Mature Ornamental Trees Available Now In The GCC

The GCC has flourished extraordinarily in recent decades with cosmopolitan cities, glittering skylines and lush green landscapes.

- Shaaista Ahmed

Phenomenal progress in landscaping and irrigation technology has made much of this possible. The past few years in particular have seen the emergence of an innovative trend in landscaping that has the potential to be an industry game-changer. Instead of planting twigs and waiting several years for them to grow, matured ornamental trees are now available on the market. This movement is spearheaded by Acacia LLC, a Dubai-based supplier of matured trees to landscaping projects which is a member of the Tanseeq Investment Group of Companies.

Tanseeq Investment LLC heads a group of eighteen successful companies founded and headed by Mr. Ahmad Anoohi (Chairman) and Mr. Naser Ahmed (Group CEO). Each company specializes in a particular discipline of landscaping and, together, offer a one stop solution for all landscaping requirements.

Acacia LLC imports ornamental trees from countries around the world, including Thailand, Malaysia, China, India, Spain, Italy, USA and Holland. One enterprise that specializes in ornamental trees is Cottonwood Nurseries, an agro-tech company established in 2009 by Mr. Naser Ahmed to produce ornamental trees complying with BS (British Standard) 3936 1: 1992.

Cottonwood has over 90 acres of cultivated land in South India comprising of self-sustaining and eco-friendly nurseries which employ solar power and gravity fed drip irrigation systems. The water for irrigation is sourced from under-ground aquifers.