyers across Europe. Directly comparable production method (container and field production), customer base, and assortment breadth, and a relevant competitor for Kortegaard's German/Nordic export ambitions.
• Lappen Pflanzenhandel: German wholesale nursery producing a wide assortment of avenue trees, ornamental shrubs, and landscape plants for professional buyers across Northern Europe. Direct competitor in the same product category with similar B2B distribution model and comparable focus on public/infrastructure projects.
• Darthuizer Boomkwekerijen: Dutch wholesale nursery producing a full assortment of landscape trees, avenue trees, and shrubs for professional buyers across Europe. Direct competitor on product category and B2B model, with a long-established reputation comparable to Kortegaard's 115-year history.
• Ebbe Nielsen & Sønner: Danish wholesale nursery producing a full assortment of landscape plants including avenue trees for professional buyers. The closest domestic Danish competitor to Kortegaard, operating with the same B2B go-to-market, same customer segments (municipalities, anlægsgartnere), and overlapping product range.

Broad incumbents

• Bruns Pflanzen: One of Europe's largest wholesale nurseries, headquartered in Germany, specializing in large specimen trees, avenue trees, and woody ornamentals for professional landscape projects. Directly comparable to Kortegaard in product category (solitary and avenue trees) and B2B customer base (municipalities, landscape architects, contractors), but operating at significantly larger scale.
• Lorenz von Ehren GmbH: German wholesale nursery specializing in large and very large specimen trees, avenue trees, and shaped topiary for public and private landscape projects. Closely matches Kortegaard's core product focus (large avenue and solitary trees) and B2B/professional buyer model, with a similarly curated assortment and a reputation for premium-grade stock.
• Van den Berk Nurseries: Dutch wholesale tree nursery producing a broad assortment of large avenue and park trees for European professional buyers. Operates as a direct competitor on the same professional landscape project channel as Kortegaard, with comparable product breadth and a focus on mature, transplantable trees.

Regional players

• Alba Trees plc: UK-based wholesale tree nursery producing cell-grown and bare-root trees, hedging, and forest transplants for the trade. Comparable in being a professional-only wholesale nursery with a focus on trees, but serving primarily the UK market with smaller, forestry-oriented stock rather than large avenue trees.
• Barcham Trees plc: UK's largest container-grown tree nursery, producing a broad range of semi-mature and specimen trees for the professional landscape market. Highly comparable in production approach (container production) and B2B customer focus, but geographically separate (UK vs. Denmark) and slightly different size class.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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